I went here to get a weirdly sized picture framed and they were very helpful. Although framing…read moresomething professionally is always going to cost you, I don't think they ripped me off. The selection of frames, all layered up on the walls, is like a work of art in itself, and they've got a few prints and paintings for sale. The best are their prints of vintage classic book covers, the perfect gift for a literary fan. Picture this, just on Stokes Croft, a paint-spattered sign and a whole lot of helpful framing advice. You certainly won't get that in an unspecified Swedish flat-packed superstore!

I found this place because they did a service which is called blockmounting. This is to stick a…read moreposter to a piece of wood so it forms a block rather than being in a frame. It is a very good way to smarten up your favourite gig and film posters when you move from being in student digs to having a grown-up home. We've had a bunch of fliers done from our old raving days which can now just stand on a mantlepiece right up to some A0 film posters. Since then I have gone to them to frame everything we get in of any value that I don't want to stick into a generic frame. Every time they have spent a good 15 minutes looking with me at different frames and mounts to make the picture have the strongest impact. My favourite to date was a very subtly coloured litho but of a dark subject matter. We ended up with two mounts - one red to bring out the subject matter (!) and one plain grey to not swamp the picture. It was the most interesting process to get to that stage where we could look at that and realise that was the way to go. Anyway, you look at your options, they won't push you over budget, and then you let them have it for maybe a week or more if they are busy (and they do get very busy, popular with local artists!). You then pick it up and marvel at how good it looks. Prices vary of course. I could guestimate that an A0 poster for deepset blockmounting is £70, to frame an A2 piece of art in a nice frame and mount is about £50, to frame an A4 piece nicely is about £20-30. It really does make a difference. The people who run and work the shop are lovely, very helpful and not snobbish about anything you bring in and the level (or lack of) understanding you have about framing. The shop also has a great selection of cards, slightly haphazardly arranged against one wall. There are also art prints for sale and a handy noticeboard for artists just inside the door.

Being quite into my photography and design it's important to know where the good picture framers…read moreare. Happy I was then to find this little place. Essentially this is a place where pretty much all aspects are covered at quite affordable prices. Very simply pictures can be mounted on to a whole host of different materials such as thin board or canvas, they can be framed in a selection of custom or conventional frames or framed with mirrors. Any style, any size - these guys can take care of all your printing and framing needs. Being framers too they have some pretty awesome stuff in their windows for sale. Check out the mega sized Sell Out, whoops, I mean Banksy photos or the colourful clown prints.

What a great little discovery down the road from where I live. I purchased a print which needed…read moreframing and upon walking down Church Road came across this little shop. Took my print in and Charlie (the proprietor) helped me choose a surround that would compliment not only my print but also my home décor. The job was done in a week as he needed to get some more materials in but it was well worth the wait. Not only a framers but he sells original artwork and mirrors in the shop. Well worth a visit if you're on this side of town...or even if you're not.

I'm a sucker for arts & crafts and creativity in general and Craft Works ticks all the boxes. This…read moreshop is one of the most comprehensive of its kind and one of the best in Bristol if you discount the likes of Hobbycraft. From the outside you might be forgiven for thinking this is a frivolous, girly shop for bored housewives and old ladies but oh how wrong you would be! There is a large selection of sketchbooks, drawing paper, paintbrushes and Daler-Rowney paints - all essential for art students and established artists alike. The store itself is lined with cards and displays that have been created using products from the shop, such as decopache kits, rubber stamps, ink and stencils. The only thing that limits the possibilities of the products in this shop is your own imagination. Price are reasonable and there is also a framing department at the back of the shop where you can take in your masterpieces to hang with pride.

Craft Works is probably the largest shop of its kind in Bristol. Stocking everything you can…read moreimagine, (and then some), for those with handicrafts in mind. Reasonably priced with knowledgeable staff on hand to explain what everything is for, Craft Works is creativity made easy. They even host workshops in the evening. They also stock resources for those of us who can't quite decide what hobby would suit us best, or for those of us that would like to be a bit more creative but aren't exactly sure how. A full range of magazines is available with comprehensive advice on hand. And just for the record: I'm in the market for a knitted toilet roll cover with a Cindy-type doll miraculously emerging from the middle. There's a commission in for anybody who can master the skills required to make one. I'd like it in shocking pink. Get enrolling now!

