Joel Martin, Kalamazoo Wings goalie, was honored with this shadowbox before the game on February 3, 2017, for breaking the franchise record for career wins – with his 197th! Before Martin rewrote the record books, [...]

“I thought I would frame these needlepoint Faberge eggs individually, but Cindy suggested putting them all together. I think the finished piece is beautiful! I have been bringing my needlepoint projects to PJ’s Frame-Up for [...]

Most of us will never visit the South Pole, but a representative from W. Soule did. As Windy Scott retired from W. Soule, he and his wife were already making plans to pursue their [...]

"This is my granddaughter, Isabel Joy, on her first Christmas, four years ago. She is wearing a tutu that was made by her mother (my daughter) and her pearls are mine, Her beautiful smile, plus [...]

“This wool bathing suit was found in a cedar chest after my parents had passed away. My dad wore it in the late 1920’s. I don’t have a photo of him in the suit, [...]

“The most precious memory of my life has been my wedding day. PJ’s Frame-Up has helped me preserve that memory! I had my wedding dress made into a quilt, which I helped to design. Then [...]

“Last May, I visited Paris with my old college roommate, who is my favorite “travel buddy.” We had a wonderful time, wandering happily throughout the city. We stayed in a charming apartment on the Isle Saint Louis, [...]

I remember being very young and hearing how my middle name “Jay” was chosen for me. My father and his cousin Jay spent much of their childhood playing and swimming together, spending a lot [...]

"Ten days in Tanzania with the Kalamazoo Safari Company in the fall of 2014 changed my life forever. From the hot air balloon ride, to seeing the beautiful African animals in the wild…every day was [...]

It started out with simply collecting the pins that family of deceased Bronson Methodist Hospital School of Nursing graduates sent to the alumni association. Then Anna Stryd (1961) and Jackie Wylie (1962) proposed a pin [...]

I hiked 1100 miles in the summer of 2012 along the Pacific Crest Trail. Hiking such a momentous distance was completely out of the ordinary for me, it may have been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (though [...]