Not my day.

[sarahmichelef]

I had two house-related projects to do today:

1. Frame & hang the prints we bought from relentlesstoil for TRex's room.
2. Hang the full-length mirror.

BUT (you knew there was going to be a but):

1. The frames are a very, very skimpy 8x10.  The won't work for the prints.  So I'm going to go back this weekend and get the other ones I was looking at - 11x14 matted to 8x10.
2. I need to get a second set of hardware for the mirror - as it stands, it's possible to slide it out of the mounts, which isn't good since it's in a public (read: TRex-accessible) area.  So I have that one set of hardware up and it will be trivial to put the other set up, because all measuring and leveling and stuff has been done.  I just need to GET the hardware, and that's not going to happen until tomorrow or the weekend.

Grumblegrumblesnarl.

Comments

[relentlesstoil.livejournal.com]

Hi!
If it hasn't already occurred to you, trim the prints to 8x10 (I generally leave the selvage on a) to protect against "dings and dents" in shipping and handling and b) because it makes adhering to a matte easier). BUT. It is my opinion that the prints look better with either a really wide frame or a matte.
Enjoy!!!!

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

I would have to trim WAY more than just the border to get them to fit - I don't actually believe that these frames are 8x10, despite what they say. Especially on the monkey, I'd have to lose some real "content" (your signature or his speech bubble) to get it to fit. And that is not an option.