blog post!! yay!

So excited- I just randomply stubled upon a blog post about my cards today while I was sifting through my Google Reader.  I was shocked!

Thanks, MY MOM SHOPS, a fabulous blog from a NYC mom who finds the coolest things around town for featuring me in your blog!  I appreciate it1

Check out here.

ETSY

I have recently updated and added more items to my ETSY shop. Although I primarily sell items form my own website, I have found that ETSY is a great tool for small businesses.

http://emmajcard.etsy.com (no "s" after emma j card)

I also started an ETSY site for my sister's photographs. She takes such beautiful pictures and I just had to put some stuff up for her. It needs to be out there. You can find her site here.

http://elibogh.etsy.com

recovery

I am just now beginning to recover from the whirlwind of the National Stationery Show. I thought it would be easy for me to blog about it throughout the whole process but I couldn't even look at a computer, I was so busy. I will post my NSS story with pics soon!

So great meeting such fantastic, nice and talented people. Everyone was so kind and helpful. I am so excited about everything I learned during the process. More to come...

countdown to NSS

So I have one more day before my move-in to NSS! i can't believe it's almost here and frankly, I am ready for it to be here. The little details is what's stressing me out the most- photocopying, press kits, new product display, transportation, etc. So many small details. I am trying to keep sane by just knowing that I have three full days to move everything in and that I will have the help of my family and friends.

It's still very overwhelming. It's hard to know what this year will be like with the recession and all. Will anyone be ordering? I really just want one order- just one!!! But if that doesn't happen, this has been an awesome experience (so far). Hopefully I will learn a ton in the days to come too!!!

mention

Just got mentioned in this blog! Yay!

http://lettersandjournals.blogspot.com/

language cards

New "languages" note cards...

NSS- getting ready!

So, I am in my final week of preparation for the National Stationery Show. I cannot believe how close it is and everything that has gone in to this. Such a huge investment for me and so unsure of the outcome. It's pretty scary but I ma pretty proud of myself for taking this step for my company and just going through with it.


There have been several times when I have really considered not doing this, but then I realized that this COULD be a nice stepping stone for EMMA J CARDS. Even if I get NO orders, I will be grateful for the opportunity to network and meet a ton of people in the industry and just get my product out there.

My business really started from nothing. I dreamt this up in the shower one morning 3 years ago and it's now a huge reality. It really proves that you can do ANYTHING if you put a lot of work in to it, feel passionate about it and never give up.

I would spend days just researching this business and finding every card company on-line that I could and seeing what is possible. What really inspired me was the fact that many of these companies are run by one or two people and many of them just like me- running it out of their small apartment. There is so much competition in this industry, which can be very daunting, but it's such an amazing bunch of creative people that run this industry. Whenever I have been clueless about something and asked a fellow greeting card designer for help, they have always offered SO much help. This was huge for me!

Anyway, gotta get to work on this big show. I have an 8 x 10 booth to fill and time is running out!