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The Calligrapher’s Christmas Wish List

  Who else is excited about the holidays?! I was just saying to a friend that this holiday season seems much more cheerful than last year. And maybe it’s because I’m living in a place that actually has seasons (I still love you, Florida!), but it feels more like the holidays this year, too. People […]

November 30, 2017

The Calligrapher's Christmas Wish List

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The Golden Rule of Client Interaction

How can you start having better relationships with clients? Let’s start off this week by getting a show of hands: how many of you have run into a problem of some kind with a client in the past? How many of you have dealt with a demanding client? How many of you have had to […]

November 2, 2017

On the Blog: Client Interactions

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The Stationery Pricing Taboo, Part IV

“You’re more of an artist than a stationer,” my husband said to me last week. I blushed a little bit (little ol’ me? an artist?!) and agreed half-heartedly, but I wasn’t sure. Am I an artist? The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I am an artist. And if you’re reading this, […]

October 26, 2017

On the Blog: The Stationery Pricing Taboo Part Four

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Postage: How it Can Take Your Invitations to the Next Level

Postage. Yikes. How do you choose the postage for your invitations? Does the thought of the post office send your blood pressure skyrocketing? Or do you just walk into said post office and request a roll of stamps? (I sure hope not!) Some of you may be thinking, “Wait, there’s more than one kind of […]

October 19, 2017

On the Blog: Types of Postage

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The Stationery Pricing Taboo, Part III

Now that we understand WHY it’s important to create industry standard pricing, how do other professionals price their work? Well, this week I have a special treat for you: you’re going to hear from other calligraphers and stationers who have struggled with pricing and come out the other side! Everyone has amazing advice for you […]

October 12, 2017

On the Blog: The Stationery Pricing Taboo Part Three

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The Stationery Pricing Taboo, Part II

And we’re baaack with Part II of IV! This one is…long (as always!). Here, I’m going to go over a base system for pricing. There are no hard-and-fast rules for pricing and this isn’t a foolproof method in that it doesn’t work for every project, but it should hold you over with the basics until […]

October 5, 2017

On the Blog: The Stationery Pricing Taboo Part Two

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The Stationery Pricing Taboo, Part I

What IS it about pricing in the stationery industry?! Yeesh. Something about this topic makes for some really heated arguments. Some people are adamant about not sharing any pricing with anyone except paying clients, while others freely give out information on their pricing structure and sometimes help newbie stationers price their projects. So…who’s right here? […]

September 28, 2017

On the Blog: The Stationery Pricing Taboo Part One

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Stationery Photography: Take Control of the Photos of Your Work

  A few months back, I participated in an amazing styled shoot. I was on location for this one (sometimes I’m not able to be due to the location of the shoot) and I got to hang out with vendors I’d never worked with before. The photographer was the sweetest; she was so open to direction, […]

September 22, 2017

stationery photography: a new service offered by sablewood paper company

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Digital Housekeeping: How It Made Me Happier

Buckle up, y’all. I recently did a digital housekeeping thing, and it was ahhh-mazing. Ready for it?

September 18, 2017

On the Blog: Digital Housekeeping

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Why You Should Forge Your Own Path

“You don’t look like a wedding planner,” my college guidance counselor told me. In my head, my jaw dropped. What did she just say to me?! In reality, I cocked my head to the side. I clutched my daily planner so hard my fingers turned white and said in my most passive-aggressive voice, “Oh? How so?” […]

April 21, 2017

On The Blog: Forge Your Own Path

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