Not an art gallery in particular - although they do have some bits and bobs on the walls. You would…read morevisit here more to get your own art framed - either by them with a framing service or better (and cheaper) still to find the mount and frame to fit your picture. They have a wide selection of frames - verging on the old-fashioned side but I am getting particularly bored of the Ikea wooden box frames so that is fine by me - and a lot of mounts (the cardboard bit that sits between the glass and the picture. Choose the colour to bring out the best of your picture). They also have a lot of greetings cards to choose from. Again a little old-fashioned but certainly good enough to find what you need.

Kestral fine art is now known as Kestral galleries, which is one of the best picture framers I have…read morebeen too. With pleseant staff and old fashioned good costumer service. The framing aint' bad too. I would seriously recommend it!

Nobody prints their photos anymore! Apparently Facebook tagging them is enough. But this shop…read moreoffers such a hassle free, friendly service I really should get more than the odd one printed. It's not like it used to be, taking that roll of film out the back of your old camera, literally wearing surgical gloves to avoid finger prints and blocking the sunlight at all costs. Well here at my local printing shop they have those nifty do-it-yourself machines with mini SD slots, or USB ports and even Bluetooth etc. so you don't have to get the whole roll of thirty rubbish photos printed just for that one that came out quite well. The staff are so friendly and helpful and it really is such a cheap, quick and easy process to get your photos printed, in fact there's a cheap Christmas present for Gran sorted. They also offer a canvas wrapping service, where they'll stretch your image over a canvas so you can hang it on your wall.

Consistently kind and friendly, the staff at Kodak Express in Clifton Down Shopping centre have…read morenever failed to disappoint me. They go out of their way to help customers, printing perfect pictures each time - and if they're not perfect, they'll spend that little bit extra time trying to make them perfect. It's quite a small shop, and they stock a large variety of albums and photo frames on the main part of the floor. In the centre of the shop there's two computer hubs, where you can plug in a memory device of some sort and print your photos fast from the machine. Their main focus, though, is the traditional print services of a photographic shop. As I said, I've never been disappointed with the service or quality of the finished product, and I've consistently been impressed with the shop. Definitely give them a go next time you need some holiday snaps developing.

I've recently come to understand the importance of framing an image, it really makes a difference…read moreand makes a nice picture really stunning. I used to work locally and we used this shop for all of our framing needs - making dull award certificates look impressive for the company walls and to frame pretty pictures as gifts. The guy is always helpful and will spend time looking at different mounts and frames with you. If you want something ready-made there is a selection of art in the shop as well including, for the tourists milling about the market, canvas blocks of Banksy work - not originals I hasten to add! Opening times are 8.45-5.15 apart from the early closing on Wednesday

My friend and I came here with our degrees and graduation pictures. We wanted to spend that little…read moreextra to have a more professional looking finish so our 3 years of study could be displayed with beauty (thats the least our degrees should expect after we sheld out £18,000 in order to get them!). The chap was very friendly instore and understood we wanted something quality and modern but on a bit of a shoe string of a budget. It really pays to get something done professionally like this, especially if you have that special photo or picture that you want to display, because a trip to the Wilkinson frame department is not always the answer.

With a name like Sky there are certain prerequisites that one would expect to be upheld. For…read morestarters it must be a clear and blue place surely. Second it must have a light and airy feel and finally you have to feel free. Here we have a shop that ticks all the boxes with flying, umm colours. To say this is a shop that sells greetings cards and wrapping paper may very well not be putting it in the truest light possible. Rather it is a shop where artistic expression has run free and splashed pieces of art onto card and paper like the sunshine. More so it's a place where soft jazzy grooves fill the air and you get the impression that every last detail has been planned for with love. In short, I dig this place and highly recommend it.

Sort of a gallery, sort of a framers, and sort of a card shop, Sky is happy-go-lucky place where…read moreyou're sure to find stylish art or (if you don't have that sort of money) snazzy cards. The exterior is blue (like the sky, get it?..) and its light and airy inside. Unlike some places selling art it doesn't feel buttoned up. You can just have a wonder round without feeling like you should have three hundred quid in your wallet. The card selection is really good too. It's a little sophisticated - you won't find pink teddy bear cards here. I like this, if I wanted something more everyday I can go to WH Smiths. Whilst feeling stylish and intelligent Sky is somewhere that feels enjoyably relaxed.