Final Decision.....

....on the business card that is....... Here is what I ordered....telephone number will be on the ones I receive, but I didn't want that shown on my blog.

I'm happy with this one and hope it will be a good investment for me.

Gratitudes:
1. All the feedback people gave me as I pondered card designs

2. No severe weather in last nights thunderstorm.

Business Cards, round 2

Feedback from the ones from the ones I posted yesterday showed that the last two didn't make the cut, the black was liked but w/o the pic of the block, and the top one was ok.  

So today I went back into Vistaprint today and worked up a few more possibilities without a picture of a quilt block on them.  

The top two pics to the right have been the clear winners so far.....I really like the colors of the second one but they are too dark for the writing to be clear in my opinion.  I may make a $5 investment and have one of the graphic designers at Vistaprint lighten the colors up so that it is easier to see the printing.

I also like the top one, but it would definitely be my second choice.

I still like the card on the bottom here from yesterday, but I like these two in the top pics better.  So I'm getting closer to  a decision and in order my business cards.  =)

Gratitudes:
1. It's a long weekend for me....woohoo.

2. Good weather is predicted for tomorrow - a good thing since I'll be making a round trip to/from Austin all in one day.

Business card possibilities

I've been working on getting the design for my business cards decided on and have three possibilities.  Not sure though which one I want to go with....need to decide that because I'd like to order them this week.

What do you guys think of these four desgns?  Pics are in order of my preferences for the four.

Gratitudes:

1. Only a small chance of rain is forecast for the areas I'll be driving through on Friday.

2. Making progress on the business side of things.

Final Choices for Business Name....

I'm down to two final choices for the 'formal' name of my business.   I'll use it on order paperwork (invoices, etc), business cards, etc.

The choices are -

--- Moira's Quilted Creations

and

--- Moira's Sewn to Own

I like both of them, the first one obviously refers to my quilts and all that encompasses.   While the second one is more encompassing of all that I do and is more catchy in how it sounds.

My plan is to make a decision this week and then I can start working to get a blog for the business, business cards and the paperwork design ironed out.

Still thinking about a logo as well.

Definitely a learning process through all of this, but that is a good thing.

Gratitudes:

1. Friends and coworkers who help me think through things like this name change.

2. For the opportunity to grow in my pattern designing and commissioned quilting.

Business Thoughts So Far

As I thought about getting business cards, it became clear that I needed to think about several things.

The first of these was what kinds of work have I done in the past or currently am doing.   Followed very closely by what do I want to do in the future.     So in thinking back, I've done the following in the past - recovered sofa cushions and pillows, made new pillows and pillow covers, t-shirt quilts, t-shirt pillows, custom designed quilts, memory quilts, redone the cover for an antique baby carraige, custom fit leather knife sheaths, baby bibs, scrub tops, and a couple of bridesmaid/flower girl dresses.   I'm sure there were other things along the way as well, I just don't remember what they are.

For the future, I've decided that any of that or similar work is fine with me with the one exception being I won't do anymore bridesmaid dresses or similar work....actually decided that a very long time ago!   lol, it is just too big of a headache and too little return for the work.

I also would like whatever business name I select to cover my quilt/pattern designing because I intend to do my best to also grow that part of my business (meaning actually selling my patterns, not just drawing them up!).   And I'd like to be able to have it separate from where I do my normal blogging and FB activities.

Some of the thoughts I've had, or that have been suggested include -

• Designs by Moira
• A Stitch in Time (suggested by an online friend)
• Creations by Moira
• Timely Creations

Anyone have any other ideas for possible business names?

Gratitudes:

1. Some of the bloodwork results came out good, others didn't show anything so it's more tests ahead.

2. The weather is getting cooler, fall really is here!  =)

Business Cards.........

Earlier this week I started out thinking about and playing with business card designs for the commissioned sewing and quilting that I do.   To this point I've done work based on word of mouth only with and had nothing that I could give out to people who were interested in my services for the future....hence thinking about business cards.

For the designs  used the name of my blog as the name of my business, and what I came up with are shown to the left.   Any ideas on them or what you like to see in a business card?

But after talking the head of my company (I've known her for 9 yrs or so), and listening to what she had to say, I've got some things to think about.   Things like what kind of an image do I want it to have, what kind of connotations do I want the business name to have when people see it for the first time (things like would "The Quilted Snail" tell people that I don't get work done fast because snails are slow moving), what kind of work / business do I want the business to encompass (the commissioned work, designing and selling patterns and so on....), and other questions.

I also need to think about things like receipts for paid work, order forms and so on.    Lots to think about.....some of which I might not need to do if I just keep this as a hobby business.

At the moment I'm thinking I might use a company name like "Designs by Moira" as my company name.   How would that sound to you?

Gratitudes:
1. 2 months has passed at work and I'm still enjoying the work.

2. Time to sew is on the horizon for the weekend.