Well, the end of October is here.  Are you ready for the downhill slide to the Holidays?  I think we are.  I do have to say that the year has just flown by!!

We, as a family,  have not ever attended any Halloween activities around town but this year we hit three different ones which I am pretty sure are the three major ones that you can attend when you have a 3 and 5 year old. . .The Children's Museum, Conner Prairie Headless Horseman and Zoo Boo.

They were all good although the Headless Horseman was my favorite by far!!  Because I had let the kids watch a movie on the Conner Prairie website showing the person under the mask, Nathan and Lisa were fine.  They just really enjoyed themselves!

Here are a couple of pictures that I thought everyone would enjoy!  you will notice that Lisa is Mickey Mouse in all of the pictures.  She has since changed her mind and we are both witches (friendly ones of course!) for the day!  We have been dressed in our costumes all day and it has been a lot of fun!  I might have a share a picture of that if we have one taken!

Happy Halloween!!

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[caption id="attachment_186" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="FIGHTING THE GHOST!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_185" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="On the train at the zoo"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_190" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Nathan getting ready to go through a haunted house!"][/caption]

Labels: Childrens Museum, Conner Prairie, Family, Halloween, Kristie's Kreations, Zoo

This week,  I was checking out the stats of my blog. . .how many visits have I received, what pages were visited, etc.  Well, one of the ways that my blog was found was by a search about "why not have a logo?"  I am assuming that my blog was found because of my category and tags for logo.

I found this search interesting!  My initial reaction was, "WELL, WHY NOT??"  This seems like a question with such an obvious answer!  Because you need one!!!  This is one of the biggest ways to not only make it look like your business is legitimate, but also recognizable!!  Why wouldn't an owner want their company to be known and recognized?

A logo is so very important!  I am not a graphic artist so I am not able to tell you every reason you should have a logo and a good one at that.  But, I can tell you that you should have one!!  It is one of the things that makes your company known!  It distinguishes you from other companies and your competition!!

I know that it can be expensive to have a logo developed.  If you want a good logo you might pay (I am guessing) $250.00 - $5,000.00, but isn't it worth it for your company?  Are you looking for someone to design your logo for you?  We have companies come to us asking us if we do this..  In fact, I have had two just today!  This is not something that we as a company do, although we have before, because we prefer to refer them to some great, graphic designers.  They are the specialists in developing a logo. We are the specialists in putting that logo on items.

Do not get me wrong, we like to get involved in the logo development.  We want to be a part of the process as well as involved in the final decision making.  We can point out aspects of the logo choices that will make it good for embroidery and other parts that are not so great for embroidery.  Because almost everyone will eventually want their logo embroidered, we want to make sure they pick the right logo for the future as well as their immediate needs.

Having a logo embroidered on the shirt you are wearing is one of the most recognizable ways to display your logo.  So. . .why not have a logo . .  and also have it embroidered on your shirt???

Tell me your thoughts. . . .What do you think about this internet search??

Why not have a logo?

Labels: embroidered logo, Embroidery, internet search, Kristie's Kreations, logo development, logos

Well, back to the limits of embroidery. . .  . One of the problems that I come across frequently is a previously developed logo that is just not embroiderable as is.  This can be for multiple reasons but for this post the reason will be the fonts in the logo.

When we are setting up (digitizing) a logo that will be embroidered on a shirt, we have many things to remember and take into account.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the size of the person who will be wearing the shirt, what material it will be going on, the look of the logo and then its overall size.

Some logos given to us are perfectly fine as they are and look great when we embroider it.  Others have to have changes made to them.  Have you ever noticed that a logo someone is wearing on the left chest of their shirt may be different than the logo displayed on their website or on their business card?

The reason for this is probably because of the font.  Maybe there was a lot of little words below the main part of the logo.  Was the font was too small even to read on the business card?  Or could it be because there was shading in the logo?

We find that typically the reason is simply because the font is very small.  When this happens we have to speak with our customer about how their logo will look.  We have to find out if they are willing to change their logo a little bit.  This usually means taking some parts of the logo/wording off.  Is there a part that is not really that important that it be with the logo?  Can it be placed in another location on the shirt such as the sleeve or the back?

You may say, "But that is my logo, why can't it be included when you embroider it?"  The thing that you have to think about is that we have a certain area in which we have to put the stitches for the logo.  There are just certain physical limitations when you are dealing with material, needle and thread.  A stitch requires that the needle, with the embroidery thread in the eye of the needle, penetrate the material twice to develop the stitch.  There is only so much physical space for the needle to go into on the material where we want the logo to be placed.

