tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88527183998524634222024-03-13T00:26:49.118-07:00Ink+Smog Editionsurban paper goodsRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-87039954025228359382018-11-26T18:08:00.000-08:002018-11-26T18:08:23.156-08:00Grand Central Market Holiday Marketplace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We're looking forward to participating in the fifth annual Holiday Marketplace at Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles this weekend. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">We'll be there all weekend selling cards and prints with a handful of other really great vendors.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: newly <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/228886374/felix-chevrolet-neon-sign-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">redesigned Felix</a> cards, the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/660667093/2018-grand-central-market-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">2018 GCM print</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/646531140/warmest-of-holiday-wishes-holiday?ref=shop_home_active_9" target="_blank">Warmest Holiday Wishes</a> split fountain card.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">We'll also be </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">offering a very special brand new limited edition <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/660667093/2018-grand-central-market-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">Grand Central Market print</a> as well as debuting even more new paper goods (there are SO many new items right now, it's crazy!). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/644823674/happy-birthday-minimalist-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Futura Happy Birthday card</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/660667799/welcome-to-dodger-stadium-sign?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Welcome to Dodger Stadium print</a>, newly redesigned <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/122486282/randys-donuts-letterpress-card?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Randy's Donuts card.</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">We're spending a lot of time in the studio these days, working on new items that will launch in 2019.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">Looking forward to seeing you soon!</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">Best,</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">Rosemary+Robin</span>Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-3320541313049343842018-11-24T15:43:00.001-08:002018-11-24T15:44:25.663-08:00our annual online sale is live!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-80900614340126898292018-11-21T14:42:00.000-08:002018-11-21T14:42:29.529-08:00new look for the new year!Hi friends!<br />
We've been largely silent for the past year working away while we redesigned our line of urban paper goods. We're mostly there and almost everything is posted in the shop (there are some placeholder images that should be replaced by the end of the week if the printing gods shine on us!).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Futura Happy Holidays card, 2019 Holiday card in gold, Peace&Love Holiday card</td></tr>
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We're looking forward to starting things off with a sale, our annual sale. We'll post the coupon code here (and pretty much everywhere) on Friday, but for now, take a look at some of our new cards and prints!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: So Much Better Together Valentine card, Happy Birthday Baby card, Best Birthday Wishes card in neon orange.</td></tr>
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We've added a bunch of new birthday, valentine and holiday cards (and some prints too!) as well as redesigned some old favorites.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Redesigned Felix Chevrolet card, Redesigned Harbor/Century Freeway card, Redesigned Randy's Donuts card</td></tr>
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We'll also be doing a few shows around Los Angeles this winter, we'll let you the final lineup next week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Futura Happy Birthday card, pink ink in the studio, Be Mine Valentine? card in neon pink</td></tr>
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Until then, have a great holiday weekend with your friends and family.<br />
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Best,<br />
Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-76320701752099437262018-01-05T13:29:00.002-08:002018-01-05T13:29:33.339-08:00happy new year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're starting to ease into 2018 and would love to wish you and yours a very happy new year! We have lots of fun and exciting things in store and can't wait to get to work! For the moment, we're cleaning up the studio, working on new designs, and just generally trying to get back into the swing of things. Thank you for all of your support over the past year and over the past few months, you helped make our 2017 holiday season a smashing success! We're a small family business and your support means the world to us, thank you.<br />
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Best,<br />
Rosemary+Robin<br />
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<br />Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-61380661402675076502017-11-24T10:23:00.001-08:002017-11-24T10:26:11.233-08:00our annual sale starts today!We hope you've had a very happy Thanksgiving friends! Thank you for all of your support throughout the year, we couldn't do it without you!<br />
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Our annual sale starts today, in fact it's already underway! Take 20% off everything in our <a href="http://www.inkandsmogeditions.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> until December 8 with the coupon code <b>THXU17</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-88715176178790023812017-11-22T06:00:00.000-08:002017-11-22T06:00:07.876-08:00annual sale + where to find us this winterIt's just starting to feel like fall here in Southern California, we've been enjoying warm dry days with cooler evenings for the past few weeks. But that time of year is right around the corner, in fact it's here already!<br /><br />Our annual online sale starts Friday November 24. Take 20% off everything in our <a href="http://www.inkandsmogeditions.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> until December 6 with the coupon code <strong>THXU17</strong> .<br />
