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What does a $200 framing Groupon or Living Social Voucher get you?
In the past couple of years, we have seen an influx of a variety of frame shops offer $200 worth of framing for $50 to $60 through social media websites, Groupon or Living Social. On the surface, it sounds like a super deal. However, a few of the new customers who have visited my shop Read the full article…
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College Diploma Framing Gone Wrong
Diploma framing is a mega million dollar industry with both college and university bookstores (and their vendors) relying on you to buy their frames for your diplomas. This sounds great on the surface, but, in reality, it is the student (or their parent) who gets the short end of the stick. Very simply, the diploma Read the full article…
Messing with the Library of Congress
Just the other day, I had a sales rep from a prominent moulding and matting manufacturer pay me a sales visit. Knowing that I only trust 100% cotton rag products, she tried to make the case for wood pulp Alpha® mats. These are mats that have been chemically treated in order to reduce acids and impurities in Read the full article…
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Why you should frame your diploma properly
Framing a college diploma should be preserved for many years of enjoyment. After many thousands of dollars, many hours of effort and the years it took to achieve that sheet of paper (or vellum), your diploma should receive the utmost in protection to keep it fresh for many years to come. If you are going Read the full article…
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People’s needs in framing may be different, but their treatment should be the same
Since our founding in 1989, Museum Framing has developed a following of collectors, museums and dealers in properly preserving, protecting and displaying their important documents, artwork and artifacts. Being a collector myself, I am always concerned that the item framed, being a simple college diploma or a rare antique manuscript gets the same treatment. One should not discount the quality Read the full article…
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50% Off Framing! Really?
How many times have you seen ads and promotions stating 50% off, 60% off, or just recently from a big arts and crafts chain 50% off + an additional 20% off sale! I am waiting for the 99% off sale, or better yet, 110% off. This one is probably where they pay you 10% to bring Read the full article…
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Proper techniques Museum Framing uses for mounting Artwork, Diplomas, Photographs, etc.
Museum Framing has been specializing in framing antique works of art on paper and important artifacts for many years, thus we are very familiar in knowing the most suitable types of mounting and framing techniques. The following is a brief summary of some of the applications we use. Obviously, each item has its own requirement for proper mounting and framing. Thus we Read the full article…
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What is “Museum Quality” Framing?
For many years, Museum Quality has meant something made with very high quality materials or techniques. Basically, a cut above the rest. The term was used to mean the level of protection and preservation used in the framing process. In recent years, I have seen so many framing jobs labeled with this term that are NOT Read the full article…
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Acid Free mats damage artwork, diplomas, etc. due to their chemical makeup
Over the years, I have stressed the damage “acid free” mats can do to your artwork, diplomas, historical memorabilia, etc. over a period of time. You may wonder why they are called “Acid Free”. I wonder as well. Actually, without going into Einstein discussions here, simply put, these mats are made of wood pulp (buffered) Read the full article…
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Framing your artwork, diploma or whatever is important to you enough to frame!
Unlike the food you eat in a restaurant, framing is one of those things you really don’t know the quality unless you actually examine the guts. This means disassembling the frame, which most agree does not make sense. Although the outside may look great, what is inside that is around your artwork or important item? Read the full article…
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