With the fonts we try not to make a font less than 6mm tall or 1/4".  For the reason above as well as it just will not look good.  We do not want to make the logo too large on the shirt.  we try to make them look good on the average size of a shirt.  Have you ever seen a small women with a logo that looks like it takes over her shoulder?  That logo is just too big and does not look right on her!  Why didn't they think about this when they developed the logo or is this the way she wants to look?

Have you ever seen me wear my logo?  The wording at the bottom of the K's is really the maximum width that you want a logo to be.  I do this for two reasons.  One being that it is small lettering so it does not look that bad at that size.  The second reason is so that I have an example of the maximum width of a logo.

So, did you learn a little bit more about fonts and the limits to embroidery?  Now you know why a logo might look a little different on their shirt than their business card they are handing to you.

If you see that lady with her logo taking over her shirt or shoulder, and are confortable saying it, tell her how it looks and that you know someone that can make it look better on her!:)

Labels: digitizing, Embroidery, font, Kristie's Kreations, Logo, logos

This morning I was checking out some of the blogs that I like to stay up with such as Smaller Indiana and Stark Reality.  To my surprise there was a Post from Kyle Lacy in regards to a logo that he is developing for a customer.  He was asking for feedback from the Smaller Indiana community.

Most of the responses had to do with the look of the logo itself.  Well I had to add my 2 cents in regards to the logo being embroidered.  I started out by asking if his customer would ever want this logo to be embroidered.  If so, there are some things to think about when developing a logo because there are limits to embroidery. This is exactly what I have been talking about and plan on continuing to discuss.

The first logo choice has some shading in the logo.  Shading is not impossible to do but it is very difficult.  We have done shading in logos before but other logos, we will recommend that we get rid of the shading.  If there is just a little bit of shading then it can usually be done but when there are large areas where it is constant shading then it is not recommended.

The second point that I had was the small fonts.  Small fonts are very difficult ot make look good with embroidery.  BAsically the gist of it is that you are trying to put a bunch of stitches in a little space.  This just is not possible.  The font will not be crisp or readable.  I plan on discussing more of this in the near future.

Labels: blog, Embroidery, Kristie's Kreations, logo development, logos, Smaller Indiana

I know that I have been talking a lot lately about making your logo not shout out at others.  This is great for some but others really want their logo to stand out.  Still others do not change the look of their logo in any way.  In fact, they make sure that the clothing or item that their logo is going on will not clash with their logo or that it is not the same color as their logo.  They are very particular in deciding which item to purchase because they want the logo to stand out. Either of these choices are fine.  My job is to not only help you decide what to put your logo on and how to do it but to also make sure that it looks GREAT either way you decide.

The way that this is done has to do with the digitizing.  You may be saying "the what?" and if you do not know what digitizing is that is OK.  An easy description that you might have heard me say before is creating the stitches for your logo.  This is a detailed process and can be a very time consuming.  It may take us an hour to create a logo or days to create a logo.  I am very particular about the way that a logo looks when it is sewn out.  This has taken us years to accomplish the look and desire that we want.

When we first started Kristie's Kreations in 2001 we began digitizing and have continued to do it ourselves ever since.  I have to admit, Mark is really the one that does the digitizing.  It is very similar to Auto Cad and since Mark has an engineering degree, he has experience with it.  The digitizing did not come easy but it was much easier for him than myself.  We have both had the training but it has been much more difficult for me to pick up.

The set-up of a logo consists of spending time on the computer with the embroidery program as well as sewing out samples on the embroidery machine.  We may sew out a sample of a logo two times or 10 times before we show it to our customer.  I make sure that I am happy with the logo before I show it to you.  Even if I am happy with it does not mean that you will be happy with it.  If you are not happy, that is OK.  We will change it until you are happy!

The digitizing is just another limit to embroidery like I mentioned last week.  There are many factors to remember when setting up a logo.

Another thing that I hear often is how unhappy a customer is with their logo.  They had another company embroider their logo for them and they are just not happy.  Ninety-nine percent of the time this is because of the way that the logo was digitized.  A pure example of this is on our Testimonials Page as well as shown here.

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This particular customer called us on a Thursday.  They were very unhappy with the logo that someone else had done for them.  They asked if I could do a better job.  The problem was that they needed the shirts Friday for a walk that weekend.  We were able to digitize the logo so that it popped and then embroider it on the shirts for them so that they could wear them to the walk!  They were very happy so we were happy!  Can you tell a difference?

