Frame a Sports Ball for a Sales Home Run - Brief Article

come by ready for the baseball fan who is destined to advance into your store with a signed baseball in hand. Or a golfer with a prized golf ball, or a tennis enthusiast with a ball signed by dint of the Williams sisters. A signed piece of sports memorabilia can be especially challenging for framers to showcase.

Aside from the typical plastic cubes, what other can be used to create a sure removable mounting for these items within a shadowbox moulding?

Strolling end Home Depot, I found a returns that works well for holding a baseball in place--the Mag Security Door Reinforcer, Item #2036-PBU Simply insert the ball into the circular openings, and the metal will spring back to clutch the orb in place. The proprietor itself is available in an attractive bright brass finish, and the back may be screwed directly to the frame backing and overlayed with mat board if desired. This option allows you to present to view most of the sphere without sacrificing security of the ball.

Alternatively, you may elect to imbed the ball in a photo or bill so that a portion of the ball present to views This is best done with sports-themed artwork. Use a golf ball with a photo of a golf course or a tennis ball with a U make open poster.

Encourage your customers to bring in additional items relating to the shadowbox of that kind as a golf tee, score card, ticket to a sporting occurrence a baseball hat or an autographed photo with a sports celebrity. by the agency of designing this way, you can create a wonderfully frolic one-of-a-kind piece that will be the topic of conversation for you and your customer. Make assured to keep it on display until your customer picks it up It can lead to more sales. And certainly hold a photo album of all your past accomplishments.

To build the tennis shadowbox pictured here, I first high hilled a print on Crescent blackcore matboard. I chose a strategic position upon the poster (inside the racket) to best display the ball. If there was a snare in the poster, I would have placed the ball above the gin Then I cut a circular opening in the print 1/8 inch smaller than the diameter of the tennis ball and placed the ball in the opening from behind, positioning it with equal reason the signature would be visible. nearest I fit the package in a down-reaching moulding choosing FrameMica's Boxer 91273/92273/93273 combination. I then lined the brow portion of the shadowbox using moon in her first quarter blackcore mounted on 1/8-inch foamcore. I measured the filled depth that the ball would push forth through the mat plus 1/8-inch, to make secure that the collectible does not touch the glass. Finally, I lined the back of the frame with equal reason that the foamcore backing would touch the back of the ball and grasp it firmly in place.

Fr Schneider is a 14-year employee of shire Frame in Long Island, N Y and has been framing for more than 25 years. If you would like to share your ideas, please contact him at (631) 567-8889 or e-mail Fred@CountyFrame.net.

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