We’re happy to announce Ashleigh Manor’s New Spring Frames!

These brand new frames come in a variety of styles and colors and will be sure to be make your favorite picture look beautiful!

Calantha Jeweled Flower Picture Frame

This red beauty will be sure to catch lots of compliments. Its bright red flower winds up the side of the frame and has a sparkly jeweled center to add a little extra sparkle to your special photo. This red Calantha Jeweled Flower Picture Frame can hold a 4×6 picture vertically and is designed for displaying on a table top surface.

Donnalee Jeweled Flower Picture Frame

This lovely golden beauty with its jeweled petals will make a lovely addition to you home or office. This Donnalee Jeweled Flower Picture Frame will display a 4×6 picture and is designed to be displayed vertically on a dresser or desk.

Beaded Circles Jeweled Picture Frame

This cute 3×3 gold jeweled picture frame will certainly add some sparkle to your favorite picture. It has an easel back stand and is designed to be displayed on a table top.This gold beaded jeweled picture frame has beautiful clear, brown and yellow jewels covering the beaded circles frame giving it a dazzling stylish look you’ll be sure to love. And to see even more of our selection, check out our jeweled picture frames section.

Jungle Greenery Decorative Picture Frame

This wild and jungle green decorative frame will be sure to catch your eye.  It can hold a 4×6 picture and comes with an easel back stand for displaying on a desk or dresser. The beautiful black and green wild jungle stripes give it a unique look while the black bordered edge adds a tailored style that will leave your picture looking stunning.

Filigree Metal Picture Frames

These three filigree metal picture frames are a wonderful reminder of delicate antique styles. This stylish frame comes in a 4×6 oval picture frame, a 3×3 round picture frame, a 5×7 rectangle frame as well as a cute 2.5″ diameter box. Each frame has an easel back stand for displaying on a dresser or table. These frames make a beautiful set or can be sold individually.

Butterfly Family Tree Picture Frame

This new family tree picture frame will  make a lovely addition to any home. This decorative butterfly jeweled family tree frame is 6.25 inches tall and holds two 1×2 pictures. This adorable family tree frame is a new addition to Ashleigh Manor’s unique collection of family tree picture frames.

 

Annabelle Flower Picture Frame

This new Annabelle Flower Picture Frame will immediately remind you of the budding flowers of a gorgeous garden. This flower frame can hold a 3.5×5 picture and is designed to be displayed vertically on a table or dresser. This flower frame also goes beautifully with the next frame…. Bedelia.

Bedelia Flower Picture Frame

This Bedelia Flower Picture Frame is a lovely display of beautiful blooming beauties. This frame has two different types of flowers and is sprinkled with crystal jewels to add an extra sparkle to this lovely frame.  This frame can hold a 3.5×5 sized picture and is also designed to be displayed vertically on a table top surface. And to see the rest of our flower collection, be sure to visit our section on flower picture frames.

Floral Perfusion Red Picture Frame

This Floral Perfusion Red Picture Frame has a beautiful red background with an eye catching silver floral design. This frame can hold two pictures one in a 2.25 x 2.25 size and the other in a 3.25 x 3.25 size. This two opening picture frame is designed to sit on a table top surface.

We’re excited to introduce the new 2010 Ashleigh Manor picture frames.

Ashleigh Manor is offering some bright new colors for 2010 in some of their most popular decorative picture frames. You’ll be sure to love these bright and beautiful new colors. So, without further adieu here are the new colors for 2010:

Marlene Decorative Picture Frames

These colorful enamel and metal picture frames are a classic way to bring color into your home or office. Here are the brand new colors: Deep Pink Picture Frame, Terra Cotta Orange Picture Frame,  Ultramarine Blue Picture Frame and  Cobalt Blue Picture Frame

Yvonne Decorative Picture Frames

This colorful enamel picture frame has a classic metal border with a bright enamel finish. The following new colors are now available: Yvonne Coral Picture Frame, Yvonne Ultramarine Blue Picture Frame, and Yvonne Deep Pink Picture Frame.

Beaded Picture Frames

With the simple beaded edge, these enamel beaded picture frames are a great way to add color to your favorite picture without overpowering it.  The two new colors being added are: Terra Cotta Beaded Picture Frame and Cobalt Beaded Picture Frame

Tiffany Picture Frames

Similar to the Marlene Picture Frame, this frame has an eye catching display of crystal jewels. Now in addition to being offered in white, this jeweled picture frame is also available in a green jeweled picture frame and a gold jeweled picture frame.

Rose Decorative Picture Frame

If you love roses, then this gorgeous rose frame is for you. This beautiful rose picture frame is now available in a rich warm terra cotta color. This adorable 3×3 terra cotta rose picture frame is perfect for a special small photo.

Bouquet Jeweled Flower Picture Frame

This popular flower picture frame is now available in 3 new colors: salmon, pale blue and tortoise brown. Come check out all the colors available in this frame by visiting our flower picture frames section.

