Happy Halloween

Here are a few things I brought to work today for our Marketing potluck. I hope everyone has fun & safe Halloween.

Customer Photos

Getting customer photos is great. I don't get a lot of them but I am always happy if I get them. I always wonder what happens after I drop a order in the mail. I always think, I hope they like them! You always here about problems and issues but not the good and great. So when the good comes in, its nice to see they really liked what they ordered.
Here are few customer photos I have received over the last few months.

Army men place cards for a wedding

Birds for a shower

Table numbers for a wedding

Recap of 1st fair

Saturday was my 1st craft fair. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Larry and I had worked and worked to make inventory for weeks. We arrived early, set the booth up and then waited. We spendt most of the day waiting. My good friend Cindy and my parents came to the event for support. It was really nice to have a group of people with us to make the time go faster.
They didn't get a lot of traffic since it was not the best location. The fair was a fundraiser for a adoption so it was not a regular event. The family did raise money which was a success. I was happy that I did sell a few things and to get my items in front of real people. I have been only selling online for over 2 years now. I also found out about 2 other holiday fairs in the next couple months. Which is awesome since I have all my booth stuff and inventory I am going to try them as well.
I loved hearing what people had to say "cute" was the main word of the day. Kids loved my items, I need to make more inventory in their price range around $1.00 so they could buy some little things.

My booth

Close up of some of the products and displays.

Save the date (if your local)

I will be in first boutique fair on Oct. 22nd (next Saturday). If your in Orange County, CA area it would be great if you could stop by! I am really busy building inventory and get my booth display ready.

Our Hot Air Balloon Ride

We finally had our hot air balloon ride on Tuesday! We had purchased the deal on Living Social over a year ago. We had been trying for months to do it but either the dates didn't work out or it was cancelled due to weather. We finally made it up in the air on Tuesday morning for sunrise. It was pretty cool to float over the vineyards in Temecula, CA. It's very peaceful and quite up in the air similar to parasailing.

We only went about 2.5 miles but went over a 1 mile high in the air. We were in the air for about 1 hour. I am happy we finally got to do it. It was a neat experience and another thing we can check of our list.

Filling the balloon up with air

Almost ready to go. Yes, I am dressed in about 4 layers of cloths since it's super cold in the morning.

Now for the heat to raise the balloon

We made it up just before the sunrise. It was breathtaking.

Our balloon shadow over some fruit trees.

A view of our balloon from inside the basket.

A shot of the area with the other balloons up that morning. Everyone takes photos of the
other balloons since you can't take photos of your own while your in it.

Tiffzippy is now in The Wedding Pantry

I am thrilled to have my items in The Wedding Pantry in Tustin, CA. If you are local please stop by and take a look. I am hoping to sell but I am really hoping for more custom orders. My items give your wedding just a little extra touch for a reasonable price.I will be posting another post later about how I created my packaging. Here are a few photos a snapped of the display.






The packaging came out better than I could have hoped for.

Display materials:
White tray from Joanns covered with moss

Box covered in moss - used as back riser

White frame from Ikea

Green small baskets from .99 cent store

Clear business card holders from Staples

Hello October

My retail display at The Wedding Pantry

Highlights of September:

September was a crazy busy month. I have no idea where it went but I am pumped for October.

• X17 days at the gym
• Tiffzippy the business is still going strong. Lots of things happening in Oct.  
• A Big surprise happened and I promise to share soon.
• Had a quick trip to Palm Springs to unwind.

Plans for October:

• 1st time having my items in retail shop.
• 1st craft fair coming up - Oct 22nd. If your local I hope you stop by (more to come).
• My parents are officially moving out to Palm Springs - I am excited they will be so much closer.
• Still waiting for our first hot air balloon ride  - maybe it will happen this month.