A little late, and not quite what I was planning on, but I did manage to finish a 2013 calendar! I have been working on some floral illustrations for my 2014 card line and thought they were perfect for this little wall calendar. They are 5.75 x 8" and ready to hang with white/gold twine. They also come in two colors:
Neon pink and minty green inks on French's Paper Co. Pure White - available here.
Blank ink on recycled kraft chipboard - available here.
Time for Holiday cards!! Personally, I always wait until the day after Thanksgiving to really start celebrating and decorating, but I also like to check things off my Holiday list early, including sending out cards and stocking up on gift wrap, tags, and tape!
There are some new designs, as well as revamped old favorites this year in the shop, including gift tag sets which will be in the shop next week. You may click on the photo to be taken directly to my shop.
...to reality. Jess & Jay's wedding was amazing. Just amazing. I am usually not at a loss for words, but I am at the moment. My head is still spining...& it was not even my wedding! I am still gathering up the details & waiting for everyone's photos to come rolling in. You may sneak a peek of their wedding on their professional photographer's site. This week I will be sharing all of the little details we worked on the week leading up to the wedding - favors, programs, escort cards, & the like. Just wait until you see the candy table my sister dreamed-up. It is something out of a magazine!
In the meantime & completely off the subject, I added some gift tags to my shop.
Hello. So...I am not sure if anyone noticed, but I changed a few major {to me, at least} things around here. First, I changed the design of this here blog a bit. Larger photos, less text on the side, more breathing room.
Second, I changed the font of "things are better with a parrott." It took me well over a month of debating with myself & anyone who would listen/care about the pros & cons. Since I first opened shop almost two years ago I have only changed my font once & I have been using the same pink & green. I am all about brand consistency over here. While I loved my last font & all the pink...I had to shake some of the girliness off. Enter new casual script, serif font, & warm gray.
Third, I changed my etsy shop name. You cannot change your actual etsy user name which I find slightly annoying, only because I chose my user name of sarahparrott825 when I joined etsy as a buyer almost six months before I opened shop {which some people actually call my shop when they mention my stationery on their blogs...?}. I know I could have started a new account, however I really had no idea where I was going with all this & I just jumped in. Thus, "things are better with a parrott" the etsy shop was born & named after this blog, which I also began a few months before I opened shop. Last summer I created my website at www.parrottdesignstudio.com but still called myself "things are better with a parrott." Confused yet? Now, as I am about to enter my third year of business I decided everything needs to be under one {shorter} name. Enter Parrott Design Studio.
I know. Perhaps I could have been a bit more creative, but how many people have Parrott as their last name? And it will not be Parrott forever. That will be a funny day, "Hi, I am Sarah Bianculli of Parrott Design Studio." Wha...? Ha. I am looking forward to it.
And that, my friends, is the longest way ever to introduce my new business cards! I am currently working on a redesign of my website as well, changing the name on the homepage to Parrott Design Studio, adding more photos, detailed custom design information, & so on. My new business card is a little peek at what the site will look like. Nothing crazy, just new colors with the same, simple, clean layout as always.
Thanks for reading, all! Just for kicks, below is a photo that makes me feel embarrassed yet proud of my humble beginnings. I give you my first business card:
Yes. I once had an actual parrot on my business cards & my very first etsy banner.
