Monday, July 21, 2008

The winds of change are blowing... and blowing FAST!

I have been so blessed to have grown so fast in such a short amount of time. It's been wonderful and stressful and HARD at the same time. Hard finding the balance between my family and my business and also hard in learning what to do & what not to do, to offer, etc. In a little over a year and a half, I've shipped all over the world and also been asked to do a little commercial work. I've done 4 magazine ads, designed 2 spice labels for a company, as well as other small commercial jobs. Considering that I'm completely self-taught, I consider my little "business" to be successful. I never could have imagined that the best was yet to come...

About a month ago, I was contacted about submitting a quote on doing a national catalog job for a children's clothing company. I had no idea how to submit a COMMERCIAL CATALOG quote! How do I price it? What if I'm too high? What if I can't do it! I was a NERVOUS wreck to say the least! About a week or so after submitting my quote, they asked me to redesign their current logo to make it more fun & funky. I'd done that many times in my head b/c I was familar with the company and always thought their logo needed help, lol! A few hours later, it was done and my 1st draft submitted... the next morning... THEY LOVED IT!!!!

Fast forward to a week later... I was told that I GOT THE CATALOG JOB!!!!! My logo design had proven that I could design what they envisioned for their company. I am BEYOND excited & scared at the same time.

The winds of change are blowing... Memories Too will still be open, but I will be cutting back on work during the 2 months of catalog work, twice a year. Proofing times may take longer, so please plan accordingly.

Thank you to ALL my fabulous customers who've helped me tap into my creative juices and get better and better at my love of design... I know without ya'll, I wouldn't be where I am today!

As a small "Thank You"... Use coupon code "catalog" for a 15% discount on orders over $25. Good until November 1st :)

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