Graduation collection
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THE FRAME STUDIO

Graduation is right around the corner for all of those special people in your life that you can’t believe are all grown up and ready to fly the coop.  It’s important to frame those diplomas, as a symbol of a graduate’s long journey.  At THE FRAME STUDIO,  we did a custom frame job for a client who had saved his tassels and the honors medallion.  Using the school’s colors and a simple black frame, we came up with a package that showcases these fabulous accomplishments.

So remember to bring in those diplomas and get framing!  Every graduate needs to celebrate the end of their educational career, even if the student loan payments keep on going for the next ten years.

Do you remember last year’s NBA finals?  THE FRAME STUDIO’s very own Bari Wiggins brought in a slew of  items from last year’s finals, plus a few pictures from Dwayne Wade’s basketball camp.  We came up with a “White Hot” custom shadow box design that could house such awesomeness, and sure made her son, very happy.

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THE FRAME STUDIO

Cody and Gary knew they had to display such a find at the bar – you can’t keep something that cool to yourself – so we chose framing to accentuate the guitar without stealing the guitar’s thunder.  We found a black shadow box frame from Max Moulding with a 3″ deep rabbet to support the depth of the guitar.  It was mounted onto a white Crescent suede mat that looks a bit like mother of pearl.  The guitar was finished off with a bit of blue ribbon attached around the neck of the guitar to help carry the color of the signature to the top of the package for balance.

We had a lot of fun with this piece of memorabilia and we hope that you get a chance to stop in at The Dive Bar (www.thedivebarfl.com), take in some music, eat some good food, and bask in Madonna’s glow.

We have created previous shadow boxes  for Karen, from other races, but the contents of this box are a little extra special to her: a photo of her at the finish line, her time card (she finished in 2nd Place in her age category – a fantastic achievement), her number tag, her medal for participating but most treasured is the button she wore on her left hip as she ran.

The button is in commemoration of her cousin Ms. Gail Miles, who was killed just a few months earlier.  Karen talked to us about Gail, explaining how in 1984 she was the first African American police officer in Watertown, MA and how she had lived in her home for 57 of her 60 years.  Unfortunately Gail’s killer has still not been caught but Karen and all her family, along with all of us at The Frame Studio hope that justice does prevail.

Karen ran in memory of her cousin that day and highlighting the button worn in Gail’s memory in this special shadow box she helped to custom design is another way to show honor.

Custom Shadow Box with Frame

One of the great things about The Frame Studio is our staff and their years of experience in custom framing design. When a coast guardsman came in, with just a patch and a training gun, all he knew was he wanted to memorialize his latest training accomplishment. This initial thought sparked what would become a great framing project.  Béla took this framing to another level by asking the coast guardsman to bring in more patches and a picture, as well as a plaque that explained the items being framed. With the assistance of the coast guardsman, a design was laid out then the frame and mats were chosen. After the dimensions were tweaked a bit to adjust the spacing within the design, the shadow box came together. This piece will certainly be hanging for years to come remembering this achievement.

So, if there is an idea you have had about something special to you, but you’re not quite sure what to do with it… come  in to our frame shop in Fort Lauderdale and let us help you bring your ideas to reality.