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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Introducing the Tuesday Treasures and 7twentyfour

I'm starting a new feature, of sorts, here in the old Dragonblog, and I'm calling it the Tuesday Treasures. Each week will feature a new discovery I've made in the world of independent artisans, those brave souls who have created small businesses to try and make a living selling their handcrafted goods. I'm starting off this week with a small stationery and card store, 7twentyfour press.

7twentyfour is run by one young woman in Southern California and has a small but very stylish collection of greeting cards and stationery ranging from elegant to moderne. The website is neat, clean, easy to navigate, and pretty...which is a must for me, frankly. I dislike shopping on sloppy or haphazardly designed websites; the more crisp and clean, the better, and frankly, every design element has an impact with me. If your website is not attractive, how can I trust your product to be?

This is something I wish more small business owners would pay attention to. I should start a Hall of Shame for those designers whose websites are atrocious, because boy, are there a lot of them. But I digress.

At the moment, 7twentyfour offers custom design services for baby announcements and wedding invitations, as well as a gallery of past designs in the wedding line and a line of ready-to-go baby announcements in the works. Pricing is generously below what most custom-designed invitations cost and offers four different packages and extra options which include hand-tied ribbons and bows and vellum wraps. The Everyday line is composed of ready-to-go designs, with prices ranging from $1.75 - 3.00 a card.

7twentyfour's line of announcement cards for new babies is absolutely adorable, and I really like several of the designs for everyday, especially the bright orange birthday card with a picture of a cake on the front and the asian print cards. If you're looking for something original, would like custom-made baby announcements, or are getting married, odds are 7twentyfour press can meet your needs.

Happy announcing,
Jenie

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