tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78420332056821650422024-03-13T08:21:25.348-04:00Paper RelishFareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-21833555706089481542012-12-14T17:35:00.000-05:002012-12-14T17:37:11.294-05:00Farewell Paperie Year-in-ReviewWell, gang. It's that time of year again. You know, near the end, when you look back as a small business owner on all the long days and all-nighters. All the stresses over money, travel, business development, web development, social media development, sanity development. You realize you've learned the real life meaning of poopy words like <i>overhead</i>, <i>profit margin</i>, <i>invoicing</i>, <i>quickbooks</i>. Oh, dreaded quickbooks. You have more grey hairs and paper cuts from the past 4 quarters (because that's how you measure time now) than you would have cared for. You don't know how you made it through. You still don't know if you're doing it right. And for the love of god, you don't know why someone didn't warn you before you jumped into this crazy shitshow of a professional path how it would completely dictate your life and the lives of those nearest to you...<br />
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Then you put all your awesome snapshots from the year to pretty music, and it turns out YOU'VE HAD THE BEST YEAR OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/55591637">Happy Holidays from Farewell Paperie</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/farewellpaperie">jen pham-corbett</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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And for some cray cray reason, you can't wait to do it all over again—maybe even better!—next year.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Happy Holidays to all of our clients, retailers, customers, paper friends & family. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Jen & Lisa</span></b>FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-79651771087924380982012-11-13T07:00:00.000-05:002012-11-13T12:02:25.998-05:00Did We Mention We Moved? Part 2July 1st, 2012 we officially moved our studio to Seattle Washington. It was an exciting time for us, since we hadn't been in the same city since 2009. <br />
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We found an awesome studio south of the city in Georgetown, which is a funky, industrial, artsy part of town. It felt like the perfect spot for our studio and we were lucky enough to find a space in the Old Rainier Beer bottling plant.<br />
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We are on the ground level with windows that open right out onto the street. If you look at the above picture, we are 6th window from the left or the window that is in the middle of the red car.<br />
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To get the press into our studio, we negotiated having a double door installed into the wall. This is what we found the day we were moving in:<br />
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A hole was literally being cut into the wall as we arrived to move the press! </div>
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Of course, it took us a while to figure out if this was where Bill was going to stay. <br />
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Success! Decision made. Farewell Paperie officially moved in! </div>
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FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-20704276543148227532012-11-06T18:43:00.001-05:002012-11-06T18:43:48.460-05:00Did we mention we moved? So, last you heard from us was in March. Whoopsie. Our bad. We had great intentions of writing about getting ready for the National Stationery Show and then blogging about the show, itself, but life kinda got in the way. Did we mention that the Corbetts and Townses decided to move to Seattle?<br />
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Well, we did... and that's how our blog took the backseat to everything else that was on our plate. So to pick up where we (kind of) left off, here is a quick rendition of the National Stationery Show in picture story-telling format.<br />
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3 LONG days later, we tore our booth down in about a half hour. </div>
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To cut it short, we'll say it was a very successful show for us. We had a blast and can't wait to do it again, next year. Imagine the possibilities.... </div>
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Stay tuned for our post about moving into our new studio in Seattle. <br />Here is a sneak peek of our new home:</div>
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LONG time, no chat. We apologize. We really do. We've been up to our ears in paper and we haven't had much time to breathe since the holidays. Yes, for a good 3 months we have been busy, busy bees - Fab.com sales, weddings, graduation announcements, wholesale orders, creating new designs, getting ready for the National Stationery Show.... If it has anything to do with paper, we've been workin' on it and we are sorry for our lack of blogging to keep you in the loop. So we've <i>finally</i> designed this little post to take you on a journey through the past few months here, at Farewell. Strap in because 3 months is going to fly by in about 5 minutes.<br />
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<b>1. Happy Holidays! </b><br />
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<b>4.</b> <b>Design Sponge </b>- Hooray! PR! At the end of January our Besties card was featured on Design Sponge. The response we received was cah-razy. (The power of the interwebs and social media still boggle our minds.) We had orders coming in from Japan, Australia and Puerto Rico. We were even published in an Irish teen magazine, thanks to that card.<br />
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<b>5. Lisa visits San Fran for a month </b>- Just as that was wrapping up, I flew to San Francisco to spend a month with Jen working side by side on all aspects of the business. It was great actually being in the same city. It was almost like we had a REAL work routine. We'd get up, get ready, scoot to work together on <i>Buddy</i>, the mint green scooter, get our favorite coffee at Coffee Bar (to DIE FOR coffee, btw), blast our little space heaters as we cranked up our computers and would get to work:<br />
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<b>6. Fab.com sale-</b> We worked on a ton of jobs while I was out there including our Fab.com sale! It was a huge success thanks to all of our fans. We sold out of our pants series and gangsta series the first day!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You cant' see it here, but our rental car was a minty green, just like <i>Buddy, the scooter</i>. </span></div>
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<b>8. Trade Show Bootcamp Seminar </b>- Towards the end of my extended stay, Jen and I traveled down to L.A. for a whole day at <a href="http://www.tradeshowcamp.com/">Trade Show Bootcamp</a>. It was an amazing experience. We cannot thank these lovely ladies enough for putting together an event that was informative and fun. Get ready NSS 2012, Here comes Farewell Paperie!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">{Pictures courtesy of Trade Show Bootcamp and Ian Grant Photography}</span></div>
