Add decorative borders to images using CSS
If you want to add decorative borders to your images but don’t want to edit each one inPhotoshop, webdesignwall.com has a great tutorial that shows you how to do it using css to overlay a border on your image. The great thing about this technique is that if you ever want to change the style of your border, just swap out the border image and you’re done. Your original images are in tact.
The tutorial takes it even further and shows you how to implement advanced interactive effects such as overlaid text pop-ups, overlaid icons and much more. This technique purportedly works on most browsers.