Latest Custom Designs: Birthdays and a Graduation

The overwhelming majority of the invitations I sell are 100% custom. A client will contact me with an idea and then I get to run with it! Today I'm excited to be able to share with you three of my latest custom invitations. The first I designed a couple months ago for Annie's 2nd birthday! She is about to have an "Exploration Party" with her friends! How fun! I've been working with Annie's mom, Sarah, for a few years now, designing invitations and party accessories for birthdays, baby namings etc. It's always a joy to be asked back to design for a family event. Thank you, Sarah, and Happy Birthday, Annie!

The second birthday invitation I'm sharing with you is for Ella, who is turning one! Yay, Ella! For this invitation suite the theme includes puppies, pink and a chalkboard look. Ella is very fond of dogs so it seemed fitting. Happy Birthday, Ella!

The third invitation is for a high school graduation party for (another) sweet Annie! Short back story: I first met Annie's mother, Suzi and father, David, when my family moved during my 7th grade year of school.  Suzi and I first met in band. We both played flute. Suzi, David and I continued going to school together through high school and we all three attended Purdue University! To take this friendship one step closer, Suzi and I were "sisters" at Purdue, both pledging at a cooperative house named Twin Pines! So this was an extra special design for me. Congratulations to Annie and her parents for reaching this special day!

Wishing Annie, Ella, Annie and all three families wonderful celebrations. Thank you for allowing me to be a little part of your big day! Much love and happiness to all of you.

If you would like to have a custom invitation designed by Easton Place, email me with details! I'd love to work with you.

Cheers!
-Patti

For The Love Of Cheese... and Cookies!

Hi friends. It's been nearly a month since I last chatted with you here on the blog. Eep! Sorry. Good news is the studio has been a jumpin'! My last post I shared with you a custom birth announcement suite for beautiful Ella. Happy to report, Ella's mama loved everything.

Today, I'm thrilled to show you a fun custom project I recently completed for a client of mine: Michelle Buffardi. Michelle's new book, "Great Balls of Cheese" launches this October! She asked for a set of business cards and custom stationery that would coordinate with the color scheme and feel of the book. Of course, I was more than happy to design something for Michelle.

Without further delay, I give you the fun, cheese inspired, stationery and coordinating business cards for Michelle Buffardi (writer - editor - cheese lover).

Fun little side story... Michelle had mentioned on Twitter that she was looking for custom stationery. One of her twitter friends, Gail Dosik (aka THE Tough Cookie of One Tough Cookie NYC) suggested Michelle talk with me about the custom cards. Long story short = today's blog feature! Gotta love the beauty of Twitter. Thanks, Gail, for the introduction. xoxo Please be sure to visit Gail's site! She designs amazing cookies. Delicious bites of art!

photo courtesy of One Tough Cookie

photo courtesy of One Tough Cookie

photo courtesy of One Tough Cookie

photo courtesy of One Tough Cookie

Product Packaging: Sweet & Simple

One of the offerings in the Easton Place Branding Shop is the Custom Packaging Design option. This is for businesses who are looking for assistance with their product packaging. You might be looking for a fresh look for your product line, you might be presenting a brand new product or even adding a new item to your existing line of goods. Whatever your packaging needs are, Easton Place can help you.

I'm so excited to share a packaging design recently completed for Sweet & Simple, a lovely baking company located in Southport, Connecticut. The owner/head baker of the company, Michelle Jaffee, and I worked together to create packaging for a new line of granola that will be launching in the future. (I'll keep you posted on the launch date!)

There were a few elements that needed to be included: The existing Sweet & Simple logo, the tagline and the daisy element often seen on the company's current packaging. I'm in love with the results! What do you think?

If you have any questions about product packaging design in general or in working with Easton Place, contact us. The new year is just around the corner... it's a great time for a fresh new look! There is one design spot open in November and only one design spot will be scheduled for December. 

Social Media Buttons

One of the more popular items in my branding shop is the set of custom social media buttons. Have you ever wanted buttons made just for your shop or blog? I'd love to work with you to create a set! Below are a few sets I've designed to match client's specifications. I'm currently booking custom work for November. This is a fun way to freshen up your shop or blog!

Recent Events: September 25, 2012

Hi friends. How have you been? I believe it's been a while since I posted a basic "what's going on in the studio" post. I thought today would be a good time for one.

It's been non-stop busy in the studio for weeks, and I love it! Some of my work is still in the "hush-hush" stage, but I promise, when I am able to share it with you, I will!

I've had several custom designs over the past month. I completed a Bat Mitzvah suite (pictured below). I always feel blessed to be a part other's life events!

I've been working on a fun logo for Martha's Vineyard Adult Continuing Education. That one is just about ready to reveal. If you follow my blog, you know the vineyard is near and dear to my heart.

I added personalized trays to the shop. If you missed that announcement, you can read about them here.

I designed a custom "Moustache Themed" invitation last week that is crazy fun and will be added to the shop soon! Here's a peek...

(street address and phone number have been removed from the photo for privacy)

And the final bit of news is really more of an "almost" event. I was approached by the people who create the gift bags for the Emmys. They wanted to include Easton Place petite cards for each of the 800 recipients! What?? That's crazy, right?! But I had to say no thank you... this year. It's tough to say no to such an exciting offer, but it was the right thing for me to do this year. I had a very short amount of time to prepare them, and I didn't want to rush such an important opportunity. I have several clients in queue, and I would have had to ask them to wait in order to fulfill the Emmy job. I just wasn't willing to do that to them. I am so honored to be asked, and I'm hoping the offer comes again... with a bit more leeway! Of course my first question to them when they approached me, "How did you find Easton Place?"... I was told their research department found my shop and they were particularly fond of the "Fun Facts about Ms. Wunder" as well as all the paper lovelies! Gotta love that!

