Happy First of July - So Many Thoughts Running Through My Head

It's back to the swimming pool today and I'm pleased about that. I did receive the treadmill lubrication kit I had ordered yesterday. I think it might be too wide, which will require me to cut down the length, or return/exchange it for a shorter wand. Or I can order a second one - it's not expensive, and actually measure the width of the treadmill belt. Duh? Yeah. I probably should have done that in the first place - LOL. It does look like it will do exactly what I need it do to, though, and I think I can use the wider one in any case. I'll know tomorrow or Friday since lubricating the belt is on my agenda for one of my two "days off". 

I have two original watercolors by Connie Seaborn that 
I was thinking about putting together into a double 
frame similar to this. But ... they retail for $125/each, 
so I suspect I'll frame each one individually to keep the end 
cost down for the customer. The customer can always purchase 
both of them if he/she wants to, but a small piece for 
$250 simply won't sell easily. 

We progressing towards resuming framing and I'm quite pleased about that. I love the act of framing pictures - it's creative and sometimes very finicky, but it also makes a HUGE difference in the quality of the artwork. The mat cutter is set up on a long table in the den at home, and the glass cutter, of course, is still at the shop in what used to be my framing area there. It's not a huge deal that they are separate, if necessary I can cut foam-core either location. The next issue DH will have to deal with is getting my glass cutter squared up once again. It's off by a couple of degrees, and that's not functional - that little bit really makes a huge difference. 

The glass cutter is a PITA to adjust, and it's off a true 
90 degrees by one or two degrees. Not much, but when 
it comes to glass, it has to be as precise as possible. I'll 
let DH deal with getting it squared. I've tried in the past 
and have been unsuccessful. 

I also downloaded and printed out a glossary of framing terminology. I've been out of it for quite a while, and need to reacquaint myself with the different terms and standard methods of framing - width of the frame and how much to add to that width, the difference between conservation and standard framing techniques and materials, etc. 

For instance, there is normally a small gap of approx 
1/8" between the frame and the actual artwork. This 
is called "allowance". The customer can opt to have 
this or not, but having it allows for small seasonal 
temperature differences to be absorbed without 
disturbing the actual artwork. See? It's not a science, 
framing can be an art in itself. 

We were busy on and off at the shop yesterday, and today begins a new month. We'll be closed on the 4th of July (which would be my usual Friday off - so no extra days off for me - LOL). I'll post, probably, but it'll just be a holiday post - not my usual "glimpse into my crazy life". Have a really wonderful Tuesday, I'm off to the swimming pool. Yippee! I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.