Does this substance exist? Arts & crafts people or hardware store people: for a craft project, I want a material that is malleable like clay but winds up lighter-weight like styrofoam/polystyrene once it has set and hardened. Maybe it it's dispensed from a tube or can? [more inside]
posted by kookoobirdz on Nov 13, 2009 - 18 answers

How to matt/frame a large piece of paper with a small graphic on it (Mark Ryden's Meat Boy) on a budget? [more inside]
posted by arnicae on Jul 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Inexpensive, quality picture framing shops in the DC metro area? [more inside]
posted by fancypants on Jul 21, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me to set my expectations as to the quality of professional framing I received on a vintage poster. [more inside]
posted by quadog on Oct 29, 2007 - 6 answers

Good art framing places in Washington DC? [more inside]
posted by raf on Oct 6, 2007 - 4 answers

where can I find the right frames for these large pictures? [more inside]
posted by krautland on May 1, 2007 - 5 answers

DIY Framing - Double Sided w/ Chinese Paper Cuts? [more inside]
posted by prettyboyfloyd on Jan 14, 2007 - 7 answers

I got a few posters and prints framed via a chain craft store's framing department instead of the frame shop I've used in the past. Yesterday I removed them from their brown paper wrapping to hang them and each of the three pieces now appears to be 'curling' or 'crinkling' up inside their frames. [more inside]
posted by adamkempa on Jul 5, 2006 - 8 answers

Why is it so expensive to to frame a print? [more inside]
posted by phox on Dec 15, 2005 - 14 answers

Framing: I'd like to build my own frames - clean lines, nice wood, etc - for matted photographs. I'm not entirely unhandy, but I don't know much about construction or carpentry. What's the best way to learn? What are the essential tools I should consider buying? Are there books or other resources that will help me with this? [more inside]
posted by aladfar on Sep 21, 2005 - 12 answers

I bought a matted photo from Australia that says it takes "any standard A4 frame." What size is that in inches? [more inside]
posted by Ugh on Apr 12, 2005 - 6 answers