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It's kind of weird to try and wrap a whole month up in one simple sentence. It was fun and crazy and hard work, but it was a great time. We'll do our best to keep you posted on our trade show set up, the spring weddings, and the overall state of our business. The next couple of months are going to be hectic, so stick along for the ride. It's going to get exciting!</div>
</div>FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-54727167783926702432011-11-30T14:56:00.001-05:002011-11-30T15:33:00.724-05:00The most wonderful time of the yearWow. 2011 has flown by. We can't believe we are 1 day away from December! After a week of stuffing our faces in our respective Turkey Day locations (Jen was in snowy Denver, while I was in sunny Orlando --You can't get more opposite than that.) we are back on track and getting ready for the upcoming holidays. To kick off the holiday mailing season, we just added our new Christmas and Hanukkah paper goods to our etsy shop. Each card is hand-fed into our trusty C&P letterpress and, of course, have our customary Farewell "flare".<br />
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You can purchase our lovely little <a href="http://farewellpaperie.com/category/greeting-card/holiday/winter-holiday/">cards</a> and<a href="http://farewellpaperie.com/category/greeting-card/mini-gift-tag/"> gift tags</a> through our <a href="http://farewellpaperie.com/">website</a> or in our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/farewellpaperie">etsy shop.</a><br />
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-10488701276850673782011-11-21T23:15:00.001-05:002011-11-22T18:07:16.754-05:00Toddler Twins: Cute Any Way You Look At ThemOkay, folks. Let's get down to the brass tax. Toddlers are cute. Twins are cute. Toddler twins? I can't even handle. It's no secret, we love us some cute kids here at FP. I've pretty much stopped caring about my friends with kids as individuals. No more idle chatter about their work or interests or shows we both watch. Who even notices their haircut or that fun new pair of fall boots. Nope, I just open cold with, "Let's see 'em. Pics. Of your kid. Now." And when the little people with big cutes are actually IN MY OWN FAMILY, it's just that much harder not to squish them until they cry "auntie." So when my brother-in-law Ted and his wife Erin asked us to do thank you cards for these 3-year-old cuties, we knew we had to make them special.<br />
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In the consultation, Erin said she just wanted something fun and different for them. Oh yeah, and colorful. I asked her if she was in the "twins are people too" camp and wanted do separate cards for each of them. She chuckled like only a busy mom of twins could and said maybe when they're old enough to actually each write their own. Until then, she'd stick with one streamlined thank you from the both of them.<br />
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In the spirit of Erin's efficiency, Lisa and I began to brainstorm fun ways to make one card do the work of two. We toyed around with some ideas for a gatefold, a 2-sided postcard, maybe something circular. Then, Lisa remembered seeing <a href="http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Bullshit-Meeting-Ambigram-Mug">this gem</a>. Not really the kid-friendliest concept, but hey, you can't fight true inspiration. The brainstorm sesh went thusly:<br />
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"What is this even called? An anagram? Palindrome?"<br />
"It's called an ambigram."<br />
"wtf is an ambigram?"<br />
"It's that. It looks like one word and when you turn it upside it's another word. The words are flippy."<br />
"That the technical definition?"<br />
"Yes. <i>Ambigram: the words are flippy</i>."<br />
"It's cool. Too bad we couldn't do it for Finn/Riley... Could we?"<br />
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"You'd have to make the y long like an f..."<br />
"The n would have to drop down for the l..."<br />
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"It's so close, but I'm stuck on the double n. It's not working for the—"<br />
"I think I got it! I got it!"<br />
HOORAY! Our first digital pass went something like this:<br />
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No less than 3 hours and 50 files bounced back and forth, tweaking tiny little swoops and curves and refining every stroke, we finally landed on this BAM!bigram. (That's what I'm trying to call it. I'm so far alone in this.)<br />
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<i>Wait a second...</i><br />
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Yup, that's right. Bam!bigram. We just can't decide which side we like better.<br />
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All upside-down meeting aside, we're super happy with the way these turned out. We've even considered starting a line of custom ambigram cards. But then we thought about all the Elizabeths and Tims getting married out there and figured we should just relish this one awesome ambigrambial triumph.<br />
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I'm in the snowy Rocky Mountains for the holiday week with my husband's family, and yes, Finn & Riley are still just as squishy as ever. I, for one, am very thankful for all the cutienutballheads in my life.<br />
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<b style="color: orange;">(Back Story</b><span style="color: orange;">:)</span> A recent client of ours sent us pictures of her adorable boys for a custom holiday card. Her kids are RIDICULOUSLY cute. We cannot stress that enough. Just to prove our point, here is their Halloween picture:<br />
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Well unbeknownst to me, this reject was sent to Katie as well, but Katie actually really liked it and wondered why we didn't it as an option in the first place. So this year she asked for a more whimsical holiday card that leaned toward the snarkier side. Once again, we received more adorable pictures of the boys. This time they were riding on a friend's boat during the summer. Life jackets, wind blowing in the hair, captain's hat - it all screamed "nautical". Which led us to this font, Salty Dog:<br />
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Perhaps in the right situation this font wouldn't look so bad. To be honest, I'm not sure what we were thinking when we purchased it. Fun - check. Whimsical - check. <i>Hard to read - check</i>. The font was just a failure right off the bat. It looked chunky, and disproportionate. When in the color red, it looks like a candy cane. (An idea for a holiday card??) So we ditched the font.<br />
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-49256747894508759062011-11-08T14:20:00.001-05:002011-11-08T14:20:43.866-05:00Inspiration Day: Holy Jackson Hole!I've always wanted to go to Jackson Hole. I hear it's a gorgeous place with beautiful snow-capped mountains and clear blue skies. The Grand Tetons are one of the most photographed mountains in the US and were considered part of the gateway to the West.<br />
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It's the kind of place I'd want to pull a City Slickers and get all countrified for a dude ranch "experience" or go there in the spring to frolic around in all the wildflowers (though I don't think you can really do that since it's protected land, but I can dream, right?) I'm not sure when I decided that I needed to put this majestic place on my bucket list, or when I'll actually make it there, but since I already experienced the Grand Canyon, and saw the gorgeous Redwood Forests, it seems Jackson Hole would naturally be my next go-to place to visit.<br />
