Have you ever found yourself in need of a more ornamental or decorative frame? Perhaps you have a historical document or maybe an old map that just screams for more than just a plain picture frame. Well have no fear, today we are going to be covering some of our more decorative frames and presenting you with some images and ideas. Now there’s absolutely nothing…
Later this month, Cincinnati local artists will start giving 24 Metro bus shelters, downtown and in Over-the-Rhine, a face lift. Back in January the Cincinnati City Council voted to ban advertising on public right-of-way. The idea was to get rid of the garish billboards and bus stop bench advertisements. The unexpected consequences of this is that all Metro Bus shelters were required to remove all…
We’ve talked about real wood picture frames vs. our eco-friendly composite frames on our blog before. The information holds true–if you’re looking for your frames to look more rustic or have a real wood grain, then you’ll want to by a real wood frame. If you’re looking for something that is smooth, sleek and all of the frames need to look identical, go with our…
Starting September 26, 2013, V+V (Visionaries and Voices) will host Courttney Cooper’s unique vision of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2013. Cincinnati’s rich German heritage and Oktoberfest are reoccurring themes in the work of artist Courttney Cooper. During the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati celebration, the Northside Gallery will be decorated with over 60 beer steins created in conjunction with Funke Fired Arts and artists from V+V. Join us as V+V’s…
September has finally arrived! Cooler weather, changing leaves, diverse landscapes and–of course–fall photography. Needless to say, this is one of our favorite times for being creative, and the changing landscapes will certainly give you something to look forward to as a photographer. Even more important than the photographs themselves is the way in which you will display them. For most of our customers, the preference…
That’s right, we said chimpanzee art – The Humane Society of the United States has just announced the winners of their Humane Society Chimpanzee Art Contest. That’s right, we said chimpanzee art – The Humane Society of the United States has just announced the winners of their Chimpanzee Art Contest. With more than 27, 000 votes, the art contest has helped create awareness for chimps…
It was a great weekend to sell frames here at our Cincinnati, Ohio warehouse retail outlet. We set up a giant tent and thousands of closeout wall frames, posters and art prints. Customers came from not only the tri-county area, but from all over the tri-state area as well! Naturally, Not everyone can travel to our Frame USA retail store location… However, you can still…
So let’s say you need some picture frames for your next project… Well, SOME is an understatement. You need hundreds, or even thousands! But these can’t be any run-of-the-mill frames, they need to be perfect. You need craft store quality picture frames at “Made In China” prices. Unfortunately, we all know what happens when you outsource a frame job: bad joins, poor quality and an…
The Beatles are coming to Art & Canvas! It’s been ten long years since we have had the opportunity to offer Beatles posters. We are thrilled to be able to offer 3 new Beatles posters for sale featuring this iconic band from across the pond. New Beatles Posters The 3 new Beatles posters that we have in the queue are classics and should appeal to both…
Real Wood or a Wrapped Frame – What is best for you? Many times we are on the phone speaking with customers and giving them guidance about the best kind of frame that they may want to use for their project. Frequently, when we bring up our “wrapped frames” we might get the comment from customers that “wrapped frames aren’t real wood, so we don’t want…
For those familiar with THE best place to buy wholesale posters for sale, Posterservice.com has worked hard to make your shopping experience easier than it has ever been before! Now you can find posters, frames and closeout frames all in the same place. In about a month, you’ll see another of our websites join in – MatDesigners.com. Our next step is to introduce Build A…
Engraved Picture Frames Did you know that at Frame USA, we have our very own engraving machines? Previously, we’ve stuck to taking laser engraving orders over e-mail, volume framing quotes or phone calls, but with the launch of our new website, we decided to build an engraving web app from scratch! Today, we’re going to walk your through the process of placing orders for your…
