prices

A lot of people have been wondering about my prices. It took my husband Lance and I awhile to decide the best way to price frames. I want to be very competitive with the other custom framing shops out there (JoAnns, Michaels, carpenters) and still make it worth it for us. And when you are making custom sizes, color, details, etc, it gets hard to tell someone an exact price...but I think we have found a great way!

I will be charging $2.08 per linear inch. So if you would like to order a 16x20 (which comes to 26x30 with my most popular 5" wood frame) it will cost $149.76 (16+16+20+20=72 * 2.08= 149.76).

This price includes:

• Wood of any design you choose- I have dozens to choose from
  
• ANY stain color- I can match anything :) - or paint if you prefer
• Your choice of matte to gloss finish -I prefer the semi-gloss
• Your choice of plain or dry-brushed edges
• And your choice of a routed-out edge for glass and photo paper or a flat back for canvas.

The nice part about pricing the frame like this is that the larger the frame, the less and less it costs compared to these other custom framing shops. To go larger doesn't cost much more! Buying huge frames can be affordable.

I also have small sampler pieces of wood that you can take home to see which would match best with your decor or bring me something you would like matched. I will also post some pictures of the different wood profiles I offer in the next couple of days. Also, keep in mind that I can do mirrors & magnet boards as well.

If you are interested and think you have friends that would be as well, ask me about my referral deal!

with care,
Chrissy Marie

my love affair with canvas

The Greeks had many different words for love. Ethos is the passionate love between partners, agate is the uninterested unlimited love. My love for canvas is not like those. Its the love you would have for a favorite pair of jeans or the best flavor of Ben & Jerry's. Canvas is, for me, my favorite catalog. It inspires me to be more creative. The possibilities are endless! It is a crisp white script waiting for life's best memories to be written on it and shared with everyone.

At first I was a little hesitant to buy the roll of 100 feet. Only ritzy art galleries use that stuff! Now I am so sad I didn't have it for my wedding portraits. There is something about it that shares such character and emotion. Forget about the old days of a flat piece of photo paper behind glass; welcome to dimension and color!