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Luckily for me a client of ours is getting married in Jackson Hole this coming August and her wedding theme is all about the great West. We had blogged about <a href="http://paperrelish.blogspot.com/2011/08/inspiration-day-nautical-stripes.html">Heather's Save the Dates before</a>, but our designs never came to fruition because Hurricane Irene swept through the Caribbean and the bride and groom decided to change their destination to a more meaningful place where they got engaged - enter Jackson Hole. So, playing off of her color palette of blues, whites and reds, and using classic Americana fabrics Jen and I were able to create some lovely ideas for the new Save The Dates.<br />
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Obviously we aren't going to show you our ideas JUST yet, but here are some inspirational looks we used to help us create our look for the Save the Date. <br />
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{Classic Americana looks - Denim, cowboy boots and rodeos. Photos from abfits.com & etsy.com}</div>
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We're sent the designs to our client today, so hopefully we'll be able to show you the chosen Save The Date when we finish the design. In the meantime, we have been busy bees working on lots of other custom work, so we should be posting those soon. Keep your eyes peeled!</div>
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-72881124599311725642011-11-04T11:17:00.000-04:002011-11-04T11:17:48.296-04:00Crafting with Design Sponge<br />
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When it rains in Atlanta the city seems to stop, especially when it starts raining during rush hour traffic. Our already busy highways become even busier with people trying to race home and get out of the rain. I'm not sure why Atlanta gets so crazy when rain rolls through. Maybe it's because we've been programmed to withstand heat better than water, or maybe it's because the rain tends to bring colder weather . Whatever the reason, I guess I've become a true Atlantian because I, for one, tend to shift into the same "rain" mode as every other person here does. Get me home. Give me some comfy clothes. Pray there is a good movie on TV (perhaps Dirty Dancing?) and I'm ready for a night on the couch to weather the storm.<br />
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Last night I ended up making an exception to my norm. <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/">Grace Bonney from Design Sponge</a> was at West Elm hosting a crafting / book signing event. Our good friend and <a href="http://thenestinggame.com/">blogging confidant, Molly</a>, asked me to attend. I wasn't so sure about the crafting segment of the night, but thought it would be a fun opportunity to meet Grace and catch up with Molly.<br />
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Upon arriving, we saw there were several tables set up and each seat had 2 napkins, some paint, foam brushes, xacto knives and stencils. I wasn't sure what I was picturing when I heard this was a crafting event. I thought maybe we'd doodle something on a piece of paper, have a few drinks and call it a night, but this was actually down and dirty <i>crafting.</i><br />
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Grace arrived shortly after Molly and I had sat down and began the instructions. We were going to make some kind of monogrammed napkin with the stencils and paint. It took her a few minutes to run through the directions, which seemed easy enough, but when we turned to our napkins and looked at our crafting tools, we had no idea what we were doing. Everything had gone in one ear and out the other. Apparently we weren't the only ones feeling the same way. Our whole table was staring blankly at each other, holding our xacto knives mid-air and asking each other what we to do. It would have been smart to to actually open the <a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=design+sponge+book&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9717071139854767059&sa=X&ei=SQC0TuWGFIPqtgeDn5T7Aw&ved=0CFcQ8wIwAQ">Design Sponge book</a> and read how to create our monograms, but instead we opted for the classic high-school-test-move where you look at the next table to see what they are doing. Finally, Grace came over and explained to us step-by-step how to start our project and eventually we all got the hang of it. After stressing about the design we wanted to create, the cutting of our stencil, and what color paint we wanted to use, Molly and I ended up w/ somewhat successful finished products.<br />
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After the crafting portion ended, I had the chance to meet Grace and have her sign my book.</div>
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Grace was uber-nice to meet and we even discussed our Savannah weddings. (I'm such a dork). All in all it was a good night, even though it was rainy and cold. I guess sometimes it's worth it to actually get out of the house when it's raining. </div>
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Well we saw this coming, but not this soon. 72 days after their humongous, over-the-top, ridiculously spency wedding (that has been broadcasting all over E! 3 times a day for the past few months) the KK's are done. Over. Divorced. We truly did wish them well. But we kinda knew from the get-go that this marriage was not a match made in heaven. As you know, Jen and I are addicted to celeb gossip. We don't shy away from the fact that we watch E! News, read Huffington post just for the celeb section and scan people.com religiously. So it was no shocker that Jen and I knew about the breaking news pretty much right after it was announced. When the newlyweds got engaged we wrote a <a href="http://paperrelish.blogspot.com/2011/08/kim-ks-wedding-affair.html">little ditty </a>about their wedding and even gave them props for their fabu wedding invites. But with such a short engagement, camera crews following them around 24/7 and 3 very tight-knit sisters with a very overbearing mother, Kris Humphries had to have known what he was getting into.<br />
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So, since we like to think we know Kris and Kim SO WELL we thought we'd do another rendition of our celebrity carding, where we divvy out our cards to our fav. celebs, but never have the guts to actually send them. For a fun little twist, we decided to not only give our two cents, but we'd also send Kim some love from her sisters. <span><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><br />
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Khloe is probably saying "I told you so" as I type this blog. She knew something was up and she even called Kris out on national television. We like her brazen boldness and we appreciate her honesty. Khloe will tell you like it is and won't apologize for her honesty. Khloe would give her sis our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79896630/suck-it-up-card">Suck It Up card. </a><br />