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We'd also love to see you December 2-3 at the fourth annual <a href="http://www.grandcentralmarket.com/events/1070/fourth-annual-holiday-marketplace" target="_blank">Holiday Marketplace at Grand Central Market</a> in DTLA! We'll be there all weekend selling cards and prints with a handful of other really great vendors.<br /><br />
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We LOVE Grand Central, it's a favorite place to eat out and bring friends and family when they visit. We had a blast there the last two years and are really looking forward to spending two whole days there again this year!</div>
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We'll also be offering a very special brand new limited edition Grand Central Market centenary print as well as debuting even more new paper goods. Here's a look at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/481895600/2016-grand-central-market-los-angeles?ref=shop_home_active_11" href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/481895600/2016-grand-central-market-los-angeles?ref=shop_home_active_11" target="_blank">the 2016 print</a> and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/201659299/2015-grand-central-market-los-angeles?ref=shop_home_active_2" href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/201659299/2015-grand-central-market-los-angeles?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">the 2015 print</a>. We have a handful of both left in stock that we'll have with us so come say hi and see what we've been working on!</div>
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We're spending lots of time in the studio these days, working on new items that will launch in 2018 as well as printing up some new pieces that we'll have with us this winter.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you soon!<br /><br />Best,<br />Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-62096095688903348682017-11-19T15:28:00.000-08:002017-11-19T15:28:06.496-08:00busy days (and some busy nights) in the studio đź’›<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It's that time of year again, we're spending lots of busy days (and some busy nights) printing away in the studio getting ready for the holidays.<br />
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We're also hard at work on some really exciting projects that we will be launching soon. We're so excited you guys, it's kind of crazy! Ok, that was enough of a break, we have a stack of cards to fold and package. Back to work!<br />
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We hope you're having a good fall!<br />
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Best,<br />
Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-7665171714812994982017-10-02T08:00:00.000-07:002017-10-02T08:00:15.357-07:00personalized letterpress projectsWorking on custom letterpress projects is one of our very favorite things. From business cards to product packaging, invitations to monographs, we love shepherding special projects through from inspiration to completion.<br />
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We've recently added personalized stationery to our web shop. We offer a few options for business cards and notecards that won't break the bank. Business cards are available as a set of 250 printed on one side only in black ink featuring your logo, name and contact information.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Monogrammed note card in Learning Curve cursive, monogrammed note card in Bodoni, personalized letterpress note cards in Futura.</td></tr>
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For note cards, choose from two styles and three fonts with a very quick turnaround time. We've already sent a few of these lovelies out into the world and are so pleased with how they've turned out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Custom card suite, custom designed holiday card, custom blind embossed note cards.</td></tr>
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We're also always happy to work on more intricate custom projects so just send us an email and we'll see what we can do!<br />
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And wouldn't you know, we're running a quick sale on personalized projects until October 30th. Just use the coupon code <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/InkandSmogEditions?ref=pr_shop_more&section_id=13070050" target="_blank">PERSONAL20</a></b> in our webshop to get 20% off your choice of notecards or business cards. Send us an email if you have any issues!<br />
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Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-74803775288402892017-09-18T08:00:00.000-07:002017-09-18T08:00:11.490-07:00weekend getaway to NevadaWe met up with family for a few days in Las Vegas this past weekend and took the opportunity to spend a night at the Hoover Dam. It's the first time we've been away in a while and we all really needed it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Robin and the babe at the Hoover Dam trail head, the sun coming up over the rock formation outside our hotel window, Rosemary and the babe exploring the trail head.</td></tr>
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We drove late on Saturday to spend the night at the Hoover Dam Lodge in Boulder City. We woke up to beautiful desert vistas and spent some time at the Hoover Dam Lodge trail head after splashing around in the hotel pool first.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: driving under the bridge on our way to the Hoover Dam, family picture time at the halfway mark, a view of Hoover Dam as we walked across from Arizona.</td></tr>
