Online framing from Framebridge and Framed & Matted, from $99 for 12"x16" Framing art is notoriously expensive, and it's a frequent caveat when doling out prints as gifts. A few online companies are attempting to change the status quo by offering discount framing with the ease of a virtual dressing room. Framebridge's process is more customized: You send in your art using prepaid packaging, then either select a frame/mat style or the company's designers can recommend three frame-and-mat combinations, later receiving a ready-to-hang artwork. With Framed & Matted, you can upload a snapshot of your artwork, but all the framing materials you select come shipped to you with hardware for DIY assembly. Prices are equivalent—we compared costs for framing a 12"x16" piece, and both start at around $99. (Both Framebridge—shown above—and Framed & Matted offer gift cards as well.) Search “Jambox-holiday-guide.html” from Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Art Aficionado

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Online framing from Framebridge and Framed & Matted, from $99 for 12"x16"

Framing art is notoriously expensive, and it's a frequent caveat when doling out prints as gifts. A few online companies are attempting to change the status quo by offering discount framing with the ease of a virtual dressing room. Framebridge's process is more customized: You send in your art using prepaid packaging, then either select a frame/mat style or the company's designers can recommend three frame-and-mat combinations, later receiving a ready-to-hang artwork. With Framed & Matted, you can upload a snapshot of your artwork, but all the framing materials you select come shipped to you with hardware for DIY assembly. Prices are equivalent—we compared costs for framing a 12"x16" piece, and both start at around $99. (Both Framebridge—shown above—and Framed & Matted offer gift cards as well.)