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Blog, Book Stamping, Corporate Gifts, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Experiential Marketing Events, Hand Engraving, In-Store Engraving, Leather Monogramming, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events, On-Site Events, Pen Engraving

Experiential Marketing Artists Dual Activation in Las Vegas

March 7, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Experiential marketing artists, Desiree Colonna and Joe Krupa, were the hit of the ExhibitorLive 2019 show in Las Vegas. The team worked simultaneously in the Unigroup Booth for both Mayflower and United Van Lines corporate executives. Desiree is the CEO and owner of Inkwell Designers.

Desiree engraved pens on site for Mayflower while Joe embossed faux leather journals on the other side of the booth for United. This was the first time Inkwell offered two different experiential marketing artists at one show performing two separate activations. The services went well together. Once someone got their pen engraved, they could go get their journal embossed on the other side and vice versa. This increased customer interaction for the salespeople in both booths up to 50%!

Guests absolutely loved Inkwell’s experiential marketing artists and watching both artists design unique, personalized gifts by hand right in front of them.

Once the buzz caught on at the show, there were lines of people waiting for their pen to be engraved on one site of the booth and journal to be embossed on the other side. Everyone talked about the experiential marketing artists activation the entire week and wanted to see them in action.

The booth owner, Unigroup, was so impressed with how smoothly the activation went and it’s popularity, they invited Inkwell back for several shows in 2019 and 2020.

The booth owners were amazed at how popular both activations were and how many highly qualified leads they received.

The three day show was a lot of fun. We engraved and embossed almost 1,000 items for guests who visited the Mayflower and United booths during the show.

If you are interested in booking dual services for your next show, engraving and embossing, please see more details on our events page. You can set up a meeting to talk directly with us here. You also have the option of texting or calling us at 833 465 9311. We look forward to working in your booth at your next trade show or conference!

Blog, Hand Painted, Hand Painting Events, Leather Painting, On-Site Events

Leather Painting Events in Atlanta

February 22, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Leather painting events are becoming more popular in Atlanta and worldwide as new materials and paints are available to our company. We were invited by a local handbag designer to provide a special leather painting experience for her VIP customers in Atlanta. We also embossed leather journals for her guests.

Guests absolutely loved the leather painting activation as you can see from the smile on Taylor’s face!

Men love these events because it gives them a unique way to find the perfect gift for their wives, mothers, grandmothers or friends.

Each leather handbag was carefully painted and customized for each client. Clients could choose from four previously chosen designs, but our painter, Desiree Colonna, also allowed guests to use their imaginations and come up with totally unique designs.

The results were amazing. The local fashion designer we worked with was very pleased with the final results and her clients were blown away by the experience. Our company even created a special laser cut sign for our table.

We paint leather items with a special multi-surface paint which doesn’t flake or wear off. Its permanent and has a beautiful sheen which matches the leather and bonds to it after 24 hours.

Desiree created some monochromatic floral looks as well as realistic styles. Every handbag was painted on the fly with the customer’s input.

If you are in handbag design, fashion or looking for a unique event experience for your clients, please contact us about our leather painting events at 833 465 9311. We’d love to create some beautiful floral designs for your clients and give them a gifting experience unlike any other.

Blog, Calligraphy, Event Calligraphy, Hand Lettering

New York City Calligraphy for Tiffany and Co. and Luxottica

February 10, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

New York City calligraphy events are very popular around Valentine’s Day, especially at designer glasses and sunglasses boutiques. We were asked to provide a calligrapher to write love letters as a gift with purchase at the Designer Eyes optical shop for Luxottica and Tiffany and Co. in New York City.

Our New York City calligrapher, Simon, was on hand to create beautiful love letters for guests throughout the four hour event in Greenwich Village. Guests could choose to create a card for anyone they wanted. Simon was able to take their message and use his Copperplate calligraphy skills to execute beautifully handwritten cards.

Simon worked with each client individually to hand write the most perfect messages with his amazing calligraphy skills. This was Simon’s first event with Inkwell Designers and is part of our New York City calligraphy and engraving team. We are very happy to have him as our newest team member representing us in New York City.

Simon hit it out of Central Park and guests were very excited to share his beautifully created calligraphy on their cards for sweethearts, friends and family. They were also very gracious in posing for pictures for this blog post to show off Simon’s calligraphy work.

We often are invited to do calligraphy, leather embossing, painting and engraving for top luxury brands and department stores around the country. This was our first New York City calligraphy event.

We are very excited to expand our team into New York. We get calls monthly to do events there and now we can save our clients travel costs by providing this service through Simon and others in the Big Apple!

If you are in New York City and would like to hire us for a calligraphy or engraving event, please contact us at 833 465 9311 or fill out this form. We will contact you very quickly to set up a call to discuss your event.

Blog, Calligraphy, Event Calligraphy, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events, On-Site Events

Hot Foil Stamping and Calligraphy Kick Off Three Superbowl Events in Atlanta

February 3, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Hot foil stamping and calligraphy were our featured activations at the Zac Brown concert kicking off the Superbowl celebrations in Atlanta. Guests absolutely loved seeing their monograms come to life with hot foil on the leather items. The event was held at the Tabernacle in Midtown.