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We went into town after breakfast and checked out the Hoover Dam museum then drove over the Hoover Dam. We parked on the Arizona side and walked around in the heat for a bit. Even though it wasn't our first trip to Hoover Dam it still never fails to amaze!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Motel for sale with fun MCM typography, restored neon installation on Fremont Street, pool time with the babe at the Thunderbird Motel in Las Vegas, the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the strip.</td></tr>
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We then drove into Las Vegas and spent the next two days with family we hadn't seen in a very long time. Neither of us had been back to Las Vegas since we moved to Los Angeles just over seven years ago. A lot had changed and a lot had stayed the same. We didn't go out and explore much on this trip, but still enjoyed the neon signs and just let the Vegas spectacle wash over us. It provided a good opportunity to think about the last seven years. We talked a lot as our tired toddler napped in the back seat of the car, about life, our business and about the big changes we have in store over the next few months.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun neon sign Boomerang video we shared on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inkandsmogeditions/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!</td></tr>
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Thank you Nevada, we had a great time and may even be back soon!<br />
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Happy nearly fall friends!<br />
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Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-28827543133536026442017-09-04T08:00:00.000-07:002017-09-04T08:00:29.221-07:00settling inWe're finally starting to settle into our new studio space. We know, we've been in our "new" space for a little over a year and half, but it's been a pretty tough transition. We made the decision to move into a smaller space with this move and it has certainly been a challenge!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working in the studio. It's taken some finessing to figure out the best layout in the smaller studio space we now have.</td></tr>
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But we've been working things out slowly, trying to pare down where we can and find space saving solutions that will work long term. We've also changed up some of our equipment allowing us to work better and smarter in a smaller space.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clockwise from L: Keep your Shit Tight from The Mandate Press, Print Faster Mother Fucker from The Little Friends of Printmaking, Everyday I'm Hustlin from Paperjam Press, our very first test print on the Windmill, New Studio / New Beginnings from Ink+Smog Editions, And The Road Has Always Led West by The Aesthetic Union.</td></tr>
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We still have an endlessly long to do list, but we finally hung our posters next to the press in the new shop, so it seems we're now officially moved in!<br />
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We hope you've been having a good summer!<br />
Best,<br />
Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-85341853674486615612016-11-25T06:00:00.000-08:002016-11-25T19:56:02.431-08:00our annual sale starts todayWe hope you've had a very happy Thanksgiving friends! Thank you for all of your support throughout the year, we couldn't do it without you!<br />
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Our annual sale starts today, in fact it's already underway! Take 20% off everything in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/InkandSmogEditions?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> until December 6 with the coupon code <b>THXU16 </b><br />
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We hope to see you around Los Angeles this winter! Until then, have a great holiday weekend with family and friends!<br />
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Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-5210684470603226332016-11-24T08:00:00.000-08:002016-11-25T19:58:30.257-08:00annual sale starts on fridayDon't forget our annual online sale starts Friday November 25. Take 20% off everything in our Etsy shop until December 6 with the coupon code <b>THXU16</b> .<br />
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Thank you for all of your support throughout the year, we couldn't do it without you! Happy thanksgiving friends! đź’•Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-72545865260605390842016-11-23T19:50:00.000-08:002016-11-25T20:02:47.603-08:00where to find us this winter!It still doesn't feel much like fall here in Southern California, we've been enjoying warm dry days with cooler evenings for the past few weeks. But that time of year is right around the corner, in fact it's here already!<br />
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Don't forget our annual online sale starts Friday November 25. Take 20% off everything in our Etsy shop until December 6 with the coupon code <b>THXU16</b><br />
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We'd also love to see you December 3-4 at the third annual Holiday Marketplace at Grand Central Market in DTLA! We'll be hanging out with <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ursaminorshop?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">Ursa Minor Handmade</a> selling cards and prints with a handful of other really great vendors.<br />
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<a href="http://www.grandcentralmarket.com/events/817/third-annual-holiday-marketplace" target="_blank">Holiday Marketplace</a> //Grand Central Market // December 3-4 //317 S. Broadway, DTLA // 9a-6p<br />
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We LOVE Grand Central, it's a favorite place to eat out and bring friends and family when they visit. We had a blast there last year and are really looking forward to spending two whole days there again this year!<br />
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We'll also be offering a very special brand new limited edition Grand Central Market neon sign print as well as debuting even more new paper goods. Here's a look at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/201659299/grand-central-market-los-angeles-framed?ref=shop_home_active_7" target="_blank">last year's print</a>, we have a handful left in stock that we'll have with us so come say hi and see what we've been working on!<br />
