The final push

Preparations and making products for the upcoming Bloomfest has been consuming our apartment and our lives for the past month, and although I’m really really super excited for our first ever physical store/booth, I can’t help but be just as excited for when it’s all over. I’m so worried that I won’t have enough items to fill the 10’x10′ booth and that it’ll look so boring…a lot of the layout and design will have to be done the day of, as we’d like to do some sort of radial string display with the canopy and I’m not sure if that’s possible at all. I really need to make a SketchUp mockup of the tent…

Anyway, here’s where you can find our booth on July 23rd, from 2pm to 10pm:

There we are!

I’ve only been thinking about the booth design with a middle booth in mind and so the news that we have a corner booth has thrown me off. I hear that corner booths are usually the most desirable booth location as you will receive maximum exposure, but I’m a bit anxious about how to present such a space and how to fill it. Whereas a booth in between two others only has one side to face, a corner booth has two that need to be addressed and is not quite as controlled. So, back to the drawing board…

But it’s slowly and surely coming together. Here’s a few camera phone pictures of our works in progress:

Apple rings display

Globe rings display

Minions hard at work

Getting ready for BloomfestLA

Things have been crazy over here in the workshop. There’s only 11 more days until Bloomfest and there’s still so much to be done. Rings, scarves and necklaces to be made, banners to be printed, booth decor and lighting to be figured out…

Here’s the official BloomfestLA poster, designed by Christine Hale. Isn’t it great?

Cute!

In other news, I trekked over to the fashion district today and we now have 3 new chain styles available for necklaces! If you’d like to purchase an apple necklace with one of these chains pictured below, please send us a message at info@orderlycivilians.com!

New necklace chain styles available

 

Best engagement photo shoot, ever.

The super cute blog cozyhunter.com (who also win for best wedding ever and best wedding video ever) spotlighted the best engagement shoot ever today, and I wanted to share it because it’s pure genius.

Images from You Can't Be Serious photography - Hailey and Andrew Bartholomew

I’ve always thought that engagement shoots were just an excuse for coupley glamour shots, but who can resist the infectious joy of giant bear heads? I’ve seen a few couples with giant blown up engagement or wedding pictures in their newlywed homes and it’s alway a bit…cheesy. But how amazing would the shopping cart or construction site look on a mantelpiece?

Go now to www.youcantbeserious.com.au and bask in their creativity.

LOVE!

New Facebook url!

We now have an easy to remember & type Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/OrderlyCivilians

Thanks to all 25 ‘likers’ for making it possible!

Ham & Pea’s Spell it with Pasta Collection!

Ham & Pea Design & Paperie is the work of Li-Ann Scott, over in Australia. One of the kindest and most open-minded people I know, Li-Ann also has the distinction of being the childhood friend that I’ve known the longest and it’s hard to reconcile the now busy and energetic mother of twin boys and with the Troll doll loving girl who would come to our My Little Pony-themed birthday parties. She’s always been super-creative and talented, sending us these elaborately drawn penpal letters with ribbons and stickers, so it seems only inevitable that she’d capitalize on that talent and launch a successful card and graphic design business!

I recently won a giveaway on Ham & Pea’s Facebook page for a collection of the ‘Spell it with Pasta’ greeting cards and was so excited when they arrived!

Perfectly packaged!

The collection

Back of card detail

I really love this collection as it’s both cute and clever. The attention to detail is amazing, with the design theme of each card continuing on the back of the card, where it’s usually boring.

Even the envelope interiors are designed!

 

Prior to starting Ham & Pea, Li-Ann was also working as an architect in Australia. Architecture is often a thankless field and so it’s amazing to see how my friends in the industry have expanded their interests into other creative avenues.

Ham & Pea is having a sale this week only (July 6th – 12th), so head on over to their Facebook page for details and a sale album!

Red Delicious apple ring giveaway!

Jewelry by Janelle!

The lovely Janelle of LoveJewelrybyJ is hosting a giveaway of one of our Red Delicious apple rings on her blog! The contest ends 7/10/2011, so be sure to enter soon!

Red Delicious Apple ring for a lucky winner!

Best of luck to you all, and be sure to check out the 15% off coupon code as well! Enter the giveaway here!