Farm Fresh Frames

I was so excited when I opened my big box of Etsy love this morning, shipped to me direct from the farm...Good Intent Farm in Wilmington, North Carolina:

I ordered these handcrafted frames from the Etsy store Farm Frames. Owner Ashleigh handcrafts them from reclaimed, salvaged wood from old area houses. And now that I see these frames in person, I can tell you this is upcycling at its best! They are more beautiful than I expected, and Ashleigh gets extra points for what may be the best wrapped shipping box I’ve even seen in my life! Well done, Ashleigh.

Check out the patina of the original paint up close:

The blue frame is like a robin’s egg blue and it is fabulous.

I originally bought these for some of the photos I’ve been taking of the old beachside architecture around here. I thought the peeling paint would complement the crumbling facades that would be housed within the frames, like the old Asbury Park casino shot:

But now that I see them, there’s a plethora of options -- like this “I Love Your Eggbeaters” print I also bought at Etsy a couple of months ago from Studio Mela (yet another amazing shop) that’s still awaiting a frame:

And old family photos, like my grandma in Liverpool circa 1910, would look kind of cool in these unexpected frames (I’m so used to just framing black and whites…in black and white).

Then, there’s always vintage postcards (which I have many of) like this Miami one in the Farm Frames store (just $14.99 for the frame and postcard):

Hmmm….decisions, decisions.

And when you stop by Farm Frames’ Etsy store (which I highly recommend) try to tear yourself away from the beautiful (and well priced) frames long enough to have a look at the other vintage gems in her store, like this old shoe jack and molds for $4.99! (Please someone go snap this up.):

Or, this lot of silver plate and pewter for $4.99:

Happy shopping!