This week's news involves a magazine called Quick Cards Made Easy - it's in UK shops now...
and no less than two mentions for Handmade Harbour inside its pages!
The magazine contacted me a while back about using my free cupcake digi stamp for their download of the month spot. I was thrilled - of course - but then they offered me another spot, too ... this time I'm giving £10 worth of free stamps to 15 people. I figured it was pretty good publicity and hopefully the recipients will be happy too! This is a magazine giveaway, so you'd need to go through them to be in with a chance of winning.
In other news, I've happily completed a commission for one of my personalised party cones. This one was for a wedding where they are serving fish and chips cones, and I'm thrilled to report that the couple love the design. This is a snippet...
However, I've realised that I seriously underestimated how long it would take to put together all the elements of personalisation and come up with a completed design! And that means I underestimated the cost, too! I really will have to charge more for these (sorry, talk amongst yourselves while I pop over and adjust the price... OK, I'm back) which I fear might make them seem too expensive - it's often a tricky thing, getting a balance, isn't it? However, the good news is that I've realised I can concentrate on developing some generic designs, too - so people who can't afford the personalised version could get a real bargain. So I will be making more cone designs to put on the website - for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. I'm hoping that will give a real choice for people.
Enough of my news - what's been happening in your world?
