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Spring to Summer: Celebrate the Season’s Special Moments

Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. But in the Chicagoland area one can never be sure what Mother Nature has in store for us. Eventually sunshine, flowers, budding trees and green grass overtake the landscape. Our lives are also overtaken with weddings, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, celebrations of all kinds.

Framed collection of 20 Cleveland Indians baseball cards arranged in four rows on a blue mat.
Framed Eastern Illinois University diploma with a blue and gold honor cord displayed above.
Framed display of vintage Northern Trust Company ticket designs from 1911 to 1967 featuring various building illustrations and color schemes.
Framed display with two vintage nurse portraits and nameplates honoring Great-grandma Alice L. Berry, June 1, 1942, and Grandma Judith A. Blouin, June 5, 1969.

Frame the Moment: Wedding & Anniversary Keepsakes

As these events come up the perfect way to commemorate them is to give a truly touching and memorable gift. Weddings can provide a treasure trove of frameable ideas. Something from the first date, engagement, collection of photos of the couple. These items can be framed for anniversaries also. And of course there is after the wedding, photos, hankies, vail, invitations, anything can be framed into a keepsake to last the years.

Framed display of long black leather gloves, a black evening purse with jeweled clasp, and a black and white portrait of a woman in a fur collar and hat with a feather.
Framed vintage lace textile artwork featuring intricate floral and leaf patterns on a dark background.
Framed black-and-white photo of a smiling couple sitting in a lounge, with a napkin below it featuring handwritten text 'Jeff Sproat 425-7852' and the logo of Williams Pub and Uptown Peanut Bar.
Framed artwork showing a large bird with outstretched wings, surrounded by floral vines, smaller birds, and two white hands reaching upward, with golden rays radiating from the center.

Frame Family Memories for Mother’s & Father’s Day

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are the perfect time to frame something to tug the heart strings. Grandma’s blueberry pie recipe, Grandfather’s medals, pictures of the family home, children’s art, that photo of everyone around the new car, and don’t forget the family pets. We have framed many photos, drawings, collars and paw prints of a beloved pet.

Framed military shadow box displaying a black-and-white portrait of a man in uniform, a set of military medals, ribbons, a dog tag, and an Airborne badge.
Framed display of 15 small handcrafted dolls wearing colorful traditional dresses and holding various items like baskets and flowers.
Framed miniature painting of an old, two-story rustic house with red brick chimneys, surrounded by autumn trees and grass.
Black and white framed pencil drawing of a smiling golden retriever dog against a background of various picture frame samples.

Capture Summer Memories: Frame Treasures That Last for Generations

Some of the great summer memories can also be framed for display. A piece of wood or the keys from the old lake house, something made at summer camp, items brought back from summer vacations, shell collections, swimsuits, garden seed packets, fishing lures, there is no end to the items that once beautifully framed by The Framemakers will be a lasting treasure not only over the seasons but from generation to generation.

Two display cases on a glass counter holding a yellow flower cluster and a pair of blue plaid shorts, with various picture frame samples on the wall behind.
Two framed displays featuring marathon medals and a Tokyo 2023 marathon bib with number 38245.
Framed wooden plank with two circular holes, accompanied by a certificate of provenance and a brass plaque reading 'Plank from HMS Victory'.
Three award ribbons in a black frame from the 18th Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, Tennessee, including third place, grand champion, and honorable mention.