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Although we don't know if Kourt would ever give this card to Kris, we do know that our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79895736/youre-a-hot-mess-card">Hot Mess Card</a> would sound like something that would come out of her mouth. In fact, we're pretty sure she would have given this card to Kim during her diamond earring freak out moment in Bora Bora... and then resend it to her after the wedding. <br />
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Seriously. That was the first thing that came out of my mouth when Jen g-chatted me and said Mr. and Mrs. Humphries broke up. What the heck happened? Was it a publicity stunt? Was this not Kim's <i>second</i> wedding? Wasn't Justin Bieber there? Such ridiculousness. Obviously, the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79897228/whats-up-with-that-card">What's Up With That Card</a> had to be our chosen design to send to Kim.<br />
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All in all, the whole wedding seemed to be such a farce and it kinda made us sad to see their marriage end so soon. Being a part of the "wedding industry", we are constantly reminded that there there <i>is </i>such as thing as true love and people <i>do</i> find it every day. Unfortunately, Kim was a product of the wedding whirlwind where the actual ceremony becomes the center of attention, rather than the marriage itself. Maybe this will be a lesson to other brides out there who are in the middle of wedding mayhem. It's not about the cake or the flowers or even the size of your engagement ring. It's about building a life together, being committed to each other, and the wedding day is only the beginning of it all. (Alright, I'll get off my soapbox now.)<br />
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-43453519229059298262011-10-10T09:50:00.000-04:002011-10-10T09:50:56.386-04:00Ya'll Come Back NowWe love it when we have repeater custom orders. It makes us feel like a distant relative or family friend that gets to catch up every so often and hear what's happening in our clients' lives. More often than not it's a birthday milestone or a new baby that we get to celebrate and it makes us feel privileged to be called to do it time and time again for them.<br />
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We hit a new record this past week with a repeat customer. It was the third time we were creating a baby shower invitation for her. But what made it even more special was that the baby shower was for herself! The client's mom was helping with the party details, but Tracie wanted to make sure she we created the invitations. So of course we had to pull out the big guns to make sure her invitation was above and beyond her expectations.<br />
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We were told the baby's nursery had creams and browns with touches of pink and we could let our imaginations run wild with the design. The result was this little ditty- girly, graphic flowers with a lovely fabric and stitching detail at the bottom of the invite:<br />
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We think Tracie will be pleased with the finished product. (If she hasn't seen the spoiler alert picture on Facebook already. Sorry Tracie!)FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-81472780695271373612011-09-28T10:15:00.000-04:002011-09-28T21:17:00.870-04:00Gone to the dogsAmongst all the hustle and bustle of <a href="http://paperrelish.blogspot.com/2011/09/farewell-paperie-goes-george-weezie.html">moving into our new studio</a> this past week, we had the pleasure of working on a fun project for an in-home pet care company. We're currently in the process of creating their business cards, but just finished their logo last week and loved it so much we thought we'd share it with you.<br />
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It's always interesting to see how ideas come to fruition, so here are the beginning sketches:</div>
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Which turned into these computer comps:</div>
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-60264988939585056592011-09-23T03:20:00.000-04:002011-09-23T03:20:55.281-04:00Farewell Paperie goes George & WeezieIn almost three years of Farewell's existence, we've had the pleasure of calling no less than 8 places home. We've made viable studios out of everything from our old ad agency, three of my living rooms, two of Lisa's, my sister's garage, a community studio in SF, and countless coffee shops. The paper magic has happened all across this fair land.<br />
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We've even had our make it work moments across the Bay Bridge:<br />
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These days, most of our production and orders are done out of a rapidly growing "work nook" of my living room. What was once a quaint, cozy cocoon of productivity has mutated into a ghastly beast, spewing paper and envelopes at will and taking over my little one bedroom apt. I'm embarrassed to even show you guys these, but here goes nothing. </div>
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So, you must be wondering, why would I be crazy enough to show you people how this messy stationer lives? It's to show you just how absolutely amazing this absolutely amazing announcement is for us...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-size: large;">INTO A REAL STUDIO SPACE! </span></div>
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We're sharing the space with 2 other letterpress printers. The 1,500 square foot loft space lives within a tri-space of 2 other studios, inhabited by some really amazing artists, photographers, and designers. I just found out the building was once the Best Food Mayonnaise warehouse, which is great bc I love me some mayo. </div>
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Here's the tour:</div>
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And, I'm taking suggestions for how to reinvent the nook in our apartment. Andy wants to buy more bikes and put them there. This will likely not happen.<br />
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} jp-cFareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-55003374315100108192011-09-19T06:00:00.000-04:002011-09-19T06:00:09.662-04:00Wedding Invitations: Beantown Chic<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Anyone who's ever been to Boston will tell you how much they like them apples. What a great city. Apparently with some fantastic weddings going on this fall, including the one of our former student-turned-client-slash-paper-buddy, Lauren and her fiance Brian.<br />
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When Lauren first came to us for her wedding paperyums, all she knew was that she wanted it to look modern and yet classically Boston. Well, let's back it up a bit. Originally, she threw out some wacky-bananas randomness about animals and Olympic themes just like the one from her Bat Mitzvah. We took a deep breath, held hands, thought about our mothers' feelings and decided to make a new plan for a modern, clean look with a fresh take on all of Lauren's favorite parts of her beloved hometown. <br />
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You may remember <a href="http://paperrelish.blogspot.com/2011/05/quickie-inspiration-monday-few-days.html">her save-the-dates</a> we flashed a quickie look at a little while back, which featured famed landmark Fanueil Hall. <br />
