Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Hiatus

Due to some personal issues, I had to take a hiatus from Petit Fig Tree Designs.  I, unfortunately, missed out on two potentially great projects.  

The first was a desk set with personalized logo.  It was for a retired teacher who was planning to do some work from home.  It would have included post-its, notepads,  stationary, etc.  The problem I was having (on top of my personal issues) was the fact that I couldn't find a printer that would print five post-it pads or three notepads.  Everything had to be printed in bulk. Because of this, the project was not very cost effective.

The second project that I ended up forgoing was a website for a real estate developer.   It was going to be a simple, seven page site showing the homes with details and pictures, a home page and a contact page.  The client wanted it finished in three weeks which would have been a crunch but I could have done it under different circumstances.  It's unfortunate that I missed this opportunity.  

So, it's back to finishing up the Merrifield wedding invitations.  The bride chose the vertical invitation with the two daisies side by side, shown here.  This weekend I'm going to work on the RSVP card and envelope.  I also have to order the paper which is a shimmery pale, peachy pink color.  I think I may make the envelope and RSVP card the darker pink used on the invitation, depending on how well it reads.  The final elements are not quite such a rush.  I have to lay out and come up with an idea for the program and start working on the seating chart and place cards.  

As a side project, I really need to redesign the Petit Fig Tree website.  Now that I have learned a decent amount of HTML, the site won't be half has difficult to update when I redo it.  I want to add a link to the blog and I have a few more pieces of work to add to the portfolio.  The news page needs to be updated badly as well.  I like the style I have on the current site and am going to try not to stray too far from that with the new design.  

All in all, things seem to be getting back to normal.  I may have missed out on some great projects but it will just make way for others that I can give 100% to.