Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Paris Map - Z Gallerie Style.

Remember my inexpensive Paris map art?  If not, we framed a piece of wrapping paper from the Paper Source that was less than $4.00 in a cheap Ikea Ribba frame. 



Well imagine my surprise when I saw this at Z Gallerie the other day.  (Excuse the crappy iphone pics.)   The Z Gallerie version is substantially smaller because it doesn't have the thick mat, but otherwise, it's exactly the same! 


The price was $59.95 -- double what we paid for our "DIY" map!  

 
I actually like ours better, not only because it was cheaper, but because of the matting and its overall larger size.  Note to self:  If I like a piece of framed art at Z Gallerie, double check that Paper Source doesn't have the same wrapping paper that can be framed for much cheaper!

Hope y'all are having a great week! 
    

10 comments:

  1. I don't like Z Gallerie's at all! That really looks like you just slapped some paper into a frame. The matting makes SUCH a difference. I freaking love mats.

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  2. Wow- yours looks so much better!

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  3. Dont you LOVE that kind of thing? It makes me feel so good to know I beat the system, so to speak haha.

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  4. I love it when stuff like that happens. I hope you did a little victory dance!

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  5. ha! amazing...this kind of thing gives me SUCH satisfaction...the biggest form of flattery, right? :) I also like yours better with the big matte

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  6. What a great idea to frame wrapping paper. I bet you could find a lot of neat patterns and ways to frame it. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. I like yours much better! I've been looking for some paper like that here in NZ for a while now but to no avail. - Lizy x

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