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We're spending lots of time in the studio these days, working on new items that will launch in 2017 as well as printing up some new pieces that we'll have with us this winter.<br />
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Looking forward to seeing you soon!<br />
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Best,<br />
Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-20055764570274517312016-02-03T06:00:00.000-08:002016-02-03T06:00:23.012-08:00a new start in the new year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's hard to believe that this first month of the new year is already over! While we've been hard at work on new designs and new projects it feels like time is just flying by!<br />
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We've been spending a lot of time lately thinking about where we are and where we want to be, pretty usual for this time of year. The last three years have been so full! We're so excited for everything that 2016 has in store, starting with another big move! After nearly three years in DTLA, we've been priced out of the area and are looking forward to new digs in a new part of town. For the moment, we're running around looking at spaces while we're printing our hearts out and getting ready to be up to our eyeballs in boxes again.<br />
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In the meantime, take a look at what we've been up to on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inkandsmogeditions/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>! We've been having a lot of fun with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAusiW_rRl8/?taken-by=inkandsmogeditions" target="_blank">new cards</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBSvff6rRhw/?taken-by=inkandsmogeditions" target="_blank">old favorites</a>! As well as sharing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBQ6fXYrRmI/?taken-by=inkandsmogeditions" target="_blank">fun things</a> we come across as we look at listings.<br />
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We hope this new year is treating you well!<br />
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Best,<br />
Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-87585834945009105422015-12-21T10:14:00.000-08:002015-12-21T10:14:00.050-08:00happy holidays from Ink+Smog EditionsWe're winding down for the holidays this week so from our tiny family to yours, happy holidays!<br />
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<br />Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-38793542116088383702015-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:002015-11-30T11:07:40.792-08:00Ink+Smog Editions Gift GuideHere are some gift ideas from local Los Angeles makers that we love!<br />
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1. <a href="http://cathycallahan.bigcartel.com/product/long-fringe-necklace-cobalt-natural-ombre" target="_blank">Long fringe necklace - cobalt+natural ombre</a> by Cathy Callahan<br />
2. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/185525582/iphone-5-case-hexagon-dreams-unique?ref=shop_home_active_6" target="_blank">Hexagon Dreams iPhone 5s case</a> by Abstract Graph Designs<br />
3. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/197074268/kids-t-shirt-mini-bauhaus?ref=shop_home_feat_2" target="_blank">Mini Bauhaus kids t-shirt</a> by Tiny Modernism<br />
4. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/154513150/organic-baby-one-piece-maru?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">Maru organic baby one-piece in neon pink and orange</a> by Belly Sesame<br />
5. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/114654251/brass-triangle-ring?ref=shop_home_active_9" target="_blank">Brass triangle ring</a> by Honey My Heart<br />
6. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/200158028/hollywood-cinerama-dome-framed-print?ref=shop_home_active_6" target="_blank">Cinerama Dome print</a> by Ink+Smog Editions<br />
7. <a href="http://cottonandflax.com/collections/tea-towels-napkins/products/brushstroke-linen-tea-towel" target="_blank">Brushstroke Linen tea towel</a> by Cotton & Flax<br />
8. <a href="http://funsizeceramics.bigcartel.com/product/ring-mountain-lavender" target="_blank">Ring Mountain in Lavender</a> and <a href="http://funsizeceramics.bigcartel.com/product/ring-mountain-yellow-and-white" target="_blank">Ring Mountain in Yellow and White</a> by Funsize Ceramics<br />
9. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/247822217/balsam-fir-sachets-in-indigo-dyed-linen?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Balsam Fir Sachets in Indigo Dyed Linen set of 2</a> by Minor ThreadRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-21345759941795543402015-11-24T12:30:00.000-08:002015-11-24T12:31:47.456-08:00where to find us this winterIt still doesn't feel much like fall here in Southern California, we've been enjoying warm dry days and only somewhat cooler evenings for the past few weeks. But that time of year is right around the corner, in fact it's here already!<br />
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Take a quick look at where we'll be popping up over the next few weeks, and if you're in Los Angeles come say hi! We'd love to see you and catch up!<br />
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<b><a href="http://academyofhandmade.com/smallbusinesssaturday" target="_blank">Makers Market</a> // West Elm // Saturday November 28 // 8366 Beverly Blvd. 90048</b><br />
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Our first event of the season is the <a href="http://academyofhandmade.com/smallbusinesssaturday" target="_blank">Makers Market at West Elm</a> on small business Saturday, coordinated by the Academy of Handmade. Come on by to see some of the new items that we'll be previewing and to support the local economy.<br />
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You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1539454853011560/" target="_blank">RSVP here</a>!<br />
