It's here .....

The weekend that is! Hopefully a very productive weekend for me, I have many plans including new products, website updates, giveaways and much more! With any luck my husband will be home soon to take the kids off my hands so I can get it done a little quicker!

If you aren't on our facebook page heres a quick look at some of our new things ...






there are also a few new invitations, greeting cards and announcements in the works.
I would like to thank my wonderful followers for your ongoing support and dont forget to click on our voting links to help me get my business out there!

Postage issues are FIXED!!!

I have fabulous news! Our postage issues are now fixed so it is all back up and running in our checkout! As i know this has caused some confusion and disruption I am offering 15% off all orders until May 4th.

I have also been working on a lot of new things mainly baby shower invitations.
I am very disappointed that I didnt get to make a mothers day range of cards :( things have been very hectic around here and waiting on money for quite a number of orders so everything at a little bit of a standstill.

We are steadily reaching our goal for our Autism Awareness fundraiser which a percentage of all orders donates to (the percentage depends on the amount spent)

Well I think that is all for tonight.
Goodnight xx

Tips for DIY invitations on a budget!

Most importantly keep it simple! Usually the more detail equals a greater cost.

Shop online! Instead of going to scrapbooking stores find a website that makes invitations such as mine that are happy to sell materials and card cut to size so then you don't have to buy a cutter or waste card if not experienced. (I will happily sell materials upon being asked!)

If for any reason you can;t shop online check out shops such as spotlight who have bargain bins usually with packets of beads and other craft items for a couple of dollars and you will only need a few packs if keeping it simple.

HOW TO KEEP IT SIMPLE BUT LOOKING GOOD

Only have one or two items for decorations such as -
* Lace and ribbon
* Ribbon and a button (with the right button, buttons look great!)
* Type you initials in a large size and have a tube of glittery paint available from spotlight in a squeeze bottle in the paint section for less than $5 for a decent sized bottle
* Bargain bin beads arranged in the corner (pic of this style to come!)

Having an informal wedding? There are some great websites out there where you can create animated invitations online and send them to guests via email, here is one i made:

Free invite customized with Smilebox

You can also pay a small cost for extras such as removing ads, adding music ect

Make your own stencils! It's easier than it sounds (tutorial coming very soon!)

Always need envelopes right? Try buying bulk from places such as office works you can save yourself a fortune and they offer delivery!

Thank you and have fun!

New competition & more

We have a new comp available to our facebook fans! Simply go to our comp page to read the rules www.ceebeedesigns.com/competitions.html

We also have a huge release of new products from knitted baby clothes, jewellery, more invitations and cards plus a whole heap more so keep your eyes peeled!
I will also be updating the website and adding all the new products that have been already added to our facebook page.
Thank you for your wonderful support xx


Voting

Our lucky blog winner are....

Michele
Elizabeth
Ann
Sara Mason
ShellyInOz
LittleBirdDecor
shopperdeb
checkoutmypins
Elle Hilyard
Amanda

Picked out of a hat by my 2 very excited daughters to be finally working with mummy :) I have sent you all a message through the contact info you have on blogger.
Thank you all for participating and happy valentines day xx

Our Autism fundraiser

From today until August 10th 2010 I am doing a charity fundraiser to raise money for people with Autism and there families. My goal by this date is $400 and will come from peoples generosity as well as a percentage of all orders from CeeBee Designs.
The percentages are as follows (excludes postage costs):

$20 and under = 10%
$21-$65 = 15%
$66 and above = 20%

This is a huge contribuation for a cause i am passionate about. For example if you spent $150 at CeeBee Designs on any range of our products we will donate $30 to our cause!!



Any order or donation no matter how small will make the world of difference and I am very excited to be taking part in this. So please help us by spreading the word about us, the more orders we get the more of a difference we make. Don't forget about our custom orders if there is nothing you like on our site but want to take advantage of our fundraiser simply email me by clicking the button saying email me to discuss a design you would like!
I will also be working like crazy to come up with more designs and more products to help this cause too!

Feb 14th some of our new products will be revealed there are a lot more to come throughout the year. This year is looking like the most exciting, promising adventure yet!
Thank you everybody for your support!

