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This is the website of our Picture Framing, Art and Craft shops specialising in Card Making and Scrapbooking Supplies, in the North East city centres of Newcastle and Sunderland City.  To focus on the production of craft products online, our Durham shop was closed Easter 2008 and the Leeds shop closed May 2008. We intend to continue our retail units in Newcastle, Sunderland and online 

 

Newcastle shop >>





<<<  Former Leeds shop




Sunderland shop  >>>









Newcastle shop 
 Why not visit our shops and online
We're card making, scrapbooking Bards
 Cardmaking Supplies and Materials
And great value?...well,  that's on the cards








Our North East of England Picture Framing, Art and Craft / Card Making and Scrapbooking Supplies shops are in Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne.

We manufacture picture frames for both trade and retail and we bespoke frame anything and everything at very competitive prices. We also sell  frame related products such as ready made frames, hangers, cord, D rings etc
Plus we sell art and card making craft supplies and a full range of DMC needlecraft threads


Why not pay a personal visit to our shops in the heart of the cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland City Centres to see our full picture framing, art and craft product ranges. 


 

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Imag-e-nation, 26 Monument Mall, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7AL
Tel 0191-2605951
Opening Hours 8.30 am to 5.30pm Mon-Sat
10.30am to 4.30pm Sunday
Picture Framing, Art, Craft ..The biggest Art and Craft shop in Newcastle City Centre
*In the Newcastle shop we have a resident artist Jim Harker who has his own website
www.jimharkerartist.co.uk

The Monument Mall shop is the replacement of
Eldon Galleries, 28/29 Greenmarket, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7YA
NOW CLOSED
Known to many as the 'Blow Up Yer Granny' shop
We look forward to seeing all our loyal customers at the new shop where we are committed to maintaining our 'best possible value' prices

LEEDS ...now closed






SUNDERLAND


City Art Store, 23 Vine Place, Sunderland SR1 3NA
Tel No 0191 5659254

 Four storey shop.
The basement is the picture framing  workshop.
The floors above the shop are devoted to our art department and the internet mail order business which sells a whole range of craft / card making supplies at low low prices and free P&P
A huge range of card making materials is available in the Sunderland shop on Vine Place just around the corner from Debenhams, The Bridges Shopping Centre and The Metro/Bus Interchange



DURHAM



The Durham Shop is closed


We  frame  anything, including  prints, posters, photographs, tapestries, needlecraft, medals, footballs, football shirts, certificates, original artworks and we once framed a kitchen sink with a running tap.


We can supply you with ready-made frames, swept frames, clip frames and bespoke frames made from our large range of mouldings. 


We  offer expert advice on what will suit your painting, photograph, print, certificate, etc.



We always have a large stock of mount board available in our Sunderland shop. We can sell you whole sheets, or cut a mount to your specific size and shape requirements. 
All our mounts are cut on the Sunderland premises
We can also supply and cut other sheet materials, such as glass or 2mm MDF which is used as a backing board in all our frames.

PARTY BANNERS


Our Party Banner designs are not fixed so you get what you want at no extra cost. You ask... we design it, FREE.



Party banners for all occasions, from standard banners for birthdays, anniversaries, to themed banners, and personalised banners with your name or personal photographs printed on them.


Standard Occasion Banners
Banners for birthdays, weddings, themed parties and more.
Personalised banners
for all occasions.
Printed banners with
your personal photograph printed on them.


We specialise in printing party banners for all occasions and promotions.
You can choose your banner from our vast selection and we will print it with your personal wording and design. You can also have pictures included to make it even more personal.
The price is just £9.99

Whatever your banner requirements, we can fulfil your needs. If you require a banner designed for you, we can do this at no extra charge

For all your party banner requirements, children's birthday banners, adult birthday banners, 18th birthday banners, 21st birthday banners, 30th  40th 50th 60th 70th 80th 90th 100th birthday banners, Happy Birthday Mum, Dad Brother Sister banners
welcome home banners, anniversary banners, congratulations banners, christening banners, Halloween banners,
Wedding banners. Engagement banners, retirement banners, school reunion banners, school fete banners, birth of a baby banners, Divorce banners
Christmas party banners, new year party banners, Easter banners, bespoke banners, all types of personalised banners,
promotional banners, large format printing, banner printing, poster printing and more.

Advertising banners

Our advertising banners are custom made.There are other banner manufacturing companies around but we are different.
We listen to our clients, their ideas and thoughts and combine that with our own flair to produce high quality, attractive banners. Sale banners, Fair trade banners

To discuss buying a banner ring Gary on Tel: 0191 56 89 555





  
 More photographs of the shops, inside and out, follow



Sunderland

City Art Store

Also home to our
online shop














A huge range of card making materials is available in the Sunderland shop on Vine Place just around the corner from Debenhams, The Bridges Shopping Centre and The Metro/Bus Interchange























NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE


 



























Samples of hand made cards on the wall of the Crafter's Kitchen

Meet our own Artist in Residence... Jim Harker

Fancy your own local modern art?
As one customer enquired "Can I have the Queen in a toon army shirt?"
No is the short anwer but you can have the Tyne Bridge Monet style or Van Gogh's sunflowers in a Brown Ale bottle



Or Picasso's Millennium Bridge



Pop in and ask for details



Newcastle
Journal


 


When not redoing the Old Masters Jim does pet portraits

Pop in for a quote






Sunday Sun



LEEDS



Former Leeds shop






The Art Department


Outside looking in


The main craft supply area


*DURHAM

  Was City Art, 76 North Road, Durham, DH1 4SQ 
 
BUT IS NOW CLOSED





































































..... like a deadlined ironmonger (googlewhack)