<p>holy Jesus… I hope it was a 24 kt gold frame for $140. I haven’t looked at the prices yet; the form is still sitting on my ‘to do’ pile.</p>
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<p>As a Rice grad, those actually need to be framed within a few months of receiving them… Don’t let it sit around for a year, or it’ll become impossible to frame. Perimeter Gallery in the village is quite adept at framing sheepskin-- it’s probably best to find someone who’s dealt with sheepskin before.</p>
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<p>See above… Had to get it framed, have a cubicle at work, safest place for something framed is on the wall! Please no judging when you come to my house for high tea and snooty discussions about opera. ;)</p>
<p>Gorgeous wood frame, gold accents, very nice double matting,that had college crest on it, archival safe, etc. Not just a frame from the frame shop (although if you have sent something to be matted and framed recently, it is NOT cheap).</p>
<p>To answer the original question of “how did we frame the diploma”, we did the same as ellemenope. We spent some money and bought a beautiful frame thru the college bookstore and hung it upstairs in the hallway outside the bedrooms. The frame itself is a work of art and like LMNOP, we considered it a bargain compared to taking it to a frame shop.</p>
<p>Their framed diplomas were our graduation present to our 2 who have finished. Seems like a fitting statement… we’re proud of you, here’s what you did, we paid for the degree so don’t expect a new car or a 'round the world trip.
Both schools had ready to use frames from the bookstore. Both were around $100. I didn’t think it was expensive since I has just had my own done to hang in my classroom (seemed like everyone else had theirs… )
Son actually has carted his around the country despite the fact that he could have easily left it here in his old room. I guess that means he likes it.</p>
<p>I’m in academia. For some reason, in our little social world/field, it’s considered somewhat tacky to display credentials (as its a given). I think doing the normative thing in one’s particular social world- either display or no display- is worth taking into account.</p>