The time you spend planning your wedding can be very exciting. It can also be frustrating if you are trying to find just the right wedding favors. You are probably looking for something elegant and simple, yet not too expensive. You do not want edible favors, or something that will be gone in a month. You want to say thank you to those who attend with a favor that will become a memento of your wedding.

I’ve walked around the Cherry Creek Art Festival in Denver most recent years over the Fourth of July weekend.  It’s an inspiring look at the talents of many dozens of talented artists who work in textiles, paint, sculpture, wood, metal, jewelry and just about every other medium you can think of.  It’s a juried show, so all exhibitors have been specially selected to appear.  What a place to get ideas for your home or office!

Last year I saw beautifully framed flowers and leaves and decided to try it out myself.  …

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Are you wondering what benefits that you can get from a high quality picture frame? Let’s pick a floating glass picture frame as an example.  It looks so elegant, so artistic, and so refined  that it literally commands your attention.  First, your eye will notice the frame, and then you will see that the great photo you selected has finally found the right frame, and together, frame and photo combine to create a memorable impression.

Look for the famous manufacturers of all types of glass frame to make sure that you get the right one. …

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Genealogists tell us that the average human generation in the United States is between 23 and 28 years.  Of course, it depends on lots of variables, including heredity, country of origin and longevity.  Mother-to-daughter generations are a bit shorter than father-to-son generations because men are often a few years older than women at parenthood.  Many baby boomers had grandparents (3 generations) who were born in the 19th century and great-grandparents (4 generations) who were alive when Abraham Lincoln was President.  Five generations is extremely rare, and likely includes a centenarian and an infant, …

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There are so many ways to use picture frames and photo albums to celebrate family members, events, groups, trips, team sports and myriad other occasions that this blog will focus on exploring many of them.   Although our main focus will be on displaying and preserving your best memories through photographs, we’ll also add other home/office decor ideas when we run across interesting ideas along those lines as well.

We’ll try to post imaginative ideas a couple of times each week, so check back often, or subscribe to our RSS feed so that you won’t miss anything.  Please feel free to comment on the ideas presented here and to add your own.