Introduction & Invitation

[jPaul]

A BIG WELCOME to Bridget Hanley of Little Conestoga Picture Framing, Elverson, Pa 19520

Bridget's contact information for Little Conestoga is on the LIFE site.



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Another BIG WELCOME to Terry Williams owner of
Williams Custom Framing Shoppe in Spokane Valley, Wa.

You can find his contact information on the LIFE website

[jPaul]

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Welcome to Ian MacDonald of Silvercleave Framing, Metherell, UK.

Ian has decided to get in the LIFE boat with others independent framers as we sail through these turbulent times together.

Visit Ian's website from the link on the LIFE site / Find a Framer

[jPaul]

Welcome to Rolf & Sam Lawson from beautiful Northern Ireland, Tandragge Co Armagh as the newest members of LIFE

As always their contact information is on the LIFE site

[jPaul]

GOOD NEWS!

Two new framers for LIFE!

Welcome aboard to Framers Market & Gallery and also to
A Framers Touch.


Framers Market & Gallery / Vickie Sheridan of Prescott Az

A Framers Touch / Kristen Ling of Forest Grove, Or

Both of these new LIFE members have websites and their links have been added to LIFE.


GREAT NEWS!

LIFE is now easier to join. No more paper work! Just go here, push the Blue Button http://localindependentframingexpert.com/contactus.aspx

and you can submit your application.

[jPaul]

And yet another framer joins us, now that we have that easy sign-up button! http://localindependentframingexpert.com/contactus.aspx
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Michael Mixon of Hanging Around Hoover Inc. / Hoover, Al has decided to get into the LIFE boat also. Way to go Mike

Mike's site is linked in at LIFE

[jPaul]

And Two More!

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Michael Mixon of Hanging Around Hoover Inc. / Hoover, Al has decided to get into the LIFE boat also. Way to go Mike

Mike's site is linked in at LIFE


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Laurie Miller of Slear Glass Shop / West Bend, Wi has also joined together in LIFE

Contact information for Slear Glass Shop is on LIFE!

[jPaul]

Whew, I've been busy.

OK! A really BIG mass welcome to the following framers for joining LIFE.

Mark Wallington / Eight Bells Gallery /Gloucestershire, UK
Mike Sutton / Silver Eagle Gallery & Framing / Katy, Tx
Judy Price / Frame It & Etc / Fort Morgan, Co
Steve Nichols / Frontier Picture Frames Ltd / Bath, UK
Kathy Kerchner / Kathy's Custom Framing / Washington, Pa
Bob Friscia / Classic Framing and Gifts / Fanwood, NJ
Virginia Heath/High Cotton Custom Framing /Alexander City, AL
There information will be on the LIFE site as soon as I catch my breath or in a day or two, whichever comes first!

http://localindependentframingexpert.com/contactus.aspx to join LIFE yourself it's easy peasy.

[jPaul]

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Laurie Miller of Slear Glass Shop / West Bend, Wi

Gumby aka: Jim Cook of Cook's Art Supply & Framing Inc. / North Canton, Oh

Bob Macchione of Frame Station Gallery / Berwyn Pa


http://localindependentframingexpert.com/contactus.aspx to join LIFE yourself it's easy peasy.

[jPaul]

A welcome goes out to

Dan Lodan / Lodan Fine Art / Midlothian, Va
Franchesca Hobart / Granchesca's Fine Framing / Lake Arrowhead, Ca
Dan & Franchesca's info will be on LIFE shortly.



LIFE has been very active the last few days,thanks to our easy button, to join LIFE

Welcome a few new members

Gary Laywood / King Street Picture Framing / Alfreton, UK
Philip O'Byrne / Emerald Art / Cork Ireland
Dan Perlea / Four Corners Framing and Art Gallery / Folsom,Ca

[jPaul]

Welcome to Nicole Ohme / Black Iris Gallery / Sandwich, Ill

Nicole has finally seen the light and come over to LIFE.
The # of framers is now well over 60 members strong.

[jPaul]

Wow, I've been busy since the addition of the new easy sign up button. Please welcome all of these new LIFE partners since the last update.

Mike Dye / Metropolitan Framing / Ellenbrook, Western Australia
Ed McLoone / Stabane Picture Framing Service / Tyrone Co, Northern Ireland
Jerry Uttz / Capture Your Blessings / Fort Worth Tx
Carol Thompson / I've Been Framed / Jackson, Mi
Mel Lambert / The Beveled Edge / North Augusta, SC
Lisa Peterson / The Total Picture / Uncasville, Ct 06382
Julie Walsh of / The WorkShop Gallery / Toronto, Canada
Dianne Brice / Country Custom Framing & Gallery / Saskatchewan, Canada
Jeanne Bergelin-Murphy / The Frame Factor Inc. / Big Rapids Mi.
Paul Saadeh / Mirage Frame Company / Santa Ana, Ca
Shawn Allen / Shawn Marie Framing Etcetera / St. Augustine, Florida
Ron Douros / Ron Douros Framing / Wantage, NJ
Lea Ann Bernethy / The Frame Gallery / Johnson City, TN
Steve Baxter / Anything Framed / Peterborough, Cambs, UK

I want to thank Lois Bauby of Superior Acrylic for becoming our first wholesale supporter of LIFE.

