Graduates! Did You Get Your Diploma Framed Yet!!!

Just thought I'd share a picture of a diploma I did recently. It's a triple mat with stripes on the bottom left corner showing the school colors...

About Glass...

Hammer Handle

Glass Score Handle

Handle Lift

Material Rest

Glass Cutter

There are all kinds of glass; museum glass, conservation clear, premium clear, conservation reflection control, lite glass ect... I guess you have the idea that frameshops don't just have only one kind of glass. Museum glass is used for protecting valued diplomas or irreplaceable artwork against damaging UV light. (The glass is so invisible it's sometimes hard to believe glass is even over the artwork.) It's the most expensive glass. Conservation clear has UV light protection, but it is not reflection free. Premium clear glass works well in a controlled lighting enviroment. It only has 45% UV light protection. It is the highest quality regular glass available. Conservation reflection control glass has a matte finish that minimizes unwanted glare. It also has UV light protection. Lite glass has very little UV protection. It is regular ordinary glass. (I tried to take pictures to show you the difference in the glass but my camera isn't good enough.

Glass usually has to be cut. In a frameshop we use a wall glass cutting system. Ours is a fletcher 3000 unit. Its great! You put the glass on the material rest. Next you lock the glass in with the handle lift. Then the glass is scored with the score handle. After this the hammer handle is used to snap the cut piece of glass. You can see the pictures showing the process.

Decorate Your Kitchen

The other week a couple came to the shop with magazine pictures of food to frame. The result was a beautiful picture ready to be hung in the kitchen. Check out the picture... Wasn't that a great idea!

I Won't Keep You In Suspense!

It is a bumpon. Bumpons are attached on the bottom of the back of a frame. They are placed on the back to protect your walls. They come in all sorts of colors and styles. Clear, black white, flat round, foam ect... Here are pictures of clear and white foam bumpons and what bumpons look like on the back of a picture.

What Is It?

Okay this picture has nothing to do with chickens. Did you figure out what it could be?

A Break From Framing!

On Friday June 4th we stopped our work for a few minutes to witness our grown baby chicks go outside for the first time. That's the benefit of having a frame shop here. We all shared the chickens new view of green hills, blue sky and trees. Of course the chickens only stayed outside for a few hours. At evening they still need to go inside until they move into the chicken coup.

I guess I will be hearing the chickens down the hallway of the frameshop a little less.

Second To Nun Framery Website

Finally! Good news our frame shop website is uploaded on the internet. If you are interested in checking out our new website the address is www.secondtonunframery.org. If you look on the home page there is a special tribute to Sr. Jacqueline Long, CSR who had the vision and skills to make the shop a reality. We also give thanks to those who generously donated the equipment needed for this endeavor.