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New (Old?) Cards & Products!

12/12/2010

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Many years ago (2005), when I had first graduated from college & was beginning the daunting task of job hunting (for a teaching position), I came across a small scrapbooking store near my house named Artsy Tartsy. Being an avid scrapbooker, I was so excited, and on a (rejection letter induced) whim, asked if they were hiring. They were! 
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And thus began my long journey with Artsy Tarsty. I worked there for 2 years, came back for an additional summer, and filled in on rare occasions in between. But the highlight of my time there was after my local store had closed & the original (much further away) store was all that remained. The owner decided that in addition to supplies, she would also sell finished products & invited me to sell my cards & other creations there! I was delighted & incredibly optimistic about this new business venture. In fact, it's what finally pushed me into starting 'Little Paper Creations'! 

I packed up a bunch of cards, calendar, & magnets and brought them down to the store. 

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Then I sat back & eagerly awaited the money that was sure to come rolling in. 

Except it didn't. 

For almost 2 years it didn't. In that time I got one check for one set of magnets. That's it. It was depressing. 

Finally I decided I wanted my stuff back. I tried to contact the owner, but I could not get ahold of her! The store had dissappeared! I panicked! My hard work was gone! My money was gone! My product was gone!

Then one day in mid 2010, I came home to a large box sitting on my front step. Miracle of miracles, it was all my cards, calendars & magnets! I was so excited!


When I went thought the product, I realized my style has changed in the last few years. For the better, of course.


I've decided to re-vamp some of the cards & post them to Etsy. Some of the calendars are up there already & the magnets will be up shortly. Keep your eyes open for new (old?) stuff from Little Paper Creations!

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More Coupon Goodness!

7/18/2010

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I've been keeping myself busy with a few projects this weekend.

First, I got an order for one of the coupon holders I wrote about last week. One of my coworkers loved how organized all my coupons looked and immediately pulled out her old trapper-keeper-pencil-case that had coupons crammed in & spilling out of every part of it. Those poor, crumpled, unused coupons! Her only request for color was, "Bright, so I can find it in my dark purse". Here's what I came up with:
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I also made a few more holders while I was at it, including a couple in a smaller 4.5x6 size.
The first 2 (Blue/brown with red flower and blue with white leaves) are the larger 5.5 x 7.5 size and the next 2 (beaver holding flower and owl on a branch) are the smaller 4.5 x 6 size. The last picture shows the sizes relative to a Sharpie marker. Cause everyone knows how big Sharpies are!

I have put these in my Etsy store, and for only $8.00 (large) or $7.00 (small), you too can be the proud (and organized) owner of a Little Paper Creations coupon organizer!

Each holder has 4 sections to sort your coupons into. I have left the sections un-labeled so you can either label them yourself or let me know what 4 labels you want and I'll label them for you before I ship it off.

I also spent my weekend working on another organizational project, but I'll write about that tomorrow.

Happy Creating!
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My First Etsy Sale!

7/10/2010

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Momentous day!

I woke up this morning to find an email telling me an item in my Etsy account had sold. My first item!
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A gift card holder. A small sale, but a sale none-the-less!

I'm so happy. What a great way to wake up on a Saturday!

Happy Creating (and selling!)
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