Welp, I’m back from a long, and unintentional hiatus – unfortunately Buttons & Twine has fallen by the wayside these last few months, but I’m hoping to give it a kickstart with a few new projects and updates I’ve got in mind.
To make a long story short, I got a new job and got a little caught up in the whirlwind of training. I saw the posting on craigslist, and recognized the store, Paper Source, as a place I used to shop in Berkeley for all my book making needs. I was ecstatic at the thought of such a job – being surrounded by all the tools, adhesives, and papers I love and have experience using, helping customers with advice and ideas for projects, and being able to demo techniques and be creative while on the clock! I applied immediately and everything seemed to fall in place.
Since this was a new location opening up, all the employees were hired and then as part of our training we got to set up the store and do all the merchandising. It was really fun, we all felt like we were a part of building the store from the ground up. Here are some pictures of the progress:
It took us about a week to set everything up, but in the end it was worth all the stress. (The biggest problem was setting up the tables – everything has to be just so, or mountains of product come cascading down on you when you pick up one item!) Here are the fruits of our labor:
one of the jobs I was assigned to was hanging the fine papers – I had them spread out on the floor in stacks so I could colorize first! I spent a good solid 3 hours on this project. The funny part was I recognized a few papers that I used in printing projects, over 4 years ago!
“converted area” – cards and envelopes, in custom Paper Source colors, in every imaginable size!
The store has been open for about two months now, and we are coming along nicely into the holiday season. Paper Source has a lot of novelty toys and giftables, so not only are we a destination store for projects, but I anticipate a lot of window shoppers doing their holiday shopping. Bring it on, season!