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We'll also be taking part in the second annual <a href="http://www.grandcentralmarket.com/events/604/holiday-pop-up-village-at-grand-central-market-december-5-and-6" target="_blank">Holiday Marketplace at Grand Central Market</a> in DTLA. We LOVE Grand Central, it's a favorite place to eat out and bring friends and family when they visit. We're really looking forward to spending two whole days there!<br />
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We'll also be offering a very special limited edition Grand Central Market neon sign print as well as debuting even more new paper goods. Come say hi and see what we've been working on!<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/926624650725795/" target="_blank">Holiday Pop-Up </a>// LA County Store // December 12-13 // 4333 W. Sunset Blvd. // 12-4p</b><br />
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The third and final event of the season for us this year, will be a pop-up at the lovely Los Angeles County Store in Silverlake! Come say hello and get your letterpress calendars before they disappear in 2016! We will be setting up shop on the Saturday of the two day event.<br />
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You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/926624650725795/" target="_blank">RSVP here</a>!<br />
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We're spending lots of time in the studio these days, working on new items that will launch in 2016 as well as printing up some new pieces that we'll have with us this winter.<br />
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Looking forward to seeing you soon!<br />
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Best,<br />
Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-28428449722276901302015-11-23T09:11:00.000-08:002015-11-23T09:11:21.853-08:00what we're reading these days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the heels of our busy October, we've been laying low as much as this busy holiday season will allow. One of the things we've been doing is catching up on our reading. Here's a little taste of what we've been perusing.Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-88377969483350208412015-11-16T10:29:00.000-08:002015-11-16T10:29:40.471-08:003 things that are inspiring us this weekwatercolor<br />
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Both of us come from a fine art backgrounds. In fact, we met while we were both getting our Masters of Fine Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan just outside of Detroit. We take turns photographing, sketching out ideas, drawing out designs, carving out linoleum and creating vector images for all of our projects.<br />
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Lately, we've been drawn to including watercolor in our letterpress designs. There's something about the tactility, the unpredictability and the variation in color. We think it works really well with the crisp, bold imprint of letterpress. Stay tuned for some new watercolor/letterpress projects in the new year!<br />
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The little dips of cooler weather we've been getting here in Los Angeles have our minds turning to comfy, cozy thoughts. Our fingers are crossed for the cool rainy weather promised for later this year by the El Nino weather system that should be headed our way this winter. In the meantime, we're enjoying the warm sunny days and cool nights.<br />
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Stanislav Pinchuk's delicate hand poked tattoos<br />
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We have both fallen in love with the tattoo work of Ukranian-born artist Stanislava Pinchuk (who goes by Miso). She has been trading hand-poked tattoos for things she wants or needs for the last few years. We love the delicate lines and intimate scale of these mini works of art.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home-made tattoos: A map walking the New York Highline drawn from memory, as a constellation. On my beautiful studio mate @karleee. Traded for a bright white crystal that looks just like a skyscraper. (photo: Stanislav Pinchuk, @m_i_s_o on Instagram)</td></tr>
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Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-2275386500380684622015-11-12T10:49:00.000-08:002015-11-12T10:51:07.786-08:00what we've been up to latelyThank you to everyone who turned out to see us on Saturday at Eastside Handmade in Highland Park. As always, it's great to see you and meet you all in person!<br />
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Sorry for the lack of posts lately, we needed to take a little bit of a break from the blog after our October small business cleanse. We've also been busy getting ready for some holiday popups and getting to work on our new collection that will launch in early 2016!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: our set up at Eastside Handmade with our indigo ice dyed table cloth, our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/165226899/2016-indigo-watercolor-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">2016 indigo watercolor and letterpress California calendar.</a></td></tr>
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One of the questions we've been getting a lot, both at Eastside Handmade and on social media, is how we dyed the table cloth for our new display. So we thought that we'd share a few of the pictures from our experience with ice dying. You can also take a look at the <a href="https://food52.com/blog/13786-ice-dyeing-is-the-new-tie-dye" target="_blank">ice dying instructions from Food 52.</a> Or check out our <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/inkandsmog/project-ideas/" target="_blank">project idea board</a> on Pinterest for more fun projects we're thinking about doing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: fabric covered in ice, indigo sprinkled over the ice cubes, the finished product.</td></tr>
