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

Unique Trade Show Swag at the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit

December 5, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Unique trade show swag is hard to find, that is, until you call Inkwell Designers℠! We offer on site monogramming and personalization services for companies around the globe. The cool part is we can travel and create trade show swag virtually anywhere.

We recently created personalized, monogrammed leather notebooks at the Edgile trade show booth at the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit this past week in Las Vegas. The notebooks were quite a hit and created a buzz around the conference. We had a line waiting for our custom, personalized notebooks. Take a look at the video of our booth below and our CEO, Desiree Colonna, personally embossing the books. Talk about unique trade show swag!

We were invited to emboss leather notebooks at the event in a live setting for booth attendees. Here is the picture of the actual notebook we embossed. We added the monogram on the bottom right hand corner with our machines at the trade show booth.

They like to call us the “Fastest Embossers in the South” because we can emboss one book each minute. We embossed around 200 books in less than 3 hours. Here is a picture of our CEO, Desiree Colonna, working in the booth before the show opened.

We don’t take up much space and only need a few feet of trade show booth space to work our magic. The Marketing Director from Edgile was very happy with the results, especially when he saw the reaction to guests at our booth after they received their notebooks. We heard, “This is the best swag I’ve ever seen!” and “You guys really hit this one out of the park!”

All in all it was a great show. We were even treated to a beautiful sunset on the flight back to Atlanta.

If you are looking for unique trade show swag for your next event, please contact us at 833 465 9311 for a quote or click on this link for more information. We also offer on site calligraphy and engraving. We’d love to talk to you about making your next event even more memorable for your guests!

Blog, Calligraphy, Hand Painted

Hand Painted Calligraphy Makes an Atlanta Home Even More Beautiful

November 24, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Hand painted calligraphy can breathe new life and add some interesting details into ordinary home decor. We were hired by an Atlanta homeowner to do just that Brittany found us online and asked us to come into her home and create a special saying on her fireplace mantel in calligraphy. She wanted the mantel painted in time for Thanksgiving when her family and friends were expected to join her family for a special party in her home.

Meg Mitchell, our hand lettering and chalkboard painting artist, was up for the task and very excited to start! First, she called Brittany and they had a long conversation about what Brittany wanted and what the message meant to her and her family. Meg then sketched everything out on her iPad and send Brittany proofs for her to approve. Brittany was very happy with the design. A few days later Meg went to Brittany’s home and did the work right on site.

The final results were stunning! Brittany was so happy, she hired Meg on the spot to design hand painted calligraphy on an antique table she had in her foyer. She wanted a simple “H” hand painted on to the table. Meg took the table home and presented the table, now adorned with her beautiful hand painted calligraphy, to her a few days later. The final pictures are posted below.

We loved the way this table turned out and we’re very proud of both projects.

Brittany was so happy with Meg’s work and our customer service, she posted this 5 Star Review on Google a few days later:

We are available for anyone who would like special touches of hand painted calligraphy throughout their home. (If you are an interior designer, we’d also love to work with you on your client’s projects.) Please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 to schedule your consultation.

Anniversary Gifts, Blog, Corporate Logo Stamping, Engraved and Embossed Leather

Leather Third Anniversary Gift Custom Designed by Their Dog

November 19, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Leather third anniversary gift giving can be so doggone interesting, we never know what kind of requests we’ll get next.

A few weeks ago, we were contacted by a dog named Rufus. Rufus wanted a gift his owners could enjoy forever and something very unique. Rufus wanted his paw prints forever stamped in leather for the rest of his doggie days and beyond.

Leather is the perfect third anniversary gift because it is durable and lasting. The 3rd wedding anniversary is often when a couple is aware of their durability of their relationship. That is why a leather third anniversary gift is the traditional gift for this celebration.

Rufus wanted his leather third anniversary gift to his owners to be very special and something they could enjoy every day. We used the same process we use for our corporate logo stamping clients. We decided on a type of leather which would look best. Then one of his owners (who was already in on the gift) made a copy of his paw prints on paper which was then magically transferred into an electronic file.

We then proceeded to cut the die out of steel and magnesium using the electronic file and a laser. We also hand cut the die itself once it is completed.

The die is then used in our embossing machine and stamped onto the leather. Below you can see the dog prints debossed with no color before we add the gold foil.

Gold foil is then added and stamped onto the leather piece and the final result is stunning! The leather piece was then added to a shadowbox frame.

We were very happy to know Rufus’ gift was well received by the couple and we hope it brings them a lot of joy when they see it in their home.

If you have a custom or unique logo or design you’d like stamped into leather, contact us at 833 465 9311. We’d love to bring your creative project to life. Dogs most welcome!

