Welcome to the final chapter! I’m grateful that you’ve decided to keep reading this far, and that you’ve been part of my journey. The tribe I have behind iampoppy Designs is amazing, and one I could never have even dreamed of having. I take moments to take it all in all the time. To feel […]
The rise of wedding stationery… As mentioned in the last episode of the iampoppy Diaires, I had transitioned into wedding stationery around 2015/6 and was picking up a fair amount of clients. Or so it felt like at the time. In this episode, I go through the highs I had in my wedding stationery years, […]
Losing all my savings on a plan As you may have read in my last post,(read here) I didn’t start my business in weddings, or even intend to work in weddings. So what was it that made me transition into the wedding industry and away from cards and prints? I had always focused on card […]
A venue painting, the perfect way to make a statement with your wedding invitations What’s a venue painting, you may be asking. It’s simply a painting of your venue that you are getting married, which you can use for your stationery to add a personal touch. Including a venue painting into your wedding invitations can […]
Today I wanted to chat about some of the biggest mistakes in my stationery business I have made along the way. And there are heaps! Most of what you see from the outside of any business is the successes, shared on social media and a shiny pretty website. It’s so easy to think that we’ve […]
You’ve seen loads of AMAZING designs on Pinterest, and you want to create something like it at home. Or, maybe you’re a great designer; creating gorgeous invitations, but you don’t have those painting skills needed to launch a watercolour range. Whatever the case, I can help you create amazing watercolour invitations without ever needing to […]
Are you thinking “should I start up my own art business?”, but the thought fills you with anxiety, dread and that good old feeling that you’re not quite ready yet? Then you’ve come to the right blog! ha ha… Having that dip in confidence is something that creatives feel a lot, all over the world. […]
So, you want to become a wedding stationer… ahh yes, thats whats we’re called, Stationer’s! Trés Chic! Or maybe you’re just into lettering, calligraphy or painting and want to find a good way to earn a living from it. Wedding stationery is definitely something that can offer you that! The Australian Wedding industry generates over […]
“I don’t want to spend much on stationery, after all, it just goes into the bin!” This is by far the best sentence EVER! ha!! yeah right… I hate it! True, many invitations do end up in the bin or the recycling. But many invitations are simple designs, bought from Vista Print, Etsy or some […]
Get an AMAZING intro to your wedding Often an after thought, but actually a pretty vital part of your wedding, is the stationery. It really creates that all important first impression about your day and what your guest can expect. There are hundreds of stationery designs out there, you can go online and pick one […]
RSVP Cards, do you need them?; A Wedding RSVP card is a little card included in your wedding invitations, that is designed for you guests to return as to whether they will be attending or not. Traditionally, these are mail out cards, however in recent times they have become less formal with postcards, websites and […]
