we enjoyed meeting Cassandra at NSS in NY and we appreciate the feature on her blog. click here to check it out!
as always, remember to stay lifted!
charissa
Friday, May 27, 2011
Stay Lifted is blog worthy...
we enjoyed meeting Cassandra at NSS in NY and we appreciate the feature on her blog. click here to check it out!
as always, remember to stay lifted!
charissa
Friday, May 20, 2011
National Stationery Show - Blog 5
We're baaaaaack!
it's tuesday, may 31st and we're back to work! we successfully completed our first trade show, the National Stationery Show in NY, where we debuted two new collections: My 2 Cents, our sassy tell it like it is line and Expressions which includes some of our favorite words of wisdom in the most fashionable way of course. in spite of a few mishaps and surprises we had a great time and even more importantly, we had a wonderful reception to our fresh designs and sentiments which included adding several new stores to our retailer family. i owe a BIG thank you to my team for holding things down and for holding me together, and to my family and friends who didn't make the journey to NY but provided resources, love, support and prayers along the way. thanks to Cassandra Bromfield for blogging about us and a special shout-out to my amazingly talented booth neighbors who made each day enjoyable and fresh: J Falkner, Jot2Jot, Gratitude Designs, and Melange Collection. use the links to view their offerings and check out a few pics from the show below. enjoy!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
it's tuesday, may 31st and we're back to work! we successfully completed our first trade show, the National Stationery Show in NY, where we debuted two new collections: My 2 Cents, our sassy tell it like it is line and Expressions which includes some of our favorite words of wisdom in the most fashionable way of course. in spite of a few mishaps and surprises we had a great time and even more importantly, we had a wonderful reception to our fresh designs and sentiments which included adding several new stores to our retailer family. i owe a BIG thank you to my team for holding things down and for holding me together, and to my family and friends who didn't make the journey to NY but provided resources, love, support and prayers along the way. thanks to Cassandra Bromfield for blogging about us and a special shout-out to my amazingly talented booth neighbors who made each day enjoyable and fresh: J Falkner, Jot2Jot, Gratitude Designs, and Melange Collection. use the links to view their offerings and check out a few pics from the show below. enjoy!
our booth! here are a couple of angle shots of our booth.
bright white was the backdrop for our colorful images and vibrant displays.
NSS favorite from the My 2 Cents Collection
The boxed folded note card set "Meds"
NSS favorite from the Expressions Collection
"Multiple Purse-onality" available as singles or note card sets
Eric and I pose with our booth neighbors and new friends:
Jason, Mark, Sue, Tara, Nancy and Clay
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
Sunday, May 15, 2011
National Stationery Show - Blog 4
It's day one!
we're on our way to the Javits convention center and my emotions are an interesting cocktail of excitement and anxiety. although i don't have enough time to write a lot now, i promise to fill you in on this entire journey when we return to LA. in case you're wondering, Plan B to compensate for the missing products was a bust so we're working with what we have. i'm sure we'll be fine and if you're in NYC, please come by and say hello. we're at booth 3564. thanks for the love and support!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
we're on our way to the Javits convention center and my emotions are an interesting cocktail of excitement and anxiety. although i don't have enough time to write a lot now, i promise to fill you in on this entire journey when we return to LA. in case you're wondering, Plan B to compensate for the missing products was a bust so we're working with what we have. i'm sure we'll be fine and if you're in NYC, please come by and say hello. we're at booth 3564. thanks for the love and support!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
Saturday, May 14, 2011
National Stationery Show - Blog 3
The show must go on...
so we're trying to stay lifted after learning that half of our collection did not make it to NY. i do see glimpses of sunshine this morning as we scramble to locate a local printer that can spit out dozens of paper products in record time...like yesterday. right now, this very second...it looks like we may be able to do this! fingers and toes are crossed and we're prayed up! any ideas? please share. the show starts tomorrow!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
so we're trying to stay lifted after learning that half of our collection did not make it to NY. i do see glimpses of sunshine this morning as we scramble to locate a local printer that can spit out dozens of paper products in record time...like yesterday. right now, this very second...it looks like we may be able to do this! fingers and toes are crossed and we're prayed up! any ideas? please share. the show starts tomorrow!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
Friday, May 13, 2011
National Stationery Show 2011 - Blog 2
Friday, the 13th
today started at 5:33 am est which was really 2:33 am LA time so it took me a minute to get into the swing of things but after a long shower and a breakfast of champions (a large coffee) i was ready to go! armed with 3 or 4 pre-show webinars, really helpful tips from a few veterans, and my team, we hit the ground running.
