As with all our suggestions, in larger groups we do suggest coordinating colors, lots of layers to add some individuality, and accessories to bring it all together. The first board contains items from J Crew in colors of yellow, brown, orange and blue. For the boy looks I thought the pirate theme was adorable without being so in-your-face about it, and girls looks simple. That little brown jacket I have on the girl look is for either boys or girls and would look great on little boys as well. The key with all these items, even if they have a pattern or graphic, is subtly including it. Notice the little girls’ shoes don’t flash lights or have Dora’s smiling face glaring out at you, and notice the plaid band on the boys’ hat blends in with the rest of the coloring in his shirt.

For the next board, I went to the Old Navy website and found an airy mix of clothing for the whole family for those hot days. Bonus, this could easily double for Memorial Day wear!

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I think it’s pretty cool the whole environmental movement is called being green. And even if I didn’t care about the planet, just calling it Green would make me more interested. Luckily we do care about the planet! And so, this post is all about how we do our best to keep our business low impact, especially in the office. Besides keeping the majority of our office paperless, we’re moving towards more environmentally friendly products as well.

Packaging:
All of our packaging is either recycled or dual purpose. Seriously, that pile of boxes we keep in the workroom isn’t staying there for aesthetics! We keep the boxes our lab, album suppliers, and even the boxes my tea supplier sends so we aren’t wasting cardboard every week. We also keep all those little packing peanuts, an always messy task that we may one day win. When we wrap our prints in tissue paper it is recycled paper and when we wrap our albums in pretty papers, they’re also recycled.

Albums:
Some of clients still love the traditional feel of a leather-bound album, so we aren’t getting rid of them by any means. But this year we’re adding silk and brocade-covered albums to our lineup. In addition, two of our album options are printed on fine art papers and not adding to the pile of chemicals from photographic prints.

Prints:
Starting soon, we’ll be offering only prints smaller than 8×10 as traditional luster prints. 8x10s and larger will only be available as fine art prints on environmentally friendly paper. We’re currently testing papers with our lab made from sugar cane and bamboo, and will soon be offering our favorites. In addition to this, we have a few framing options made from 80% recycled materials.

In the office:
In December we changed energy companies! We’re now using Energy Plus, which generates electricity solely from wind power domestically produced.

We’re getting better at the whole paperless office thing. We’ve been using on online client management system for two years, do all contracts electronically, and email for about 98% of our business communication. All of our credit card statements, bank statements and utility bills are electronic statements. I still think a hand-written note is warranted for some things and won’t be giving that up anytime soon, though.

We keep our heat to a minimum in the winter, and use fans rather than A/C in the summer as much as possible. We use compact fluorescent light bulbs. We sleep our computers when not in use and turn the displays off if we’re running batches but not otherwise using the computers. Also, Joe yells at me all the time about leaving lights on and I promise, I’m getting better about it.

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Details:

-albums must be ordered and 50% deposit paid by January 31. To order, let us know the size album you prefer and we’ll send you an invoice.

-within a week, we will send you a link to view your album draft. We include one round of revisions and will have your revision back to you in one week.

-you must give your final approval by February 15th and pay your balance to qualify for the 25% discount

-mini albums, portrait albums, matted albums, press books, and main wedding albums all qualify!

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We are planning an album offer that you won’t want to refuse! For all albums ordered, designed, and approved in January, we are offering a 25% discount. This will apply to any size album, with any number of images. Offer not valid for pre-packaged or albums already purchased, or albums for events that have not yet occurred. The albums above are 12×9 and 10×8 in size, but you’re not limited to those sizes! If you haven’t purchased your own album yet, or want an album for parents, this is the time to do it.

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The first looks is taken entirely from jcrew’s current collection. It includes lots of color, a little texture, and easy mix and match pieces.

This next look has option for 2 boys and a girl, and I found all the items on The Children’s Place’s website. Icy wintery colors anyone?

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