Posted January 18th, 2009 by christine
I was putting together some last minute touches for the custom wedding guestbook ordering kits to present to a couple of retailers this past week. Included with one of the kits was a business letter addressed to one of the boutique owners. I wanted to create a creative touch to the letter by creating a [...]
Tags: codex stitch, coupon book, journal, receipt book, recipe book, recycled, repurposed, wish keeper
Posted January 17th, 2009 by christine
I have finally finished the wedding guestbook ordering kits to present to two retailers. I will be going to Lemons and Limes Paper Shop in Fayetteville to replace the ordering kit that I had there for the past year. I am also presenting the books to Syracuse Card Co.
Jill, the owner of Lemons and Limes [...]
Tags: bridal shower, bride, custom, gift, guestbooks, wedding
Posted January 15th, 2009 by christine
I have come up with what will be a series of journals that feature 3-5 pickup lines to choose from. It is a fun and playful theme that I think people will pick up on. One of my coworkers suggested that I make a series of address books with the pickup lines on them as [...]
Tags: blank, gin, journals, nathan eaton, new, pick up lines, platonic, product line, scotch, sketching, sofa, writing
Posted January 12th, 2009 by christine
Now is the time for advertising Concepcioun for the wedding market. I posed as a bride today at the Syracuse Bridal Show to get a feel for booth size and display since I am thinking about registering as a vendor next year, though I felt like a fake when speaking with the coordinator…
It was interesting [...]
Tags: guestbooks, R Studio, reception, Renée Stevens, Syracuse Bridal Show, wedding
Posted January 5th, 2009 by christine
I made the decision to post a blog as a result of three things:
1.) My observation that many artisans/crafters trying to make a name for themselves have a blog
2.) A conversation I had with Tara Hogan of Ink and Wit. I initially saw Tara’s collage artwork in the summer of 2008 in a small temporary [...]
Tags: artful, blog, Blogging, business, Grant Taylor, Ink + Wit, Ink and Wit, Tara Hogan
Posted January 4th, 2009 by christine
My hope by posting this blog is to get the word out about Concepcioun and connect with other artisans trying to start their own business venture. I have observed that the indie craft market is very much a small network of people that know one another. Once you become a part of this network, opportunities [...]
Tags: artisan, business, Concepcioun, craft, indie, network, Networking, opportunities