Do you ever hear how unhappy someone is with their embroidered apparel?  Is so, please give them my name.  I am more than happy to help make them happy with their logoed apparel!

Labels: digitizing, Embroidery, Kristie's Kreations, Logo, logos

UPDATED 10-27-08**  I just found out that this class is SOLD OUT!  If you are interested but were not able to register, let me know and I will let you know about Amy's future classes.  Congratulations Amy!

I mentioned earlier about a training class that Amy Stark is going to be conducting.  Here is the information if you are interested.  Contact Amy if you are interested.

Embrace The Stark Reality

When
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM (ET)

Location
WorkOne Express at College Park
8910 Purdue Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268

Click for Details and Registration Information

Labels: Amy Stark, blog, Kristie's Kreations, social media, Stark Reality, training

Embroidery is great!  When done well, it looks very professional and neat!  There are some limits to embroidery though.

One limit, which many of you have heard me say, is if I can get it into my machine then I will embroider on it.  The embroidery machine

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is similar to a sewing machine in that it has a needle (15 in fact) and a bobbin.  The item that is being embroidered on has to go between these two objects.  It also has to to fit in the area, go into a hoop and move around once in the area.

Another limit to embroidery, which I am not so sure if it is a limit or just something we really do not recommend, is embroidery on t-shirts.  I say this because the t-shirts are not made of the best material to embroider on and many of them have been dyed over and over to get to the right color.  Each time they are dyed the material becomes a little bit weaker.  The embroidery will outlast the t-shirt.

This can also be the case for cheaper items that may be purchased at discount warehouses and then brought to us to embroider on.  These items are not made for the decoration industry and therefore sometimes do not last as long.  I have had customers that have purchased their items from their favorite warehouse store and brought the shirts to me to embroider on.  They had to continue doing that every few months because the shirts just did not last.  Sometime it is better to spend the extra money on nice shirts and shirts that are made specifically for the decoration industry so that they last longer.

Now I am not saying that my shirts are always going to be perfect!  Any item is going to wear when it is washed and worn over and over again.  I just think that most of my items are going to last much longer than others.

Other limits to embroidery which I hope to talk more about in the future are hoops, backing, small fonts and other things that I just can not think of right now.

Labels: Embroidery, embroidery machine, hoops, Kristie's Kreations, limits, logos, t-shirt, thread

Last week I wrote about attending the Braden Business Fall Open House.  Since I do not know who has RSS feeds of my blog, I sent Carole a link to the blog letting her know that I had written about her and her company thinking that she would like to know.  Well, not only did she like it but she also sent it to her bosses!  Thank you Carole!  I appreciate you letting everyone know about me.

My point of this post is because she said that she would like to start one and it had me thinking.  It took me months of thought before I finally jumped in and started my own blog.  I have not kept up with it as much as I wanted but hopefully that will change!  I really enjoy doing the blog and only wish that I could make it look more like my website or part of my website.  Hopefully I will figure that out over the next few months.  In the mean time, I will continue to use this WordPress blog and keep learning!

If you are interested in learning more about blogging or the social media aspect there are many people out there that can help you.  It really is not that hard especially if you are willing to try different things and take chances!

One person in particular that has really helped me to appreciate social media is Amy Stark!  She has been wonderful in explaining the different things that I need to learn, do and keep up with.  Amazing though, I think I am the one that hooked her up with Smaller Indiana!  Anyway, back to Amy if you are interested in starting a blog or trying to figure out this whole social media thing, you should contact Amy and check our her website.  She is also throwing the idea around of starting a class teaching the different social medias!  They should be good.  I will let you know when I find out more information.

In the mean time, what do you think about social media?

Do you blog?

Do you know how to RSS to a blog?

Labels: Amy Stark, blogging, Braden Business Systems, Kristie's Kreations, RSS, Stark Reality

Well, I do not see myself doing this very often but one of my customers asked me to do it!  Anyway, his name is Patric Welch from Noobie.  He is great and very knowledgeable about gadgets!  I love reading his blogs!  In fact, he was one of them I mentioned in my newsletter.

Anyway, one of the things that I really want is a Nintendo Wii!  I have been trying to convince Mark that I need one really bad!  If we get the WiiFit then I could work out at home and would not have to go the Y!  Also he could work out at home and we would all have fun!  The first time that I played the Wii was at another customer's house  . .Steve Gray Renovations!  It was so much fun!  We played the Guitar Hero and I have been hooked ever since!

