Our hard work paid off! Thank you to Charlie and his dad for helping build out my folding table base. Set up and tear down was a piece of cake and only needed 1 car to get both booths to and from our house, with room to spare to boot. 😉 We sold out on almost all our Mother’s Day cards as well as our Crap Bag Totes. We also launched our #COnailwraps which got a lot of positive feedback!
Our first 5 nail designs
We’re in re-stocking mode as well as getting the office organized and new product designed. Catch all the stationery action and keep up with us on our Snapchat and Instagram (@cartel_co)!
I miss my mom. I think that’s obvious. I don’t need to tell you how amazing my mom is. I’ve written about her numerous times. In fact, the posts I write about her are the most read posts on here. When I think about her, I mean really think about her, my stomach gets tied up in knots. I can’t help it, I get sad. At the end of every month, right around when the 29th hits, is when I get a bit sad. Even when I don’t know what day it is I still get that feeling of sadness. I guess my body clock just knows. Last week it was 3 months since my mom has been gone.
Because I work in the stationery industry I’ve been thinking about Mother’s Day since January. I’ve been thinking about designing those cards since the holidays. When my mom’s health took a turn for the worse I knew I would feel a certain kind of way when May 8th, 2016 would roll around. It all started last week at Unique LA. My mom loved events like Unique LA and the farmer’s market. Whenever special events like those happened she would always, always volunteer to help us sell if she was able. I remember when she was doing radiation to treat her breast cancer, she would come straight to the farmer’s market right after her radiation appointment just so she can pass out samples, sell pastries, and hang out with me. When last week’s Unique LA came I couldn’t help but think about her. She was a people person, she just loved to talk to people.
As Sunday approaches the knots in my stomach continue to grow tighter. Thinking about past Mother’s Days with her, reminiscing about all the presents I got her or made for her, thinking about the remaining Mother’s Days that I will experience without her…it’s just a mixture of happiness and sadness. That’s what inspired my Miss you Most card.
Sigh..I miss you. Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy. It doesn’t really matter if you’re alive or not because I will always honor and think of you on days like this. Especially on days like this.
THEY’RE HERE! For 6 months I’ve been working on a new product that I’m really excited about. NAIL WRAPS!
If you know me then you know that I love nails and nail art. If I wasn’t on a budget TRUST that I’d be at the nail salon every 2 weeks getting a mani/pedi. But your girl doesn’t have time for that (or the budget :P) so I have to do my own. I’m no good at creating nail art on myself, especially when I have to do my left hand (I’m a lefty). I’ve seen nail wraps popping up and thought it was a great idea! I just never saw any designs that I really liked so I decided to make my own. They’re here just in time for Unique LA and I’m so excited to be doing a soft debut of them this Saturday!
I did TONS of research on this product. We teamed up with a manufacturer here in Los Angeles and are so proud to say they are locally made! I’m so excited to share our first 5 designs:
Aloha Nights – Our most popular pattern with other products. Perfect for nails in my humble opinion 😉
Berry Bright – My personal favorite for summerLife Line – Inspired by the old school, retro video gamesRad Melon – I’m all about watermelon this summer!Save Me – It speaks for itself 🙂
All 5 designs will officially be on our site and ready to order on Tues, 3rd with limited quantities available. These are also available on the wholesale level and ready to ship on May 9th! I’m so freakin excited guys! I can’t wait to see these into your hands! Or should I say..nails. 😉
