Framing isn't something one has to leave to the professional. With Frame It! readers will learn how to use both ready-made frames and inexpensive framing materials to create frames perfect for their favorite photos, pieces of artwork or souvenirs. Readers will find everything they need to create the perfect frame, including: A wide range of framing possibilities for subjects ranging from photographs, to embroidered pieces and scrapbook pages, to collectibles like baseball gloves and trading cards; 20 step-by-step projects incorporating a mix of handmade and ready-made materials, as well as mat cutting and decorating; A comprehensive guide to both traditional and contemporary framing techniques, and a section covering the basics With the tips and ideas in Frame It! readers can create frames as special as their most cherished mementos.
Thank-you for taking a moment to stop by my profile page and for even being remotely curious to learn more about me, the Tonia, in FrameItWithTonia.com. During the day, I am an editor of craft books for North Light Books, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and no, I did not edit my own book! Before editing books, I was a professional picture framer for just over ten years, and it was work that I absolutely adored. There is a special magic and a great sense of accomplishment in taking a project through the framing process yourself. You finish having a sense that what you framed has just been made a little better for the world to see, and in a sense, you have done the artwork a favor.
In addition to being a passionate picture framer, I am also an artist. That is probably why I love framing in the way that I do. You see, contrary to what you may have heard, (as in, "the framing should be understated, and not take away from the artwork" blah, blah, blah) I strongly feel that the framing is an extension of the artwork, and it is there to bring out the artwork's best features. And a girl always wants to highlight those! After I complete a piece of artwork, I continue the creative process in the framing. Why shouldn't the framing be just as much fun as making the art was originally?
I hope you will check out my book, Frame It! and that you will become excited at the prospect of framing things yourself. And you don't have to be an artist to have things to frame. In fact, I consider framing to be journaling for your walls. Just as Linda Woods and Karen Dinino want you to have no fear about visual journaling (check out Visual Chronicles), I want to take you by the hand and show you that there should be no fear in framing. I'll help you, I promise. Email me with your greatest framing challenges and there are no silly questions.