Back to the giveaway.  Check out this Link for more information on the giveaway:

http://www.noobie.com/wiicontest?src=kristieskreations


Not only could you win but I could also win!  One of the things that I could win is a 1GB iPod Shuffle.  You may say, who does not have an iPod and I would have to answer. . .Kristie!

Anyway, if you are interested, follow the link!  Good Luck!

Labels: Customers, Giveaway, Kristie's Kreations, Noobie, Steve Gray Renovations

OK, so I am back to the holiday gifts.  I want to go back to this subject for a couple of reasons.  The first one is that the last few days I have seen the exact same commercial and it makes me think of my blog/newsletter every time!  The commercial is for Kmart and is advertising their layaway department.  If you start shopping now you can put the presents on layaway. . . pay for them little by little. . . and have them paid off in time for the gift giving!!

When I sent out my first newsletter a few weeks ago, I mentioned that many of you might think that it is too early to start thinking of purchasing for the holidays.  Well, was I ever wrong!  Since then, not only have I seen the Kmart commercial many times, I have also spoken with several different business friends.  They told me that they have already started shopping. . .one started shopping in August, another started in September and another has almost all of her shopping completed!  WOW!  I guess great minds think alike!  It is never too early to start thinking about the holiday gifts and Kmart is telling everyone!

The second reason that I wanted to go back to this subject is that there are some really nice options for gift giving with your corporate logo.  If you are one of the people that like to give nice gifts but want it to have your logo on it, let me know . . .I can help.  I totally understand and have several options.

I mentioned this to the NAG group this morning but you may not have been there.  If that is the case, you are in luck!:)  There are many ways to give your friends, family, employees and customers holiday gifts that also can come from the company.  The person you give the gift to can advertise for your company all year. Not only that, they also will show that your companies' image is important to you.  A nice pen is great but sometimes you want to give something different.  If you are looking for a gift that will last, why not put your logo on a nice jacket, fleece pullover, sweater or hat?  The person you give it to will wear your logo around town and continue advertising for you!

If you are thinking, "I want to give a nice gift but I do not want it to shout out our logo because then it might not be worn."  Do not worry because there are ways to get around that!  Logos can be placed in different locations.  They do not always have to be on the left chest of a shirt or jacket.  You could put them on the sleeve, on the shoulder or the back by the tag.  These are nice, different locations to put logos.

Logos can also be embroidered as a tone on tone.  This means that the thread used will not be the colors of your logo but will match the color of the garment being embroidered on.  For example, if you have a nice brown, suede jacket and you want your logo on it but you want it in the left chest area and you do not really want the bright colors of your logo, we can embroider the logo in a brown a little bit darker or lighter than the brown of the jacket.  This way your logo is on it . .  it is still visible but it goes well and does not shout out to those that see it!  We have done this very successfully for several of our clients.  It always looks really nice.

Do I have you thinking?  What have you seen embroidered that you really liked?

Do you need some more ideas?  Let me know and we can meet!

Labels: Embroidery, gifts, holiday gifts, Kmart, logos, NAG - Non Affiliated Group, professional, tone on tone

Today I went to visit a fellow NAG member, Carole Palazzo, with Braden Business Systems.  Braden had their Fall Open House which was a wonderful event!  I have not ever visited Braden before but was I ever impressed!  They had a very nice facility as well as an excellent show room displaying many of their machines!  I am not sure if I should just call them copiers because they were so much more than that!

There were machines there that would read the veins in your finger (not your finger print!) and from that reading, know which document to print out!  There were other machines there that brought me back to college and to my previous teaching years.  The name was the only thing that was similar though.  I always worked with a Rizzo machine when I was in college as well as when I was a special education teacher.  The machines that I worked with were nothing like what is available now!  I was very impressed!

Not only was I impressed with the machines they had available but I was also impressed with the people that worked there.  They were very knowledgeable about their product as well as very friendly!  I never had any idea how big Braden was!  They seem to be very team oriented!  By that I mean they really support their employees.  One the one wall in the hallway they had pictures dating back to 1998 of trips they have taken their employees on.  It looked like they were having a lot of fun.  It was also enjoyable looking at the pictures to see how Carole has changed over the years!  I am sure that her wonderful personality has always been there though.

