The Playbill.com frames are a rip off. If money is not an issue, feel free to buy those. You could also go to a framing store and have them professionally framed for a bit more money. It all depends on what you want to spend.
If you want to save money and space (because the mats on those Playbill.com frames take up a lot more room than necessary), go to any discount frame/craft store and find basic lucite frames measuring 5 1/4 x 8 1/2.
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Mine look really nice...I just took 8x10 frames and positioned the playbills in the center. I have been using white backgrounds and black frames (my room is mostly white and black) but I had the idea to put sheet music as a background...I just haven't done it yet...lol.
So that would be cool...especially if you use sheet music from said show.
Floating frames are the best though, I only have three of those though..lol
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I'm trying to stay on the more less expensive way of going about doing this.. I did see those on playbill.com - nice but too highly priced for what I'm just wanting to do...
I like the 8x10 idea with sheet music in the background!!
Is there a dollar tree in NYC? I have 1,000 playbills and counting, only 30 framed so far. Anyone know where I can get either lucite, steel or wooden frames wholesale? Thanks! Updated On: 6/16/07 at 11:51 PM
Ok this is an older pic of me in my room...you can kinda see some of my playbills (and my posters--which I did in a similar fashion due to them being odd sizes). Please ignore my nerdy-ness :)
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I frame my playbills with the 8x10 frames as well. They cost $5 each at the Hobby Lobby close to my house. You can always find cheap frames. I'm a little worried about colors fading but I'm just going to keep them out of sunlight. That's a great option if you want to go the cheap way.
If you want to make things last, you have to be willing to spend the money. If you don't care, then go the cheap way.
Often times, you get what you pay for. If you're interested in displaying Playbills in mint condition and keeping them that way, be prepared to spend the extra bucks.
Even if you only get 1 Playbill framed per month, it's worth it to have them done professionally with acid-free and high quality materials. In 25 years from now, you will be glad you spent the extra money on framing them properly.
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shwoo. All my old playbills like GOLDEN BOY signed from Sammy etc, are in my cupboard, safe from light. Now that I get to go to invited dress rehearsals. all I get are pink sheet of paper and have to search the garbage on Broadway for real Playbills. I miss the old days.
how funny, i just framed 12 playbills this weekend. i went to walmart and found these glass 10 x 12 frames for $1.97 each. they aren't anything special, just a sheet of glass with 4 clips to hold it shut. i matted them on black poster board cut to fit and they look fabulous.