Last orders

As Valentines day is approaching quickly all orders made from NOW will be sent by express post which is more expensive but to get there in time this is needed! Postage cost will be $4.50 which is exactly what Aus Post charge me so I am making no money on postage what so ever, please go to http://www1.auspost.com.au/pac/aus_letter_select.asp and select C6 in size, under 50g, lodgement postcode 3350 and enter your postcode to find out if you are within the next day delivery area before ordering. The cut off for Valentines day orders is tonight at 8.30pm any orders after that are not guaranteed delivery before Valentines day and payments for cards are now paypal only because if i have to wait for a bank transfer you will definitely not get your card in time.

Have a very special Valentines day xx

New products

As some of you have seen we have had a few rough drafts go up on our facebook page. Today I am perfecting these designs as well as hopefully finishing off some that have been set aside for a while. A lot of these designs say 1st birthday but if you want the number changing to any number im more than happy to do that.
Also a reminder only 7 days left until our massive giveaway so if you have any friends who are not yet following our blog who you think would like some freebies from me suggest the blog to them!
I will update on this post when the finished designs are up on the site but for now heres the link for those not on facebook to the rough drafts xx

Help us to help you!

We are currently 2nd place in a voting competition, if we can get to 1st by next monday then we will win free advertising which I really want!
By us winning free advertising we can get more custom resulting in more money going to CeeBee Designs enabling us to bring you much more designs.
So please spend 2 seconds of your time by clicking on this link

http://www.mwwah.com.au/Marvellous-MWWAH-FREE-Advertising-Comp.php

 

You dont need to register or give any details so its as simple as a click!

Thank you all xx 

*****PLEASE NOTE***** this message is now not valid as the comp was pulled :( thanks to all who voted, however you can vote for us by clicking the pic to the side (the one with the baby) to help us get in the top 10 for next month, dont forget to also vote for us by clicking the work at home mums pics too!

Update on our massive giveaway!

We now have over 10 followers yay thank you so much!! I am going to giveaway a little bit of what our prize will include on the 14th feb for 10 lucky followers. Prize will be 1 invitation sample pack, a little something for you and a little something for a baby so a great all rounder!

But you have to be in it to win it so thank you to those for following and if you have anyone you know who would like to be in with a chance of winning this great pack please point them in the direction of the blog!

Once again thanks for the support!
Nikkie xx

Massive giveaway

From today until 14th of february we are having a HUGE giveaway of a brand new secret product! The TEN yes thats right 10 winners will be selected randomly from our followers and will win a prize worth $15 or more!
If you have any questions about this please dont hesitate to ask!

A few of our products

A slideshow of a selection of our most popular designs :)

Love is in the air

With Valentines day just around the corner we are adding a small range of Valentines day cards, the range will grow in size by this time next year!
The cards will be up on my website (www.ceebeedesigns.com) by monday night and once ordered and payment cleared will be posted out within 2 business days (colours are limited due to short notice)

A little about me and CeeBee Designs

Hello!
My names Nikkie and I am a SAHM (stay at home mum) to 2 wonderful children. After planning my wedding I realised just how ridiculous the pricing is of handmade invitations and cards, so I have made it my goal to provide people with cheaper, high quality invitations and cards.

I have always had a love for scrapbooking so this is a fantastic move for me. Things are starting off slow as I have only just got married so there went my savings! So very slowly building the business up but take advantage of our custom made invitation and card choice where you can send me either a pic or drawing of what you want and ill give you a quote on it!

The website is having a major overhaul this week so things will be down and moving around etc but feel free to check it out anyway - www.ceebeedesigns.com , lots of new stuff to come in the next few weeks its all very exciting!

Thanks for your support. xx

Welcome

CeeBee Designs has now set up a blog after many requests its finally here! Due to facebooks restrictions on competitions all our comps will now be up here!
There is lots of new and exciting things happening this year we are branching out from just invitations and cards and adding much, much more!
Keep checking facebook, the site and the new blog for updates!

Thank you for following me on this amazing journey! xx