I've not seen any mountboard with brown/gold core. How about painting the bevel yourself to the required colour. If you search for painted bevels on the Forum it should turn up one of the experts 'how to..'.
Rgeards,
Steve
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- Thu 24 Feb, 2011 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brown core mount board
- Replies: 12
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- Mon 07 Feb, 2011 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: web sites
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1647
Re: web sites
Have a look at one of the posts towards the end of this thread
http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6146
there is some good stuff in there about search engine optimisation.
Steve
http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6146
there is some good stuff in there about search engine optimisation.
Steve
- Mon 07 Feb, 2011 3:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spring Fair?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6703
Re: Spring Fair?
Spent about 5 hours at the Fair yesterday and I think it was worthwhile. Learnt a lot more about CMCs (need to save lots of pennies now!), attended a couple of the seminars and, for the first time, I had a serious look at some of the art suppliers/publishers. As the NEC is less than an hour away I t...
- Wed 19 Jan, 2011 9:43 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: Emergency Frame
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1818
Re: Emergency Frame
Steve
- Fri 24 Dec, 2010 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: A Big One for Christmas
- Replies: 40
- Views: 21289
Re: A Big One for Christmas
That is a great series of posts and so inspiring - it's made my framing Christmas! I've just started to dabble in hand finishing frames and even my simple attempts provide a level of satisfaction that is absent from factory finishes. I hope one day to reach the level demonstrated here. Regards, Steve
- Mon 20 Dec, 2010 11:55 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Just Saying Hello
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5117
Re: Just Saying Hello
Hello and Merry Christmas to you too.
Steve
Steve
- Mon 13 Dec, 2010 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paper conservator who demo'd at LION ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1297
Re: Paper conservator who demo'd at LION ?
Louise Vaile I think.
Steve
Steve
- Thu 09 Dec, 2010 4:59 pm
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: BILLING CUSTOMER THROUGH PAYPAL ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9133
Re: BILLING CUSTOMER THROUGH PAYPAL ?
Paypal can provide a business account that allows you to take payments using a virtual terminal, that will allow you to take debit/credit card payments over the phone or whilst the customer is with you. They say it costs £20 a month and a small amount from each sale (doesn't stipulate what that is)....
- Tue 07 Dec, 2010 1:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm a little stumped...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3027
Re: I'm a little stumped...
The customer came back in today to select a frame for the oil painting. Now she has seen it stretched and with some corner samples on it took very little effort on my part to move her away from a brown moulding to greys/silvers/blacks. The final selection was a 2" wide moulding in antique lead ...
- Fri 03 Dec, 2010 9:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm a little stumped...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3027
Re: I'm a little stumped...
Thank you all. It looks like I'll be rooting through my collection of matchpot paints to find something suitable and refreshing my myself on some of the hand finishing posts.
Steve
Steve
- Thu 02 Dec, 2010 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm a little stumped...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3027
Re: I'm a little stumped...
David,
Thanks for that, the painting is 24" x 25".
Steve
Thanks for that, the painting is 24" x 25".
Steve
- Thu 02 Dec, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: EstLite Coved Box Designer
- Replies: 44
- Views: 137214
Re: Coved Box Designer
I have used previous versions of this for loads of boxes and find it an invaluable tool.
Thank you, John
Regards,
Steve
Thank you, John
Regards,
Steve
- Thu 02 Dec, 2010 3:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm a little stumped...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3027
I'm a little stumped...
over the type and finish of a frame :sweating:. This oil painting has been brought in for framing and the customer has her heart set on a frame with a light brown finish. Native American_edited-1.jpg Given the predominant colours of the painting are grey/cream/black/white what style colour of frame ...
- Tue 30 Nov, 2010 9:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Framers Alphabet!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2924
Re: The Framers Alphabet!
Golf ball, marbles.
Steve
Steve
- Tue 30 Nov, 2010 9:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tripple aperture double mount
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2945
Re: Tripple aperture double mount
I find the most accurate method is to use a slightly smaller board for the lower mount(s) always using the top mat to take your measurements from. The principle is better explained in a you tube video, link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkR3DvskjBM Happy to talk it through over the phone or you...
- Tue 09 Nov, 2010 8:59 pm
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Business to business pricing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6143
Re: Business to business pricing
All,
Thanks for the responses. I think that my quotes to the photographers will reflect normal pricing and that any repeat work could attract discounts in the future.
Again, thanks all.
Steve
Thanks for the responses. I think that my quotes to the photographers will reflect normal pricing and that any repeat work could attract discounts in the future.
Again, thanks all.
Steve
- Tue 09 Nov, 2010 11:43 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Business to business pricing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6143
Business to business pricing
I have been approached by a couple of photographers to provide quotes for framing to match the style they provide or are thinking of offering their customers. Using my pricing software I am quite comfortable quoting/pricing for 'normal' customers but not having any experience of business to business...
- Wed 03 Nov, 2010 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 5 foot x 6 foot silver frame
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3447
Re: 5 foot x 6 foot silver frame
Have you got a particular moulding in mind? Are you providing the backing?
- Thu 28 Oct, 2010 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Framing Morale required!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3039
Re: Framing Morale required!
Hi V-Nail,
As Prospero said you have good equipment but I might suggest that you get your self on some training. Hobby or not, you could be wasting a lot of money, some time with a trainer/experienced framer will provide real benefit.
Steve
As Prospero said you have good equipment but I might suggest that you get your self on some training. Hobby or not, you could be wasting a lot of money, some time with a trainer/experienced framer will provide real benefit.
Steve
- Thu 28 Oct, 2010 8:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Starter - Hi....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2562
Re: New Starter - Hi....
Welcome and good luck. I was in a similar position to you about a year ago and formally began trading in March this year. My biggest underestimation was the length of time it takes to build up a customer base, there is plenty of advice on here about various marketing methods, you will have to decide...