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Claim to FRAME

bTell a Story

Draw attention to a tabletop or mantel arrangement with an empty frame as a border. Propped up behind a vignette, an intricate frame bearing worn paint can spotlight an oval frame featuring an oldfashioned portrait hung inside it. Avis E. Dobbs groups a vase, books and spindles as a symmetrical background to play up a favorite photograph of her and her late husband. “He was so fun and loved to shop

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