I have a daughter who loves art. When she was just in elementary school, she entered every coloring contest we knew about. And, in fact, she won many. To her, it was never just coloring and staying within the lines. She would make a dark outline with the color crayon she was going to use and then shade in the rest. Her coloring book was truly beautiful.
She went into the Art IB Program in high school and positively thrived. I know I’m her Mom, but she is blessed with an unbelievable talent. She became the Sterling Scholar in Art. She then went to Utah State to major in Fine Arts and then fell in love with Theatre Art. She will graduate in May 2012 with a double major. She even has a piece hanging at The Huntsman Cancer Hospital.
I give you this background so you may somewhat appreciate that I am not idling talking about a child’s school drawing, when I say that she has drawn a picture for me. I have wanted a piece of art from her for quite some time and when I saw it, it brought tears to my eyes. It is a drawing of the Savior’s hand reaching down, as if for me. Those of you who know my health history will understand how deeply this artwork has touched me. I want desperately to hang it, however, I have come upon the dilemma of framing this beautiful piece.
It certainly can not be put in a simple cookie cutter frame found in most discount stores. I ventured out to have the piece custom framed, something I have never done before. Without question, the custom frame was breathtaking. It truly was perfection, until the price. I am the queen of let’s make a deal, but there was no getting the price within reach even with my 50% off coupon. I looked up framing online and I only saw more exquisite and more expensive custom frames. It only opened my eyes further to what I could do to enhance the beauty of my daughter’s artwork. Normally, I would never consider paying so much for a frame… but it’s my daughter’s. I will begin my savings plan today so I can make this what it is… a masterpiece.
I am participating in a blogger campaign by Bucks2Blog for custom framing NYC and was compensated. However, the views and opinions are my own.
Don't take JoAnn's word for how much it costs to frame something. I was going to get a picture framed recently and even with our 50% off coupon JoAnn's quoted us at $210. We asked around and found a local framing studio with a good reputation and they put a nicer frame on our picture for $100. Ask friends who are into the decorating scene and they will know of a reasonable place to get framing done.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I found the same thing with Michaels. I had a 50% off coupon but it still came to $260!
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