Beyond Frames: How to Preserve/ Display Your Graduation Cap and Tassel

The commencement speech is now a memory, your struggle to fit into the academic regalia that was too itchy, too big, or too tight is all but forgotten, and all that is left of your graduation is the scrap book you and your mom worked on, the gown you wore when shaking hands with the dean, and your mortarboard cum tassel. While the gown is carefully hung in the closet and covered with a protective plastic sheathing from your local dry cleaner, the graduation cap and tassel are ready for display-but how?

Preserving and displaying your graduation cap and tassel was never easier than today and if you follow these simple guidelines, you will be sure to have them both in tip top shape to show off to your children and even grandchildren!

Tassel Display Only

Those choosing to only display their tassel, rather than their graduation cap and tassel attached, will love a diploma frame with tassel box and sufficient space for a 5×7 graduation photo. Imagine having your big day’s memorabilia fastened onto high quality wood that is covered with specially pH balanced conservation mat board to ensure decades of unfading display!

Available from the University Landmark website for about $155, this keepsake is certain to make a lasting impression in your home or office.

Graduation Cap and Tassel

Shadowboxes, such as they are offered by Fast Frame, make for a wonderful medium to preserve and display your graduation cap and tassel while at the same time adding a great splash of color or whimsy to your interior décor.

Custom tailored to the personality of the graduate, this showpiece doubles as a reminder of the achievement s/he has mastered, and as such the display may include just the cap and tassel or also feature some photos and other mementos of the big day.

If your need for display is taking a backseat to your wish for preservation, the graduation memories box sold by Personalization Mall is a surefire winner! For about $45 you receive a box sized perfectly to hold your graduation cap and tassel, photos, diplomas, and mementos from your graduation party.

It may be personalized with a name and date, and since it is made from acid free fiber board, the content is sure to weather future moves, changes in temperature, and whatever else your exciting new life as a graduate may hold!

Fearless Crafter Idea

Those not cut from the sentimental cloth-or perhaps especially because they are very sentimental and want to preserve their graduating class memories-will love the idea of using their graduation cap and tassel as a canvas. At your graduation party, put your mortarboard onto a sturdy surface and supply a number of gel pens for friends and also family members to sign in.

A bigger piece of poster board can serve as a giant card where well wishers can leave messages, tips, and the most beloved graduation quotes. Make sure you keep the center of the poster board free so that you can later mount your graduation cap and tassel in the middle.

Have the whole board professionally mounted and display it as a timeless memento of the day that one period in your life drew to a close and a whole new world opened up. An example of this kind of craft may be viewed at Personalization Mall.

Sources:
http://www.universitylandmark.com/FA9_tasselcertificateframes.htm
http://www.fastframesolanabeach.com/shadowboxes.html
http://www.personalizationmall.com/Personalized-Graduation-Memory-Box-p2444.prod?storeid=14&categoryid;=1225&itemid;=13895&did;=2591
http://www.personalizationmall.com/ExtraLargeImage.aspx?productid=2581

Reference:

• www.universitylandmark.com/FA9_tasselcertificateframes.htm