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LeMieuxGalleries

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hi!

i bought some gold tape from United to do some fancy lines for a client's mat. i don't like it because it is so shiny and plastic looking, and we are matching a previous design which uses a more mat gold finish. should look like gold leaf not plastic.

i also am having a hard time finding the perfect green marbled paper so any suggestions for that welcome to. but the gold tape is the most important.

thanks!!!:help:

Jordan
 
I LOVE Hollanders. If I lived in Ann Arbor I would hang out there. I brought home some beautiful papers from there, and a few useful tools too.
:thumbsup: Rick

(If I lived in Ann Arbor I would also go to Afternoon Delight for breakfast as often as possible... when not eating at Zingerman's.) ;)
 
There is a greasy spoon across the street from me Rick that looks like it hasn't changed in 50 years, Franks they have the best french toast ever! Angelo' is another great breakfast joint , it's near the hospital, off the beaten path. You should come up sometime when the Art Fair's not going on and see the town!
 
That's the plan for our next visit probably. We love the town. I like those kinds of eateries. Next time, maybe some antiquing too.
:popc: [strike]Guy Fieri[/strike] Rick
 
Hi there! Hollanders has great selections and ASAP Tapes comes the closet yet. BUT i still can't seem to find any gold tapes that aren't super shiny and/or too wide.

STILL LOOKING for gold tape, with a brushed gold or mat gold finish that is around 1/8' wide.

Any other suggestions????? Thanks!
 
How's about painting or finishing your own tape and cutting it to the width you need?

I have had great luck painting Lineco framer's tape (the gray stuff with the metal on the inside) - the metal protects the paper of the tape from moisture which would ruin the adhesive layer - I tried to paint Tyvek tape once - soaked through and activated the adhesive.

You could use acrylic paint, Liberon metallics, even leaf.

Cut to size - I have one of those cool gizmos that holds a bunch of blades and cuts strips from 1/8th inch and up.
 
Mar- I thought I was the only one who ever bought one of those things. I never really used it much- just used my C+H to cut strips after marking with pencil for the width.
:cool: Rick
 
Nope, I have one of those variable cutters as well. And about 20 other what-seemed-like-a-really-neat-tool-at-the-time gizmos. Carvers, splitters, teeny miter boxes, I used to haunt the trade shows.

Anyone want a battery-powered static brush?

Cathie
 
My multi strip slicer was gathering dust until I started teaching art to home schooled kids, now it has come in really handy!
 
But wait! There's more!!

I'm going early into the "inventory" phase of the year............aka Pitch and Dump. Mar, you may be offered more articles without which you cannot live.


:)
 
Drawing ink lines, and painting marbelized panels are both easy to learn, and you can alter them to what you need.

I have made many marbelized lines to match the artwork. Drawing your own ink lines allows you to use any color, and any width. It just takes a little practice and a steady hand.

Take a class at the next convention, you will be amazed at what you will be able to offer your customers.

(Plus, it's a sit down job. ;) )
 
sounds good, i think i will have to make my own tape if the client wants to pay for the labor:o

we'll take that multi blade cutter if anybody really wants to get rid of theirs !!!:D
 
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