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Our first step was to run our fabric through a wash cycle, then we soaked everything with soda ash. After wringing our fabric out by hand, we arranged it on dollar store wire cooling racks set atop aluminum foil containers. We then covered our fabric in ice cubes, and sprinkled the indigo dye on top. It's a good idea to sprinkle lightly at first and then add a little more here and there to create areas of more intense color. As the ice melts, the dye disperses into the fabric. We let the ice and dye do their work for about 24 hours. Then we washed everything out by hand until the water ran clear and put it all through the washing machine with some soap. And that is pretty much that. It was a really fun project. And we think it matches our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/165226899/2016-indigo-watercolor-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">2016 indigo watercolor letterpress calendar</a> perfectly! Each calendar was embellished with a watercolor flourish before it was put back through the press. We love how they turned out. They've been super popular, but there are only a limited number of them so hurry and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/165226899/2016-indigo-watercolor-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">get yours</a> before they run out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/165226899/2016-indigo-watercolor-letterpress?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">L-R: 2016 calendars, Rosemary painting the watercolor flourish with help from the babe, a close up of the watercolor embellishment. </a></td></tr>
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We hope you're having a good fall, it's been on the warm side here for the past few weeks. We're very much enjoying the cool turn the weather has taken over the past few days, its just the right kind of weather for printing!<br />
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It's hard to believe that we've only been working on this project for thirty days! We've learned so much over the past month, both about our business and about ourselves. We have a much better understanding of where we were, where we are, and where we're going.<br />
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Looking back over our list of goals for this cleanse, we've definitely made some headway on all of them. We're much better organized than we were, we've cleaned out a lot of the dead wood and identified other areas that we weren't aware of that need a good airing out. We have a much better understanding of where we are, and a clearer idea of where we want to be. And we are putting our new mantra into practice, asking ourselves before we start a task, are we working smarter, or just harder.<br />
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All in all, it's been a very successful exercise. We feel much more responsible about how we're running our business, we've gone back to better work habits and we're incredibly excited about the future.<br />
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Thank you so much for tagging along, we can't wait to show you what we have in store over the next few months, so stay tuned!<br />
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Rosemary+RobinRosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-6146212600143431602015-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:002015-10-31T08:00:02.329-07:0030 Day Small Business Cleanse: Day 30We just wanted to start off by thanking everyone for their support over the past 29 days! This has been an amazing, sometimes grueling experience and we are so appreciative of all of your support! Sitting down and working on these assignments isn't easy. This was quite the undertaking with a small babe and a business to run while working other jobs. It's been a lot of late nights and early mornings, but it has been worth all of the hard work. To anyone thinking about doing something similar, do it!!! It's hard work, but the reward is so great!<br />
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The last few years have been a little crazy. Two years ago, we were launching our Kickstarter campaign, moving ourselves and our studio, meeting wholesale and retail orders, and getting ready to do all the holiday shows that we'd signed up for. Last year, Rosemary was almost completely out of commission, and Robin was trying to take care of everything life and business related. This is the first time in two years that we've been able to sit down and come up with a schedule for the next twelve months without it being completely destroyed before it even begins.<br />
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We approached this exercise the old school way, with pen and paper. We started off by choosing three marketing goals for the coming year. Then we divided a piece of paper into three columns with the months of the year. Our next step was to add any deadlines, important commitments, vacation time etc. Then we chose what our ideal launch deadlines would be for 2016.<br />
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From there, everything just sort of fell into place. It's still just a rough draft, we'll be refining it over the next few weeks, and trying it out over this next year. Some things will work out the way we planned, others just simply won't and we'll have to figure out how to schedule those differently. Either way, it's a good start.<br />
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<i>Today: Yay! You made it! Take a look at the list of goals you made on Day 2. Where have you succeeded and where have you come up short? What 3 steps can you undertake to maintain this momentum or what can you do to help you reach your goals if you weren’t able to within these 30 days. </i>Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-17939451111491907242015-10-30T08:00:00.000-07:002015-10-30T08:00:04.191-07:0030 Day Small Business Cleanse: Day 29It's so crazy, we're already at day 29!!! Nearly there, we're in the home stretch!<br />
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<i>Yesterday: Take a look at your analytics. Where is your traffic coming from? What are your most popular posts, items or pages. Why is that? What are your least popular posts, items or pages. Why is that? Where are you putting your energy and is it paying off?</i><br />
