Unframed pictures

[edward]

Just wondering for those people who do craft shows, do you sell unframed pictures at the shows, it seems that in my area that this is the new trend just curious.

[new2woodwrk]

I do not sell "unframed pictures" although there are several vendors at 2 of the events we vendor at do. I do not know of their success.

I have however, as a request from a customer whom I did a custom piece for, now offer custom frames without pictures I've sold 2 so far in 2 months

That may not seem like a lot, but it is outside of our normal product lines and does take a while to make, so I;m good with it

 

[Dan]

I've sold them both ways. Once I had a framed portrait a young lady purchased. She asked me to remove the picture from the frame and told me to keep the frame. She was on a motorcycle and didn't want to chance breaking the glass. She said if I had more native American portraits she would have bought them also. 

[kmmcrafts]

I sell mine unframed because of a couple reasons..

First being I only sell online and the frame adds a great deal of weight for shipping.. I used to offer both framed and unframed and most everyone bought unframed.. WHY? I speculate because of the cheaper price and cheaper shipping price.. Also, not everyone's decor style the same.. Some might want painted frames while others may want rustic barn wood look.. 

Anyway, I stopped offering frames several years ago.. Though I'll say.. portrait type stuff for me has always been really hard to sell.. at least for the online selling.. I've never really don't craft shows and events so not sure if they do better or not in that type of selling..

Edited February 25, 2022 by kmmcrafts

[Roberta Moreton]

I will be doing a craft show in March. I will be offering my sea turtle and my Indian and eagle, both framed.  I’ll let you know how it goes. 

[William Eicehelberger]

Ihave sold only framed picture's. and have no request for unframed ones.
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[John B]

I sell mine framed. I feel that a well  made and finished frame adds a lot of value to the piece. It also makes it "Ready to hang" so enhances it's value as a gift. I have never been asked to sell a piece without a frame, however, I have been asked if I can sell the frames by themselves.

[Dave Monk]

I have sold lots of fretwork that I put on 1/2" backer which I cut 1" larger than the picture.  No one has asked me to frame them. 

[Old Joe]

1. I never frame my portraits, but I mount them on 3/4” hardwood backboards with a keyhole slot and and a signature coin on the back. I also make my portraits smaller than most people, without omitting tiny detail. I find a frame around the scrolling detracts from the picture. The Alex Fox “Cat” picture has the closest thing to a frame that I normally do. I have never been asked to frame any of the portraits I’ve scrolled.

Edited May 19, 2022 by Old Joe

[barb.j.enders]

3 hours ago, Old Joe said:

1. I never frame my portraits, but I mount them on 3/4” hardwood backboards with a keyhole slot and and a signature coin on the back. I also make my portraits smaller than most people, without omitting tiny detail. I find a frame around the scrolling detracts from the picture. The Alex Fox “Cat” picture has the closest thing to a frame that I normally do. I have never been asked to frame any of the portraits I’ve scrolled.

I really like the way you mount the first picture. I don't do many portrait style because I don't have the equipment to make a frame and the cost of buying something decent is too much, imho.

[Old Joe]

Barb, I do almost all of my portraits the way that the violinist is shown. Sometimes I convert musician portraits to the guitar style like this one of country great Chet Atkins, though this one was only slight modified from a Charles Dearing pattern. The backboard is 3/4” poplar with a keyhole slot routed on the back, stained black, but cut about 3/8” bigger than the portrait all the way around, effectively “framing” the picture. 
I have the equipment and needed skills to make frames, but I just think they detract from the scrolling, especially on the smaller cuttings that I almost always do.