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You are invited to join us on Monday June 11, 2012  in Sturbridge, MA.  The theme is:

FILL YOUR SHOP WITH CUSTOMERS!

Afternoon Programs: 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Note: Pre-registration required for afternoon sessions. Cost is $30 per SHOP. (your co workers are invited, too!)

50 WAYS TO BRING CUSTOMERS IN

Cliff Safane, president of Frametastic! LLC, has worked with many framers over the years. He will share his observations acquired from visiting many shops and will discuss practical ideas to bring new and existing customers into your shop.  These are tips that you can put to use immediately.

TALK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS

Cliff Wilson, MCPF®  This is the kind of marketing everyone can afford to do–becoming a local expert and speaking to local groups. Art societies, historical societies, garden clubs, and other organizations will pay you to talk and bring you business and referrals. Learn how to be comfortable talking to groups, how to gear the topic to the group, and how and where to acquire props and displays.

Evening Programs: 6:00pm – ~9:00pm

Note: Pre-registration is not required, if only attending the evening events.  Cost: Free

6:00pm – 7:00pm – Vendor tabletop show.  Meet with your reps from local vendors and NEPPFA sponsors, in this mini trade show.  This is also a great time to meet and greet with your peers, register for the door prizes, vote for your favorite “popular choice” winner, and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres.

7:00pm – Evening Meeting

Evening Presentation:

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PACKAGE PRICING PROGRAM

John “Harry” Gaston, CPF® will share tips and personal success with members, about the benefits of offering such a program.  If bought and priced properly, package pricing programs can drive new customers to your shop.

PPFA Open Framing Competition Judging/Winners Announced- Would you like to participate? There is still time!  Please register in advance. ($25 entree fee)  Cash prizes awarded.   For details, please contact Harry Gaston. http://www.ppfacorner.com/members/12-Harry-Gaston-CPF

The NEPPFA Open Competition is a chapter level framing competition. The OPEN Framing Competition includes framing of any item, image, object, or collection of the framer’s choice.  It is at the discretion of the individual frame designer whether or not they wish to uphold total conservation procedures during their framing.  Preservation materials and practices for custom framing are encouraged.

Reminder:  The Chapter Print Competition piece will be available for purchase at this meeting for $40.  This piece will be judged at our upcoming October meeting.  For this category, preservation standards shall be a priority, treating the piece of art as priceless. PRINT competition items shall be selected with specific challenges behind them to test the entrant’s knowledge and abilities. The PRINT chosen for the 2012-2013 competition year is the “Petroglyph / Rock Art” by artist Ron York.  Ron is part Creek Indian (also known as Muscogee), and although these Native American people are traditionally from the southeastern United States, Petroglyphs (also called rock engravings) are images created by carving, engraving, incising or abrading the surface of a rock.

Door prizes will be provided by some of our sponsors.

PLEASE RSVP BY JUNE 4, 2012

Make check payable to: NEPPFA

SHOP NAME: _________________________________________

SHOP ADDRESS: ______________________________________

SHOP PHONE: __________________________

NUMBER ATTENDING AFTERNOON SESSIONS: _____                     Check for $30.00  enclosed

(please include $30 per shop. Your entire staff is welcome.)

Make a day of it and spend some time in beautiful Sturbridge!

NEPPFA SPONSORS: Bienfang Products, Bella Moulding,  Craft, Inc, Crescent, Decor Moulding, Designer Moulding, Don Mar Frame & Moulding, Fotiou frames, Frametastic, Gryphon, Larson Juhl, Legion Paper, Lineco, Inc, Logan Graphic Products, Max Moulding , Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Nielsen Bainbridge, Presto, Omega Moulding, Studio Moulding, Tru Vue, Universal Arquati Moulding, Vermont Hardwoods

We’re excited to announce that the PPFA Framers Corner has been completely revamped!

Now it’s faster and easier than ever to stay in touch with framers around the world, share ideas, and get answers to technical framing challenges from industry experts like Paul Storch, Hugh Phibbs, Jim Miller, David Lantrip, Cliff Wilson, Greg Norris, and many others.

We wish to thank the Framers’ Corner Committee and Chairman Mike Labbe for their work in making this PPFA benefit even better.

