inklings at the emmys! (part 2)

By now, Morgan Freeman should have our Vintags in his hands. Perhaps he's read each clever little line aloud in his renowned narrative voice. Hehe.

Perhaps Diane Sawyer has given a bottle of Dom Perignon to close a friend on her birthday with one of her Vintags on it.

Why? Because Morgan, Diane Sawyer and 800 other Emmy nominees and their guests took home these great Emmy Swag Bags at the 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on October 1st. Inside each bag was a teensy tiny packet of goodies from Inklings Paperie!

You can read all about our crazy whirlwind of a week getting over 2,400 Vintags shipped to NYC here!

Below are some behind-the-scene shots from Off The Wall Promotions, the official provider of the Emmy Bags! It's incredible to see the work that goes into placing 30 brands into these coveted bags... all in the days and hours leading up to the event!

We were so pleased to be invited to participate, and it presented the perfect opportunity to launch our new Vintags (gift cards for wine)! We were even featured in a news article by Eric Lacy of MLive a few days after the event. You can read it here (Fact check: The Emmys were in NYC, not Hollywood... and we have been in business for 2 years, not ten). I'll admit, it was painful answering so many questions about myself (especially my age... haha!).

Hope you enjoy these shots... the bottom image shows what was in each package in greater detail.

inklings at the emmys! (part 1)

Last Monday was just another Monday morning until I received an e-mail from Val Wilson, Producer of the official Emmy Awards Gift Bags. It seems that their researchers suggested Inklings as one of the 30 brands featured in the bags (seriously!?) at the upcoming 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards in NYC... in one week. The task before us? Create 800 packages of products to ship to NYC in just THREE DAYS!

After deciding that we would participate, I got to work designing a custom package with a special insert especially for Emmy nominees and their guests! I took inventory of how much product we had in stock (2,401 Vintags for wine, to be exact... that gave us enough for three tags per pack, with just one to spare), and was so relieved and extremely grateful when some very dear friends offered to come over and throw down to get the packages assembled (thank-you Ami, Gretchen, Cheri, Jami, and Laurie!).

It's been a whirlwind week that's left us a little exhausted, but excited all the same about what this could mean for Inklings. My heart has been so encouraged by all of the support that my friends and family offered (including those who encouraged me to go for it when I was on the fence). One message from a close high-school friend made me smile:

"I know you've made your decision, but I just had a conversation with the 15-yr-old Lindsay who used to make hilarious fake business cards with me during French class, and when I told her that more than 15 years in the future she'd have this opportunity, she said it would be a dream come true. And it is. You were destined for this stuff! Go get 'em. Your 15-year-old self thanks you."

Please enjoy this sneak peek (below) at what all Emmy nominees and their guests will be receiving from Inklings! Each pack includes a different assortment of three Vintags from our collection of over 24 gift cards for wine! The insert reads, "At the Emmys, you don't want to be just another face in the crowd. (Your wine feels the same way)"

We hadn't yet made our Vintags available on our Etsy store, as we were waiting for the right time to launch them. I guess this is such a time! I'm pleased to say that on October 2nd, we will officially make Vintags available in our shop... just in time for all of you early shoppers to snag some great stocking stuffers and party gifts for the holidays! Slip a Vintag over the neck of a wine bottle and write your personal message on the back to transform any bottle of wine into a chic, personalized party gift that won't get lost in the shuffle! 

How great would it be to find a set of these in your stocking this Christmas? What about using them as party favors that guests will actually use? To sweeten the deal, we've designed a set of six Limited Edition Vintags for the upcoming 2012 Holiday Season... scroll to the very bottom for a preview of what's to come!

So now it's your turn to give us the scoop... what's YOUR favorite Vintag phrase?

 


P.S. Don't miss the "work in progress" shots of our fabulous crew of friends and family who threw down in the final hour to make the impossible possible! 

vintags give-away!

Hello, Team Inklings!

Our final day of voting for the Martha Stewart "American Made" Awards is finally here! If you're just stumbling upon this blog, Inklings Paperie is in the running for an award by Martha Stewart Living, along with 100 other finalists selected from a pool of about 2,000 American makers. The winner will be flown to NYC for a workshop with the Martha Stewart Living staff, will be featured in Martha Stewart Living, and will receive a 10k grant to grow their business. This would be a tremendous opportunity for our wee little business.

As a thank-you to those who have been voting, we've been giving away one complete set of Inklings Vintags every day over on our Facebook page for the last week, and one lucky winner remains.

Here's how to participate:

1. Click here to vote

2. Visit our Facebook Page

3. Post your vote number to be in the running!

4. Double your chances by sharing our vote link on your Facebook wall!

It's that easy.

Thanks to all of you who have spread the word and have encouraged me along the way!
Your kind words of support have meant so much, and we are so excited about what's next for Inklings. Whether we win or lose this thing, our hearts are grateful and we know that good things are in store!

wine and design lovers, unite!

I'm pleased to share a sneak peek at some designs I'll be introducing for the first time this coming Thursday. Vintags® bottle hangers slip over the neck of a wine bottle to add style and personality to your gift and keep it from getting lost in the crowd! They're a fun alternative to wine bags, and will most likely come sweetly packaged in sets of six.

I love paper, and I love wine. A bottle of wine is the perfect last-minute gift that I've found myself grabbing on my way out the door to a special event (for which I'm inevitably 15 minutes late). The problem was that a wine bottle by itself seemed impersonal, and usually got lost in the shuffle when I arrived. Wine bags are a nice option, but I never have them on hand and they usually get tossed aside when you get to the party. That's when I started designing little cheeky gift cards to hang around the necks of wine bottles. Pretty soon, they became talking points at the party, and added personality to my otherwise last-minute gift. They're easy to keep on hand, and are made of premium matte-coated paper for durability.

Enjoy!