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Boston, the curse is over. Your win-vitations have arrived.<br />
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***Hey everybody, let's chat more tomorrow. We've got some crazy exciting news to share. Hint: giant windows, square footage, and I finally get to put the ironing board away!***FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-83564216436899477202011-09-16T10:13:00.001-04:002011-09-16T10:13:35.015-04:00What You Really Really LoveThe results are in! We ended up receiving more submissions from emails, texts and tweets, rather than posts on our blog (but that's ok, we still counted your votes) and there was definitely a clear winner. An overwhelming majority voted for our new "Really" card line, so we are going to give you a 15% discount on each of our Really cards -<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>"Really Miss", "Really Sorry" and "Really Love You". They'll be on sale today through the weekend. Happy shopping! <br />
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I'll be honest, I wish I would have taken more pictures of everything. From the flowers, to the center pieces, to the detailing on her dress, Susanne created a stunning wedding... but I was just having too much fun to stop and capture everything through a camera lens. So with what little pictures I took (and a few snagged off of facebook) we hope you get a tiny glimpse into their wedding experience. It was a amazing time!FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-49767125424010440152011-09-08T14:15:00.001-04:002011-09-08T14:24:28.964-04:00Our New Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It must be a sign from the heavens that Farewell San Fran and Farewell Atlanta are experiencing almost the exact same weather today! Or maybe we're just trying to make something out of nothing to feel like we live in the same city. We like to think it's the first option. <br />
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-88795941297896235362011-08-23T11:06:00.008-04:002011-08-23T12:35:37.580-04:00Inspiration Day: nautical stripesIt's funny how our client's designs tend to bleed into our every day lives without us even realizing it. For the past two weeks I've been obsessed with getting a yellow cardigan. Not just any yellow cardi, either. It needs to be a canary-mustardy yellow. It all began with this nautical striped shirt I bought from Gap.
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<br /></div>It's cute, right? And it's all the rage with fall trends. So I happened to be walking by H&M and there it was. My yellow sweater was in the store window. It was the exact shade of yellow I was looking for and it was the right price. I immediately ran in and began scouring the racks, but it was no where to be found. (This is why I have a love/hate relationship with H&M.) So I asked a sales associate when a new shipment would be coming and apparently the store gets them every day, but they don't know what ships when. So, of course, I've been incessantly going to H&M for no reason to look for my yellow cardi. So far, no luck.
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<br />I began to wonder what my problem was. Why did I <span style="font-style: italic;">need </span>to have a yellow sweater to go with my nautical striped shirt? Besides the fact that all the fashion & home blogs are talking about it, what was really my inspiration behind my madness? It finally hit me this morning as I was going through my pintrest boards. We have been working on a lovely Save The Date for a St. Barths wedding and I found my inspiration:
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Can you see a theme here?</span>
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<br /></span></div>The bride actually found us while on a flight to San Fran. She was sitting next to Jen on the plane and was searching for wedding invites. Jen found out that she lived in San Fran and was planning a destination wedding in St. Barths. Long story short, she became our client (and ironically lives down the street from Jen!) and we are now doing her STDs. The couple wanted a travel/ St. Barths theme for their wedding suite and the yellow / blue combo seemed to fit perfectly. Before doing this wedding, we didn't know much about St. Barths besides the fact that:<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></span>2) It has gorgeous blue water
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<br /></span>3) Celebrities like to play there, such as Jay-Z, Lindsey Lohan and Fergie.
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, we created several options for our bride-to-be; most of them having a touch of the blue and yellow color scheme that I've become obsessed with. We'll get to show those chosen design to you soon. (Sorry for the tease!) In the mean time, I'll be on the lookout for an alternative to my yellow H&M sweater. Any good suggestions on where to find one?
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-973398359113254142011-08-19T15:19:00.008-04:002011-08-19T16:40:16.001-04:00The little booth that couldHere she is. Our little booth. She's a beaut, right? After our crazy-hectic-running-around-getting our-shiz-ready-for-the-show-week we were ready to show off our booth in all of her glory. We called her Booth #1929 (only because that was our registered number in the show catalog, but that's besides the point). We birthed a really cute booth that we were really proud of.
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<br />Here is a smattering of our new cards. They're making their way to our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/farewellpaperie">etsy site</a>, so be on the lookout for them! They are being added daily and should all be posted by next week.
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<br />So we had this fun idea for figuring out which cards the buyers were liking. We had about 20 different little jars to put beside our cards and whichever jar was the full of jelly beans at the end of the show, the buyers would get a discount on that card. Well, we learned a few things during this show:
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<br />1. Be sure to take into account the extra room the jars will take up on the shelf when planning out the booth. We had to take about 15 of the jars down because we didn't have the room for all of our cards! This led to buyers not being able to vote for a certain card they liked. Oops.
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<br />2. Buyers like to look and not participate in silly voting games. We thought it would be fun and interactive, but it turned out to be a bit of a flop. We got some people to vote, (thanks voters) but in the end, it wasn't as many as we had hoped. We weren't really worried about it though. Jen and I basically ate all the left over jellybeans anyway.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NsXjqHjuntg/Tk6-0qK39xI/AAAAAAAABi4/gcS8IiSct_w/s1600/vote%2Bfor%2Bme.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NsXjqHjuntg/Tk6-0qK39xI/AAAAAAAABi4/gcS8IiSct_w/s400/vote%2Bfor%2Bme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642657195024185106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">common, look how cute those jars are!</span>
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<br />We had to take a picture of our orange ends! They look good, right?
