Congratulations STACEY!
You won Cathe’s heart quilt!
I’m so excited for you. We’ll ship that right out! The eBay strike is over in a few days so watch for our new listings!
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Congratulation’s I LUV GRACIE!!!
You won the other set of Valentine’s Day Handcrafted Cards!
You should receive an email soon so I can send your cards! Have a lovely Valentine’s Day.
Congratulations MOMMIE INK!
You are the first winner in our Month Long Drawing!!!
You win one set of handcrafted Valentine’s Day cards!
You should receive an email tonight requesting shipping information! Thank you for participating in our drawing!
Princess Kisses~ Launch Dates January 14-20th
In honor of our newly redesigned Guild (and honestly, what better thing to do with a designer guild than reDESIGN it?), we are pleased to announce, “Princess Kisses”. We’ll announce search terms as the date approaches!
Prizes!
Today I tried my hand at something I’ve never attempted. Cardmaking. In the interest of full disclosure, our local store didn’t have any nice plain white cards so I had to start with a printed card. I chose a bubble gum pink. I had no idea what I was doing and tried to make them look as fun and frisky as possible at first. I quit. I immediately switched to making cards that I’d love to send myself even if they were simple and unpretentious. So, for the record, each package of these cards has one or two cards that are not my favorites but I included them to prove to the world that I can swallow my pride every now and then.
There are two sets of Valentine’s Day cards (10 per package) and will be given as “Thank You” prizes in a random drawing of everyone who signs up for the Mailing List. Get your subscription today!
Happy New Year!
In the spirit of fresh starts and New Year’s Resolutions, we’d love to share with you the exciting new things we have designed for The Guild.
We’ve struggled for years to find the right name that fit both our collective personalities and the direction we wanted to take our group. We think we’ve finally found it. Thanks to prior sale on the wide world web, “The Guild” was taken as a domain name so we settled for www.guildcollection.com . The Guild Collection will be our eventual name once someone in Zaire or some place like that loses it in June. We’re excited about these changes and look forward to sharing them with you.
As you can see, our website is revamped and soon you’ll be able to find a one-stop shopping experience with The Guild. Instead of a traditional newsletter, we’ve opted to utilize this blog as our main means of sharing information about us and what we are doing. We will send emails to notify you of launches, new listings, sneak previews and more but please add us to your bloglines for frequent updates about us and what we have to offer. We’ll occasionally offer gifts, prizes, and hold contests to our blog readers so come on and join the party!
The New Year is associated with more than just new beginnings. Traditionally, people make resolutions for what they intend to achieve or accomplish during that year. We at The Guild are determined to “Have a GREAT 2008.” I’d like to share my personal business resolutions in this year.
- Keep a steady stream of listings on eBay and Etsy.
- Focus on outfits that I love best.
- Redefine custom orders.
In practical terms, that means I want to stop my recent spurt and sputter method of listing on eBay. I have had the tendency in the past two years to list quite a few things in a row and then do nothing for weeks at a time. One item a week is my minimum goal and I’d like to be in the “swing of things” by Jan 31.
I tend to feel bullied into making what others want me to make rather than what I love to make most. I don’t have an ‘eye’ for following trends. I’ve always been fairly eclectic and it’s time for me to step up and embrace that again.
Finally, for whatever reason, I’ve grown to dislike making customs. I feel trapped and smothered by them whereas in years past they were my preference. So, I’ve decided to do what I call a “Chautona Custom.” This is a no obligation order in which I receive measurements and create the ensemble before I accept payment. Upon completion I’ll invoice, the customer pays, and the garments are shipped immediately.
Current members on The Hope Chest Collection mailing list. We will be transferring you to our new mailing list ASAP. You will be automatically be entered in our drawing. For this drawing we’ll have several small prizes including a designer tote, handmade Valentine’s Day cards, and more! Look for coming blog posts for pictures of these fun prizes! If you no longer wish to be on our mailing list, please send an email and we’ll remove you promptly.
Again, we want to thank our loyal customers for their patronage over the years and wish everyone a blessed NEW YEAR!
Coming Soon…
From Cathe:
Chautona, Challice, Kiersten and I are all very excited about our new beginning! We have been sewing and working on the website and exchanging ideas… We want our established clients to enjoy shopping with us as always, and we are hoping to reach new markets as well. As we prepare to start our new year with a fresh new look and renewed energy, we hope that you will all sign up for our mailing list! There will be a drawing for prizes….
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The Guild is a small group of serious designers committed to excellence in workmanship and integrity in commerce. We truly are Designers of Finer Things.
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