I am thrilled to announce that Leah Renee Studio is now on Etsy!! Please go view, like, and even purchase (if you wish) from my new online shop! Click the "Shop Now" button on the right or go to etsy.com/shop/leahreneestudio. Please let me know what you think :)
So a lot has happened since my days at the Couture a la Cart... I graduated from the University of Georgia and moved home to the DFW area. I am currently seeking employment to begin my career (which is a whole other blog post in itself) and working at my parents small business (SHOP SMALL! Just a little side note..) in Fort Worth. It's been a total whirlwind picking up and moving my life and an even bigger emotional transition. I don't know how many times I've been excited then nervous then sad then giddy then crying all in a never ending cycle. I love spending time with my family, but I miss my friends. I'm grateful for a job at my parent's, but it's not what I want to do. I have faced rejection and disappointment by interviews and am still hopeful that God has something huge in store for me. One of the upsides about being at home, though, is that I'm able to spend some time on custom orders. I have had two since being home and one actually contacted me because of my merchandise at Couture a la Cart (YAY!). My first customer order was from a student at UGA who approached my spotlight table one day at Couture a la Cart. Her name is Shefali Patel and she's a student in the fashion merchandising program. She is so sweet and so nice and had an amazing vision for her custom business cards. She was all about the gold foil trend, but wanted to do it in a classy and professional way. She told me to think "Ralph Lauren" and together we collaborated on the product pictured above. I was SO excited when I saw the final product. It was my first custom order and it came out perfectly! I snapped the above picture and posted it on my private Instagram account because I couldn't stop staring at the gold foil. I tagged May Designs in the picture because of the Maybook I have featured in the shot and THEY LIKED MY PHOTO. I was so excited and was instantly remorseful that I didn't post it on Leah Renee Studio's account because, you know, who doesn't love free publicity? Especially when it comes in the form of "May Designs liked Leah Renee Studio's photo on Instagram." But still, it was an incredible moment and the perfect amount of encouragement I needed to keep doing what I loved doing. My other custom order came in the form of my mom saying "Leah, you're making Mark's graduation party invites, right??" And, of course, I did it. Part because I love my cousin and the other part because it's a portfolio builder, duh! My cousin is a super man's man and didn't bother taking senior pictures so I was pretty limited on what kind of invitation he would be proud to hand out to his friends. I decided "simpler is better" and I was extremely pleased with how they turned out (and so was he! that is quite the accomplishment). Anyways, I am still so thrilled to be able to do work that I love and be in a place with people that I love. I miss Athens dearly, but I will be going back this weekend for my brother-in-law's sister's wedding (confusing, but I've known this girl since I was 8 so I am thrilled for this occasion). The wedding is also the day before my birthday, so I will be spending my 21st in the Classic City with my best friends.
Leah Renee Studio is currently taking custom orders for the summer! What's better than a pretty paper product that's personal to you and no one else has anything like it?! Absolutely nothing. So send me an email and let's start collaborating! Also, I'm in the process of opening my very own etsy shop - if you have any tips, please share! |
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