Thursday, October 7, 2010

Proclamations for Sale!

So, let me explain..... when I got married, my good friend Melissa gave me a customized Proclamation to the Family with mine and Ryan's picture behind it. I loved it! I thought it was so cute I asked her to make me another one, and then I wanted to give them as gifts also, so I asked her again and again to make me these proclamations. However, she wasn't exactly the one who made them, it was her friend, so I'd have to ask her to ask her friend to make me one and I'd have to send a picture to her to send to her friend as well as a check to pay her for it. Anyway, it got kind of hectic at times, but I still loved the idea and wanted to keep giving them as wedding/Christmas gifts so- I really studied it and after studying my photoshop element for a while, I realized I could probably figure it out myself if I tried. Well, I finally did it! I was so excited when I finally figured it out and have been giving them as wedding/bridal shower gifts. Well, when I was at my cousin Kristin's shower, her mom mentioned the idea of selling them. I never really thought about it before but it made sense since I used to pay Melissa's friend for mine, and I thought why should I keep this cute idea all to myself, why not offer it to everyone and make a little money on the side while doing it? So, I thought I'd charge $10 for a customized Proclamation to the Family. You figure that's for the paper, (which is actually nice, thick paper) my time (which really takes me a while to complete one proclamation) and shipping/traveling to deliver it (you can have me ship it to you since I don't live very close, or I'd be happy to hand deliver it to you) and it's the same price I used to pay for my proclamations I used to buy from Melissa's friend. These really do turn out super cute and make the best wedding gifts. I also thought they'd make a great Christmas gift which is coming up soon! You can also inquire about a frame, and for a little extra I'll be happy to frame it for you!
I guess I should thank Melissa and her friend for letting me steal their idea (I hope you don't mind!) and thank my Aunt Cindy for giving me the idea to sell them. So, Thank You!
please comment if you're interested, thanks

4 comments:

TEISHA said...

LOVE THEM!!! I want one!

The Trenery's said...

I want one...but I need to take a good picture of Marc and I first. Once I get one I will order one from you for sure. Good Idea!

The Royal Family said...

cute Idea, I saw on FB. I will share there to help you sell some, it's a GREAT idea!

Brandy

melissa said...

way to go! they look great! dang it, i wish i would have known you were still curious about these, i learned to do them too, i could have taught ya awhile ago.