Latest work 

Here are some of the 16" x 20" memento boards

that I have started to wholesale

 great response to these boards

It started by accident.

In April/May I sent out pitch pieces for my frames

to 20 stores across the country.

I included my fun mailer (artwork done by pve design).

It is pictured on most the boards in this post.

The buyers loved the frames 

but they also wanted to know about the boards.

I have been creating the boards 

on a custom basis for decorators and designers mainly.

I always do some for my boutique shows,

but I had not really thought about wholesaling them.

But with all the interest I had to do something about it.

I crunched the numbers,

got the woodworker cutting,

and I worked like crazy for the month of May.

I am pleased.

I have 6 new wholesale accounts.

A few more are on the sidelines; 

I am certain I will be able to convince them

to pick-up my line eventually.

And I still have my trusted accounts that have supported me for years.

Thanks to you all,

especially Robin of Sea Beans Studio in Wilton, Connecticut.

You gave me legs!

And thanks to all the other wonderful people who have inspired me 

along the way.

Oh these make me happy.

So many hats this past weekend: 

creator, worker-bee, saleswoman, shipper...

who said work wasn't fun!

MRR DESIGN

SPRING 2009

Heather Bailey

#1 Sunflower (l)

#2 Paisley (r)

Heather Bailey

#3 Aqua Ice

#4 Green Ice

Anna Maria Horner

#5 Roses on Chocolate (front l)

#6 Pink Flowers on Mocha (back l)

see below for frame on right

Anna Maria Horner

#7 Indian Green

#8 Indian Rose

#9 Aqua Clouds (back l)

#10 Aqua Daisy (front)

#11 Mingle red

#12 Mingle pink/green

another view of #11 and #12

Denyse Schmidt

#13 Circles w/ aqua ribbon

#14 Circles w/ green ribbon

These checks are nice for birth announcements or photos

#15 Aqua check (front)

#16 Light pink check (back l)

#17 Rose check (back r)

Sis Boom

#18 Lime wallpaper

Sis Boom

#19 Pink wallpaper (front)

back in another view of Lime wallpaper

Sis Boom

#20 Flower Power blue (front)

#21 Flower Power pink (middle)

#22 Green/Blue (back)

another view of #22 Flower Power Green/Blue 

another view of #21 Flower Power pink

Sis Boom

#35 Paisley green/blue (front)

#36 Paisley pink/blue (back)

Fun, Fun, Fun

Seersucker patchwork 

#23 Seersucker Patchwork w/ aqua ribbon (front)

#24 Seersucker Patchwork w/ bright pink ribbon (back l)

#25 Seersucker patchwork w/ light pink ribbon (back r)

another view of #23

#26 Pink Maro Flowers (front)

#27 Pink Decals (back)

Whimsical Heather Ross

#28 Mermaids

Whimsical Jay McCarroll

#29 Ants in Woodpile (front)

#30 Bending Trees (back r)

For the happy baker

#31 Beaters

#32 Aqua Pucci (front)

#33 Aqua Circles (back)

#34 Sis Boom stripe

Contact Marnie about wholesale orders and prices.

(203) 216-8717

or marnie@optonline.net

Frames are sold at the boutiques listed below. 

Sea Beans Studio, Wilton, Connecticut

Darien Sport Shop, Darien, Connecticut

Milestones, New Canaan, Connectiuct

The Goody Shop, Westport, Connecticut

All She Wrote, Chicago, Illinois

All She Wrote, Winnetka, Illinois

If you are not close to one of these shops,

please contact MRR Design directly or visit my etsy shop.

I also do custom monogramming.

Great for graduations, birthdays, new babies.

If you know of a shop in your neighborhood

where you think the frames would sell well,

please tell me.

I will pitch the product and if I receive an order,

then you will receive any frame from my collection as a 

THANK YOU.

Just slip the photo between the fabric and ribbon.

Cheerful, fun, and so easy to change the fabric.

Perfect for 4x6 photo, birth announcement or postcard.

These new-fangled pictures frames are created by me!

Copyright protected 2008

Sampling of the spring 2009 line

summery patchwork madras

delightful sis boom

Cheerful checks with topstitched ribbon.

Great for birth announcements or pictures of a cutie-pie.

Here is an idea:

send a birth announcement back to the new mother and baby

in a one of mrr design's new-fangled frames.

another pretty sis boom fabric.

Light on posting this week

College visits

I can hardly believe Miss Is

is all grown up

Happy Birthday Miss Is

Delish chocolate fudge sundae 

from Serendipity

One of my favorite pictures

and another favorite

sampling of new spring 2009 line 

Last summer Jennifer Paganelli of Sis Boom fame gave me this quilt

to use for the creation of a large board

40" x 45"

Voila

the finished product in one of sis boom's photo shoots

a head board 

Got another order yesterday 

a patchwork board with all of Jennifer's new fabrics

Flower Power

as seen on J Caroline's website

I am using a lot of Jennifer's fabrics in my 2009 spring line too!

Here is a selection.

Loads of pictures of frames coming soon!

I know, I keep saying that, but remember I already admitted to being a procrastinator

and the weather is still cold here

the space heater is very small

and it can be very cold in the studio, aka garage.