I am not sure where to begin my February blog! It has been one of the most satisfying months for me. I said goodbye to my 40 minute commute and bought my operation close to home. Suddenly, I live and work in Winchester and it's a great place to be. Being somewhere during the day is a very different experience to living life as a commuter. Additionally it is such a difference for me to work in a City and I have had a great time getting to know some lunchtime haunts. Winchester is bursting with galleries and attractions. It's the perfect place for inspiration and I have been very lucky this month in that I have been able to squeeze in some culture between clients. On a personal note my partner and I caught The Lady Vanishes at The Theatre Royal, I'm a huge Hitchcock fan and the performance was brilliant.Studio life has been very busy (thank you!). January and February are always steady months in our studio and this year I have been fully booked for the first time in our history. Operations have expanded and our phone lines are now open 8.30am - 6.30pm monday to friday and saturday's from 9am - 2pm. I have retired from telephone duties! After 7 years of saying "Hello, Two by Two Weddings" I have hung up my headphones and I am now based exclusively in the studio. It's earily quiet in here and I have been able to achieve a spookily vast amount in a scarily short time. I always felt it was important, as the business owner, to be available on the phone 24/7 but recently the workload has increased, cold calls from the wierdest of places have become greater and it had become a challenge for me to handle the volume of calls. Hence I have capable hands on board and it's lovely.
So, onto achievments: FINALLY I am pleased to share that I am in the process of rolling out Two by Two Express. Two by Two Express was first shown at The Designer Wedding show in 2006 and offered writeable, printable, makeable stationery. It's always been available to purchase in our showroom and this month we have rolled it out to a wider audience and I am in the process of putting this collection online. Next months blog features it in glorious technicolour and if you are interested in an email when it goes on release please contact me at hello@twobytwoweddings.com.
This month I attended The National Wedding Show in my capacity as a wedding expert and was happy to answer your stationery queries. I also caught my work on Wedding TV; Wasing Park commissioned me to produce the stationery for their feature and it was such a thrill to see it in glorious technicolour.
My mood board this month is 100% wedding invitations and features a handful of this months orders. Neutrals, silvers, oranges, greens and blues featured heavily and patterns were so popular. Pattern is so versatile. If you are having accents of colours, rather than a strict colour scheme they are perfect.
The designs from top left clockwise: Rosa in ivory, Snowflake in white, Cecilia in spring green, Tromp l'oil in tapestry with orange pattern and orange with orange pattern, Rococco in silver and ecru, Tromp l'oil in champagne. The last image features our new 2010 designs: Lace bird, Bird with Fleur and Lace snowflake. These will be on the next release of our website which is going to happen next month. Please email us: hello@twobytwoweddings.com if you would like information on any of the styles.
Right, that's me for this month. Here I am working on a saturday, I like it: music on nice and loud, endless cups of tea and sense of satisfaction as I tick tasks off my list. Have a lovely March, speak to you when it's officially springtime!
Natalie
