Went yesterday to our nearest city and checked with the camera shops and Joann's. Nobody in our city does the stretching of canvas. Found out that AC Moore in Saratoga does it. (Joann's in Albany also does it, but I don't want to drive there) Talked with the framer on the phone and I will take it there soon. I will see if the framer is there today, Saturday, if so will go today. Outsideplaying recommends a simple frame and I agree. How wide do you think the frame should be. I want a dark frame, do you think black would be alright, that would tie in with the other frames on the wall. Also, thanks Outsideplaying for the advice on how to care for it. dody. This post was edited by dody40 on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 7:52

It sounds like such a neat project. I have found when I cut out my pictures(like around their heads,etc.) that I am never happy with them and wish that I hadn't done it. I see cute layouts with them cut out but it doesn't work with me. I don't have a scanner but I don't know if you scanned the photo if you could lighten anything up. Do you have negatives that you could take in to a photo shop and just ask for advice. I had my daughters graduation picture with her cap and gown and the dark gown just blended in to the background so I mounted it on white to try and lighten it up a little. Good luck.

Cover some cheap paper mache boxes and make hat boxes out of them Cover books, mats for picture framing, cut pieces out and decoupage on boxes, frame one of the more interesting pieces for an unsual art piece.... I once saw on a decorating show where they took some antique wallpaper and used it on just one wall of a room, then framed it to look like a huge picture Doll house interiors Lining dresser drawers or shelves in a display case Use in a scrapbook as decorative paper for photos, etc. Laminate and use as placemats Framing material for small oldfashioned family pictures Cover an old trunk with paper Cut out the part that you like, a focal of the design, a complementary shape, or out of a tight pattern you can do cut-outs of shapes (cars, houses, geese, flower shapes ...) and paste them up in nice focal places.

If you want modern frames you can find metal component frames from Dick Blick online. You order the sides separately and they screw together in the back. But glass will have to be sourced locally (as it always will when ordering online - most larger framed art does not ship with glass).