Saturday, April 2, 2011

Thrifty Business Cards



I keep taking timid steps into business. After looking at business cards online, I made my own on Microsoft Word. I made sure they were the right size by holding a friend's business card up to the screen. I'm very low-tech.




Then I printed them on card stock and sewed them onto little scraps of fabric.  My husband shakes his head at my labor-intense business cards, but I get a little thrill out of using these pretty little scraps, the embodiment of my thrift-is-beautiful philosophy.  And no one else has business cards like mine!



However, I postponed my outside sales event that I was madly preparing due to forecasts for snow, wind, and rain.  And then the skies cleared a few hours before the scheduled time!!  How annoying.  I consoled myself by noticing it was still cold and there had been snow in the morning.

So I listed some things in the shop instead.  And poked hopefully at my lily of the valley.

10 comments:

  1. Those are the coolest business cards! I love the fabrics - such a great idea!!! Too bad about the weather : ( Hope you can have your sale sometime soon though!

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  2. Those are FABULOUS! I love them!! Worth the effort, I am sure of it!

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  3. They are wonderful. I love that they not only look pretty, they will have a nice tactile impression too.

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  4. Ha! My husband can't wrap his head around the fact I cut up fabric into shapes to have the sew them back up together for patchwork. He always asks me if I am making a scarf! After 30 years he should know better! Your cards are adorable and many will copy your idea. So really time well spent. Now patine it.

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  5. Those are amazing! Time well spent.

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  6. Love, love, love them!!!! They are perfectly you and perfectly beautiful. What a fun and creative idea!

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  7. Those are amazing business cards. I've made my own too, but they are not nearly as eye-catching. Weather makes or breaks the outdoor events, you were probably very wise to wait.

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  8. Oh Margo, I'm amazed by your cleverness! What a fantastic idea.

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  9. I love it! I've never seen a business card like it before. It's the little details that can really make an impression. Best wishes on your endeavor.

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  10. You have done a great job amazing, because is the most important element of your visual identity. It's the first thing people see when they meet you. Plastic Cards

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