My First Frame Job Pictures added!

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gonzo303
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:46 pm

Hey there, im trying my first framing job. its The Rain had a Sound by McCarthy. I will post pictures later tonight when i get done! Cant wait as this will be saving me alot of money!!!

Peace and Hope you enjoy!
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:53 pm

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gonzo303
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:57 pm

why thank you. i only messed up on one mat too! not bad at all for me i thought.
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:06 pm

Found frame and then cut your own mattes? Does look nice...
I should be doing my own frames shortly, but will still be relying on outside help for the mattes in the foreseeable future.
Looks nice there gonzo!
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:08 pm

yeah gonz great first frame job.. looks spectacular.. great print
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gonzo303
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:11 pm

Ya i bought the Frame at Aaron brothers, they have Buy one Get one for 1¢! But will be putting my own frames together soon as well, was just anxious!
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:13 pm

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gonzo303
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:14 pm

The pics dont do it justice really. I used a silver metallic mat for the inside mat. Im so excited i wanna do another now!
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:47 pm

For your first time, it come out really good! Was it hard/can anyone do it? I am assuming it is time consuming, and can be a nightmare if you screw it up. This would save me a ton of money on my stuff. Already for 2 prints I've spent about 400 bucks. It's very pricey. How much would you say the whole thing cost you? (Sorry for all the drymounting questions!) :o
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:47 pm

Odess, check out http://www.americanframe.com
Cheap, you can upload a picture of your print, it's awesome!
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gonzo303
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Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:52 pm

yea americanframe.com is an awesome site. but its still more fun doing it yourself. and i probably only spent 40 bucks total for supplies and frame. 2 mats but will get better glass soon.
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Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:25 am

pjtaper wrote:Odess, check out http://www.americanframe.com
Cheap, you can upload a picture of your print, it's awesome!
Awesome, thanks!
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Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:58 am

Looks great! I decided this christmas, I would invest in a mat cutter and I've done about 5 frame jobs so far. 3 more to go. It's not been easy (a few mistakes here and there) but I'm pretty happy with how they've all turned out.) I'll try and post some pics tomorrow. Saved hundreds of dollars easily.
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Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:01 am

looks great gonzo!
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