With so many brand new colors it only seemed right to give these bold new colors the attention they deserve- and give them their very own post. So, stay tuned for another post featuring Ashleigh Manor’s brand new decorative frames for 2010.

Bird photography is one of the most popular types of animal photography and can be one of the most difficult. The biggest challenge with taking bird pictures is getting the birds to perch exactly where you want them. So here are some tips for how to attract birds to your yard and how you can persuade them to perch on branches perfect for taking pictures.

The best way to get great bird pictures is to create a bird “photo shoot” and attract birds to your backyard.  So, here are a few tips in creating a bird friendly backyard.

1) Create feeding stations and birdbaths in areas that are great for taking pictures (offer nice backgrounds). Try to have a background in a solid color like green, brown or black as this will make the bird really stand out in your image. Try to avoid areas with sunshine hot spots (that show as a bright white spots) as these will distract from the bird in the picture.

2) Choose a location that gives the birds a little protection and makes them feel safe from predators.

3) Determine what types of birds you want to attract and then find out what is the proper type of bird food to attract them. You can find out by checking with the Audubon Society or going to the National Wildlife Federation’s Gardening for Wildlife website for more information. It’s important to feed the birds properly with quality seed as if you give them “bread crumbs” during the winter they may fill up on this “junk food” and be unable to stay warm at night.

4) Position bird feeders and bird baths near trees or shrubs that have areas easy for perching. By having the feeders near trees with low branches, this increases the chance the birds will land there before going to the feeder or bird bath.

Once you have a good position for your bird photo shoot, now you need to set up your camera for shooting. Normally, the best way to get a great bird picture is staking out a location and waiting for them to land.  This generally won’t take long if you have your feeding stations set up and established as a source of food. But for photographers who prefer to work on chance, you can occasionally get lucky when chasing birds from branch to branch. The only problem is that you have to hope the bird stays on the branch long enough for you to get the shot. So, here are some tips on setting up your camera.

1) Since birds are so active, you will need a high shutter speed  of at least 1/250 (or you can also use Spots mode). If you don’t use a high shutter speed, a slight flick of a tail or head movement will leave your photos fuzzy.

2) If you can, use a telephoto lens on your SLR.  Or, if you have an optical zoom on your digital compact camera definitely use it. When using a zoom or telephoto lens, you will also need a tripod otherwise your images will lack clarity. And if you are trying to take birds in flight or perched high in trees, professional photographers often use a 600 lens to capture good detail from far away.  Since telephoto lens are expensive, some birders use digiscoping. Digiscoping combines a spotting scope with a digital camera as you can read about here.

Hopefully these few tips can help you attract more birds to your yard and help you capture some truly amazing bird photographs.

Thank you to Luc Viatour for the use of his fabulous images.

If you love wood picture frames but are looking for a modern twist on the classic wood frame, then you should check out seamless wood picture frames. Seamless wood picture frames are just what they sound like- they have no wood seams on the face of the frame. Seamless wood frames are made from a single piece of wood for the face of the frame giving them a beautiful smooth finish with no joined corners like most frames.  Seamless wood picture frames have a more modern look because the frames have a flat wood face giving it a more unique look.

The seamless wood picture frames we offer are made by Framatic. These frames are well made and are made out of composite wood and are worth checking out if you want an eye catching modern picture frame.  Plus, since these frames are made out of composite wood they require less natural resources than real solid wood frames. They can be hung on the wall or displayed on a table and come with both hanging hardware and clip on easel back stands.

The seamless wood picture frames we offer are Framatic’s Icon, Max, Metro and Modern series. Here is a little bit about each frame to help give you a better idea of the different types of seamless wood frames that are available.

 

 

 

 

Max Wood Picture Frames

Max frames come in a variety of sizes and have a smooth flat front and modern style. These super simple frames make great gallery frames and come in Max Black and Max White.

Icon Wood Picture Frames

Icon frames are identical to the Max series of frames but have a beveled wood molding around the edge of the photo to give the frame some added depth. To see our selection of this stylish frame, check out the Icon Black Frame and Icon White Frame.

Modern Wood Picture Frames

If you’re looking for a seamless wood frame with a mat, then you can choose between the Modern and Metro series. The Modern series comes with a pre-cut archival white mat in sizes 4×6 up through 8×10, however doesn’t include a mat in frames larger than 8×10.  This Modern series of frames comes in five different colors: red, sage green, black, white and chocolate and has a seamless wood frame front.

Metro Wood Picture Frames

The Metro Series, on the other hand, includes a white archival mat in every size from 4×4 up through 20×24. This frame has a smooth, seamless front and is available in black and white. If you’d like to see our selection of Metro Frames in different sizes and shapes, check out our Metro White Frame and Metro Black Frame.

So the next time you’re looking for a modern wood frame or a gallery frame to display your artwork, check out seamless wood picture frames as they’re sure to make your pictures and artwork really stand out.