Apr

02

Menu planning + momAgenda = savings of time, $ and sanity

Miscellaneous

I just found this useful article, The Art of Menu Planning, which has some great tips on planning, organizing and shopping for the week.  I use the MomAgenda desktop planner (in lime), which has a place for each child’s activities, my appointments, and dinner for each night all in a stylish week-to-a-view layout.  When I make the time to plan out my week in advance, including juggling three carpools, doctor’s appointments and small details like my 60+-hour-a-week job, I feel much more organized and ready to handle anything that comes my way.  When I don’t make the time for this planning, I end up feeling harried, overscheduled, and burdened by the eternally nagging question “What will we make for dinner tonight?”

This never ends well, requiring yet another trip to the grocery store or, worse yet, ordering take-out or delivery.  Too many of those fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants-nights really add up ~ and dull the luster on my uber-mom tiara!

Did I mention that the momAgenda planners are now on sale at 50% off?! Just think of the savings ~ to your wallet, your time and, perhaps most importantly, your sanity!

By the way, I found the menu planning article while looking at Simple Mom Finds, after reviewing a blog post on the Simple Mom website, which was linked to by Hostess With the Mostess blogger Jennifer Sbranti on Twitter.  I love social networking!

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Mar

26

Only a few days left to vote for Salutations

Miscellaneous

There are only a few more days left to vote for Salutations in the Leading Moms in Business Competition held by StartUp Nation and Ladies Who Launch.  We are currently “On Fire!”, with the meter cranked all the way over to the right, which is so exciting to see!

We still need your to help to get us across the finish line though.  The top 200 companies are awarded the honor and there are thousands of businesses entered.  You can even vote daily if you’d like.  It just takes one click ~ nothing to sign up for and you don’t need to enter your email address.  A big thank you to all of you who have been voting for us, and especially those who have left such nice comments ~ we really appreciate it!

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Mar

26

Showing off

The store

I’m playing Show and Tell today and inviting you to check out the new photos of our store, including window displays, in-store displays, and dresses made of tissue paper.  {Yes, really.} You can see the new images on the About Us page of our website.  Even more images are posted on our Facebook page.  {While you’re there, why not become a fan?}

Many of the images of our Chapel Hill store are courtesy of Nancy Ray Photography.  Nancy happened upon our store one day and was so inspired that she asked if she could start snapping some photos.  Her work is fantastic and she is a real pleasure.  See more shots of the store in her blog post about Salutations.

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Mar

26

What the bride wore

The store

I have been meaning for quite some time now to post about this amazing watercolor sketch of a paper wedding dress in our Chapel Hill store window.   Laura Frankstone is an infinitely talented artist who happens to live in Chapel Hill.  While walking by our boutique one day, she was so inspired by our wedding dress made of paper that she felt compelled to sketch it.

Laura has a wonderful blog called Laurelines that showcases her work beautifully.  See her blog post about our paper wedding dress, entitled What the Bride Wore.  So much talent!

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Mar

23

Brock Moran Home: The Registry Launch Party

Invitations / Miscellaneous

Last Thursday, I attended the launch celebration of Brock Moran Home‘s new wedding and gift registry.  Boy, was it fabulous!  Between the sophisticatedly elegant style sense of Brock McLendon, the meticulous attention to detail by Brock and event planner Dina Berg Blazek, the phenomenal sips and snacks catered by Chef Paul Verica from The Club at Longview, and the jaw-droppingly beautiful floral arrangements by Elements and In Bloom Ltd., the whole evening was inspirational!  And I haven’t even mentioned the expansive selection of top-notch tabletop lines now offered by Brock Moran for wedding and general gift-giving ~ lines like Arte Italica, Bernardaud, Jean Louis Coquet, Julisca, Pickard, and Reynaud.  Wow!!

We were thrilled and honored to be selected by Brock to design the invitations and gift tags for this momentous event.  We had the invitation letterpress printed by Dauphine Press on luxurious Crane Lettra stock in Espresso and Leaf inks.  We flat-printed the invitation to the exclusive preview in the store to match.  The invitation was then enclosed in a dreamy chocolate brown end-flap envelope, and hand-addressed in white ink,  topped off by a custom tulip postage stamp from Zazzle.

The gift tags for the guest gifts were also letterpress printed by Dauphine Press in espresso ink.

For a reaction to the invitation by an admiring invitee, see this blog post by designer Traci Zeller.  For photos of the event, see the post Brock Moran says ‘Welcome Home’ by the highly talented and ever-joyful Drea Cunningham of Casey Cunningham Photography.

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Mar

17

Sweet Pea Designs Promotions

Promotions

Sweet Pea Designs has two great promotions running right now.  The “Twice as Nice” promotion doubles your order when you order 25 or more notes or gift enclosures, or when you order a book mark or bag tag.  And, for a limited time, you can receive 15% off your order of invitations or birth announcements.

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Mar

17

Only a few weeks left to vote for Salutations

Miscellaneous / The store

There are only a few more weeks left to vote for Salutations in the Leading Moms in Business Competition held by StartUp Nation and Ladies Who Launch.  The top 200 companies are awarded the honor.  You can even vote daily if you’d like.  It just takes one click ~ nothing to sign up for and you don’t need to enter your email address.  A big thank you to all of you who have been voting for us ~ we really appreciate it!

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Mar

17

Are you a fan, a follower, or a feeder?

Miscellaneous / The store

No matter your preference for keeping up with the latest updates, we’ve got you covered! You can now become a fan of Salutations’ profile on Facebook, you can follow Salutations on Twitter, or you can subscribe to an RSS feed of our blog posts.   Or, if you are an information junkie like me, you can do all three!

Facebook recently updated their page style and we love the new design of our page.  We recently uploaded some images of our window displays, fabulous paper dresses and other creations to our Salutations page on Facebook.  We also updated the About Us page of the website with new images. Check it out!

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Mar

12

Mindy Weiss invitations are here

Invitations

The new Mindy Weiss invitations and note cards are here and we are so excited!  Inviting Company and Mindy Weiss, one of the world’s most sought-after wedding planners, have collaborated on a special new invitation and stationery collection.  The designs are fresh and retro-chic.  Perfect for bridal showers, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, and many are great for any occasion.  Here are a few of our faves:

Mod Bride

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Feb

26

Salutations Invitation Featured

Miscellaneous

We are thrilled to have one of our custom-designed wedding invitations featured on Smock Paper’s blog.  We had so much fun with bride Liz Francis helping her put together this really amazing wedding invitation set!  Smock is one of our very favorite vendors.  They offer the most exquisitely designed wedding invitations, all letterpress printed on eco-friendly bamboo paper. 

It was a like-minded love of Smock that led Drea Cunningham of Casey Cunningham Photography to discover Salutations and are we ever glad she did!  Drea and husband Casey are two of the most talented wedding photographers we’ve come across.  Their blog In the Swim is wonderfully inspiring and showcases  beautifully their gifted talents, and their zest for a fun-filled life!

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