Enjoy Marketing and Business Issues; Tech Corner; the Corner Café, and the Framer’s Help Line, with answers to challenges like: mounting coral, tiles, vellum diplomas, military medals, sports jerseys, arrowheads, wood carvings and more; and how to deal with mold on paper, flaking oil pastels, bowing problems, and other issues.

Post your Announcement or Special Event; share favorite projects in the Design Showcase; and advertise in Corner Classifieds.

Come and join the conversation at the Corner! You’ll find us at www.ppfacorner.com.

The March 4th, 2012 dinner meeting had 35 attendees, and we enjoyed a tasty meal at the Chinatown restaurant.

The evening featured a Framing Q&A session, the 2012 print framing piece (petroglyph) was made available, there was a door prize, we learned of the new www.ppfacorner.com Framer’s Corner Forum, PPFA Facebook page, that a redesign of www.findapictureframer.com is coming, discussed the success of the recent Las Vegas convention, the status of PPFA national, CPF certification testing is available, the local chapter library has CPF study materials and the newest PPFA books released this year, etc

March 4th Dinner Meeting Stoughton, MA

Please save the date for our June 11th meeting, which will be held at the Sturbridge Village Host Hotel.  Details will be posted soon!

Chapter president, Cliff Wilson, speaking at 3/4/12 meeting

Our next event will be on Sunday March 4th, at the Chinatown Restaurant in Stoughton, MA

Cocktails and networking 6-7pm

Dinner will be served at 7pm

There will be an open forum Q&A session after the meal.  Cliff will talk about the future of PPFA, and the recent trade show.

(Cost: $30 per person, including tax and gratuity)  Pre-registration required (see below)

This award winning restaurant is a local favorite of several NEPPFA members.  The restaurant features Hong Kong Szechuan and Mandarin style cuisine, with an open view kitchen.  The meal will be buffet style, and will showcase several of Chinatown’s most popular menu items.  If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know on the registration form.

Please support our NEPPFA SPONSORS: Bienfang Products, Bella Moulding,  Craft, Inc, Crescent, Decor Moulding, Designer Moulding, Don Mar Frame & Moulding, Fotiou frames, Frametastic, Gryphon, Larson Juhl, Legion Paper, Lineco, Inc, Logan Graphic Products, Max Moulding , Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Nielsen Bainbridge, Presto, Omega Moulding, Studio Moulding, Tru Vue, Universal Arquati Moulding, Vermont Hardwoods

PLEASE RSVP BY February 28, 2012

Make check payable to: NEPPFA

SHOP NAME: _________________________________________

SHOP ADDRESS: ______________________________________

SHOP PHONE: __________________________

NUMBER ATTENDING: _____                     Check for $________ enclosed

(This is a meal event and is open to all, for $30 per person. Advance reservations required)

Our October 24th meeting was a full day of activities.

The 9am-12:30pm session was a CPF prep and certification review class, with Linda Wassell, MCPF.  Chapter print competition judging took place at the same time, in another room.

After lunch, Linda gave an afternoon presentation for 26 attendees from 1:30-4:30pm.  “Compo Corners and Altered Finishes”

Afternoon class

Compo class demonstration

There was a great turnout for the 6-7pm tabletop vendor show meet and greet.   Thirteen vendors were set up to show their wares, and a buffet was set up for dinner. Members were able to view the 8 chapter print competition pieces, and submit their votes for the popular choice award.

The general meeting started at 7pm, and included 40 attendees. Announcements were made by chapter president Cliff Wilson about the upcoming trade show in January, the chapter lending library for CPF study materials, etc.   Three board members were voted in at this meeting, and the proposed by-law changes were reviewed and accepted.  Bob Warshawer gave a brief talk about competition judging criteria.

In all, 15 door prizes were given out at this meeting.  These included 10 sets of (4) weights from Tru-Vue, a $50 GC from Studio Moulding, a roll of hanging wire from Decor Moulding, an ATG tape gun from Decor Moulding, a 32×40 sheet of Museum Glass from Larson-Juhl,  and an oval mirror from Presto Moulding.

