Best way to create a frame around an image

I'm not sure what to use to create a frame of different shapes (I can do it with tubes in Paint Shop Pro but want to figure it out in Adobe) around an image and then give the image in that frame a fuzzy or old-fashioned look. I have the CS4 Master Collection so if anyone can point me to a tutorial for a product in the suite to do that I would greatkly appreciate it.
Thanks very much!

I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you mean a soft vignette, something like this:
If so, then here's what I did.
I started with a screen capture of your post, so I'd have something to use for an image.
From the vector shapes tool, I selected the star shape. It's usually a rectangle, but you might prefer an ellipse.
In the Properties panel at the bottom, I set the Edge to Feather and set the value to 25 pixels.
I set the color of the star shape to white.
I selected the shape and the image then went to menu Modify > Mask > Group as Mask. The vector shape acts like a fancy stencil. Where it's white, the masked image shows through. Where the mask is transparent (or black) the underlying image will be transparent. Intermediate values of transparency (or grey) in the mask will produce intermediate values of transparency in the masked image.
I set the canvas color to dark blue, so you can see how the image is now faded with the mask. You might prefer a white canvas.
The image is a Fireworks .png, so if you copy it to your computer, you can open it and see how it works. I have an extra copy of the image and star (non-visible), so you can see the two individual parts.
If that isn't what you want, can you link to or post an example? Use the Insert Image control to add an image to your post. It's the camera icon to the left of the smilie.

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