URGENT! Picture Mounts Needed (Pre-Cut)

City-Exile

I know we've all talked about this before, but I'm stuck now.
I cleaned out Woodies in Finglas today.

What I need is some pre-cut mounts, preferably black, to fit 8"x10" pictures.
I've sold a few & want to get them in the post A.S.A.P.

Since I work in D4, I need to be able to get some in town tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest.

Why are these things so hard to come by?
I find it hard to believe that Woodies are the only place to stock them!

Thanks in advance.
P.

Calina

Uhem, it could be that I will need to drop via Regency Framing tomorrow evening to pick up a frame. If you tell me exactly what you need, or phone them and check they have them and get them to set aside what you need, I will collect for you tomorrow evening and we can arrange to meet and sort out later.

City-Exile

City-Exile wrote: »

What I need is some pre-cut mounts, preferably black, to fit 8"x10" pictures.

Calina wrote: »

If you tell me exactly what you need, or phone them and check they have them and get them to set aside what you need...

I need black picture mounts, for 8"x10" pictures.

Where's that framing place?

Calina

It's in Baldoyle. I have to pick up a 20-30 inch frame sometime this week for someone who ordered a print before I went away. AFAIK it should be ready for me tomorrow so I was going to go straight after work.

I'm just a little dozy right now - apologies but I didn't get much sleep for the last week and I was travelling for 24 hours yesterday - so if you want me to do this, the easiest thing I would recommend is that you call them in the morning, ask them if they have them - AFAIR they had pre-cut mounts and I think they supply Woodies anyway - and if they do, ask them to set them aside and I'll get them for you. That's unless someone comes up with an alternative source for you in the meantime, of course.

City-Exile

The ones I got in Woodies are marked "iFrame" & are made in Ireland.
That's all it says though.

Calina

I'm a ditz. There's a Woodies in Swords. Do you want me to go have a look? Replied required in short space of time...it's 5.30.

(like I said, slightly dozy today).

City-Exile

If it's not too much trouble.
I was out at Airside today & went to Woodies in Finglas, but didn't know there was one in Swords. The ivory coloured mounts don't suit the prints, so they have to be dark.

City-Exile

P.S. They have some marked 8"x10" but they're for a frame that size. They need to be for 8"x10" prints.

Calina

I have two for you.

City-Exile

Calina wrote: »

I have two for you.

My hero!

Calina

heroine darling, heroine. Do I really need to remind you?

What do you want to do to get at them?

City-Exile

Calina wrote: »

What do you want to do to get at them?

Do I have to earn them?

Calina

I'm not a manipulative conniving person etc etc etc. Making you "earn" them didn't even enter my head. I'm just looking at this practically.

The options are a) meet in the middle somewhere or b) come and get them and I might make you some tea.

City-Exile

Calina wrote: »

The options are a) meet in the middle somewhere or b) come and get them and I might make you some tea.

I don't drink tea.
Mail sent to you.
Thanks again.

By the way, do many people cut their own mounts?
I was looking at it as an option today, but it wasn't practical, in my current situation.

Calina

City-Exile wrote: »

I don't drink tea.

mweh. and there's me with very nice tea which I bought in Paris during my stopover yesterday.

all the more for me then.

yes, people cut their own mounts. I'm not one of them though.

Borderfox

M&S Blanchardstown has really nice 8x10 frames with mounts in them for €17, bit pricey but well made.

Dink

I cut my own mounts (badly), but only because :
1) I get the board cheap at my club!
2) Got a bevel cutter cheap!
3) Everyone else was doing it!

PS.... I'm a cheapo!

Rojo

I have a mount cutter if you ever need a loan! Took a while to figure out how to use, coz I'm thick like that, but it's pretty decent.

City-Exile

Calina bought two for me & then I realised that the ivory coloured one was double thickness & the second layer was charcoal coloured. They aren't stuck together, so I was able to use the inner layer as a mount for the third picture.

I'm sooooooo clever!

Thanks again, Calina.

P.