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johnsae
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Framing
Um...I just took my wedding enlargements to Michael's framing dept today. Granted two of them are fairly large (16x20 and 20x24), but for three photos the total came to $617 and that was with a discount!!! 
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Framing
ouch! that sounds VERY high! esp for Michaels. try AC Moore, they might be lower. professional framing is SO expensive!
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| Posted 11/2/06 6:24 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Framing
I know... I can't find anything reasonable! We have some really nice vintage Opera prints that need framing (I want to put them in my kitchen) and I haven't found anything less than $100 to frame them
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| Posted 11/2/06 7:12 PM |
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: Framing
did you have double matting done?
I have 2 prints I need to have framed and matted for the nursery and I know they're going to cost me an arm and a leg. Ugh.
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| Posted 11/2/06 7:33 PM |
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antoinette
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| Posted 11/2/06 7:38 PM |
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lcherian
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Re: Framing
i know it stinks! it cost me 300 dollars to frame my law school diploma and florida supreme court certificate.
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| Posted 11/2/06 7:54 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: Framing
Posted by Chatham-Chick
did you have double matting done?
I have 2 prints I need to have framed and matted for the nursery and I know they're going to cost me an arm and a leg. Ugh.
nope, regular. 
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| Posted 11/2/06 8:16 PM |
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Re: Framing
I know, framing is so expensive, I don't really undertstand why 
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| Posted 11/3/06 12:42 AM |
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peabody
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Re: Framing
I am lucky, my husband makes all our frames. Here are a few he made:
This is our casual day pic with all the signatures from the wedding. The frame is made out of ipe:
This is a pic from Pearl Harbor on our HM:
This a poster we got from Hawaii that Phil made a frame. The wood is mohagany:
We saw a play called 'Ulalena' in Maui and Phil framed the booklet jacket. The wood is mohagany:
Here is a poster of the Center Moriches/Moriches/Manorville area that we found that love. The frame is made out of ipe:
Message edited 11/3/2006 1:03:04 AM.
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| Posted 11/3/06 1:02 AM |
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belladi
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Re: Framing
I use this lady in the Shoppers Village flea market, she comes in almost 50% less than Michaels
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| Posted 11/3/06 8:16 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Framing
Posted by -DonnaMarie-
I know, framing is so expensive, I don't really undertstand why
neither do I! when I was planning my wedding, I discovered AC Moore. I had never set foot in there before I was engaged.
After seeing all the frames and 3-D matting kits that you can choose from, I couldn't understand why you can DIY for $20 or pay them $200 to have it done professionally.  I bought a 5x7 frame and then a matting piece for a 4x6. I think it was around $10 and it looked just like a professional framing job.
when you get it done professionally, the quality of the frames is better (I think). but you can get the same look for a fraction if you DIY.
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| Posted 11/3/06 9:16 AM |
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CellarDweller
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Re: Framing
Wow, Tara, your DH is very talented! Those frames are beautiful!!!
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| Posted 11/3/06 9:28 AM |
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Lisa
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Re: Framing
that is crazy expensive....
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| Posted 11/3/06 9:29 AM |
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Beth
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Re: Framing
I got a quote of $350 for my 16 x 20
so I got a $30 frame at target- it looks great- you would never be able to tell
I didn't even like the options they showed me- I didn't get why it cost so much - it's 4 peices of wood and some glass
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| Posted 11/3/06 9:30 AM |
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peabody
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Re: Framing
Posted by MrsBSD
Wow, Tara, your DH is very talented! Those frames are beautiful!!!
Thank you, I am very lucky!
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| Posted 11/3/06 10:40 AM |
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ODonnell
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Re: Framing
I framed some prints myself. I bought the correct size matting and frames off the shelf at Michaels and it worked out very reasonable.
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| Posted 11/3/06 11:13 AM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: Framing
the only thing I had professionally done is our engagement pic. At the time it was only $80 but that was a while ago. It's a 16x20.
I had no other pics framed professionally. I have a few scattered around the house though. My parents have a gazillion!  None of them professionally done.
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| Posted 11/3/06 11:21 AM |
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