Just Wright Designs Blog

My Snow Day

I've been a bit slack at posting lately but thought I would share my show day with you. I got up yesterday morning and weathered the cold to take some pictures of our Texas snow.  For Texas this is a bit unusual and honestly I hope it's our last snow day.  I'm so ready for Spring.

Just Wright Designs has been busy!! We've started to work with some great brides on Spring, Summer and Fall weddings and I look forward to the sunshine and warmth.

Keep an eye on us because we have some great things coming for 2010. As soon as our bridal shows are over we'll start sharing our exciting news.

Our oldest baby, Ajax.

My truck or SUV to be correct.

Our house, the poor magnolia trees.

You guessed it, our mailbox :)

Have an inspiring weekend!

Wine Charm Giveaway

I'm so excited to be hosting this giveaway!  As you've seen in my previous post I've fallen in love with button bouquets.  I've also fallen in love with these button wine charms. They make the best gifts for the bridal party, good friends and family or even wedding favors.

Ariela at RBK Creations can make these to coordinate with your event.

 

What we're giving away:  One set of wine charms (4 charms in a set).  You will work with Ariela on the color or theme to coordinate with your event.

Deadline to enter:  Monday, February 1st, at 11:59 pm Central Time

Date winner will be posted:  Tuesday, February 2nd. The winner will have until Tuesday, February 9th  to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.  Please Note: You must come back to see if you've won, you will not be emailed.

How to enter:   Visit RBK Creations and take a look around. Come back and tell us in your comment what is your favorite item and why.

Get an extra entry (leave a comment for each extra entry):

1.  Sign up to get The Studio Scoop Newsletter (I promise no spam, just updates on new products, giveaways and specials.

2.  Blog about this giveaway (make sure to leave the url link to your post).

3. Tweet about this giveaway.

Contest is for US residents only.

Good Luck!

Just Ten Tuesday #2

Two weeks ago I launched the Just Ten Tuesdays. I’ve decided to sneak in another one this month. So here are some more random thoughts, ideas and little things about us.

If you have questions or things you might want to know shoot me an email and I’ll do my best to answer them.

1. January is our craziest month. We start the year by doing shows and I personally never seem to get the year end organization done. This drives my crazy but we love doing the shows.
2. Our first craft show was a bomb! Nothing more needs said. I’ll try to find some pictures to share. Shows are hard so if you’re just getting started, keep it up, you’ll get the hang of it.
3. I love country music and Alan Jackson is my favorite. I’ve been following him since the late 80’s when he had his first big hit.
4. In the month of January you can get $20 off any of our Themed Celebration Signature Plates®.
5. Our studio cats love printers and fax machines.
6. Our oldest dog Ajax will be 11 in March. He’s starting to lose his hearing which makes us so sad.
7. I walked the 3 Day in Dallas in 2008 with my mother, her friend and my assistant. It was on of the best experiences of my life. If you’ve ever wanted to do this, don’t wait, just do it.
8.  In the early days of Just Wright Designs® we stamped children’s hands and feet on plates.
9. We will have a wine charm giveaway starting on Friday from RBK Creations.
   
10. In 2004 we were contracted to paint over 800 charger plates for Meals on Wheels in California. We did this project out of our house. Our entire dining room was filled with plates.

Enjoy the pictures below and have a Happy Tuesday.

Angel Plate Project 2004

Kealy on the scanner

 

Kealy on the printer

Our 3 Day Team

Featured Vendor - RBK Creations - Wedding Bouquets

When I got married I loved my bouquet but I never preserved it.  I look back at pictures and to this day I wish I would have done something with it.  When I saw Button Bouquets I was so excited and really wish it was available for my wedding (of course that was 10+ years ago). 

I know when planning your wedding it’s hard to think about what will happen to the bouquet after the wedding.  Why not consider a Button Bouquet?  A Button Bouquet will last forever, it’s unique and it can be given as a gift to your bridesmaids and/or family.  

Today I’m so excited to share with you RBK Creations. I met Ariela at a North Dallas Etsy Team meeting and we hit it off right from the start.  I love her designs and all the unique things she and her mother do with them. Most of all I love the different colors they use. 

