What? You want to be  a picture framer? Do you know what you're letting yourself in for? If not, here are some facts about picture framers, picture framing and the picture framing industry in general. Currently there are almost no jobs, vacancies or employment opportunities in our industry. An Australian Job Search for picture framer vacancies on 20 February  2020 yielded zero vacancies, either part or full time. Searches with other job sites were just as disappointing. There were 2 or 3 more jobs here and there but all were ...

Simply said, a shadow box picture frame has at least one raised window mat that will cast a shadow on the artwork whereas a hasn't. In the example photo shown here the light blue mat is raised and casts a shadow over the child's artwork underneath. And while there are other matting and spacing variations, this is the main variation between the two styles. Again referring to the self-same illustration, many shadow box frames have one or more mats  recessed at the  bottom of the ...

No, but we can at least refer to oldest, known, surviving picture frame now at the British Museum in London. It is a Roman-era, wood-framed, mixed tempera portrait of a woman, with extant, hanging cord of palm fibre, made in Egypt at about AD 50-70. It would seem that as soon on as man (or a woman) learned to draw picture of his loved ones on some portable media, such as wood .. .panel, he would also have wanted it to put a frame around it and hang it. And while the British Museum picture frame is over  two ...

To the oft-asked question "Is it safe to use glass to frame big posters?"  we answer, yes, and we'll also blog about this because we've come across it a few times in the last few months or so. It generally goes like this: a Customer rings us wanting to frame a "big" picture or print with Perspex instead of glass. We query if the picture frame is for a hospital, a children's environment, an aged care home or a high-traffic area. No the customer says. It's just that they have a "really big" picture and he or she has been told to use plastic or perspex instead of glass. They've been told that either a glass sheets of that size isn't available, or, a glass that size would be "too heavy" and "too dangerous" .....

Yes. We do have several pictures and references on this site about the picture framing of football and other sports' jumpers, guernseys,  jerseys or tops. But to expand, yes, we do picture frame football jumpers  and also publish online or our prices information for the 3 most popular framing options. We only use quality methods and acid-free materials for this specialized picture .. framing and can incorporate into the picture frame photos, medals, ribbons, letters, engraved plaques and ...

How to save money on picture frames, you ask ? Simple! When you go online to buy your P.O.D. (Print on Demand) posters and prints, or you simply print your own photos, certificates or other art, do so in standard or common sizes, like the A series. These sizes are widely used and manufacturers make Ready-Made picture frames for them in bulk. These are much cheaper than custom picture frames or custom photo frames. The main reason why this is so is because these Ready-Made frames are mass-produced in their hundreds, if not thousands.  While on this subject, please read our other, useful, money-saving tips and ...

How to get cheaper picture framing ?  Easy! Don't get stuff custom framed and don't buy custom picture frames! Just buy Ready-Made (pre-made) picture frames and stick your pictures in yourself! Take for instance a common, A1 size (59.4x84.1 cms ) poster. We can make you a custom picture frame for $132. Or you can buy one of our A1 Ready-Made frames for $29.99 and save heaps! It's up to you. Of course custom picture framing does make the picture a little classier. It should look a little neater and flatter, for instance, as the artwork it's often either ...

 Where picture framing is concerned, there are several advantages and disadvantages of plastic glass glazing ( to glaze is to cover the surface of something with a pane or film of covering material ) over glass glazing in using it for indoor (as against outdoor) picture frames. For picture frames, the most common acrylic glazing material used is cast plastic rather than the extruded or 'continuous' type. The reason for this is that the former is of higher quality has less impurities and harder and thus a little harder to scratch. Nowadays ...