Your New Friend Sam, Etsy Shop: Will You Be My Godparent Invitations, Greeting Cards, and Thank You Cards for Godmothers and Godfathers
Nearly 2 years ago, a friend of mine commissioned me to make her a handlettered print to give as a gift to her daughter's godparents. After listing it in my shop, I had a few requests to have "Will You Be My Godmother?" cards. Of course, at the time, greeting cards were not in my skill set—or so I thought—so I would decline those orders. After the launch of my bridal party invitation line last October, it occurred to me that I was now more than able to offer Godparent cards. Just after Christmas, I created and listed "Will You Be My Godmother/father/parents?" cards and they were more of a success than I could have dreamed. I love selling on Etsy as it is a shopping platform that invites its customers to truly create something so unique. There is no hesitation to reach out to customize existing listings and thanks to that, I've been able to design some very fun and personal cards and prints. With the immediate success of the cards, I thought to update my original Godparent poem listing with a fully handlettered poem to match the cards and list it as a Instant Download, Godparents Handwritten Poem, or a
Your New Friend Sam, Etsy Shop: Will You Be In My Bridal Party Cards, Bridesmaid Invitations
This past fall, after some experimenting with embossing, I added some "will you be in my bridal party?" cards. They were an unexpected success
Happy Two Years to My Little Shop, Your New Friend Sam
Wow, just wow. Each and every day, I still can't believe what's blossomed over these last two years. Starting out, I didn't think I'd have time to ship product, so I only listed printable, downloadable invitations. Then, while helping my best friend with her wedding, I added some various new items—like an address stamp that I hand lettered. From there my shop exploded from just printables to a rubber stamp and lettering shop. Nothing that I even started with. I can go weeks without even selling a printable invite, but daily, I'm selling things I've handlettered. Where? What? How? Starting out, I didn't even know I could letter. That I could write in a way that people would want to buy it. Buy it for their weddings, for their businesses, for tattoos on their arms! It's such a a simple concept and it blows my mind daily. And I thank God for giving me that skill. Yes, I've studied and practiced like crazy, but truly, if I can call this a gift, it all came from God. There is no other way to explain it. And that's the only way I can even try to fathom how I got to where I
One Little Word
I'm late to the game but I wanted to participate in the One Little Word yearly challenge where you pick your word to live by for the year. After spending time thinking on it, my thoughts ranging from "faith" to "endure" to "_______", I finally settled on a word
Your New Friend Sam, Etsy Shop: Wedding Vows Typography Art Printables and Prints
Earlier this year, just over 6 months ago actually, I posted about a new product I had added to my shop. You see, I thought I invented these things
Monday Musings
Devote yourself to your community around you & devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose & meaning. —Mitch Albom Source: Em Dash paper Co
Friday Footnotes
1. Skillshare Class: Art of Modern Calligraphy I finally did it, friends—I enrolled in a Skillshare class! After months—seriously—of debate