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On Site Foil Embossing Shines at Private Houston Event

March 3, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

On site foil embossing was a shining success at a private event for Latham and Watkins clients in Houston, Texas. The private party consisted of clients of the law firm from all over the state. We had a beautiful set up in the corner of the office with a gorgeous view of downtown Houston. Even though it was cloudy, the view was breathtaking, especially as night descended into darkness and the city lights put on a show for all of us.

Guests were given their choice of brown or black leather charger cord and cell phone accessory holders. Once they chose their favorite color, they brought them to our table to get embossing in either gold or silver foil or debossecd with no color. On site foil embossing is a popular gift item because its a very high-end, elegant gift which is not just beautiful, but practical as well.

Guests loved the luxurious on site embossing experience and felt special when they were handed their freshly monogrammed leather items. We embossed over 500 items during the 5 hour event.

On site foil embossing at events is a new way of making the gifting process very personal. Guests loved watching the monogramming happen right in front of them and it made for some great conversations at the event. It also helped elevate the brand for Latham and Watkins by their giving such special gifts to their clients.

Guests enjoyed a huge buffet of wonderful food as well as an open bar. It was an evening to remember and another successful on site embossing event for our company as well.

If you are interested in high-end, on site foil embossing for your clientele, we’d enjoy working with you! Please check our online calendar and contact us at 833 465 9311 for a quote. Our machines are portable and we travel around the world so no place is out of reach. We’d love to hear from you very soon!

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

Personalized Journals Most Popular Swag at Commodity Classic

March 3, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Personalized journals were the most popular swag at the Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California this month. We monogrammed over 1,000 journals over three days in the Farm Credit booth with our portable embossing machines. Every guest to the Farm Credit booth received their own set of personalized journals which were also embossed with the Farm Credit logo and entitled “Success Stories” which encouraged clients to track their business success.

Once word got out about the personalized journals the first day, the Farm Credit booth was the hot destination for some awesome swag. People loved the personalization right in front of them and we had many people just stop and watch the process for 10 minutes at a time. That’s great for the booth employees because it gives them a chance to chat with both current and potential new customers.

Our booth didn’t take up much space. We only needed a 6 ft long table near an electrical outlet and two chairs. That’s another benefit of our embossing. Our clients can build their booth around a very small footprint.

Here is a video testimonial from a Farm Credit client who waited a couple days to get her personalized journal. She waited because we were so busy and wanted to get one for her daughter but felt it was definitely worth it. This is a typical reaction from our booth guests when we emboss items at events and trade shows around the country.

The magic about embossed and personalized journals at events is its an activation that keeps people at the booth much longer. This gives booth workers a chance to scan the potential customer’s badge and strike up a conversation with them. That’s the real reason our embossing station works so well at events we are invited to attend.

These journals embossed like a dream because the covers were actually paper. Booth guests were able to choose to have them monograms created with silver or gold foil. We created equal amounts of both. It was an extra personalized touch people loved.

We wrapped up the show a little early on the third day because we actually ran out of journals. Usually clients have boxes of extra swag they have to take home. We ALWAYS run out at every show we do because of the high demand of the final personalized swag. That says a lot about the success of our event embossing. It is always the most popular at any event we’ve worked in the past.

The Farm Credit employees at the booth were amazed at how much traffic we attracted throughout the three day event and were very pleased with the results. They definitely want to invite us back to do personalized items for their booth again in the future.

If you have an event coming up and you’d like to create a buzz around your booth with personalized swag, we’d love to help you make your event a success! Contact us here or call us at 833 465 9311 for a quote. You can also check our calendar on this page to make sure we’re available. Our dates are booked very quickly throughout the year and our availability is limited. Please plan ahead. We’d love to work with you!

Blog, Corporate Calligraphy, Event Calligraphy, On-Site Events, Wood Engraving

Personalized Swag Heats Up Farm’d Event in Atlanta

February 5, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Personalized swag was taken to a whole new level of heat when we engraved wood items at the Farm’d Launch Event in Atlanta. (Pardon the pun!) Our calligrapher, Meg, raised the temperature in the room by engraving calligraphy on wooden flowerpots and spoons with a pyrography pen at the event. She creating each one by hand for all attendees. Meg literally branded names, sayings and artwork into each item in front of guests for a personal, one-to-one experience.

The event celebrated the launch of the startup Farm’d team in Atlanta. The Farm’d team is made up of chefs and advisors who help simplify sales through a community marketplace, empowering direct, transparent food supply.

Here are some examples of the personalized swag she created at the Farm’d event. These were all created by hand with a pyrography tool.

This one was our favorite!

The spoons and flowerpots were perfect for the event because they could be used long after the event was over and remind people of the wonderful night they had celebrating Farm’d. Some people even took things to a hotter level by adding their own color and artwork with the markers we provided.

Meg was also asked t0 create some signage for the event food table with her hand lettering and paint markers. She was happy to oblige!

The Farm’d event was a big hit and everyone agreed they had never seen such creative, personalized swag like the ones we provided guests during the evening. Our table was so popular, there was a line of people by the end of the evening wanting their spoons and flowerpots personalized.

We were very proud to be part of an event bringing the Farm’d startup to life here in Atlanta. We enjoyed working at this semi-private event and making it extra special for attendees.

If you have an event coming up and would like to have us create customized swag for your guests, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 or see our event page for more information and pricing.

