Pretty in Pink

Just finished some bouquet tags for PW bride, Stephanie.  Enjoy!

Quite a Bit of Busy

This past weekend, as are many, was consumed by S&S Etsy orders.  I'm so pleased to be working with Jen again and just had to share her bouquet tags- so bright, so tropical, so refreshing, so Maui!

I'm so thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Jen throughout this next year.  Hey Jen, you're getting close to that one year mark!  Yes I will make your chair signs, yes I will design your hanging sign, yes I will work with you on door hanging suite signs- what else can we do???!!  Seriously, I want to be Jen's designer and if hubs and I weren't going to Maui earlier next year, I may have already asked Jen to be her official Day of Coordinator- haha!  Isn't it suppossed to be the other way around?

A-lo-haaaaaaa

I've had the opportunity to work with some amazing people since my Etsy shop opened a few months back.  I am so grateful for the bride's I've worked with and continue to work with.  I've made some amazing friendships and couldn't feel happier for these ladies as I help with planning even a small design detail in their special day.  When I really sit back and think about it, it's quite amazing that something I design will be incorporated in a couple's most special day- wow! 
I've been working with Margo on some wedding items, and I've told her that I can start an entire collection from her designs.  It's been a great working with her as her colors are so close to my own wedding color palette and she's another Hawaiian wedding client!  So fun.  Here's a bit of what we've been up to:

Hang tags for her welcome boxes

Place cards / favor tags

Bouquet Tags

Welcome Guides for her guests

Her table numbers- still in progress

She's also got an amazing table runner in progress, can't wait until that's completed as well! Sweet clients make me smile, Margo is one of them!  Thanks for allowing me to design elements for your special day Margo!

Why So Fast

This weekend has come and gone so fast (as weekends usually do), but I woke up feeling like I'm just not ready for the week yet!  Can I just fast forward to going back to wearing sweat pants, comfy socks, and being home with the hubs?  I SO WISH!!!

As many of you know, my Etsy shop is my ultimate life project and I enjoy working with clients to create custom pieces to be incorporated for special events in their lives.  My goal is for S&S to be my career, and if I could just get there, it would be so rewarding and satisfying. 

I've had a great time working on some recent orders for wonderful clients.  Here are some latest projects:

Wedding Party Tags

Place Cards

Remember Patti's awesome color scheme on her bouquet tags?  Well here are her completed table numbers and reserved signs!

More recent orders pending that involve table runners- super excited to be working with some amazing people! 

The Results are in......

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and awesome Mother's Day!  Thank you to everyone who participated in the first ever S&S Giveaway, as the responses were amazing and your lovely suggestions are very much appreciated.  I am excited to incorporate some of your ideas into new products for the shop and hoping to start on them right away!  Your thoughtfulness is more than encouraging!!!

Results:  So without further delay..........

Pamlea, please email me at spandseashells@aol.com and we can get started on your preference of customized tags!  Congratualtions!

And as a special thank you to all who participated, I'd like to extend a 15% discount on any new orders placed between now and May 25th, 2010.  Please mention the code RADreader in a message or convo to me, and a special listing will be made for you to reflect the discount.

Hope you all have a great Monday!

A Few More Done

It's been an accomplishing past week with wrapping up a few orders, and it's been extra exciting that they were for PW ladies!  It's so fun to work with Project Wedding brides because I can tap into their planning bios and see what their visions and color schemes are. 

Ashley's chair signs are now completed, and I love the design she chose for her beachside destination wedding.  She's got a gorgeous color scheme and I cannot wait to see her professional photos.

I've also been working with Patti, another PW bride, on her bouquet tags and now some table numbers for her reception decor as well.  I also adore her color scheme and I'm looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Thanks ladies, I wish you the very best in your planning!!!

For the Girls

I had the honor of designing bouquet tags for a fellow PW bride Ashley, and I just adore her color scheme!  I am so pleased that she thinks they are lovely- I think they're lovely too Ashley!  And how about that ribbon?  I am loving the color grey lately, but who would have know it would be so difficult to search out grey colored ribbon?  An FYI to ribbon distributors: there is a distinct difference between silver and grey, how about we offer up some more greys?  In any case, I found a lovely soft grey in a wider thickness, and I'm stoked that Ashley approves!