Little Lady Studio Takes Home National Award of Excellence

Little Lady Studio’s celebratory Be Bold 2011 Gift Set receives a National Award of Excellence in the Annual American Package Design Awards.

Little Lady Studio’s Be Bold Gift Set, launched in celebration of International Women’s Day 2011 at CARE National Conference, has received a National Award of Excellence from Graphic Design USA, the monthly news and business management magazine for graphic design professionals since 1963.

“It is a true honor to be recognized with such an esteemed award by industry professionals. We offer something very unique at Little Lady Studio – social art and design that celebrate and support creative empowerment projects – and this recognition gives us a dose of energy to keep creating!” – Jessey Jansen, Owner

Graphic Design USA looked at criteria including the following when selecting their winners:

• Excellence in package design
• Creativity
• Successfully forging an emotional connection with consumers

Shop our 2012 Special Edition here

Be Bold 2012

Launch of Be Bold 2012 Special Edition Gift Set for International Women’s Day

As International Women’s Day is approaching (Mar 8th) we received the exciting news that our Be Bold 2011 Gift Set, launched as a special collection in partner with CARE for IWD 2011, is a national design winner! This is the second award recognition that LLS has received for this item…:) In dual excitement, today we launch Be Bold 2012 Gift Set in celebration of International Women’s Day 2012! Check it out and get it while it lasts!

On Tour: Glen Ellyn to San Francisco 2010

Ladies and Gents! Jessey is taking us on the road. We are driving to San Francisco for the Power to the Peaceful Festival, in partnership with CARE. Call me crazy…nah…road warrior is better suited. September 6th – 14th follow me and my VW on our journey across the wide open countryside when I introduce the west coast to WRITTEN!

Share (see mapped journey) this amazing trip with me! I will continue to post updates and photos!

Day 1: Log 940 miles. Stop Over in Wyoming. Eat. Run. Sleep.

Day 2: Log 430 miles. Stop Over in Salt Lake City. Explore. Scout. Sell.

Day 3: Log 740 miles to arrive in SF. EAT. SLEEP.

Day 4: Meetings.
Day 5: Power to the Peaceful – The Fillmore
Day 6: Power to the Peaceful – Golden Gate Park
Day 7: Start the drive back home. Stop over in Texas

Day 8: Arrive back home.

NEW on the Scene! Back to School

Enthusiastic or Unwilling? The start of the school year is equal measures for many!  From day one,  inspire your little (or big) one with a gift that keeps giving. The NEW School Essentials Gift and Greeting Set creatively recognizes a Job Well Done! Teachers can keep a stash in arms reach and mom’s (dad’s) can tuck a special note in their star performers lunch bag or prop it on their pillow to send them into a happy night’s slumber!

Gifting with WRITTEN Greetings reminds our loved ones to celebrate life…and all milestones along the way! As always, with every purchase, Little Ladies of the World are able to give their little one’s an education and continue to improve their lives!

Empowering Little Ladies of the World in partnership with CARE

New on the Scene: Halloween catalog insert

New on the Scene: Fall Fling catalog insert

New on the Scene: Back to School catalog insert

WRITTEN- National WINNER!

WRITTEN is the WINNER of the Neenah Paper Paperworks Silver Award!!! This esteemed contest recognizes excellence in design, creativity and environmental conscience.

At Little Lady Studio I continually strive towards a product that is both green and stays true to our social commitment. With each small step, I reach towards a future that has less impact on the environment but much impact on community. I’m thrilled that Little Lady Studio’s WRITTEN collection has been recognized by Neenah Paper, a world-class manufacturer of papers! The WRITTEN collection is printed on Neenah Paper’s Environment Papers which is made Carbon Neutral Plus and is made with 100% renewable green energy, is Green Seal™ Certified and is archival.

Now this is something to write home about – gifting with WRITTEN greetings wins!

Little Lady Studio partners with CARE at National Conference 2010

This year I was thrilled to be part of the 2010 CARE National Conference not only as an attendee but as a small business partner.

Following last year’s conference, I proposed my partnership idea to CARE which includes using my WRITTEN gift and greeting card collection to help empower Little Ladies of the World – One Greeting at a Time. The partnership includes -10% of all proceeds is donated to CARE and each card features a personal story from Little Ladies around the World that are creating paths for positive change in result of CARE’s critical and important work.

The WRITTEN collection was first launched in 2003, originally the Little Lady collection, while I was working full time for a marketing company in the Milwaukee WI area. The women of the office immediately connected with my new brand’s message of empowerment and persistence and placed orders and requests for more. I was then eagerly thrilled and have spent every day since navigating to get closer to my vision to help other little ladies of the world improve their lives.

At the conference’s International Marketplace, Little Lady Studio was housed next to Original Women, a unique company that celebrates the artistry of women of the world. The market was a great success and again I was able to meet some outstanding individuals, learn and receive affirmation that local initiatives help to support critical global agendas. I look forward to further building this partnership!

Highlights:

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Keynote address

I Am Powerful Award winner Goretti Nyabenda

Special Thanks :

Wonderful New Customers

I can’t thank you enough! I received wonderful feedback from all my new customers and appreciate all who entered the drawing for the Writer’s Collection, which will be announced after the first week of June!

CARE Staff

Special thanks: Kathy Lane, Amanda Bolster, Cherae Robinson

Thank you for inviting Little Lady Studio to be part of the market and for all your support and help.

Gwendy Feldman

Co-Founder of Original Women. Gwendy and I met at the conference as we were both part of the International Market. Thank you to Gwendy for being who she is and for owning such a beautiful company.

Jeanne Faulkner

Jeanne and I met at the 2009 conference, making a great connect we’ve been able to create a valued friendship and professional exchange. Jeanne is a freelance writer and a lnurse, including a weekly column for FitPregnancy.com and MyRegence.com. Please see here for her latest blog from the conference with mention of WRITTEN.

Peggy Homuth

Peggy and I met at the 2009 conference, making a great connect we’ve been able to create a valued friendship and professional exchange. Peggy’s inspiration resulted in her co-writing and recording a song in honor of CARE. The song was featured at the Women Making a Difference breakfast for MORE & Ladies Home Journal readers.

Caitlen Daniels

Caitlen is a dear friend and advocate for CARE. I want to send a special thanks to Caitlen for helping me at the market and for her continued support.

Please see here for National CARE conference 2009 article

Please see here for more details on the conference.