the first task was to set up the booth of course. since i would be traveling from across the country with only 2 months to prepare, i decided to have foam core walls installed and it turned out to be a great move. in about 6 hours we installed the carpet tiles, put the product pieces together and displayed them along with all of the labels, signs and decorations. not bad for a couple of amateurs. and the real cool thing is that we worked well together in a 10x8 space. so well that we were not only still speaking to each other by the end of the day but we were laughing and eagerly anticipating the next task. i was almost beginning to think that the show wouldn't be so overwhelming after all. today was great! except for one little detail...actually it was HUGE. we confirmed that about 50% of our collection that was to be displayed at the show did not arrive. needless to say, i had a small meltdown (just a tiny one) because all of our grand ideas for our first NSS exhibit were now just that...ideas. thank God for my honey who has been my rock throughout this process, and thank God for my best friend from DC who will be arriving shortly and thank God for this super yummy pino noir from south africa...superb. i can feel myself slowly moving into a more productive space and the brainstorming wheels are starting to turn...how are we going to pull off this show with a handful of products to display? that is the question of the evening...
remember to stay lifted!
(i'm trying to but it's not easy tonight)
wish me luck!
charissa
today started at 5:33 am est which was really 2:33 am LA time so it took me a minute to get into the swing of things but after a long shower and a breakfast of champions (a large coffee) i was ready to go! armed with 3 or 4 pre-show webinars, really helpful tips from a few veterans, and my team, we hit the ground running.
the first task was to set up the booth of course. since i would be traveling from across the country with only 2 months to prepare, i decided to have foam core walls installed and it turned out to be a great move. in about 6 hours we installed the carpet tiles, put the product pieces together and displayed them along with all of the labels, signs and decorations. not bad for a couple of amateurs. and the real cool thing is that we worked well together in a 10x8 space. so well that we were not only still speaking to each other by the end of the day but we were laughing and eagerly anticipating the next task. i was almost beginning to think that the show wouldn't be so overwhelming after all. today was great! except for one little detail...actually it was HUGE. we confirmed that about 50% of our collection that was to be displayed at the show did not arrive. needless to say, i had a small meltdown (just a tiny one) because all of our grand ideas for our first NSS exhibit were now just that...ideas. thank God for my honey who has been my rock throughout this process, and thank God for my best friend from DC who will be arriving shortly and thank God for this super yummy pino noir from south africa...superb. i can feel myself slowly moving into a more productive space and the brainstorming wheels are starting to turn...how are we going to pull off this show with a handful of products to display? that is the question of the evening...
remember to stay lifted!
(i'm trying to but it's not easy tonight)
wish me luck!
charissa
Thursday, May 12, 2011
National Stationery Show 2011 - Blog 1
NY here we come!
my friends and family thought i was a little crazy when i made the decision in march (just 2 short months ago) to debut our new collections, Expressions and My 2 Cents, at the National Stationery Show this month. i admit that even i wasn't completely sure of my decision but the encouragement and support from my honey made it all sound doable even if it wouldn't be easy. it turns out that it was definitely doable. easy? not so much. in fact, the only word that really describes the past 2 months effectively is "crazy". crazy in the most exciting, fun, eventful, creative, inspiring, no sleeping, no eating, kind-of-way. and now i'm on the red-eye to NY, bags are packed, boxes are shipped, press kits are done, products printed and packaged, and my support team is in place. NY here we come!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
my friends and family thought i was a little crazy when i made the decision in march (just 2 short months ago) to debut our new collections, Expressions and My 2 Cents, at the National Stationery Show this month. i admit that even i wasn't completely sure of my decision but the encouragement and support from my honey made it all sound doable even if it wouldn't be easy. it turns out that it was definitely doable. easy? not so much. in fact, the only word that really describes the past 2 months effectively is "crazy". crazy in the most exciting, fun, eventful, creative, inspiring, no sleeping, no eating, kind-of-way. and now i'm on the red-eye to NY, bags are packed, boxes are shipped, press kits are done, products printed and packaged, and my support team is in place. NY here we come!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
Sunday, May 8, 2011
a BIG thanks
EIF Revlon Walk
may is all about fighting cancers and our 5k walk yesterday was a HUGE success! our team, Pandas with Purpose, raised over $9,000 to fight women's cancers. a BIG thank you to everyone who walked, ran, donated & prayed for us. we're super grateful and touched. i must admit that all that walking and celebrating has me pooped! check back shortly for our video diary and additional pics from the event. now, we're off to NY!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
may is all about fighting cancers and our 5k walk yesterday was a HUGE success! our team, Pandas with Purpose, raised over $9,000 to fight women's cancers. a BIG thank you to everyone who walked, ran, donated & prayed for us. we're super grateful and touched. i must admit that all that walking and celebrating has me pooped! check back shortly for our video diary and additional pics from the event. now, we're off to NY!
remember to stay lifted!
charissa
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