My friend, Melissa, who runs a fantastic site called, OperationNice.com, suggested I check out Startup Weekend in Philly (video above from January, 2011). She went to one of their events this past October and had a great time! She says it was a great place to network as well as get her startup idea, Hangplan, off the ground (which you should sign up for, btw). I think it would be a blast to work with a group of people to aid in the design of a product over an intense 54-hour period. I love creating graphics and helping companies with their branding from the get go. This might be my chance to work with a startup from day one. How much fun would that be? Startup Weekend happens all over the country - here's their global home link. Maybe there's one near you! Have you attended a Startup Weekend event?...
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On January 23rd, I launched the wedding section of my website and received a lot of great feedback! Thank you to all of those who've supported me over the past few months while I fine-tuned the suites, contacted tons of print vendors for the best pricing possible, and tweaked everything until I felt it was absolutely ready to be launched. I will be adding to the collection every 2 weeks so there is something fresh in the collection for couples to peruse. Most of the collections will be able to be edited (colors, printing style, etc) to accommodate your budget. The price sheets included are simply a guideline for the printing techniques and high quality papers I suggest for each design. For example, the Ingrid suite is priced for 2-color foil stamps on a 130# black stock. As currently priced, the invitation suite starts at $9.25 per invitation (invitation, RSVP, and envelopes)....
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Here are a few things I'm loving this week from around the web. Makes me want to make holiday food gifts and decorated labels for all of my friends and family! Enjoy! Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup: I have about a quart of this syrup (recipe by missmake.com) stored in my fridge and it's absolutely delicious in my morning coffee! I highly recommend making it. Doesn't take too long and is definitely worth the money you'll save on expensive coffee shop lattés (even though I'm still a big fan of them). Syrups, containers and labels: While I'm on my syrup high, I might as well share this little tidbit from A Beautiful Mess. How cute is the packaging she created for her syrups? I'm loving them! She breaks down a few more recipes for you - vanilla, raspberry and caramel! Add the pumpkin spice syrup above and you'll have a well rounded set of must...
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This weekend at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, Celeste Giuliano, is celebrating her Retro Lovely Magazine release! With an amazing line-up to celebrate, this is sure to be an amazing party! I can't wait! There will be burlesque performances by former Hellcat Girls Burlesque performers; Candy Mayhem, D'Arcy D'Lux, Kiki Berlin, and Little Darling as well as an appearance by The Infamous Miss Mae! Pin-up girls will fill the landscape who also appear in the pages of Celeste's edition of Retro Lovely Magazine! And we can't forget about the cocktails — Sailor Jerry Rum is providing their delicious rum and rum cocktails throughout the evening! There will also be door prizes and raffles galore! Oh, and a little birdie told me that Dr. Sketchy's Philly is involved and will be choosing one lucky lady in attendance to be one of their future pin-up models! All you have to do to enter...
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Thanksgiving is on its way! One of my favorite holidays! Get togethers with friends and family, time for cooking and baking, filling the house with yummy aromas, indulging in yummy food, and of course, a bit of relaxing! To celebrate and give thanks to all of my wonderful clients, followers, and friends, I'm running a custom design special for all project bookings received from Tuesday, November 22nd through Tuesday, December, 6th! Any orders I receive* between 11/22 - 12/6 will receive 20% off of design services on their final invoice! To be eligible for these savings, you must: 1) Contact me (contact form is at the bottom of this page for your convenience) about your project between 11/22-12/6 and reference the holiday discount code: TURKEY2011. 2) Send your 50% deposit (within 5 business days of receiving your project quote). 3) Sign and return the design agreement (within 5 business days of receiving your project...
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It's important to reflect and re-evaluate your business from time-to-time. What's needed that you may have overlooked? What are some things you've put on the back burner that you'd really like to achieve? Are you stuck in a rut? These are all questions I've been asking myself lately. With my recent wedding in October, I cleared up all jobs in queue and close shop for a few weeks. I had a great time relaxing and taking time off with my fabulous new husband, but found that when my vacation came to an end, I was stuck in a bit of a rut waiting for the next job to land in my inbox. I did what most business owners would do when booking their calendar with work. I sent out a few emails, touched base with some of my favorite clients, and scheduled a few face-to-face meetings with new potential clients to...
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