mavora art and design

i know, i know

So I know, I totally talk about my favor bags all the time! I'm pushing the product because it works really well with my summer schedule and profits of the product go pretty much in my assistant's pocket who is looking for a job in her field. That's one of the cool things about owning my own business; I get to help others sometimes! So far this year I've hired two fabulous girls (one at a time) who have been in between jobs and in need of work to pay the bills. When you guys buy Mavora you are helping give a pay check to awesome women (yes, that includes myself) so THANK YOU!

And back to the post.

Many clients have been asking for white bags and they are now available! I can do many ink colors and most of the designs in my store. Check it out and pass it along! I can also do my baby shower bags on white as well. I hope to put up some new designs next week.

♥

partly sunny

It's been very rainy here the last few days but the cool weather is good for my running at least. Here is a very sweet treasury by Parsi aptly named Party Sunny. To view any of these items closer click on the picture for the Etsy Treasury.

Heads up: I will start listing my invitations again in the next week but I am not taking a full load for the next six weeks as my husband will be working out of town.

Happy Friday! 

doilies!

I've added a new accessory to my favor bag store. You can now purchase the doily cuts as well as the ribbon you see in some of my product pictures. Shop here. And be sure to follow the DIY instructions on my blog here. Doilies are cut to fit these bags and the instructions for those can be found at the bottom of my DIY post. Cheers!

on the twitter

Working on my new mac this morning. It looks exactly the same but it has more HARD DRIVE! (insert evil laugh here)

— Abby Morton (@mavora) June 3, 2013

hip hip hooray

Yesterday I buried my office in paper confetti, brads, and bags to bring you this:

I'm so excited about my super fun program bags!!!!!!!! See the exclamation points?! Give these to your guests who will toss confetti on you as you walk down the aisle MARRIED! Or I can put in bird seed if you have an outdoor gathering. These come all stuffed and sealed so you don't have to worry about a thing! Or choose to fill them yourself, just ask. Yay! I can't wait to spread the word about this product. Help me with Pins and Tweets if you like them!

And do you need table numbers? These are 40% off but I only have one set of 18 so buy them now if you need them.

Still want more? Be sure to follow me on Twitter. I'm new there but I have coupons!!! www.twitter.com/mavora

chevron & raspberry baby shower

Two weeks ago I was able to fly to Reno and throw my Best Friend a baby shower! Oh it's fun to plan a party when you can pretty much make any stationery you want. I designed pink chevron invites with teal and raspberry accents, plus thank you cards and favors to match. 

The expecting momma is a nail tech so pretty pink nail polish was a fitting favor. I tied them up with tags that said "Stay Beautiful". And are those not the cutest drinks ever? One of my co-hosts made punch in mason jars and replaced the top with fun cupcake wrappers. Maybe you've already Pinned that but I had no idea. It was SUPER adorable.

For games I used my all time favorite Baby Bingo and I took a stab at a new game -The Purse Game. It was a total hit! Tons of laughter and get-to-know-ya happening. It was such a hit that I'm leaving my original layout of this game here as a free printable download for my followers and clients. I hope you have fun with it! (click on pic for download)

If you need any other items for your own chevron shower let me know or shop in my card store: www.mavoracards.etsy.com.

win favor bags - 2nd chance

My favor bags can also be won at Emmaline Bride this week. Enter here! Good luck!

And while you're looking around, did you see my new kid favor bags for the wedding reception? And you can purchase them from me stuffed or unstuffed! The bag includes blank faces to color on the back (and I include eyeball stickers when I stuff these) plus tic tac toe, and a word search. I kept it outdoor/vintage since we're using the kraft bag and although it's a tight fit I could not resist putting in a ring pop. Yes! The moms and dads at your reception are going to thank you for caring about the whole family, trust me on this one. Being a mom of a 6 year old and a 3 year old, I know this is going to rock the kid table! 

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win favor bags - 1st chance

You can win my Eat Drink and Be Married Bags at Go Against the Grain's 5 year anniversary giveaway.

Go to Laurel's blog to check out more prizes you can win as well as her beautiful party designs! My bags are the second feature on the Rafflecopter Widget - titled "Panel 1" 

And stay close because next week I'll have another opportunity for you to win!

about me - revised

Mavora has had a new employee for a few weeks now but I just now got around to changing my about page. I guess this makes it official - no backing out now Kateri! You can learn more about Kateri at her store: UrbanLegend.etsy.com  or follow her Tweets here: https://twitter.com/katerimorton and check me out too, I'm attempting the Twitter world: https://twitter.com/mavora.

I absolutely love her being in the office! She laughs at all my jokes and she can process 175 folders and 100 favor bags without batting an eye. She fits right in with our work ethic here:

ireland wedding

I am back to work today (besides the giant nap I took). Kateri processed Jenn's BEAUTIFUL save the date tags and I had to share. By her request I designed these with all Irish stamps and modern fonts. I really like designing fake passport stamps by the way so keep the challenges coming.

I have a few other products to share and a giveaway that is coming up soon so check back later this week for more fun!

baby shower boggle

In two weeks I'll be baby-partying with my friends in Reno! I just made one of the games I want to play and I'm sharing it here as a free printable. Cut in half and use the side you need. Example girl answers: Great, Babe. Example boy answers: Came, Maybe. 

These are for personal use only not to be sold, changed, or placed on blogs without permission.

We're doing super awesome favors for the party too, I have the tags and bags all sorted out. I will send pictures from the party for sure. I love pretty party things!!!

family photos

I finally took my camera out with the kids on saturday and took a few pictures. I have a hard impossible time getting them to both look at the camera at the same time. To get my little girl to look I wave my hand over the camera and what happens? In every picture she is happily waving back at mom. Well that's one way to do it.  

licorice and lake

On the blue table today I have my favorite licorice in the world. Black licorice from New Zealand. I ate this all the time when I lived there and Tim found it at New Seaons Market! He's so wonderful!

And in between the snacks I'm working on Bertie's tags and Sarah's Lake invitations. I love the belly band I worked up for this one. It's one of my very favorite designs right now. 

As soon as my packages are out I'll be planning a weekened of volleyball and and a long run. Oh yeah. Happy Friday!

escort bags

I had some fun with bags the last couple of days. Anyone need a bag favor that doubles as an escort card? Check these out!

Find them in the bag section at www.mavora.etsy.com

Is it Wednesday already? The printer is working hard!

a mavora night

It's just another Mavora work night with a glass of wine and processing. Print, tie, stuff, and stick; this order is full-service baby shower invites with my slim tag given as a bookmark/wish card for momma and babe. I also designed a triple shower invite for Sarah tonight. I heart the babies!