Abstract: A one-piece, picture frame and a picture frame assembly are disclosed. The picture frame is made from a suitably-foldable material and has a front piece having at least one viewing opening therethrough, edge pieces and back pieces which fold into a front piece, side faces and back faces to frame an object to be framed. An open channel is formed between the respective front face and the back pieces into which the respective edges of the material to be framed can be inserted to position and hold the material to be framed within the picture frame. The picture frame together with the material to be framed form a frame assembly. The back pieces of the picture frame can adhere to the bottom surface of the material to be framed. In further embodiments of the invention, the picture frame includes a backing member and a supporting member to support the picture frame when it is positioned on such things as a table top.

Abstract: A one-piece, picture frame and a picture frame assembly are disclosed. The picture frame is made from a suitably-foldable material and has a back piece, edge pieces and front pieces which fold into a back piece, side faces and front faces to frame an object to be framed. An open channel is formed between the respective front faces and the back piece into which the respective edges of the material to be framed can be inserted to position and hold the material to be framed within the picture frame. The picture frame together with the material to be framed form a frame assembly. The front pieces of the picture frame adhere to the top surface of the material to be framed. The invention is useful for framing such items as pictures, photographs and postcards, especially when the object to be framed is sandwiched between a viewing sheet and a backing sheet.