Since my firm hasn't fired me yet, I finally got around to framing up the sheepskin and putting them up in my office. Thought some of you guys would appreciate the style. Also, I can make similar frames for anyone else that has need of them as well.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ppa42fp (http://preview.tinyurl.com/ppa42fp)
I can't figure out embedding pics into this thread for some reason. I'll update it if I can figure it out.
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I think my diploma is in a milkcrate with a bunch of other random paperwork. This frame looks a lot better than the milkcrate. I used some sheepskin while in school though. 8-)
Quote from: Jay Bee on August 24, 2014, 11:24:37 AM
I used some sheepskin while in school though. 8-)
I sat through enough Air Force STD briefs to know you are playing Russian Roulette, mister
Gee, my Diploma is all in Latin.
Quote from: lawwarrior12 on August 24, 2014, 10:02:33 AM
Since my firm hasn't fired me yet, I finally got around to framing up the sheepskin and putting them up in my office. Thought some of you guys would appreciate the style. Also, I can make similar frames for anyone else that has need of them as well.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ppa42fp (http://preview.tinyurl.com/ppa42fp)
I can't figure out embedding pics into this thread for some reason. I'll update it if I can figure it out.
Not bad at all. What would you charge?
I have no idea where my diploma is.
Quote from: Bleuteaux on August 24, 2014, 08:42:55 PM
Not bad at all. What would you charge?
Depends a little on what kind of wood you would want them made out of. The stuff I used for mine, afromosia, is really expensive. Ballpark? $100, adjustable up or down if you request either particularly expensive or cheap wood.
I don't have this, but I think it looks kinda cool: http://www.amazon.com/Marquette-University-Lithograph-Diploma-Frame/dp/B008UZIA18
Handed mine to my Mom 44 years ago - haven't seen it since. She's been dead almost 7 years so I don't expect to ever see it again.
Mine's in that blue puffy holder with the Marquette logo on the cover that they give you at graduation and that sits on a bookshelf next to my Marquette yearbook. My high school yearbook and diploma reside next to them on the same shelf.
The tassel from the graduation hat is a different story. It faded from orange to brown as it hung on a closet door knob near the window and then (10-12 years ago) my wife gave it to my then young daughter because she wanted to play with it and it got completely pulled apart.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 25, 2014, 11:19:32 AM
Mine's in that blue puffy holder with the Marquette logo on the cover that they give you at graduation and that sits on a bookshelf next to my Marquette yearbook. My high school yearbook and diploma reside next to them on the same shelf.
The tassel from the graduation hat is a different story. It faded from orange to brown as it hung on a closet door knob near the window and then (10-12 years ago) my wife gave it to my then young daughter because she wanted to play with it and it got completely pulled apart.
About the same set up I have although my grade school one is next to my HS one which is next to my MU one.
Sitting in a box waiting to be hung in the new house.
Unless you're a doctor, dentist or lawyer hanging it in your office to add gravitas to your surroundings, hanging a diploma on your wall is lame.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on August 25, 2014, 01:59:03 PM
Unless you're a doctor, dentist or lawyer hanging it in your office to add gravitas to your surroundings, hanging a diploma on your wall is lame.
At work, yes I agree.
At home, do what you want, they're your walls.
Quote from: BagpipingBoxer on August 25, 2014, 11:26:37 AM
About the same set up I have although my grade school one is next to my HS one which is next to my MU one.
Forgot about that 8th grade one!
Did MU at least use a decent linen or parchment paper for your diploma? I went elsewhere for grad school and got some cardstock piece of crap for my troubles.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on August 25, 2014, 01:59:03 PM
Unless you're a doctor, dentist or lawyer hanging it in your office to add gravitas to your surroundings, hanging a diploma on your wall is lame.
Agreed. I have the misfortune of being a lawyer, so I plead what little innocence I can on the d-bag front, i.e., me hanging my diplomas is not the lamest thing that I do.
Quote from: Cooby Snacks on August 25, 2014, 05:18:11 PM
Did MU at least use a decent linen or parchment paper for your diploma? I went elsewhere for grad school and got some cardstock piece of crap for my troubles.
Yes. It's some kind of fabric-y paper that's nice and translucent when you hold it up to the light, but feels sturdy? Not sure, never took a class on paper.
My advanced degree is on a peeled back label from a long neck.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/106/297559793_fac2f35745.jpg)
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on August 25, 2014, 07:31:22 PM
My advanced degree is on a peeled back label from a long neck.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/106/297559793_fac2f35745.jpg)
Want a stylish frame for it? Dare I say it'd be slicker than putting a diploma from a university behind glass.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on August 25, 2014, 07:31:22 PM
My advanced degree is on a peeled back label from a long neck.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/106/297559793_fac2f35745.jpg)
It still pisses me off that Marquette demolished the Lanche. What was a real outrage was when the U tried to sell bricks from the carcass. Kinda like the SS selling eyeglasses.