If you are a Wholesale to the Trade Only Company and would like to be added as a LIFE supporter, we would be happy to have you.
We will have a special page added for our Wholesale Only suppliers and will post your link/ad on the LIFE site, in exchange for your
help in spreading the LIFE message.

Thanks to all of our LIFE partners, John Barlowe

[jPaul]

Open invitation to all LIFE partners.



I am going to be adding a gallery page to LIFE as time permits. All partners are welcome to provide a jpeg file of a framing project of their choice. If you have any that you have won an award for I would suggest you use that. Include a brief description with the photo. I will link them back to your website. We want to give those finding the LIFE site an idea of what we can do and at the same time be providing relative content for the search engines.



LIFE partners should have my email where they can be send. If not either contact me through the LIFE site.

[jPaul]

OK LIFE partners, I have the beginnings of the Framers Gallery page on the site.

Please submit your image at aprrox 200px x 200px or so. I will resize if necessary. Write a brief story/discription. Let me know where on your site you wish it to be linked.

HERE is the page and an example of what you should submit. http://localindependentframingexpert.com/gallery.aspx

Pass the word, I would like to get your pictures up ASAP as this certainly will help with relevance and searches.


If you have thought about joining LIFE, now is the time. Simply go to the LIFE site and click on the button to fill out the agreement on line.

[jPaul]

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http://localindependentframingexpert.com/agreement.aspx

Eazy On-Line Sign-Up! Just click on the link and fill in the form!

[jPaul]

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I want to welcome Richard Darling of Grey Fox Gallery & Frame with two locations / Bozeman MT / Belgrade Mt as our newest partner in LIFE. Richard is our first framer from Montana.




PS. I really want to encourage all LIFE partners to submit a picture of a framing project along with a short description to be added to our gallery page. We want to build the relevant content even more on our site.
I will be making changes to the Find a Framer page as time permits by adding a short description about your shop, we don't want the link page to appear to be a farm. Adding content will apparently help, if you have a website I will take information from there. If you want something else, please email it to me.
By the way, the Find a Framer page currently has a page rank of 3.


Now is the time to join LIFE.


We're 80+ shops now but we are still looking for a few good framers: Only states in the US not yet represented are
ALASKA / ARKANSAS / DELAWARE /IDAHO / INDIANA / LOUISIANA / MARYLAND / MASSACHUSETTS / MISSISSIPPI/ MISSOURI / NEBRASKA / NEVADA /
NEW HAMPSHIRE / NEW MEXICO /RHODE ISLAND / NORTH DAKOTA / OKLAHOMA / SOUTH DAKOTA / UTAH / VERMONT / WEST VIRGINIA / WYOMING

And of course we welcome Independent Frame Shops from the 4 corners of the earth. We have 3 partners from Canada / 12 from the United Kingdom and 2 from Australia.

[jPaul]

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Welcome to:

Mark Hampton / Hampton House Gallery, Inc. / Winston-Salem, NC 27103 as our newest partner in LIFE
You can view Mark's site via LIFE

[jPaul]

A couple of more framers have commited to LIFE.

Welcome to Marell Staffel of Picture This / Charlevoix, Michigan, USA as our newest partner in LIFE

Welcome to Nadine Hunt / Green Pine Arts / West Branch, Michigan, USA 48661 as our newest partner in LIFE


Will you be next? Push the easy button!

[jPaul]

We now have over 100 framers from U.K. / U.S.A. / Canada & Australia

Isn't it time you decided to join together?

[jPaul]

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Welcome to John Turner of Angmering Framing & Stitches of Angmering, West Sussex, UK as the newest partner in LIFE
View Robo's website on LIFE

Don't let LIFE leave you behind. Join Now!

We're at 100 + shops now but we are still looking for a few good framers: Only states not yet represented are
ALASKA / ARKANSAS / DELAWARE /IDAHO / INDIANA / LOUISIANA / MARYLAND / Maine / MISSISSIPPI/ MISSOURI / MONTANA / NEBRASKA / NEVADA /
NEW HAMPSHIRE / NEW MEXICO /RHODE ISLAND / NORTH DAKOTA / OKLAHOMA / SOUTH DAKOTA / UTAH / VERMONT / WEST VIRGINIA / WYOMING

[jPaul]

Here is the page sign up on line, it's really easy.
http://localindependentframingexpert.com/agreement.aspx