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<br />Thing #3 we learned about tradeshows: People love free stuff. (we knew this already having a background in advertising) but we didn't realize how powerful a bowl full of jelly beans can be. People were making a B-line to our jelly beans and they weren't even a) buyers b)interested in our cards c) were buyers, but did not sell stationery. We were totally glad to give them away, though. Jen's dad bought us 3 huge jars at Costco and we needed to get rid of them. Especially since we were eating jelly beans for breakfast, lunch and our afternoon snack.
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<br />We also gave away jelly beans in little SWAG bags. Those were a hit!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here were our business cards and catalogs stacked next to each other. We had a few comments about our cards looking like coasters. Maybe b/c they were in a stack?
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<br />Our catalog was letterpressed as well. We were so happy when people complimented us for our unique catalog.
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<br />....And this was us after the show. Ready to have a drink and relax and start thinking about the next gift show we are going to do.
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-77254185357197024562011-08-17T09:41:00.007-04:002011-08-17T10:40:59.986-04:00Kim K's Wedding Affair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSnnpC_2QYk/TkvKGWYKEYI/AAAAAAAABhY/FLLmbwjwb34/s1600/Kim-Kardashians-Wedding-Invitation-reveals-the-Wedding-date-300x225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSnnpC_2QYk/TkvKGWYKEYI/AAAAAAAABhY/FLLmbwjwb34/s400/Kim-Kardashians-Wedding-Invitation-reveals-the-Wedding-date-300x225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641825168646607234" border="0" /></a>Being part of the wedding biz, we (and everyone else out there that gets sucked into celeb gossip) have been uber-curious about the Kim Kardashian wedding. We put "the" in front of Kim because this feels more like a holiday spectacular, rather than a wedding. It's so much about Kim that we tend to forget that she's getting married to what's-his-face; that super tall basketball player with curly hair. Obvi Kim's people are pretty tight-lipped about the affair, but thanks to E-news, TMZ, and twitter a few details have leaked.
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<br />Here is our breakdown (or, rather, our snarky remarks) on what we have found out about the wedding:
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<br />1. The guest list: Top celebs who may or may not attend - Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Will and Jada Smith, Ryan Seacrest, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, and Eva Longoria. We get the Ryan Seacrest connection and the other A-listers, but why is Justin Bieber being invited? It's a bit odd in our book. He said he had a crush on Kim. They were told to do a photoshoot together, and now they are best buds? Wonder what Selina Gomez or the tall basketball player thinks about this:
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<br />2. Dress attire: Black Tie, however guests must either wear black or white. Don't get us wrong, we love a great LBD, but we've never been to a wedding where we were told what to wear. Sure, it's an honor to be a part of the wedding party, but that means you forfeit your rights to what actually looks good on your body type. We've all been a victim of horrible bridesmaids dresses, so it would be slightly annoying to be told what to wear when you're <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> in the wedding.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Pics courtesy of tackyweddings.com</span>
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<br />3. The Wedding invitation: Alright, they got us. We don't really have anything snarky to say about this one. We gotta admit, this invite is stellar. The monogram is beautiful and the detail flourishing is gorgeous. It totally conveys the look of the mandated black and white attire and the box, (book, holder... whatever you would call it) makes the wedding feel regal. We'd love to find out how much it cost to create and mail these invites, but thanks to reality TV, the Kardashian name and all of Kim's business ventures, I'm sure it was a drop in the wedding budget bucket. Our only questions is what will guests do with this invite? You can't really hang it on the fridge or post it on a bulletin board. And what will you do with it when the wedding is over? It's considered a sin in our book to throw away anything letterpressed, so will guests throw this phonebook-invitation in the trash? Ugh. It hurts our hearts to even think about it.
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<br />Overall, we are sure this will be a beautiful, celebrity wedding. The Kardashian's are known for their great taste and fashion sense (plus large sums of cash can make anything look amazing) so we can't wait to see the whole shebang when it's all said and done. We bet there will be pictures leaked by Sunday morning and you better believe we'll be the firsts to check it out on Enews! online and Perez Hiton. Wedding comments to commence next week ;)
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-18574802646930941782011-08-15T18:46:00.011-04:002011-08-15T19:48:01.490-04:00What a long strange trip it's been...To quote the late, great Jerry Garcia, these past two weeks have been one long and strange trip. From the moment I arrived in San Fran to the time I got back on the plane bound for Atlanta, it was all systems go. We thought the San Francisco International Gift Fair (That's SFIGF for those of you in the trade show biz) would be a way for us to dip our feet into the trade show pool. Little did we realize that once we committed to such a thing, we were on the high-high-dive of that pool and some sassy, smartalec kid was shoving us from behind making us fall head-first into the deep end. Let's just say the learning curve for gift showing was steep. However, with what little sleep we got, the excessive amounts of caffeine we consumed and the love and support from our friends and fam, we had an uber-successful gift show! We even met some really cool people along the way and learned that the love of paper is still alive and well. Those people made our hectic week totally worth it.
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<br />So, for all of you curious peeps out there, here is part uno of our booth set up. As you can tell, I had the camera most of the time, so Jen was our model for each step we captured. (Thanks, Jen for being a good sport).
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Step 1: Buy shelving and spray paint it
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<br />This is Jen showing off her SoCal tagging skills from back in the day.
