Hunting for a Thrifty Frame

This week during a stop at an out-of-town Goodwill, the hunt was on for a frame.

A dear friend from a family we have loved for decades had given a truly gorgeous painting of a jungle scene.

So many members of the family are immensely talented artists.

Because the painting was frameless, it has never been hung but that is about to change.

There in the Goodwill thrift store, a gold frame looked to be a nearly perfect size for the jungle scene painting. 

I bought it, brought it home, cleaned it up, and removed the glass front. 

The painting's edge could barely fit the top of the frame.

With a hammer to the rescue, I got it into the frame, minus the glass.

It's not perfect but the frame looks classy and the painting remains gorgeous.

Sometimes in life, there is a happy ending to a problematic situation.

In addition to the frame for the painting, I came across a very elaborately framed African-looking print with graceful dancers. 

It joined the gold frame and will eventually  be part of a wall art gallery in the apartment.

DO YOU PREFER ART TO BE FRAMED?