we're official!

i received PPD's official business license in the mail at last! i do believe that means....we're in business! woo-hoo!

this past weekend found me scrambling to design and assemble valentine cards to display and sell at dot's cupcakes in pasadena. i got to talking with hiyo, the owner, and she suggested it on friday afternoon - based upon the fact that she already had FIFTY pre-orders for valentine's day cupcake pick-ups.

i managed to put together a total of 25 valentine cards, and on tuesday afternoon i took them over to dot's. i made up a quickie sign, picked up a red tablecloth, a couple of decorative place mats (i couldn't find a runner i liked), a french bulletin board, and some file sorters, and here's what it looked like:

and here are a few of the designs:

i must admit, i was quite proud of the variety i was able to come up with. :)

i went back today to clean up the display and see how we'd done....and found that i'd managed to sell 15 cards! i talked to hiyo for a few more minutes and she agreed to allow me to display other cards on a regular basis, like birthdays, Mother's/Father's Day, Easter, etc. sweet!