Blog, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Leather Debossing, Leather Monogramming

Custom UGG Design Created for A Client in Wisconsin

November 12, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Custom UGG design is a new leather design trend we’ve definitely had a lot of fun with recently specifically for a client in Wisconsin. When Jessica read our Facebook page and found we could use our pyrography and leather debossing skills to design wildflowers on her UGG® boots, she immediately sent her boots to us in Atlanta.

We were able to design the UGG boots after consulting with her on the design she wanted. We then took a pyrography pen and set it at the highest setting and went to work. The design took about an hour to create. We were inspired by photographs online and also coloring book designs.

Burning in the design creates a “tattoo” on the UGGs that lasts forever and will not wear off with time under normal use and care. The design won’t rub off and becomes a permanent image on the boots.

Jessica’s custom designed UGGs turned out even better than she imagined. Jessica was so happy with the final design she sent us a picture of her wearing them on the first day after she received them back from our team.

She was so happy, she took the time to leave us a 5-Star review on Google. The review can be read below.

The best thing about our custom UGG design service is we can perform this design service virtually anywhere. We have recently been invited by Dillard’s in Atlanta to custom design UGGs on the spot for customers at in store events this holiday season. Check out our calendar for the latest in-store events near you! If you’re interested in custom UGG design or having us create designs at your next event, please contact us at 833 465 9311. We’d love to come out and make your UGG boots truly one of a kind!

Blog, Engraved Whisky Glasses, Glass Engraving, On-Site Events, Whiskey Bottle Engraving

Whiskey Glass Engraving at the Savannah Food and Wine Festival

November 8, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Whisky glass engraving was a well received addition to the Whiskey at the Whitman event sponsored by the Savannah Food and Wine Festival this year. The Whitman is a mansion in the historical Victorian District in Savannah, Georgia. It has been remodeled and restored entirely from the ground up into a beautiful event venue. We are actually engraving in the picture below on the top veranda on the top right corner of the picture. See the bright light? That’s our engraving light shining on all the whiskey glasses!

The Whiskey at the Whitman event featured whiskey, beer and wine from Georgia distilleries, breweries and wineries exclusively for the guests to enjoy. Each guest received a Glencairn whiskey glass specifically for the whiskey glass engraving activation we put together for the event. Wine drinkers were given commemorative wine glasses.

There were also at least 12 different local chefs featured who created food for guests on site including smoked salmon, pork belly, beef belly, grit and lemon eclairs. The 5-star menu was amazing!

Guests traveled to Savannah from as far as Canada, Britain and even Australia to participate at the Whiskey at the Whitman exclusive event.

Our table was set up outside and everyone enjoyed the beautiful Fall night air as we engraved our guests whiskey glasses for four hours straight. This was our first year participating at the Savannah Food and Wine Festival and we were honored to be asked.

We also engraved wine glasses for the guests who chose not to drink whiskey. Everyone went home with an engraved glass of some type. Guests stood in line from the very beginning of the event to the very end.

We look forward to participating in the whiskey glass engraving event again next year and for many years to come!

If you are interested in having us engrave glasses at your next event, we’d love to join you! Please contact us at 833 465 9311.

Blog, Fragrance Bottle Engraving, Glass Engraving, In-Store Engraving, On-Site Events, Perfume Bottle Engraving

Perfume Engraving Season Begins at Dillard’s Scentsational Events

November 5, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Perfume engraving events are one of our many specialties around the holiday season. This year, we are working with Dillard’s in Georgia to engrave perfume and cologne bottles at many of their Scentsational Events around Atlanta. This is our second season working with Dillard’s at these perfume engraving events and we were so honored to be asked back this year.

Our engraving was so popular, we had over 30 pre-ordered bottles ready and waiting for us at the Arbor Place Dillard’s this past week. Customers love watching the engraving happen right in front of them. We’ve been deemed the “fastest engravers in the South” by many customers and clients so it doesn’t take long to engrave a bottle. Our customers don’t have to wait for the results because we don’t have to do any fancy layout beforehand. They see their bottles created within one minute because our engravers have the experience and skills needed to do the job right the first time. We didn’t make one mistake on any of the over 60 bottles we engraved!

Dillard’s loves having this experiential marketing activation (the fancy name for perfume engraving event) because customers typically buy more bottles of perfume the day we’re in the stores. They are beautiful gifts that last forever, perfect for birthdays, anniversaries and the upcoming holiday season.

Dillard’s Scentsational Events will be held all around Georgia over the next 30 days. Here are some examples of perfume bottles we engraved for customers.

We will also be working for Christian Dior every Saturday in December at Macy’s stores around Atlanta, Georgia. Please look at our event calendar to find where we’ll be engraving perfume and cologne next.

If you have a luxury fragrance brand or store you’d love to see us in, please contact us at 833 465 9311. We’d love to meet you and work together. We travel all around the country with our engraving machines so there are no limits to where we can work.