I sewed the vellum pieces of paper with her contact info onto different papers (including my favorite, paint swatch samples that we made into cards).
Saturday was a busy, crafty, day. On Friday night I started a vinyl messenger bag for our dear friend Phoebe who turned eight. I finished it up by 4 pm and then I also had to come up with a birthday present for my friend Michelle by 9 o'clock!
I met Michelle when she walked into my store over two years ago.She offered her services as a merchandiser and God knows I needed her (maybe She even sent her!) Michelle didn't mind working through the night and she was great company to boot. We became fast friends and on top of that, my husband has become friends with her husband.
Friday, my office-mate Kevin needed some help with his yearly letter to friends and family. His wife was pretty pissed he hadn't done it yet and when I spent a few hours getting it on the computer and tweaking his photos and laying it out he said I was a lifesaver. I owed him a favor and I was pleased to help. I could do something that was simple for me and seemingly insurmountable for him. At the very least his wife was going to start talking to him again, at best he's was on the fast track for a roll in the hay.
So I wanted to do the same for Michelle. She is a talented interior designer but hasn't built her Portland client list yet. She has been too busy juggling life and working full-time at a furniture store in the Pearl District. Inspired by Kevin's appreciation for my simple efforts, I decided to give Michelle a business card that gave her interior decorating business a well-deserved boost. I knew she would have a hard time doing this for herself, or even asking me to do it for her. For me it was a half day of painless creativity. I had always wanted to do something with paint chip samples and my idea was that Michelle could hand out a card that perfectly suited her would-be customer. When I thought about that a little more a I added some patterned papers as well for clientele that might prefer a "cozier" design.
For the finale, I whipped up a a makeup bag made from vinyl and vintage tablecloth fabric and put the cards inside.
After all was said and done Michelle loved the thought. She did however get a new cell phone with a new (local) number. I'll have to make he cards again but I don't mind. And if you need an interior designer, her phone number is 503-915-5664. Or email her at
mrae1970@hotmail.com... Crap! We did call Michelle's husband to double check her details before we made the cards but we didn't consider a new phone number (she was still using her old cell phone too!)
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Monday, January 11, 2010 at 1:43AM 
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ooooohhh! you so crafty!