Well, that's a bit about my goings-on... What's new in your corner of the world? Tell me in the comments below! Thanks for stopping by.

hugs,
-Patti

Très, Très... Trays!

I'm really excited to introduce the latest goodies to you! Newly added to the shop are the sweetest melamine trays just in time for the upcoming Autumn and Winter holiday seasons! These 12"x12" trays will be a lovely addition to your holiday hosting and gift giving, or as a special touch on your writing desk, night stand, dressing table or coffee table.

Currently there are designs featuring our best selling ikat patterns, as well as some nautical-inspired trays. Looking for something specific? Let me know! I'm happy to create a pattern to fit your decor.

Recipe Cards Sale!

I posted in last month's newsletter that custom, double-sided Recipe Cards were 25% off. This is just a reminder that the sale ends on July 31. No code is needed. Order as many sets as you like.
These are terrific hostess gifts and arrive packaged in our classic linen textured box, ready to give!

Of course, they're perfect as a gift for yourself!

xoxo

-Patti

A Very Special Custom Order

I have the pleasure of doing business with people from all around the world. Whether it's filling an order of personalized stationery for someone in California, designing a logo for someone in England or creating a custom wall hanging for a new nursery in France, I always feel blessed & honored to be a small part of someone's life for that moment of service. Every once in a while I get to be a bigger part of someone's life as is the case in today's special reveal... I designed a custom wedding invitation suite for the lovely Brandy Clabaugh, also know as "The Nutmeg Nanny". Brandy and her groom, Arthur, will be getting married this Autumn, so I created an invitation to reflect that time of year. Brandy told me her likes and dislikes, her favorite colors (coppers, golds and plums) and a general "feel" for her wedding. Today I get to show you what our teamwork produced. Brandy's invitations will be presented in a metallic chocolate brown invitation pocket with a cream band & sheer brown ribbon around it then topped with a metallic copper square embellished with the Bride and Groom's names.

Be sure to stop by Brandy's blog and tell her congratulations on her special day! Thank you, Brandy, for allowing me to be a part of your very special event. You're a dream bride to work with to be sure!

If you are interested in having a custom invitation suite designed for your next event, email me for details!

Brand New Brand?

What an amazing couple of weeks I've had since launching the new Easton Place! The amount of positive feedback, support and business has been almost overwhelming. Thank you to all of you who've given me support throughout the launch.  

I'm writing to let you know that our Branding Shop is now open at Easton Place!  As promised at the launch of the new site, the month of May would bring the opening of Easton Place Branding, Logo, Web and Illustration.  I will continue to add branding options and "a la carte" items over the next couple of weeks, but for now you can get an idea of what is available.  If you need a custom branding package created for your specific needs, I'm happy to do that for you!  For example, you may want some of the elements in the full branding package, but not all of the elements offered.  I'll customize your branding package and price it accordingly.

As of today, June is fully booked, July has one opening, possibly two, and August has two available custom design spots.  Email me as soon as possible if you're interested in reserving any one of these spaces as they do tend to fill quickly.  I can hardly wait to share with you my latest custom designs. Two projects are custom invitation suites and one is a complete branding and website redo!  I'm loving all three of these projects and will share them with you as soon as I can.

I hope you're having a lovely week. In the comment section below, let me know if you have any suggestions for a la carte items that should be included in the new branding shop.  I'm thinking of adding the option for a custom wax stamp design. I adore the Easton Place wax seal... do you?


xoxo
Patti

Keeping Up with Easton Place Designs

I have had the great honor of creating some designs for so many lovely people the past couple of weeks. I am so excited to share with you what's been on my "drawing board" as of late.

First off is the Sassy Bride series created exclusively for the Martha's Vineyard Wedding Studio. You can read all about her here. It was so fun to continue my work with Ms. India Rose! Next up for her is a flirty Soiree Girl. Keep watching for that design. It's just around the corner!

Next up is a preppy card I created for the talented bag maker, Jen St. Jean of the Itty Bitty Bag Company. Those of you who follow Jen on facebook, twitter or on her blog know she has fabulous style, an amazing line of handmade bags and a love for daschunds. So with this in mind I created this card for her...

Next week I'll show you two more custom designs I've been working on including a logo design. Until then, I hope your weekend is a good one! Being on the East Coast of the USA, my weekend is going to be wet and windy with the arrival of Hurricane Irene! Stay safe friends!!

Latest Logo Design Client - Tamara Tovey Photography

I've been offering Logo Design and Custom Work in my shop for the past year. The designs range from Etsy and Blogger banners to watermarks, Branding Designs to Business Holiday Cards. As with all of my custom designs, once I create something uniquely yours, you own it! You can use the design on any number of items from my shop like notecards, stickers and invitations. Or you can use it on your website, blog, twitter account and facebook! And should you need to use the design through a third party like Moo.com, I'll be happy to set up a layout that you can submit for printing.

I thought I'd give you a peek at the design process with the help of my latest design client, Tamara Tovey Photography. Tamara was a terrific client in every step of the process starting with the questionnaire I asked her to fill out,  to the finished product.

Starting Color Palette:

Sampling of Design Options:

copyright: Easton Place Designs

Final Product:

If you're interested in custom design work from Easton Place Designs, contact me. Maybe it's a banner update you're interested in or maybe you're looking to start fresh with a brand new design altogether. Whatever your design needs are, I'd love to be a part of it! To view a sampling of my other custom design work visit my Design Portfolio page here on my blog. I'll continue to add work to this page for you to see!