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About six months ago I decided to write a book. As an ad agency principle, on a daily basis I get to see business people of all sorts try to "play" graphic designer. Our wonderful world of ever evolving technology has given almost every person the opportunity to dabble in this medium.

Sometimes, those who are dabbling in design tend to miss out on some basic principles, no matter what type of program they are using (or how expensive it was). This blog is designed to serve as a testing ground for my book, and a help guide for the non-designer folks out there. We'll be exploring basic principles of layout and typography, branding and design, and ultimately applying it directly to the things closest to my heart... handcrafted goods.

My new promo items


Since my Etsy store is fairly new and I am just learning the ropes here... I've realized that I didn't send anything extra with my first couple of orders other than a thank you card. 

I have purchased several items on Etsy, and all of the sellers that I've ordered from have sent me something interesting, something a little extra. The store I get my beads from sends me a little packet with some small extra beads, my ribbon order came with a pretty stamped thank you card and samples of some other ribbons available. I got a great pen/dual screwdriver from Evie's Tool Eporium on Etsy (which I use all the time!). I've been kind of torn as to what I should send along with jewelry, and a trip to Staples yesterday solved my dilemma!

I bought a couple packs of these great paper clips... colorful bezeled patterns on large clips, that I thought would be great for attaching my free shipping promo coupons to my business cards. Plus they were on clearance... I couldn't pass them up!!

The cups were filled with what looked to be resin, but luckily when I got them home they were actually a puffy sticker that very easily was removed. The cup itself was exactly 1" in diameter, a perfect match to my 1" round paper punch. I pulled up my current business card design, and worked the elements into the 1" format, complete with my Esty web address.

Printed on professional glossy photo stock, then punched with my Fiskars 1" punch, a little glue and these were ready to roll! I may end up filling the (very shallow) bezel with either resin or Diamond glaze, but I really think this turned out well. 


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