Well, I planned to work on samples on Friday, since I got a day off my regular job. BUT, I ended up doing some other stuff around the house and just relaxing. I am still working on those wedding samples, and should have a couple more up in the next few days. Sorry for the delay!
I am in the process of creating several more samples to show on the website. :) I have made 4 more baby-related samples, and now I am starting to work on some wedding-related invitations. I am really excited by some of the designs I am using, and maybe I’ll have a full 20 samples uploaded by the end of this weekend (thank goodness for 3-day weekends)!
It has truly been a process deciding which products I am going to use for my invitations. The two absolute essentials (besides beautiful PAPER, of course!) are a great paper trimmer and really awesome adhesive. (I can’t tell you how sick of repeatedly crooked cuts and tiny adhesive dispensers I am!) Over the past few months, I have purchased 5-7 different paper trimmers and countless varieties of adhesive, and I still have not found the “perfect” tools. (Although I do admit it has been fun to have an excuse to try so many different products!)
I’m still working on finding my most important tools, but paper is a completely different problem (I have TONS). Which papers should I use and how many should I display? Will I be able to find those papers for a long period of time, and if so, how/where can I order in bulk? Will customers really choose a large mix of papers, or mainly choose the papers used in the samples? Etc…
This has been a fun ride so far, and I’m hoping for even greater adventures to come!
We have now posted the invitation policies as a page in the blog. Also, since I have not yet been able to upload all of the custom option details, I have created a temporary list for your information until I have some time to update the option details (i.e. have hours and hours to scan patterned paper swatches).
Let me know if you have questions!
~Kat - kat@simplyrosy.com
Well, we uploaded the remaining samples tonight!
So, now that the website is up, I have time to make more samples; oh, what a vicious cycle! (You can see them all at http://www.simplyrosy.com/inviteall.htm.)
~Kat - kat@simplyrosy.com
I am SO excited to be making the first official blog post for Simply Rosy!
Our website is almost complete (we have quite a few more invitation samples to upload), and we will hopefully have at least the invitation portion finished in the next couple of days.
I have already posted a good deal of information on the “About Simply Rosy” page in the blog, and I am planning to write another lengthy post about the idea behind being a “completely custom” invitation designer.
I hope you enjoy the site and our blog, and I’d love some feedback on the website!
~Kat - kat@simplyrosy.com