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_5KSRk8IknM/Tkmjo75GWaI/AAAAAAAABgg/4knXeyD5ntA/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_5KSRk8IknM/Tkmjo75GWaI/AAAAAAAABgg/4knXeyD5ntA/s400/IMG_1920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641219931925535138" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubm6Gdcysa8/TkmjfbNok9I/AAAAAAAABgQ/pU85HGK7wKU/s1600/IMG_1921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubm6Gdcysa8/TkmjfbNok9I/AAAAAAAABgQ/pU85HGK7wKU/s400/IMG_1921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641219768534471634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">It case you can't read that, it says "Lil Dragon"</span>. <span style="font-size:85%;">Maybe tilt your head to the side?
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<br />We thought it would be super cool to paint the ends of the shelves orange. No one seemed to really notice, though, but we knew it was there.
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<br />Step 2: Go to the trade show center and paint the booth. There was literally no one there when we arrived at the Moscone center. They didn't even have our booth set up.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWMO4Bt_vW4/TkmjGFjy0rI/AAAAAAAABfo/zmAf0GtFgKo/s1600/IMG_1940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWMO4Bt_vW4/TkmjGFjy0rI/AAAAAAAABfo/zmAf0GtFgKo/s400/IMG_1940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641219333225108146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This is our "where is everybody" depiction.
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<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jdrh4lKUhVg/TkmjGpwGAEI/AAAAAAAABf4/7GVizBvSrS0/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jdrh4lKUhVg/TkmjGpwGAEI/AAAAAAAABf4/7GVizBvSrS0/s400/IMG_1933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641219342940373058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Notice the guy setting up our lighting as we paint. </span>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VJZpC3Bt4k/TkmjGUSEdyI/AAAAAAAABfw/fDln0OprWuU/s1600/IMG_1936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VJZpC3Bt4k/TkmjGUSEdyI/AAAAAAAABfw/fDln0OprWuU/s400/IMG_1936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641219337177298722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is me jumping up the wall to try and paint the areas we couldn't reach.</span>
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<br /></span>Step 3: Install our beautifully painted shelving. Can you see the orange ends?
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<br />Step 4: Put up our name decal. This was the most nerve-wracking thing we had to do. Two sticky sides to the sign, plus psyching ourselves out b/c we if we screwed up we couldn't get a new sign= no bueno.
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<br />Step 5. Hang up framed signage. At 12:30 the night before we could not figure out the configuration we wanted for these signs. It was probably b/c our minds weren't firing on all cylinders. We finally figured it out by 1am and it paid off! We got many compliments from passer-byers on the signage. Win.
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<br />Step 6: Move in furniture. Then step back and admire the booth. In this picture, we were pretty much done w/ all the heavy lifting. We just needed to add our final touches and our cards.
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<br />Stay tuned for part dos of the booth set up. We'll be posting that later in the week, so you can see how awesome it looked. When it was all said and done, we pretty much loved our booth and were sad to take it down when the show ended.
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<br />Oh! and on a funnier, or shall we say ironic note, a few posts back we were stressing about the carpet and what we wanted to do for the flooring. Well, we scrapped the idea of putting floor tile down because my dad pointed out it would have taken over an hour to lay the tile. (thanks, dad) And the rug that we bought from Overstock was poo-poo, so this is what we ended up with:
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xlMqaKcjfwg/Tkmitfh-n6I/AAAAAAAABe4/hQLX0WVvw1w/s1600/IMG_1966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xlMqaKcjfwg/Tkmitfh-n6I/AAAAAAAABe4/hQLX0WVvw1w/s400/IMG_1966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641218910700085154" border="0" /></a>It was the actual carpeting that came with the booth. Not too shabby SFIGF ;)
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<br />FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-50009502481740195842011-07-26T15:28:00.006-04:002011-07-26T15:52:09.674-04:00Is this thing on?: SFIGF Snail Mailers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hz4xuhoZ6FM/Ti8ZjvfpfYI/AAAAAAAABeo/TbtPysbVvvQ/s1600/_CSC0529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hz4xuhoZ6FM/Ti8ZjvfpfYI/AAAAAAAABeo/TbtPysbVvvQ/s400/_CSC0529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633749760699104642" border="0" /></a>So, we're plugging our little hands and minds away getting ready for our first show at the San Francisco International Gift Fair in a few weeks. You'll remember when <a href="http://paperrelish.blogspot.com/2011/05/2011-national-stationery-show.html">we first got bitten by the trade show bug in May</a>, only then we weren't showing, just ogling. Well, the time is almost here for us to become official trade show exhibitionists—just me and Lis, wearing nothing but our hearts on our sleeves and a pretty paper line to cover our vulnerable designer bits. Hope they like what they see!<br /><br />In the midst of printing samples and catalogs and <a href="http://paperrelish.blogspot.com/2011/07/trade-show-blues-and-oranges.html">making crucial decisions on our booth decor </a>that will clearly make or break our little company's future, we're getting ready to send out some mailers that will surely bring the crowds flocking to our little booth #1929 at the Moscone Center.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ex0kXtlu5qE/Ti8ZcQycKQI/AAAAAAAABeg/kovSGLib8HE/s1600/_DSC0526.