A new area that Braden has just started is Office Supplies.  They were giving away free samples as well as catalogs of the items that can be ordered.  When you order from their webpage you will have them the very next day!  If you are in the need of anything copier oriented, please call Carole!  She is a wonderful person and really knows her stuff!  Not only did I enjoy walking around Braden today but I also left with some really nice give aways!  Thank you Braden Business Systems and Carole!

Labels: NAG - Non Affiliated Group, Networking, Open House

Last night I sent out my very first Kristie's Kreations Newsletter!  If you did not receive it and would like to be added to my list, please let me know.  I will happily add you to the list and send it to you!  I titled it Branding Recognition From Kristie's Kreations.  What do you think about that title?  My Framing Statement is "I help companies increase their name recognition."  Because this is what I try to always say, I thought that this name would be appropriate.

So far the response to the Newsletter has been really good and encouraging!  Not only have I received personal emails back recepients but some are continuing on and clicking through to my blog!  This is great!  I am so excited and never thought it would be this much fun!

A few bad things have come out of the Newsletter though.  The first one is that I made a typo in the first paragraph.  I have received a few emails telling me about the typo!  Thank you to everyone that told me about it.  I really have some good spell checkers in my presence!  (Obviously Mark is not one of them though because I asked him to read over it before I sent it.  He caught a few other mistakes but not this one!)  Oh well!  As I have said before, Mistakes Happen!  Not everyone is perfect!  I hope you continue to read my newsletters and blogs - with or without mistakes.   Oh . . . and please feel free to let me know when I do make a mistake!

Second has to do with the stats of the newsletter.  This includes a few that were undeliverable, one who said they did not have time to read a blog and one recipient who opted out of receiving the newsletter.  I totally understand receiving a lot of emails in a day and not wanting one more to read!  I have to pick and choose daily what I read.  Unfortunately sometimes ones that I want to read get skipped over accidentally.  I also understand the time thing.  I do not have time to read blogs every day!  There are some days in the evening after the kids are in bed that I just take an hour or so of my tv time to catch up on blogs that I just have not had time to read.  Another easy way of checking out blogs is by addiing the RSS Feed to your Outlook so that they come in almost like your emails do.  I do not know much about this or how it even works but I does.  Back to the opt out, I wonder what is the average number of opt outs on a first run or newsletters.  Anyone know?

I know these really are not bad things and it is all a learning process.  I will continue to keep moving on!

The big theme that I continued to see at almost every table today was "Green".  There were so many green products to choose from.   It has taken this idea some time to get to the Midwest but this show proved tome that it is finally here and taking off!  I saw the most green products here than I ever have at a show!

How about a recycled Pencil?

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Or a water powered calculator?

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How many of your customers support being green?

Is being green important to you or to your company?  If so, you are not alone!  I want to hear from you and let me know why.

Labels: gifts, Green, Kristie's Kreations, logos, Promotional Products, Recycling

Today I attended a Holiday Gift Ideas Showcase put on by an associations of which I am a member.  It was small but after walking around for a few hours I left with my shoulders hurting and may my mind full of ideas!  My shoulders/back hurt because the bags that I carried were full of catalogs and samples!

Not only was I able to see some great holiday gifts for your clients and staff such as clocks. . . pens. . reusable bags. . . flashlights. . .food. . .tins. . .calendars. . . jackets. .  . luggage straps (to name a few) but I also saw some of the new items for embroidery that are rolling out for 2009.  There were items in all price ranges.  I plan on taking a few ideas and talking about them in the near future to stay tuned to the blog!

Do you have an idea for you Holiday Gift Giving that you have been throwing around?

Labels: gifts, holiday, Kristie's Kreations

This morning I got up early to make it to my bimonthly networking meeting for NAG.  Today was special because I was the featured speaker.  Jeff Bowe and I take turns facilitating the meetings but today he was running a little late.  This meant that not only was I speaking at the end of the meeting but I was also facilitating to get things started.  Unfortunately after everyone had their chance to go around the room and give there minute or more spiel about themselves, I only had about 7 minutes to speak.  Because it was running late, some of the members started to get up to head to their other appointments.

During my brief speak, I was able to mention a few things that were on my list.  Again, because of time I only was able to quickly mention these items.  One of which is the start of this new blog!  I explained how it is very important to me that I become the expert when it comes to embroidery and promotional products for my customers.  If I do not know the answer then I will do my best to find the answer.