I’ve asked Ariela to share a little about their company, what inspires them and how the process works.

How did you get started?  
RBK Creations was started in August 2008 by Ariela and Brenda (a mother and daughter team from the North Dallas Area).   We launched our first set of bridal button bouquets in January 2009. We have worked with over 150 brides all over the world. Over the past year we introduced felt button bouquets, satin button bouquets and organza button bouquets.

Are all the bouquets custom?  
While we have some bouquets ready to purchase, we prefer custom orders. This allows us to make the perfect arrangement for their big day!

What is the process for ordering a bouquet?  
The first steps are picking the colors. We love to get fabric samples or even links to pictures online. Then we need to know the quantity of bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, centerpieces and anything else you have in mind. Throughout the whole process, we send pictures to keep you updated. This also helps to make sure we are on the same path as the bride.  We set up a whole set of pictures on flickr just for each bride. This way they can view all photos easily and then send the link to any friends and family.

After everything is created (time varies on the size of the order) we send the final pictures for approval and the bouquets will be shipped. We suggest ordering as early as possible because we do book quickly.

Is there anything else you want to share?
We look forward to working with you! We have always been the artsy type and always have a project going on! It is so great to have this business where we get to be creative everyday! Truly a dream come true!

Where can we find you?
http://reallybadkitty.etsy.com
http://rbkcreations.com
http://twitter.com/rbkcreations
http://flickr.com/photos/abonen

Thank you to Ariela for taking the time to share her company with us. Come back and visit on January 19th. Ariela and RBK Creations will be giving away a surprise on our blog.

 
 

 

Have an inspiring day!

Just Ten Tuesday #1

Ten years ago this March is when Jeff and I started Just Wright Designs. It’s been a long road with a few hard knocks but also some very exciting and amazing times.

This year I will be doing “Just Ten Tuesday” on the first Tuesday of every month.  I’ll list 10 random thoughts, ideas, pictures or little things about us and our journey. One day I plan on writing a book but for now please enjoy my Just Ten Tuesdays. 

If there are any questions you have or things you might want to know shoot me an email and I’ll do my best to answer them. We’re not expert business people but we love to share experiences.

1. Keep a scrapbook.  I wish I had a screen capture of our first site, it would be a good laugh. Shopping carts didn’t exist back then so we spent hours and hours at night (we both worked demanding full time jobs) trying to design a website with very little tools. Today we have so many options and the web world has come so far.
2. We’re a husband and wife team, along with my mother (Sue) and my assistant (Lauren). This is why you might get our voice mail when you call, we wear many hats. The quickest way to reach us is by email.
3. We worked out of our home and garage for years but we now have a studio space. If you are an artist thinking about moving your studio outside of the home make sure to take many things into consideration before making this leap. Business phones, commercial electricity and many other things are much more expensive in a commercial space.
4. I personally paint every Celebration Signature Plate®. This is why it takes longer to get one of our plates and why ours cost more than our competitors. We don’t use templates, I hand paint it all.
5. We did our first Bridal Show in July of 2003 and we still love doing Bridal Shows.
6. We have 3 dogs (2 yellow labs & 1 doxie) and 3 cats (all rescued, 2 studio cats and 1 home cat). Stay tuned for some furry friend fun this year.
7. We resisted opening an Etsy shop for years and regret it. I loved buying on Etsy but felt it was a venue where we’d just get knocked off. Truth is; we always got knocked off or copied even when we didn’t have our Etsy shop. It’s bad karma to copy, be creative and use YOUR imagination. Make sure to visit our Etsy shop. 
8. We have a WOW jar. We put any important, funny, not so funny or crazy things in this jar that have happened over the years. It’s a great way to go back and remember these times. Maybe I’ll start WOW Wednesdays posts soon.
9. We’ve lived in Texas 9 years. I grew up in South Florida, Jeff grew up in Seattle.
10. I hate cold weather and it’s been cold in Texas. I love the tropics, flip flops and tank tops so I can’t wait for warmer weather.

Have an inspiring day!