Antique Memory Box

Emibub

PFG, Picture Framing God
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Please be kind. As we know I am the "sensitive grumbler". This one actually means a lot to me. It incorporates some of my own family stuff and some I've collected over the years. I had a blast making this one. I live to frame this type of stuff. In fact I just took an order yesterday for some old Indian necklaces. The client had seen this one and dug the stuff out of her drawers. I share an antique booth with my sister and my hope one day is to make these type of boxes and sell them there. I guess I hope people with the same sensibilities as me will find them there.

Unfortunately, I don't have frame number info for this one. I used one I had collected along the way. I kind of regret that because I have had clients ask if I have that one. Maybe one of you could identify it for me............
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Kathy, that looks like a Bendix: maybe 2898? I'll check it out from the shop and let you know it that's the right number. Only thing is, the 2898 wouldn't be that deep. Does the package protrude from the back and the frame is used only as a cap-type thing?
 
Nice framing, Kathy.

I really like that "Who is This Grumbler?" photo of you on the right of the framing! ;)

FGII
 
Nice job Kathy!

I think your sensitivity comes through in your work. Did you mount everything in a conservation manner with this one? Describing some of your techniques and design philosophy would be appreciated.
 
Okay Less, I'll try my best. I happen to subscribe to the belief that prices are a regional thing but here goes.

I will substitute an equivelent Roma frame.
The overall size is 14x17
Roma 1371 126.00
Suede Mat 29.20
UV clear 17.99
framed photo 38.00
Fit 9.65
Shadow box lining 18.00
Labor 75.00
total 313.84

I actually cut the corners out of the mat and created it's own box.(the term for that escapes me right now)As far as conservation concerns it was pretty easy to accomplish. The lace is actually from my family and was torn so I am just using it as a background and it has been sewn down. The photo is framed separately and I actually just stapled that frame from behind to the mat to hold it in place. The letter is a copy which I tea stained to age, so I just actually have that pinned in place by a couple of the brooches. The velvet flower is sewn. Most of the other things are pinned in place with hat pins or the brooches. It took maybe 1-1/2 hours to do.

As far as my design philosophy I like this format because it is freeform and I don't have to stay in the lines. I just pretty much lay things out until it looks good. It is usually a question of balance. Whenever I work with clients on these type of things I will cut out a board the approx size and just start playing, or I will do a preliminary and call them back in for approval.

I actually brought this one in from home when I came to this store. My first day here I knew I had to get stuff up on the walls that represented me. I had to pull all these framed pieces off my walls at home. There is a very vacant spot on my bedroom wall where this one goes. But I have sold several shadowboxes as a result of this one, and hopefully many more.
 
I like the way you arranged lots of memorabilia in one frame. It is so much fun when customers come to pick up these pieces. They just can't believe their box of trinkets could look so beautiful.

It can be difficult to find frames that are small enough for shadow boxes. Often I reverse cut fillets to use for frames.

I too have a huge collection of Jewelry and other "junk" that I hope to use one day. Why don't you post on the business forum and tell us about your antique store booth? Please.
 
MM, The box does protrude from the back by a quarter inch or so. Sometimes customers insist on using less than perfect profiles so I guess doing a sample with a frame that doesn't qualify as a shadowbox isn't the smartest thing in the world to do. But this frame is wide enough to hide the gap it sticks out.
 
Very nice! Great idea for a display piece, as was the vintage purse.

Regarding attaching the small frame - how did you staple it so it will be secure through the ages? Sometimes in a situation like that, we will drill holes through the backer and part way through the frame and attach it with screws from the back.

When you make the matboard box, how do you attach that to the frame? I've done shadowboxes that way and have used offsets (available from UMS) to attach the box.
 
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