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ex0kXtlu5qE/Ti8ZcQycKQI/AAAAAAAABeg/kovSGLib8HE/s400/_DSC0526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633749632197339394" border="0" /></a>We wanted something that would stand out from other mailers, so of course we went balls-to-the-wall with our letterpressed Farewell pattern in our signature orange. This design will be the same cover to our catalog (more on those soon), an idea that stems from both a strong integrated marketing strategy and a skimptastic mailer budget. We flat-printed the show details and invited people to stop by and say hi, then stitched the printouts to our letterpressed orange backings. Sure, we would have liked to have letterpressed the whole thing, but you gotta know your limits, right?<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eJbSQZHZm_Y/Ti8ZyNTu-yI/AAAAAAAABew/ysTR6mTijgk/s1600/_DSC0533.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eJbSQZHZm_Y/Ti8ZyNTu-yI/AAAAAAAABew/ysTR6mTijgk/s400/_DSC0533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633750009220365090" border="0" /></a>It's a little scary and a lot exciting to put ourselves out there like this. Hopefully, lots of people will check the "yes" box and come over to check out our new work. Speaking of, there will be lots of that to show you guys soon, too. Stay tuned!<br /><br />} jp-cFareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-74974624723348110892011-07-22T09:15:00.004-04:002011-07-22T09:41:00.425-04:00Our talented friendsWe love great design and we love it even more when our friends are the ones to do it. We've known Susanne and Robert for a few years and were super excited when we heard they were getting hitched. Susanne is a baker extraordinaire (she happened to bake the cupcakes for my wedding - you can find her delicious baked goods <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/tsp-bakery/228048952012">here</a>) and her soon-to-be hubby, Robert, actually helped us revamp Farewell's website. (A huge thank you to Robert - if you need an awesome developer go to this <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rstowe">guy</a>).<br /><br />Susanne took her first stab at letterpressing a few weeks ago. After a few back and forth emails, a phone call or two and a pep talk from yours truly, Susanne tackled the letterpress like a pro. I had seen some of her initial designs on screen, but it was really fun to see them come to life when they arrived in the mail the other day. We think she did a great job and the color combinations of the deep purple and bright yellow are just so cute.<br /><br />We have yet to hear how the actual printing experience was. We feel in love with it as soon as we touched a press, so we wonder if she had the same experience. Perhaps we may have a new intern on our hands soon?...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n_2jvqHg-bg/Til5HMsc4sI/AAAAAAAABeY/YRUnTQiI_4M/s1600/susanne0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n_2jvqHg-bg/Til5HMsc4sI/AAAAAAAABeY/YRUnTQiI_4M/s400/susanne0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632165973577228994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3eyrnwi_FNk/Til5GgPthzI/AAAAAAAABeQ/GUuHKtM_OkA/s1600/susanne1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3eyrnwi_FNk/Til5GgPthzI/AAAAAAAABeQ/GUuHKtM_OkA/s400/susanne1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632165961645524786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-waKGsJrXAQs/Til5FtXV-6I/AAAAAAAABeA/IKpsK6QycZ0/s1600/susanne3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-waKGsJrXAQs/Til5FtXV-6I/AAAAAAAABeA/IKpsK6QycZ0/s400/susanne3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632165947987327906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7EbC_OCq4EI/Til5Fb8zkoI/AAAAAAAABd4/3XPaFgvuikI/s1600/susanne4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7EbC_OCq4EI/Til5Fb8zkoI/AAAAAAAABd4/3XPaFgvuikI/s400/susanne4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632165943312618114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--JJdLEcjk5Q/Til5GO2lOYI/AAAAAAAABeI/YZkyOe-aRLA/s1600/susanne2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--JJdLEcjk5Q/Til5GO2lOYI/AAAAAAAABeI/YZkyOe-aRLA/s400/susanne2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632165956976720258" border="0" /></a>FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842033205682165042.post-87913604292584603632011-07-19T09:37:00.003-04:002011-07-19T10:12:04.819-04:00Our daily texts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cgS-0DlefwA/TiWM7dffQrI/AAAAAAAABdw/zGggBDE-Hzs/s1600/Flipping-Out-Cast-Season-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cgS-0DlefwA/TiWM7dffQrI/AAAAAAAABdw/zGggBDE-Hzs/s400/Flipping-Out-Cast-Season-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631061862253544114" border="0" /></a>Jen and I like to think we run a tight ship. It's definitely something born out of necessity since we live on two opposite ends of the country. With 3,000 miles between us and 3 hour time difference we have to be on top of each other to make sure things get done. We do this through various emails, texts, gchat and skype sessions throughout the day. We probably talk to each other more than our husbands and they are both sweet enough to understand that's how we have to roll sometimes.<br /><br />Someone recently asked us what we talk about all the time. On a day to day basis it's mostly paper samples, new designs, clients that we need to contact, etc. But being friends first and then becoming business partners, we do talk about other things that are going on in our lives - family, friends, what's going on in our neck of the woods, and of course our favorite reality tv shows...<br />So for those of you interested, here is a behind the scenes look from the offices of FP.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A text between business partners:</span><br /><br />Lisa to Jen: If you were a character on <span style="font-style: italic;">Flipping Out</span> who would you be?<br /><br />Jen: Uh, derr, I'm totally Jeff Lewis.<br /><br />Lisa: Ha. Ha. Totes. I think I'm either Zoila or that blonde girl.<br /><br />Jen: You mean Sarah? You're not clueless like her.<br /><br />Lisa: Maybe I'm like Jenny, though I like to think I have Zoila's sass.<br /><br />Jen: Maybe you're a little like all of them. OCD like Jeff, snarky like Zoila, laughy like Jenny, WTF like Trace and occasionally dyslexic like Sarah.<br /><br />Lisa: .... good call.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">End scene</span>FareWell Paperiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542478857899438305noreply@blogger.com0