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JACK
AND
MARY
HANDBAGS

Medium Shopper Bag, felted wool, $168
Mini Bag, felted wool, $68 Small Bag, felted wool, $72
Medium Shopper Bag, felted wool, $168 Mini Bag, felted wool, $68 Small Bag, felted wool, $72

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I have moved eight times in seventeen years. My family includes a husband, four teenage children and two dogs. I have always been incredibly creative and have a love of handbags. My most recent move to Wyoming inspired me to get back into knitting. Not one to stick with tradition, I began creating handbags out of yarn.

I have been in business for three years. My business keeps growing and I love what I do everyday. I sell my bags on my web site through boutiques and at art shows. Jack and Mary handbag are made for women who like to wear something different than everybody else. The shapes are traditional but the wool, linings and embellishments add a unique flair to the bags. I use recycled interior design fabrics for the linings and try to use recycled necklaces for the handles and trims.
After moving to Wyoming and closing a successful east coast interior design business I was looking for a new venture. The one constant in my careers has always been fibers. I always loved to knit and work with fabrics. I decided to combine the two and thus began my felted handbags business. Jack and Mary handbags are all 100% handmade in the USA using recycled materials when possible.

My most recent nightmare was that I originally had my home phone number on my website. One night a woman called very late and wanted to order 10 bags that she wanted for gifts and she needed them in two days!. Back then, I was not very good at updating my site and did not actually have any of these bags in my inventory. Needless to say, I did fulfill the order but did not get much sleep for two days.

My greatest accomplishment so far is that I love what I do and feels that it shows in my work. My greatest achievement has been having my handbags featured on an HGTV segment and on a Wyoming news program. What makes doing what I do worth it is seeing the look on shoppers faces when they see all my bags on display and of course when they make a purchase.
 
What is your name? Marilyn Robertson
Where are you from? New York
Where do you live now? Wyoming
How old are you? 47
Do you have a design background? Yes.
Do you still have a day job? No.
What year were your bags born? 2005
Bag brand name: jack and mary handbags
What is their retail price range? $68 - $225
Where can a shopper buy your bags? www.jackandmaryhandbags.com
For more information, contact: www.jackandmaryhandbags.com

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