Blog, Calligraphy, Event Calligraphy, On-Site Events

On Site Calligraphy for Almay at the Coalition for Collegiate Women’s Conference

February 4, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

On site calligraphy was a popular marketing animation in the Almay® booth at the Coalition for Collegiate Women’s Leadership Annual Conference in Atlanta. Greek women leaders from all over the country came to the conference in search of learning, fun and friendship. Maggie from Her Campus Media found us online and loved our work. When she saw we did calligraphy at on site events, she called us immediately to book us for Almay booth at the conference.

Almay provided the makeup bags and Inkwell Designers provided the calligraphy. Our calligrapher, Meg, added her special calligraphy magic to over 500 bags over two days. She met women from all over the country who came to attend this special event. The Greek leaders really loved Meg’s personality as she talked with them while she added calligraphy to the makeup bags.

The women loved the bags, but most especially, enjoyed the in-person experience they had watching Meg personalize the bags with whatever they wanted right in front of them. It was truly a personal gift and one they would actually use.

On site calligraphy is always a big hit with attendees and easy to accommodate. We only require a table and a chair and no electricity.

She added their names, their sororities, their nicknames and some art, whatever they wanted. They couldn’t wait to show off their bags to their friends at the event! The Almay booth was definitely one of the most popular as word got around the first day. We worked two days at the conference and by the beginning of the second day, there was a line around the booth.

We’re not sure who had a better time, Meg or the attendees! On site calligraphy is a wonderful way to create beautiful swag for your guests at any event, both corporate and private.

If you have a conference or event and you’d like to offere your attendees on site calligraphy, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311. We’d love to work with you and make your attendees feel extra special!

Blog, Corporate Gifts, Glass Engraving, Wine Bottle Engraving

Hand Engraved Wine Bottles for Triumph Motorcycles USA Dealers

January 29, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Hand engraved wine bottles were the gift of choice when Triumph Motorcycles® USA decided to announce winners of their Dealer of the Year Patagonia adventure trip contest in a very unique way. Inkwell Designers were there to help make this idea come to life very quickly. We had less than two weeks to pull it all together.

Emily from Triumph Motorcycles USA headquarters found Inkwell Designers℠ online and called about getting 12 bottles of Argentinian Malbec wine engraved with the Triumph logo. She asked us to find the bottles, engrave them and deliver them to her office. We took on the challenge immediately.

What Emily didn’t know is our CEO, Desiree Colonna, is an avid Triumph motorcycle rider and owns a 2012 Triumph Bonneville which she rides are her primary bike. What a thrill to work with the company that had given her the beautiful bike she loves to ride around Atlanta!

Emily wanted the logo engraved into the bottles. We can take you through the steps we took to make that happen.

We first printed the logo and mountain scheme on architect paper which has a sticky back to it.

Then we actually stuck these where they needed to be placed on the wine bottles and used a stippling motion to engrave over them. The logo and mountains are made of hundreds of hand stippled dots. This is very different from etching or sandblasting where you need a special toxic cream or machine to do the work. These wine bottles are all engraved by hand with great care.

Once we finished the stippling, we added the hand engraved calligraphy. All of this was created with a dental drill handpiece. This is the final result.

We also had our calligraphy artist, Meg Mitchell, create thank you notes by hand for each dealer which were included with the hand engraved wine bottles.

The hand engraved wine bottles were a huge hit around the office when we delivered them in person. We were treated to a tour of all the fun motorcycles in the office which was a highlight for Desiree and her husband, Joe.

There was even a very cool wall of Triumph history with various iterations of their logo and bikes throughout the years.

Desiree’s favorite bike was the custom bike with the wooden seat created for a movie.

We took this project from idea to reality and made the process so easy for Emily at Triumph. We found the bottles, picked them up, engraved them and then delivered them. All she had to do was make the call!

Our hand engraved wine bottles are the perfect gift for any occasion, both corporate and personal. If you’re interested in learning more about our process, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 or shoot us an email. We’d love to work with you!

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

Monogrammed Trade Show Giveaways Popular at National Retail Federation Expo

January 21, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Monogrammed trade show giveaways were voted most popular at the recent National Retail Federation show. Inkwell Designers℠ monogrammed 1,350 credit card holders and money clips for all attendees who visited the Kronos booth for three days straight. People loved see their initials in silver foil or debossed with no color on the leather items we gave them.

The National Retail Federation show, or Retail’s Big Show as some call it, is held once a year in New York City. Companies ranging from Trader Joe’s to Ralph Lauren attend to see the latest technology and software to help run their stores more efficiently. We worked at the Kronos booth for three days where attendees had their choice of monogrammed trade show giveaways including a credit card holder and a money clip in various colors.

Word quickly spread like wildfire throughout the show about the cool and unique leather monogrammed tradeshow giveaways. Other companies were asking Kronos employees to save them swag and many wanted them as gifts for their customers and families.

What really intrigued people was seeing our low-tech machines at a high-tech conference. Everyone stopped to stare at the machine as they walked by. They couldn’t figure out what it was. Was it a microscope? Some sort of tattoo machine? The name Gutenberg started to float around, the actual inventor of the printing press.

The Kronos booth became the place to be. The monogrammed trade show giveaways were so popular, Kronos ran out of them by early afternoon the third day of the show.

Here is a video that shows how popular the booth was during the show and what our set-up looked like. It was very simple. All we need is a 6 ft table and two chairs near an electrical outlet. We had two tables at this show with two machines.

Here are some comments from attendees at the show who just got their credit card holders hand monogrammed. They loved their new, personalized swag!

If you’re looking for a unique giveaway for your next trade show, something that will capture attendee’s imagination, look no further. You can find more information about our pricing and services on our event page. We can emboss, monogram, engrave and add lettering to almost any item you can think of at your next show. We’d love to work with you and make your booth the most popular! Contact us directly at 833 465 9311.