Even before the New England Patriots won the AFC championship, we had a feeling they’d have a very good year!  At the same time, we always wanted to have a framed jersey example in the shop, but full-sized jerseys are rather large and would take up too much of our limited display space.  We found this baby Tom Brady jersey and framed it up the same as we would a big one; even the moulding is left over from a jersey framing job!

Whoever your favorite team is, bring us your sports memorabilia!  We can transform it into a wonderful display piece for your home!

We’ve got piles of mats in inventory and it’s time to clear them out!  Now through Feb. 28 when you buy any custom or ready-made frame you can get one in-stock mat absolutely free! We have mats in all colors and textures, including fabric and leather!  All mats include one custom-cut opening, square or round (additional openings are $5 each).

Want to save even more money?  Order before Feb. 15 to beat our supplier price increase!

Bring us your treasures today and we can make them look their best!

Baldwin Hill Art & Framing would like to wish all of our customers, and friends a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

Several of our vendors have announced price increases that will take effect in January.  As a favor to our loyal customers, Baldwin Hill Art & Framing will hold the line and not implement these price increases until February 15, 2012.  Orders placed on or before that date will receive 2011 pricing.  So come on down and lock in last year’s price for that item that you’ve been meaning to frame!

Still looking for that perfect gift?  A gift card from Baldwin Hill Art & Framing makes a great stocking stuffer!  Gift cards may be purchased in any denomination and are good for anything in the store — custom framing, digital imaging, prints, art, jewelry, and accessories.

Holiday Hours: We will be operating on a limited schedule from Christmas Eve to New Years:

• Saturday, Dec. 24: 10AM-4PM
• Sunday, Dec. 25 through Tuesday, Dec. 27:  CLOSED
• Wednesday, Dec. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 31: 12-4PM
• Normal schedule resumes Tuesday, January 3.

This coming Saturday, November 26, you have the opportunity to save twice at Baldwin Hill Art & Framing!

First: November 26 is American Express Small Business Saturday!  When you use your American Express card at a participating small business (like us!) that day, you will receive a $25 statement credit!  Click here to register your American Express card to take advantage of this offer!

Second: to celebrate the holiday season, Baldwin Hill Art & Framing is giving 15% off all custom framing orders placed between now and December 10!  And remember, our 15%-off price is better than the “50% off” price at the big box craft stores!

Bring your treasures to Baldwin Hill Art & Framing and save!
15% discount applies to new custom framing orders only. Not valid for Value Line frames, ready made frames, digital imaging, art, or merchandise. Cannot be combined with other offers.

Just in time for Veterans Day, we present our most recent military memorabilia project.  The Brown Elementary School in Natick is named for Harold and Howard Brown, two brothers from West Natick who served in World War II and paid the ultimate price in the name of freedom.  The brothers’ medals and decorations were donated to the school, and Baldwin Hill Art & Framing was chosen to present them in a manner befitting their sacrifice.  We thought it would be fitting to include photographs of the brothers to give a human face to these badges of honor.  Each brother is depicted beneath his Purple Heart, and the other decorations are arranged around this in a tasteful black shadowbox.  The finished size is about 24″x18″.

You, too, can honor the military hero in your own life.  A display like this can be a wonderful gift or memorial to showcase a proud military career!

Come see the work of over 60 artists at Natick Artists Open Studios! We have painters, photographers, jewelers, printmakers, sculptors, and some artists that defy description!

Baldwin Hill Art & Framing will be featuring local artist Tamu, who works in a variety of media.  She will be showing sculpture, paintings, digital art, and mixed media along with some works in progress!

Studios will be open Saturday and Sunday, October 15 & 16, from noon to 5PM (We will be open until 6PM on Saturday).  Come to our store, admire the offerings,  pick up a map, and enjoy the rest of the artists!

We look forward to seeing you!

Say you’re out doing your errands and you drive by a major craft chain store.  They have all these signs and banners out front proclaiming “50% Off Custom Framing!”.  “Wow”, you think, “Such a bargain!  I ought to bring them that wedding photo I’ve been meaning to get framed!”

Turns out you won’t be getting the bargain you think you’re getting.  If you notice carefully, there are ALWAYS signs like this out in front of the store.  The percentage may vary, say, from 40% to 60%, but the idea is the same.  Every day they’re doing custom framing for an average of “50% off”.

This can only mean one thing: their “50% off” price IS their regular price.  They’re simply doubling their prices, then offering you 50% off so you can believe you’re getting a deal.  The Attorney General of the State of New York agrees with this.  After a two-year investigation, Michael’s recently settled with the State of New York for $1.8 million over deceptive advertising practices for custom framing.

At Baldwin Hill Art & Framing we offer no-gimmick pricing and top quality service every day.  We actually sent out secret shoppers to some “50% off” big-box stores in the area, and sure enough their “50% off” price was within a few dollars of our everyday honest price.  Let our dedicated staff design a frame that will preserve your treasures and show them at their best!

Today’s vocabulary word is “decagon”, which is a 10-sided regular polygon.

Our latest creation shows what we can do with multi-sided frames!  This year is the 10th anniversary of Natick Artists Open Studios.  We built a prototype 10-sided frame and showed it to a number of Open Studios artists; one of them (David Kahn) realized that this was the perfect showcase for his own 10-sided creation!

This piece is called “Ten Ten Ten”.  It consists of ten photographs, each of ten items, and each photo is repeated ten times spiraling in towards the center.  It will be on display at the Morse Institute Library in Natick through October.  This print will be available in a signed, limited edition for $300 unframed, $700 in a rectangular frame with a 10-sided mat opening, and $900 in the special 10-sided frame.

This antique parasol may have seen better days, but it has a lot of sentimental value for its owner.  At Baldwin Hill Art & Framing, we treasure your items as much as you do!

We set the parasol at a stylish angle in a black shadowbox, then capped it with a lovely silver floral-patterned moulding.  The backing is a Peterboro silkscreen patterned mat, which is repeated on the inner sides of the shadowbox.  The shaft is attached to the backer in two places with monofilament line, and the fabric is stitched down in a few strategic places as well.

Bring us your treasure and let us work our magic on it!