It may come as no surprise to you when we tell you that your holiday shopping should be done early this holiday season. The number one reason is the increasing delays with international products. The United State’s biggest container port faces a record backlog. Approximately 200,000 shipping containers remain on ships off the coast of Los Angeles. If you’re thinking…
What’s the difference between real wood vs MDF wood picture frames? In the world of moulding you will find different types of materials used to create individual styles. It might seem as simple as wood vs plastic, but the real story is much deeper. We’ll start at the beginning to see how frames start as trees in a forest, but…
Every month, Frame USA chooses a different local or national charity to support. Community involvement and helping those in need is super important to us. We contribute to charities by donating money, time, and resources. For every order placed on frameusa.com, we donate $0.75 to the October 2018 charity of the month. October 2018’s Charity of the Month is the…
How to Get Rid of Creative Block Creative block happens to every artist no matter how professional they are. We all go through times where the inspiration isn’t there. It can be super discouraging to be a creative person with no ideas of what to make. As an artist, I’ve had plenty of ups and downs. There are times when…
Matting Artwork When looking at a piece of art, matting can really brighten or enhance the image. People often ask if you should mat a picture based on the image itself or based on the room it will hang in. It’s actually a little of both. You don’t want to have a mat, frame, and picture totally clash with the…
Hello fellow framers! As we all know, summer is quickly coming to a close. And with that, comes all the fall things (HAPPY DANCE!). This season we’re introducing a brand new series to the Frame USA collection called “Timber”. Our new series Timber Barnwood is a great way to spruce up that She Shed, or dust off those old time,…
Does your image need dry mounting? What is dry mounting and does your image need it? The process of dry mounting adheres your image to foam core using a heat press. Sometimes when art is printed, the paper will have slight imperfections. The process isn’t reversible, but it will remove any bends, smileys, creases, or curls that may be…
The Frame USA Print on Demand team is always hard at work. Every week we get tons of orders for art prints that we process, print, and frame. We’re able to complete about 300 images in a day! We currently have about 28,000 images from artists that we license and sell through Amazon. Our Print on Demand team goes through…
Tips for Dorm Room Decorating When decorating your room there are a few dorm room decorating tips to keep in mind. Make sure you’re having fun, get creative, and let your personality show through! Times have changed since I graduated college ten years ago. However I recently helped my younger cousin move into her dorm at the University of Cincinnati. We…
Our CEO’s Favorite Frame Series Wow, it’s a hard choice for me to try and name my favorite frame series. But, if you put me under pressure, I will give you some personal recommendations of what I would choose to frame my favorite image. If you are looking for a GREAT gold frame, the American Value #797 Large has always been one of my…
We love seeing creative frame uses by our customers! Here at Frame USA, our customers are our top priority. However, they are more than just important to our business – they inspire us! Seeing our products used in such a variety of creative ways brings out the artist in all of us. Read on to see creative uses of our photo frames!…
Grey Picture Frames Are This Month’s Featured Frame Every month Frame USA chooses a series of frames to feature and provide a discount for 10% off. July 2018’s Frame of the Month is the Grey Series. We chose this series for the cool look during the summer heat! Frame USA offers both a wide and narrow version of our grey…