Most of the blog discussion occurred after the meeting was over between a few of the remaining members including Amy Stark, Jeff Bowe, Mary Pat McKee, Jim Hugenard and of course myself.  We discussed how to get others to know about your blog.  It was mentioned that we need to start checking out each others blogs and leave messages on their blogs.  The helps to move blogs higher in the search enginges.  When I returned to the office I did just that and started by checking out a few of their blogs.  I started with Jeff's.  Read my comments.

I was able to show a few samples of the picture weave gifts, quality of embroidery, green products, antibacterial promotional product and embroidered toilet paper.

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Of course the question that I always get was asked, "Why embroider toilet paper?" and of course the answer is "Why not?".  I then continued to give other reasons such as it is a very memorable item!  Anyone that I show it to will always remember that I embroider toilet paper.  I am OK with this because at least they remember me.  Another reason is that is shows that we can embroider on things as delicate as toilet paper.  It is a unique way to show your company logo along with the embroidered towels.  Always have your logo in front of your customers even when they use your restroom.  And last but not least, it is a gift for the person that has anything.

So, what do you think?  Do you like the embroidered toilet paper?  Do you have other uses for the embroidered toilet paper?  I wouldlove to hear them!

Labels: Amy Stark, blog, Blogs, Embrodery, embroidered toilet paper, Embroidery, gifts, InFocusSelling, Kristie's Kreations, logos, MPM Marketing, NAG, NAG - Non Affiliated Group, Stark Reality

So yesterday I mentioned the Holiday Gifts with pictures.  For those of you that do not know what I am talking about check out this testimonial from Scott Seibert!  Doesn't it look like his dogs are sitting on the couch?  The blankets are unbelievable with the detail they are able to show.  They have been a huge hit ever since I started providing them to customers!

The best thing about these throws, purses, totes and wall hangings is that the picture is actually woven into the product, not printed on it like most other options.  I can also over the printed products to my customers but when I found these I decided that there was not contest!  These are 100 times better!!  If you are interested in seeing on in person, contact me and I am more than happy to show you one.  Here are some pictures to you have an idea on what I am talking about. (Just a note, I am new to this whole Blog Things so I am having a hard time getting the pictures where I want them!  You get the point though, right?)  I still need to take a picture of my purse for you to see!  I will do that as soon as I can and then post it!

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[caption id="attachment_55" align="aligncenter" width="263" caption="Woven Lap Square"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_57" align="alignright" width="191" caption="Woven Dog Throw"][/caption]

If you really like monograms but are up for something new or do not really want embroider then check out these new options!

Remember, these items are woven and not printed so they take longer to produce.  If you are thinking about doing something like this for Holiday Gifts, give yourself 5 - 6 weeks!  They do not always take that long but make sure you leave yourself enough time so they are not a late gift!

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Labels: Embroidery, gifts, Kristie's Kreations, picture, woven

It is getting cold outside. . . .the leaves are getting ready to change, if they have not already. . . the are just around the corner! This means that you will need to start your holiday shopping very soon! Why not start today? We have a special deal for all of our blog readers! Receive 10% off your Holiday Order when ordered during the month of October! Be sure to mention the October Blog Special when placing your order or you will not receive it!

If you are stuck on what you might be able to do, here are a few ideas. This past year the picture throws and purses have been a huge hit! If you have not seen my purse, let me know and I will show you! I receive compliments on it daily!

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Don't forget. . .the 10% off your holiday order ends October 31! Get your orders in now!

If you are looking for more options, let me know and I can get you a copy of our 2008 Holiday Guide.

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Labels: Embroidery, gifts, holiday, Kristie's Kreations

Well, today I am back to the blogging and also the world of Kristie's Kreations. The last week or so has been rough! The kids were sick and then I got it!

Today I took a few minutes to read up on a few of my favorite blog web pages. I read on Smaller Indiana that Wednesdays are supposed to be Wordless Wednesday. Well, I am not sure that I can do that but here is a picture to ponder. . .

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WHY EMBROIDERED TOILET PAPER??

Well, there are a few different reasons. . . First of all, WHY NOT?. . . it shows that embroidery can go on almost anything including something as delicate as toilet paper. . .why not embroider your logo on toilet paper and put it in a basket on the back of the toilet? This is just one more way for your logo to be seen by your customers! . . .You will always remember the embroidered toilet paper. In fact, a friend of mine has remembered me from the day we met because of the embroidered toilet paper!. . . and last of all, it is a great gift for the person who has anything!

What are your thoughts on the embroidered toilet paper?

Labels: embroidered toilet paper, Embroidery