Many stitchers are referred to us by the Local Needlework Shop (LNS) Acorns and Threads that is located in the Raleigh Hills neighborhood of Portland. They bring us beautiful hand stitched needlepoint pieces to be blocked and hand stretched. These two were stretched over quilt batting to give them a more three dimensional puffy look. We added single mats and then lifted the Museum Glass with spacers to not squish the stitching.

Circle cut mat in a light gray textured wood frame.

 

Single red mat in a cream textured wood frame.

6x6 small frame on the left
10x10 frame on the right

A beautiful sunset photograph of Pacific City, Oregon. We mounted in the heat press with Preserve Ultra which is acid-free and fully reversible with a single mat in an etched black metallic finished wood frame under AR glass with 78% UV protection and anti-reflection.

 

RPG players love their collectible cards, but they especially love an uncut sheet of Magic the Gathering (MTG) cards. This oversize sheet received a single black mat and Museum Optium Plexiglass with 99% UV protection and anti-reflection to give this piece shatter proof and lightweight manuverability. All museum mounted and framed in a textured dark brown wood frame to show off it's many colors.

 

From London England in the United Kingdom we have a collection from a client's recent visit.

Map of the London Underground rail system or the "Tube" floated on top of a red mat with a cream top mat under Museum Glass in a cream colored textured narrow frame.

 

Postcards from the collection of the Crown Jewels located at The Tower of London.  Each framed under Museum Glass in a beautiful white and silver frame that is textured with hundreds of tiny dots.

A print of the London skyline that came in a white mat. 
We framed under Museum Glass in a high gloss navy blue frame

A beautiful cross stitch on white aida fabric with a shiny black mat under museum glass in a narrow gold frame.

 

Today is National Superhero Day so here are some fun pieces we've framed over the years, even actual comic books!

 

A signed and numbered print is matted with a white mat that has been hand black cored under museum glass in a gold frame with a twisted texture. Such an adorable piece!!

 

Here in Oregon we love our trees!! This imprint of a slice of tree is an Artist's Proof that was on very thin paper. We used Preserve Ultra acid-free mounting in the vacuum heat press to make it lay nice and flat. Then it has a single black mat in a rustic black frame with UV70 glass that is 70% UV Protected with the anti-reflective coating similar to museum glass.

 

Small 4x6 original colorful abstract portrait of our client is mounted on foamcore to raise and float atop a black mat with a maroon suede single mat surrounding it that is raised with spacers to highlight the three dimensional feel. Framed in a wooden frame featuring a contemporary metallic black finish and using 99% UV protected Museum Glass for that invisible look. What a fun little piece!!

 

Are you needing a way to preserve a family vacation? This multi-opening single black mat is a great way to showcase parts of maps highlighting a family skiing trip. With an additional opening to hold a family photo it gives it balanced proportions. Utilizing two maps to mount images from each side onto foamcore board makes them lay nice and flat. With regular clear glass and a contemporary flat black frame, the design is kept simple enough for the maps to be the focal point.

 

Religious art is very popular...this print was mounted using Preserve Ultra and acid-free mounting board used in the vacuum heat press which is reversible without leaving any adhesives on the print. Matted using a single gold metallic mat with regular glass all in a contemporary flat, square, black frame.

 

This original watercolor painting was mounted using Preserve Ultra with a single white mat under museum glass in a 1" inch wide rustic brown frame.

 

A colorful Buckethead signed & numbered concert poster with a single orange mat and a high gloss purple frame makes the hot pink colors really pop all underneath museum glass. The final photo shows it hanging in the client's home near another concert poster we previously framed.

Close up of patterned frame used to accent the poster.

 

Left:  Guns & Roses poster we previously framed
Right:  Buckethead poster we recently framed

This is a great way to preserve the 12 pictures from a calendar! One large black mat was cut with 12 openings and each picture already had the gold border around each image. They were taped into each opening and framed under regular glass in a traditional one inch black frame.

 

Set of 4 Oregon Landmark embossed posters--Museum mounted with a single coordinating off white mat in contemporary narrow black frames under conservation clear glass with 99% UV protection.

Oregon Trail

 

Heceta Head Lightstation

Multnomah Falls

Timberline Lodge

A fun scratch off map that was dry mounted to lay flat with a 5" black matboard added so the customer can add photos. There is no glass so they can scratch off spaces as needed. Framed in a 1" traditional black moulding.

 

A fun set of coordinating prints featuring Oregon locations!! All framed to match with a single mat under non-glare glass in a traditional rustic white frame.

 

This is a topographic map from 1956 of Wadesboro, North Carolina. The client now lives here in Oregon, but this is where he grew up!! Map was dry mounted in the heat press to lay nice and flat. Then a 5” mat in a matching creamy white was added and it was framed under regular glass in a traditional 1” black frame.

 

A certificate of inclusion for the "Daughters of the American Revolution" with a single mat under regular glass in a vintage ready made frame.

 

A stunning black and white topographical map print of Oregon was dry mounted in the heat press and framed with a 2" black linen mat. Framed under UV 70 glass with a distressed black frame that features silver beading and edging of a 1" width. This frame is also available in a larger 2" width.