WonderfulGraffiti

Vineyard Commons

Just received these photos of an interior design project we've enjoyed being involved with.  We worked with Jane Henderson from FW Interiors in New York, and Robert DeFour from Madison on Hudson, also in New York. Both used Wonderful Graffiti lavishly throughout the public spaces of this luxury residence for seniors.

See the photo with the four frames on the wall? Each of the frames shows a different floor plan available. Since the name of the residence is Vineyard Commons, they used Wonderful Graffiti to name each one: Merlot, Cabernet, Shiraz and ... another clever one I can't remember.

I think what I love most are the yoga balls, don't you?

The photos with

Wonderful Graffiti Cupcakes

Deanna Martin of Biga Breads asked us too design "window Graffiti" for her new cake store in Massachusetts. I think she saw some of the work our former designer Adrian did for a shop on the Style Network's Peter Perfect show. She worked with Michael, another Wonderful Graffiti designer, to create windows all her own.  Deanna says if you'd like more info about her artisan bread company or her about - to -open cake shop, you can email her at  dmartinatbigabreadsdotcom. If you're interested, the principle font used in Deanna's design is Curlz.

 

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Caitlin's Getting Married!

My former photo stylist just emailed to tell  me she'll be a bride ... maybe as soon as June! She's absolutely gorgeous so I can only imagine how gorgeous she'll be on her wedding day.

I met Caitlin before we launched our Wonderful Graffiti Wedding. We had developed our "range" of designs, as our Australian partners would say, and hooked up with our friends at the Franklin Park Conservatory to test them at some of their events. They said I needed to meet Caitlin because she was one of the most talented event planners in town. I was so intimidated by her! She's tall and thin and always looks groovy from head to toe. I met her when she was probably 25. 

Once she saw what we were doing, she was a fan. She's trained as a florist and invited me to meet with another planner at the shop where they worked at the time. Their advice and insight gave me such a boost of confidence about entering an industry I knew so little about. 

Caitlin styled our Chocolate Collection. I think she did an outstanding job. Plus I really like her.

Congratulatins, Caitlin!

Vintage Graffiti

This was designed by us at the request of a client. Notice the label on the wine bottle says "Pettigrew by the sea."  This Wonderful Graffiti says to me that this client isn't afraid to creatively personalize her space. I can only imagine how much she must have giggled when she came up with the idea.

Graffiti For Baking

A prospective client called last week who had seen our "Make Room For Dessert" design in this month's Better Homes & Gardens magazine. She needed it for her baking center before her big open house. Could we get it to her in time! 

Maybe it's just us but we thought the whole baking center/open house/dessert thing was charming. We made sure she got her Wonderful Graffiti in time. 

And Now A Word From A Customer

Dear Mary and All,
 
Wow, I just received Mary’s telephone message!  What a pleasure to be treated so nicely by a company! 
 
I try really hard to let people know about good companies out there – it’s a competitive world, so I think the wise companies (especially smaller businesses) are the ones who go just a little bit further to be responsive when things don’t go perfectly.  In some ways, with a business like yours – a short-sighted person might think, “well, now that this person has ordered all the cool signs she wants, she probably won’t be back unless she moves, so we need to move on to just try to attract the next customer….”  But of course that’s not the case.  These transfers are something not a lot of people know about yet, and they’re SO COOL J - so everyone who comes into our home or into my office (I’m a law professor specializing in science and law, which is why I got the Sagan and Einstein quotes….) will get an enthusiastic spiel from me about Wonderful Graffiti.
 
Pretty amazing to get a telephone call from the founder/president/CEO!!!  A really nice way to start a stormy, windy day working, praying the power doesn’t go out in the gale-force winds outside!!!  I thank you very much for making this easy.
 
The $25 gift card = a great idea.  Since, of course, I’ll end up spending more than that…. J
 
Best,
Lisa Faigman

Family Definition Photo

This photo of a Wonderful Graffiti family definition was sent by a client who is preparing their home for a wedding, "expecting people from both sides..well, all FOUR sides of the family." She said it was the perfect way to establish just how much "family" meant to them.

She especially liked the part of the definition that says "a group of people united in criminal activity." It seems one side of their family is from Chicago!

Thanks for sending the photo, Vicki. Great sconces.

Canadian Photog

This is the second Canadian wedding photographer that blew me out the door. Wonder if it's the crisp Canadian air that makes them shoot such cool stuff? Wish they could shoot for Wonderful Graffiti Wedding.

Sign Buzz

Lots of media interest lately in our Wonderful Graffiti wedding signs. Mostly it's because, when blog and magazine editors get in touch to ask "Got anything we can write about?" I say "Brides need signs." Then I show them photos of our Black Tie Easel Sign and a Chocolate Say Anything Sign and they say, "Oh! Okay."

Learned last night that BRIDES magazine will feature our signs in their May issue. We'll also be in Kentucky Bride (don't know for sure or when) and a few blogs here and there. Like Invitation Solutions

 

Love Graffiti

Michael and I are pulling our Valentine promotion together. Gotta hurry! The flurry of the holidays passes and wham! we slam right into Valentines Day.

We worked up five different options and had a hard time narrowing them down to one. I don't want to do more than one design right now. I'd rather make a big deal out of one "2010 Valentine" and finish up another collection Michael and I have been working on for some time.

I was vascillating between one design and another. Should we go with the one I liked best, or the one I thought our customers would like best? (I'm less than good at predicting that.) So I went around asking everyone else in the office which one they liked. I call that Design by Democracy.

With any luck at all, you'll be seeing the 2010 Wonderful Graffiti Valentine soon! –Mary