The concert was sponsored by our partners at Pandora Radio (Pandora Live), Ashley HomeStore and Brita Water. This was the second Pandora Live concert we were invited to emboss leather items. The last concert was in Nashville for Jason Aldean.

This concert was the first of three Superbowl events we were invited to participate in for three different marketing companies and their clients. We were also invited to embroider hats for two separate company Superbowl events. We are the only event artist agency in the country asked to perform four independent activations at three separate events for five major corporations during the Superbowl in Atlanta!

Our hot foil stamping and calligraphy activations were the highlight of the event. We were told by the sponsors this was the best Pandora Live event ever and a lot had to do with the gifts we personalized for all the guests.

Our hot foil embossing was featured in the Ashley Home Store Lounge where we stamped leather koozies created exclusively for the Zac Brown Concert.

We had 5 embossers stamping over 500 koozies for guests during 4 hours.

Upstairs, our team members added calligraphy to water bottles provided by Brita Water. Our calligraphers added names and favorite phrases to the bottles including artwork from flowers and footballs.

We used oil-based Sharpies to draw beautiful calligraphy on the acrylic water bottles supplied by Brita water.

Our team of three calligraphers added their special touch to over 350 water bottles.

Our team had a wonderful night working with our partners and their guests. The music flowed all night and we were even able to watch the concert live from a video monitor set up in the basement where we were embossing as well as upstairs.

We want to thank our partners and clients for inviting us to be part of this special Superbowl event. We had the most team members at this event than any in our three year history. Everything went smoothly thanks to the organization of our team. All in all, it was a beautiful evening and a wonderful event in Atlanta.

If you have an event coming up and you’d like to make your guests feel special, please consider working with us. You can contact us on this page or call us directly at 833 465 9311. We’d love to make your next event a touchdown with extra points!

Blog, Laser Cutting, Laser Engraving

Laser Engraving, Cutting and Marking Now Available!

January 30, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Laser engraving, cutting and marking are now available in our studio! We’re very excited to announce our new tool, a laser engraving machine. We can now engrave, cut and mark all types of substrates including acrylic, wood, metal and ceramic. We can take your custom design, logo or even a drawing to a whole new level!

After many requests from our clients to make our calligraphy three dimensional, we finally took the plunge and bought a Glowforge laser engraving machine for our studio. With 21 years of web and computer design experience, this laser engraver made a lot of sense to take our skillset to a whole new level. Plus, we were getting a lot of calls for items made of acrylic, wood, ceramic and metal which we couldn’t laser engrave, cut or mark until now. We can even engrave a photograph from your phone onto acrylic, metal or wood!

Here are some of the things we can create:

Awards
Cake Toppers
Custom Leather Notebooks
Dog Tags
Jewelry
Wood Cutting Boards
Acrylic Table Numbers
Acrylic Menus
Metal Business Cards
Acrylic Business Cards
Photo Gifts in Wood, Acrylic or Metal
Corporate Logos on Almost Anything
Signs
Machine Parts
Paper, Metal, Vinyl or Felt
Decals and Stickers
iPhone and iPad Cases and Backs
MacBook Air Design

Glowforge can cut wood, fabric, leather, paper, cardboard, Plexiglas (acrylic), Delrin (acetal), mylar, rubber, Corian, foods, and more.

Glowforge can also engrave all of the above plus glass, coated metal, marble, anodized aluminum, titanium, some phones, tablets, and laptops, and more. For items we can’t laser engrave like delicate watches or cylindrical items like wine or liquor bottles, we offer hand engraving.

We can cut the smallest, most intricate designs out of acrylic, draftwood, hardwood, veneer and more. We can also engrave most any design into the same materials including marking metal. We are fascinated with how our laser can cut to the accuracy of the width of a human hair.

These are just a few examples of what we have created so far, but there will be so much more. We will be able to add your logo and most any custom design to items using our laser etching technique. This laser engraving tool expands our opportunities for our business and capabilities to help business owners and personal clients alike

If you’re interested in learning more about our laser engraving, cutting or marking services, please contact us at 833 465 9311 for an initial consultation. We’d love to bring your next idea to life in living three dimension!

Blog, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Leather Monogramming, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events, On-Site Events

Event Embossing with Preferred Hotels and Resorts

January 21, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Event embossing is an annual Atlanta event sponsored by Preferred Hotels and Resorts for their clients and guests. We were honored to be asked to join the festivities by providing leather goods and embossing services at the event. The event embossing was held at a beautifully restored venue called The Estate in Buckhead.

A local designer supplied a variety of leather goods we then added customer’s initials and monograms to in gold and silver foil live at the event.

Guests loved the experience of seeing their monograms hand stamped right in front of them.

The designer supplied wine carriers, passport covers in several colors and luggage tags. The leather is sourced from Spain as well as the craftsmanship and production. These luxury leather items make our event embossing clients and guests feel very special. They know they are getting something hand made and high quality when they hold a leather item in their hands.

Our activation doesn’t take much space. We only need a table and two chairs by an electrical outlet. Each item takes less than one minute to emboss. We can usually get 50 to 60 done per hour per embosser. We travel from Atlanta around the globe to bring our event embossing to clients who are excited to have us at their events.

If you are interested in having us emboss or paint leather in your store or at your event, please contact us at 833 465 9311 for pricing and information. Or fill out this form and we’ll contact you right away.