A Productive Friday

I spend so much of my day at the computer that sometimes I get actual cravings to sit and do something crafty with my hands. Which is exactly what happened last Friday evening - I got out some of the DIY card kits in my Etsy Store and decided to make a whole whack of cards! It's been a while since I did something so "DIY/handsy" and I had SO much fun!

Being a Friday night and all, husband was feeling a bit lonely that I wasn't paying attention to him - so the next thing I know, he disappears then pops back into the lounge, with his crash helmet, skiing googles, flying his remote controlled helicopter around the room. Sigh, boys.

I obviously didn't even bat an eyelid - being all crafty and in "the zone" and all. Lol.

 

As a little experiment, I've decided to list these cards up in my Etsy Store under the new "handmade" section I've created. I made the cards with a selection of scrapbook papers that I designed (available in the digital downloads section of my shop), as well as various other papers I have bought/sourced and WASHI TAPE. Obviously, WASHI TAPE.

I also spent a good part of the evening drawing some cards to send "snail mail" to friends back home - 
 

...because everyone loves a bit of snail mail!

I am thinking of including some "hand drawn" type cards (like the long skinny ones above) in the Etsy Shop -
what do you think?

Positive Postcards

I was browsing through my draft inbox and came across this post from a little while back - I honestly thought that I had already blogged this... but clearly I hadn't! Enjoy!

Before I headed off to The Blogcademy, I knew I wanted to create some memorable business cards.

I started by creating makeshift business cards, then I attached them to my DIY business card holders. Because my aim for attending The Blogcademy workshop was to get some advice and direction on starting up my own online (stationery) business - I decided to design a few little "things" that I could attach to my business cards that would give people a better idea of the kind of stationery I will eventually be selling/my style/vibe and something fun that they could take home or pass along to others.

Since it was the first time that I would be meeting many of these people - I decided to opt for a theme that could easily apply to anyone as well as being in line with the co-operative spirit of the workshop -

"Positive Postcards"

(perhaps this was too much of a South African reference - haha)

I had these printed via Moo Cards - and the quality was really awesome. They actually arrived on the day of the workshop and I was already "in class". The husband took his lunch break to mission across London and drop them off for me and he didn't even get to see me because I was busy gettin' schooled. What a guy.

I had a lot of fun dishing these out and I think people had as much fun choosing the designs they liked. It was also good feedback for me to see which designs went first!

What do you think?