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For this assignment, we looked at our <a href="http://www.inkandsmogeditions.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>, blog, <a href="https://instagram.com/inkandsmogeditions/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inkandsmogeditions" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/inkandsmog/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/InkandSmog" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Ugh, that was a mouthful! We decided not to include Tumblr or LinkedIn, or you know Ello (ugh! Ello!).<br />
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It was helpful to sit down and look at all of our data all at once. Some of the information we gleaned was surprising (both good and bad) and some of it was more or less what we'd expected to see. It's no surprise that anything baby related was an instant winner on any social media platform. On the other hand, we never knew just how much blog traffic comes from Facebook.<br />
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The information from today's task is already proving useful in a more practical sense as well. Since we're currently in the process of evaluating our line of paper goods, we're weaving in the analytics to help us decide what to keep, what to change and what to discontinue.<br />
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With this exercise, we realized just how much we tend to focus on the shorter term in regards to our analytics and don't look at the bigger picture quite as much. When you widen your scope, it changes your perspective quite drastically. It's so easy to live and die by the daily or weekly numbers, but it's only when you look at the broader picture that you realize things are not as bad as they seem.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Lundeen's in Culver City, a wholesale order heading out to Lundeen's</td></tr>
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Sitting down to discuss yesterday's assignment, we realized how far we've come over the past 27 days. As we work through the different steps of this project, it's becoming easier to identify the areas that need work. One of our goals for this cleanse is to learn to work smarter rather than harder and this is the lens through which we viewed this task.<br />
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As our business has grown over the past three years, shipping has become a bigger and bigger aspect of our business lives. We ship everything, online orders, wholesale orders, custom print jobs, Kickstarter rewards, samples... And one of the stupidest things we do right now is print all of our shipping labels on our office printer. So the first order of business really needs to be a real shipping label printer (and our inkjet printer sighs with relief!).<br />
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It was relatively easy to come up with three tools that would allow our business to grow and/or make our life and business easier. The second step is always slightly more complicated. As Robin mentioned in passing when we sat down to work on this step, "it's always easy to come up with new ways to spend money on the business!" This is definitely true! After some careful planning, we're pretty confident that we'll be able to make our three purchases within the next twelve months.<br />
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<i>Today: Take a look at your analytics. Where is your traffic coming from? What are your most popular posts, items or pages. Why is that? What are your least popular posts, items or pages. Why is that? Where are you putting your energy and is it paying off?</i>Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852718399852463422.post-34203709537306589392015-10-28T08:00:00.000-07:002015-10-28T08:00:00.804-07:0030 Day Small Business Cleanse: Day 27<i>Yesterday: Think about your branding. Does it still fit your company and it’s newly polished mission statement? Does it reflect your refreshed business plan? If it does, then think about 3 ways to strengthen your message. If it doesn’t, think about 3 ways to bring everything in line.</i><br />
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Branding for Ink+Smog Editions is something that we've always approached as a work in progress. As our business grows and changes, we think it's important to have our branding grow and change along with it.</div>
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For the purposes of this exercise, we've defined branding as the entirety of the Ink+Smog Editions experience. As we've made our way through this 30 day small business cleanse, we've worked on many aspects of our brand's overall identity. Still, there are a few items that need to be brought into line.<br />
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The three areas that we feel need the most attention at the moment are our collateral, our website and our signage. Believe it or not, we are only just coming to the end of our old offset business cards. We need to sit down and design our own letterpress business cards, it is long overdue. Second, as we've discussed in earlier assignments, it is high time that we get our own website up and running. We also need to go through and update all of our <a href="http://www.inkandsmogeditions.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy listing images</a>. And third, our show signage could use some work. We update our display every year, and while last year's metallic balloons were a crazy hit, we haven't really found anything that works quite as well this year.<br />
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We have integrated each of these three tasks into the scheduled workflow for the next few months that we created on <a href="http://inkandsmogeditions.blogspot.com/2015/10/30-day-small-business-cleanse-day-24.html" target="_blank">day 23 of this project</a>. We're hoping that by creating a deadline, we'll have the impetus to move forward on these projects that have been on the back burner for too long.<br />
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<i>Today: What tools does your business need to grow? What would make your life and your business easier (other than winning the lottery!)? Make a list of 3 moderately priced purchases for your business that you can make over the next year. Then create a financial plan that will allow you to acquire them. Be realistic!</i>Rosemary+Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992835847209611010noreply@blogger.com0