New Episodes: Business and Creative Advice for Paper Florists
Ep 192: From Paper Flowers to Paper Lips: Laura Richey on Reinventing Your Creative Business
Have you ever made something on a whim and had it completely change the direction of your creative business? In this episode, Laura Richey joins us to talk about the pivot that led her to create Pucker Up Paper Lips, her now-signature line of 3D paper lip sculptures made entirely from card stock.
Ep 193: How to Respond to Inquiries: Bridal, Corporate, and Brand Deals
You got the inquiry. Now what? Whether it lands in your inbox from a bride-to-be, a corporate event planner, or a brand partnership manager, how you respond to that very first message can make or break the sale. We down our real-world strategies for handling three types of client inquiries: bridal, corporate, and brand collaborations.
Ep 194: 300 Workshops and Counting: Carrissa Wu on Building Jotterbook Flowers
Carrissa joins us to tell the full story of Jotterbook Flowers, her paper flower business based out of Perth, Australia. She talks about how COVID gave her the space to rediscover making, how a mentor’s advice to pick one bread-and-butter revenue stream led her to workshops, and how Perth’s post-lockdown environment created a surge in demand that she could barely keep up with.