June 24, 2011 General Meeting

The chapter print competition results were next.  There were 8 entries.  Congratulations to the winners!

Popular Choice: Carol Riman of The Frame Man
First Place: Carol Riman of The Frame Man
Second Place: Rob Jenisch of Gilded Edge
Third Place: John Harry Gaston of Gaston Art & Frame

Next we had the evening presentation “Framer’s Workbook: Great Ideas you can use right away” from Linda
Wassell, MCPF

Evening presentation with Linda Wassell, MCPF

If you didn’t make it, you missed a great meeting!

Our next meeting and vendor tabletop show will be Monday October 24th, at the Red Hook Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

9:00am – 1:00pm: RE-CERTIFICATION CLASS.  If you are due for re-certification, the required application can be downloaded HERE

1:30pm – 4:30pm: Afternoon class w/ Linda Wassell, MCPF:

“Customizing your custom frames – compo corners and altered finishes” 

($35 for members and $45 for non-members) Registration required

Linda Wassell, MCPF

Offer a unique look to your custom frames by adding composition ornaments to achieve the look of a finely finished frame. Finish the look by enhancing the finish to give a truly custom mated patina. In this hands-on class, students will experiment with the application of compo and learn how to dissect and recreate a wide range of finishes. If you want to be a true CUSTOM framer, this is the class for you!

Support our NEPPFA SPONSORS: Bienfang Products, Bella Moulding,  Craft, Inc, Crescent, Decor Moulding, Designer Moulding, Don Mar Frame & Moulding, Fotiou frames, Frametastic, Gryphon, Larson Juhl, Legion Paper, Lineco, Inc, Logan Graphic Products, Max Moulding , Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Nielsen Bainbridge, Presto, Omega Moulding, Studio Moulding, Tru Vue, Universal Arquati Moulding, Vermont Hardwoods

The competition piece is still available for purchase.  Contact Harry Gaston for details.

"Three Boats" by John M. Gaston

PLEASE RSVP BY October 17, 2011

Make check payable to: NEPPFA

SHOP NAME: _________________________________________

SHOP ADDRESS: ______________________________________

SHOP PHONE: __________________________

NUMBER ATTENDING: _____                     Check for $________ enclosed

(Afternoon Class is $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Evening events are open to all)

You are invited to join us!

Monday August 15, 2011 6:30pm in Sturbridge, MA

Dinner will be an Italian summer buffet, and requires pre-registration (see below)

Featured Speaker:  KEN LINK, CPF®

Ken is the current president of PPFA and will be discussing the future of our organization, and answering questions.

After dinner, we will have an open discussion about what you would like NEPPFA to do/be for you.  How can your trade organization help you grow your business?

Please take our on-line survey (even if you can’t attend the meeting).  The survey is at www.neppfa.org/survey/  This will give us feedback and help us prepare some discussion topics for the meeting.

Door prizes will be provided by some of our sponsors.

PLEASE RSVP BY AUGUST 5, 2011

Make check payable to: NEPPFA

SHOP NAME: _________________________________________

SHOP ADDRESS: ______________________________________

SHOP PHONE: __________________________

NUMBER ATTENDING: _____                     Check for $________ enclosed

(please include $15 per member attendee, $25 per non member attendee)

Make a day of it and spend some time in beautiful Sturbridge!

NEPPFA SPONSORS: Bienfang Products, Bella Moulding,  Craft, Inc, Crescent, Decor Moulding, Designer Moulding, Don Mar Frame & Moulding, Fotiou frames, Frametastic, Gryphon, Larson Juhl, Legion Paper, Lineco, Inc, Logan Graphic Products, Max Moulding , Meadowbrook Insuance Group, Nielsen Bainbridge, Presto, Omega Moulding, Studio Moulding, Tru Vue, Universal Arquati Moulding, Vermont Hardwoods

2011 New England PPFA Chapter Framing Competition

 

"Three Boats" by John M. Gaston

 

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PS:  A great time was had by all at last night’s chapter dinner meeting at the Worcester Art Museum.  Upcoming events include the June 13th meeting, where we will be having the chapter print competition.  The piece is available now for $40.  This will be held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, and details will be forthcoming soon.