So, hit your gallery, add a brag book to your cart (there is a link with all the cover samples so you can pick one out), and have your selection to me by 5pm on Sunday, December 7. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions!

Well, I had the opportunity to test drive a custom framing service, which happened at the perfect time, just as I had ordered a print of this shot. I will say that my idea of framing is normally to just find something that’s cheap at Target and just go on from there, but you know what? Some pictures are just worth the extra time and cost to have a frame that is as good as the image inside it. For me, this one was completely worth it.

Julie, a friend of mine, has been a Creative Memories consultant for a few years now, and since I don’t scrapbook (at all), we’d never really talked about anything else she might offer. However, when she called and asked if I’d be interested in looking into some custom frames, I jumped at the chance. I went to Julie’s house, although she could have come to me instead. We spent quite a bit of time digging through a big selection of mats and frames, looking for just the right combination.  The choices were pretty overwhelming to me (hey, this is the girl who owns five white t-shirts to solve any matching issues when I wear something that’s not blue jeans), but Julie was really helpful about trying different combinations and widths of mats, etc.

She shipped off my print and when it was shipped back to her, she delivered it to my house.  Wow!  It looks awesome!  The framing is nice and sturdy; the back is completely finished; it’s already wired and ready to hang.  The entire effect is stunning.  Here are a couple pictures (although I should have taken a shot of the back as well; also remember please that i shoot children, not products, but at least my bed is made!):

My one regret is my own fault, not Julie’s: I wish I had done a bigger print because I love this image and I love the presentation. Anyway, if you have a nice big print that needs a quality frame, please contact Julie through her website or by email.