We will begin this picture frames online store prompts post by briefly revisiting the Year of Our Lord 1776. In was in that year that a political economist named 
Adam Smith, published the momentous book "An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations". From this work sprang the memorable passage: "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages”. Succinctly, what we are told, is that back then, businesses, whether small, medium or large, provided and ...
A0 Picture frames: Who, What, When, Where and Why
Posted on Category: Ready-Made FramingBy:We get so many calls and inquiries about A0 picture, or poster, frames that we thought it it only fair to elucidate on the subject matter for the benefit of Customers, 
visitors and readers. An approach as good as any to explain this subject might be: 'Who, What, Where, When and Why', to wit, the 'Five Ws' mnemonic verse which assists writers in fully and properly detailing, describing or explaining an event, happening. or story. Incidentally, the Five Ws aren't a modern invention. It would seem that it was an ancient Greek rhetorician, Hermagoras of Temnos, of around about 2,000 years ago who invented this popular aide-memoire.
Clip frames revisited
Posted on Category: Ready-Made FramingBy:Frames styles come and go every decade or so. We have seen so many over the years, 
from the ornate to the glossy aluminium, from the gaudy, ornate gold to the plain white, and many more. Yet there is something incredibly functionally simple and elegant about clip frames. The design has stayed remarkably consistent over the years, perhaps because it is so uncomplicated and basic. It has no visible wood or metal edge or border and consists of a backing board and a pane of glass with the artwork sandwiched in between, all held together by clips.
About our Football Display Cases
Posted on Category: Ready-Made FramingBy:We decided to write this post after an interesting conversation with one of our Customers who had
come to buy one of our AFL Football display Cases. The lady, before buying our football case, insisted on inspecting it thoroughly, to make sure that it was constructed according to our advertised description. We were happy to oblige, opened a case and showed her one which was indeed manufactured as detailed, and that is, as two-tiered, high-gloss, with removable, black, acrylic base with rubber feet to protect resting surfaces. The Customer was satisfied by her inspection, then asked us, would we accept 'trade-ins'. Piqued by this unusual query, we asked to her to elaborate. Well then, it seems that not all ball display cases are created equal ...
In praise of the the humble staple
Posted on Category: Frame Types & StylesBy:.0
Read More View 1 Comment For picture framers and in picture framing, staples are usually those small, steel, 'U' shaped loops or fasteners that are generally driven into the back of picture frames to hold 
the glass, artwork and backing inside the frames so that these don't fall out. Pretty much every picture frame has a couple dozens of these devices which have been used on and in picture frames for hundreds of years. Yet, we don't ever remember reading anything much about them anywhere or at any time, so, here we go. The staple, as a fastening device, dates from antiquity. Some of the oldest known were iron dovetail staples found embedded and tying stones together in several temples and tombs in Pasargadae, the ancient ...
On framing wrinkled, creased, crinkled and dog-eared maps
Posted on Category: Frame Types & StylesBy:Why this post "On framing wrinkled, creased, crinkled and dog-eared maps"? This is because, and as we have mentioned before, many of our posting ideas come from
interactions with our Customers. And it was by way of jest, that a Customer, having finished the custom picture framing consultation for a couple of brand, new posters, wistfully asked us: " I don't suppose you'd be able to frame old, crinkly, wavy, damaged, maps"? The Customer, smiling, explained that she had another picture framing declined to re-frame a large, old map of hers as it was "impossible" to flatten with their dry-mounting method. We then asked to see the map which the Customer had not yet brought in but had left in the car.
COVID killed picture framing, true or false dichotomy?
Posted on Category: Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs )By:We write this post "COVID killed picture framing, true or false dichotomy?" by way of a hopeful obituary to the dreaded COVID pandemic which, and 
though largely on the wane, disrupted most nations around world and nearly everyone's life during the last couple of years or so. With a focus on the picture framing industry, the epidemic appears to have had vastly different business results, depending on which sector, or specialization of the industry a business practised. This was certainly true in our case since our two main income streams were, and still are, the making of custom picture frames, and the ...
The Norman Lindsay Limited Edition Etchings
Posted on Category: Picture Framing Industry InsightsBy:To write about the Norman Lindsay Limited Edition Etchings that were created by one of Australia's, if no the most, 
prominent artist is a formidable task! However this post is neither an essay nor a disquisition on one of Australia's most famous sons. Our intention here is merely to provide a working snapshot of the artist's work within the context of just one of the several arts he transcended, that of his art on paper, or etchings. Although Norman Lindsay, ( NL ) excelled in writing, painting, sculpting, poetry, prose, cabinetry and other artistic fields, it is by way of his famous etchings that the general public know of him. Indeed, and so far as we concerned ...
The shadow box deconstructed
Posted on Category: Frame Parts & ComponentsBy:We sell a fair few shadow boxes all over Australia and we find that most Customers 
know what a 3-Dimensional Shadow box is, how it is made and what it can be used for. But once or twice a month we receive phone call inquiries from "newbies". These newcomers want to know what a shadow box is and can they use it to put what they want inside it. As these types of box picture frames are a little complicated, have multiple components with size limitations, clearances, depth limits, etc, it can be a little difficult to precisely explain and convey all these aspects to Customers on the telephone, hence this post. To begin with, we don't really know for sure how ...
Picture frames pests, intruders and akin insectiferous invaders
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Somewhat like thieves of the night who break into unguarded houses, picture frames can also suffer several, unwelcome, 
covert pest insect species which sneak inside picture frames and photo frames. Mostly, these enter a picture frame receptacle via the rear, where the back, or backing of the frame, is; and occasionally, through the from where the glass is. We are able to say this since part and parcel of our trade is the repair, maintenance and cleaning of old and often much loved, picture frames. And this is when we witness, first hand, the problems these pests often create. Surreptitiously, these live inside picture frames attracted ...
