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About Keep It In A Frame

Keep It In A Frame

Handmade and personalised frames, scrapbooks and notebooks

Keep it in a Frame is a small family business, run mainly by myself, Tina Allen. I have been making things for most of my life, from dolls clothes and toys as a child, to cross stitch and card making, to scrapbooks and picture mounting and framing. I also love home design and enjoy upcycling in my spare time.

In 2005, I gained an NVQ level 3 in Business Start up by attending a course specifically aimed at women with a business idea that could be developed on line. My aim was to start a picture framing business, hence the name “Keep It in a Frame” (My husband chose the name and it conveniently has my own name hidden in it). I started to make small scrapbook albums using mount board I had left over from framing orders, mainly selling at local craft fairs, and my current business evolved from here. In 2008, I ventured on line and haven't looked back.

I still make picture frames but my time is now mainly spent hand crafting guest books for special occasions and scrapbooks/memory albums. All of the products are designed and handmade by myself and are made with great care and attention to detail, using the best quality materials available to me.

In 2019 I introduced a range of peg photo frames. The frame surrounds are not currently handmade but we are working on sourcing some sustainable solid wood that we can use to ensure that the complete frame is handmade by ourselves in the future.

A good proportion of my time is spent making bespoke items for customers who have very specific requests regarding design, colours and wording. If you would like to place an order but don’t see an item that suits you, please contact me with your requirements and we can work out a design together.

Please feel free to contact me with any queries that you may have. Thank you for your time.

Tina