The Beautiful Project

issue no. one | autumn 2008

Purveyors of Smart ‘n Sassy Paperie

New products available from The Beautiful Project
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HELLO & WELCOME

We here at The Beautiful Project are very excited to launch the first issue of our semi-irregular email newsletter. In this very first correspondence we aim to share with you all the brand-spanking new note cards & products available at our etsy shop, while keeping you hip to our happenings and hopefully giving you a bit of sweetness to combat all that dreary sludge in your email inbox.

SO NICE. SO NEW.

new birthday calendar

Dutch-Themed Birthday Calendar
There’s no excuse to forget a birthday or an important date ever again with this super cute calendar. Never goes out of date. Only $20.

new gift tags

Illustrated Gift Tags
Send off your gifts in style. Perfect for birthdays, thank you gifts or for the holidays. Stock up! Tags sold in a pack of 6 for only $3.

new note card

Soy Milk and Cookies Note Card
Sweet enough to eat and perfect for any occassion. Order a few & use as your own personal stationery. Also available in pink!

HI-DEE-HI-DEE-HO-HO-HO!

Holiday cards now in shop

Like it or not, the holiday season is fast approaching. This year don’t drag your feet...instead jump on the opportunity to get all your holiday cards now!

The Beautiful Project is offering all email subscribers 1 free holiday card! Just select the every-popular U-Pick bundle and get a holiday card of your choosing free. What’s already a deal at 6 cards is now better with a 7th card! Take a peek at our Christmas and Holiday cards and get your order in today because this offer will end on November 30th! How’s that for a pre-holiday pick me up!

Spending the holidays in Vancouver? Look for me at 2 upcoming holiday craft fairs. I will be at Toque at Western Front on Friday night December 5 and Saturday December 6. I’ll also be at the Got Craft fair on Sunday, December 7th. I look forward to seeing many of you local peeps there.

WE’VE BEEN SPOTTED

new press

We’re chuffed. We were featured on the super influential design blog, Design*Sponge. Needless to say, it was a super exciting and very busy time in the online shop! Thanks also to all the other bloggers who’ve written about us. We appreciate it muchly.

WHO IS THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT?

The Beautiful Project was created in 2006 by illustrator and designer Jeannette Ordas. Her work is inspired by her love of all things vintage and sweet, from 1950’s cookbooks to textiles and typography. Her line has grown to include gift tags and calendars and she’s got lots of new items brewing for early 2009.

Besides selling her handmade paper works on etsy, you can find Jeannette cooking up a storm on her popular food blog, Everybody Likes Sandwiches, blogging about things that catch her fancy at The Small Joys, taking pictures on Flickr, or designing websites with her husband at their design studio, Matchbox Creative.

Normally, she’s not a fan of speaking in the third person. But please let her know what you think of this communique. What would you like to see next? Send an email and let us know!

WHAT DO I SAY?

thanks a ton note card

Tip no. 1: Give Thanks

When in doubt, say thanks. Better yet, send a thank you note card and make your grandma proud.

1. Pick a pretty notecard that reflects your style.

2. Greet the giver in your own hand-writing.

3. Express your gratitude & be sincere, for goodness sakes! The point of writing a note is to create heart-felt sentiment.

4. Stick to the point & include the small details. This isn’t time to brag about your hot new love. Thank You’s are exclusively about thanking someone for their kindness.

5. Now make it snappy! Don’t delay. Get it in the mail today!

For more tips, check out About.com for the Do’s & Don’ts of Thank You Notes.

FREE DOWNLOAD

free download: mailing label

Send off your cards in style! 6 mailing labels made especially for you to afix onto your envelopes. Download the pdf.

Please do not sell or claim the design as your own.

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love, the beautiful project

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