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Recently I tried out imagekind, and I have to say the whole experience turned out rather well. They have all sorts of art you can choose from, with many different frames and mats, ‘canvas’ prints, or you can use your own pictures (I chose the story frame format). You’re able to preview different options immediately, which is a little addictive, and they ship it directly to your door. I can definitely say it beat the hell out of running to and from a regular framing shop. I love the internet.

(apologies for my poor compilation above)

Ah, think of the uses you’ll have for this tape.

“use this tape to give an artistic finish to anything you like, any size, any shape,
anywhere.”

self adhesive vinyl tape
5cm, 25 m roll

These are nice and natural modern frames… and, they have an option to be a bud vase or a candle holder depending on which way you turn them over.

“In addition, they’re made of spalted alder…wood from trees that have naturally fallen in the forest; wood that has been left to age there. The result is a unique grain and color pattern. No two pieces are alike.”

A simple alternative to the garish options from which to choose to frame your family photos. Pewter base and glass.

4.5″ width 6.5″ height

Another Harry Allen design that I just can’t help but post: a polyster resin cast of an ornate picture frame.

“Cast from a frame that the designer happened upon in his brother’s closet. The image size in the frame is for a 4 x 6 inch photo.”

Black, white, or blue
Material: Resin and Marble
Dimensions: 18.5 x 23 x 4 inches

This is a good idea. It’s a kit which includes 10 frames and a map that you hang on the wall to easily know where to put the nails in so you don’t have to do a lot of hammering to get the frames to hang nicely.

To quote their website: “It uses our revolutionary and Patented “Pre-View” Template technology allowing you to determine placement, height and character of frames all without measuring and before the first hook is ever entered into your wall.”

I like how they act like it’s rocket science or something. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great idea, but what they call “Pre-view template technology”, I call an overgrown post-it-note with squares on it. Where I come from, our “technology” consisted of paper towels and scotch tape. I don’t know how their attorneys actually secured a patent for this, but there you have it. In the immortal words of Yakov Smirnoff, “America! What a country!”

I guess I have a thing for acrylic stuff. There’s also a larger, thinner frame for the same price (6″x8″).

4″w x 4″h