Sneak Peek of The 2014 Dayton Women's Fair

It is Women's Fair Week!! Ahhhh, I can't believe that all of these months of preparation have finally lead up to this coming weekend! I am over the moon excited to be setting up our first ever trade show booth and sharing Ivory House with the Greater Dayton community. I love getting out there and meeting new people, making connections and sharing inspiring art with the world.

Today, I just wanted to give you a little sneak peek of what we would have for sale at the Women's Fair as well as go over a few other details of the weekend.

Offered for sale will be a variety of social stationery: desk calendars, notepads, greeting cards and wall prints. All of these items will be offered in colored prints as well as limited quantities of foil prints. These items will range in sizes A6 to 11x14. The calendars also come with a magnetic clip or small easel, both pictured below.

We will also be testing out a new concept called "The Shirt of the Month". The first screen print design will be available at the booth in small, medium, large and extra large. There will be limited quantities available, so get there quick if you would like first dibs.

This month's shirt will feature the saying "Be Awesome" screen printed on a heather black v-neck tshirt with gold metallic ink. Since the shirts are still on press, a mock up is shown below.

No worries, if you can't make it to the show or if we run out of inventory, WE WILL BE TAKING ORDERS at the show!



Throughout the weekend we will also be having an Enter to Win contest. You just simply fill out our short entry card and you will be given a chance to win ONE FREE DESIGN. This includes one standard design with backer (4x6, 5x7 or 4x9), printing not included.

And as a little gift to you we will be passing out some Ivory House swag. Small, black grocery totes will be handed out to the first 100 customers.

Last but not least, we will have some of our custom designs on display and will be taking requests for custom orders as well.

Can't wait to mingle, make connections and see some other beautiful vendors.

Hope to see you there!

Pretty Programs

Hello there! For this blog post I thought I would highlight one of the many services we offer...Wedding Programs! There are so many ideas styles and concepts out there for wedding programs. Yet, sometimes people get, what I call, creative tunnel vision and think you have to have a nice little booklet with a monogrammed cover. Not that there is anything wrong with the uber traditional, but as creative professional, it is my duty to open your eyes and indulge your senses with the non-traditional. That being said I thought I would take a page from my own wedding and highlight our rustic themed, newspaper program.

When deciding on what to do for a program, I wanted something unique that would be able to house our love story. Seeing as how we had ten years of stories to tell I needed quite a bit of space! haha. I also wanted something that would be entertaining for our guests and give them something to keep them busy during that awkward, waiting for the bride to walk down the aisle moment. Finally, I wanted it to coordinate with our rustic-prep theme. And then as I sat typing in my chair at work, I thought a NEWSPAPER! And I was off and running. 

Our dating story took center stage as the front page story, complimented by the ceremony details, bridal party information, the style section and all of the reception details, including the menu. The backside highlighted our engagement, our upcoming honeymoon adventures, a special thank you from the Bride and Groom, a memorial section,  a classified section, highlighting all of our vendors, an important information section and finally an entertainment section, which housed a crossword puzzle and a "this day in history" section.

Each program was adorned with a twine bow, small customized golf pencil and a social media tag to let guests know how to share photos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with our customized hashtag.

Our programs were one of my favorite stationery pieces from our big day and I received great feedback! Guests loved getting to know the background of our story, as well as being informed about the day's events. I even got comments from some of the vendors, thanking me for the props!

I hope this helps get your creative juices flowing! Do you have a unique idea for your wedding program? If so let us know and we will help your dream come to life. Still searching for inspiration? Check out our Pretty Program Pinterest Board for more inspiration!

What did you use for a wedding program? Get the comments going and share your ideas!

Note: To read and see a more detailed version of our program click here!

Photo Credits: Henry Photography