Excited to start fresh! New Products, New Business Model, New Referral Program!

Hello everyone! I'm excited to say that my sister's wedding was amazing and she is now a happily married wife. My 18 month old son was the ring bearer and he totally rocked his job with a grand finale that included carrying the ring pillow to about 3 feet from the groom and throwing it at his feet (which he then applauded himself for!) Things got pretty busy in the weeks leading up to the wedding, but it was totally worth it to everyone to see how happy she is and what a stunning bride she was. I'll share a few photos as soon as I can get some. Again, I wish her and my brand new brother-in-law all the happiness that this new life together can possibly hold!

And now for the business stuff...Memorably Sweet Arrangements is back! I've launched a new candy bouquet / candy cakes / candy arrangement line which seems to be going well. I will be making even more products in the coming weeks, and will now be launching them on my blog too! The focus this week is Halloween, but I'm working on Christmas stuff concurrently because Memorably Sweet has 2 shows coming up too!

I've had to do some reworking of the business model to accommodate these new products, but I think it will fit in very well with my old business model. So, here are the changes in the simplest form I can put them.

• Memorably Sweet Arrangements makes custom gifts and gift arrangements for any occasion. We specialize in Diaper Arrangements and Alternatives and Candy Arrangements. I readily welcome new challenges and projects, so please be sure to contact me with your custom idea so that I can help make it a reality! It doesn't matter what the occasion, I'd love the chance to work with you!
• Our custom  arrangements include: 
• Specialty diaper cakes (for example, trains, pirate ships and other diaper sculptures)
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• Tiered Diaper Cakes 
  
• Towel cakes for weddings, housewarmings and other occasions
  
• Gift baskets (photo to come)
• Candy Bouquets
  
• Candy Sculptures and Centerpieces (photo to come)
• Candy Cakes
  
• For any custom orders, we will now require a 50%, non-refundable deposit when orders are placed to help cover the cost of materials. The remainder will be collected upon delivery/pickup/shipment of the order.
• We now have a referral plan! For every person that you refer to Memorably Sweet Arrangements that results in a sale you will receive 5% off your next order (up to a maximum of 15% per order). So be sure to have your friends pass along your name so that I can issue you the savings!
• We will periodically have giveaways and sales on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MemorablySweetArrangementsandGifts) so be sure to like our page and watch for your chance to take home a MemorablySweet Arrangement of your own!

I'll also be posting a "featured item" each Friday which means you save on that particular item for that week! Who doesn't love the chance to save a little bit of money? :) Oh, and while we are on that topic, each craft show that Memorably Sweet Arrangements attends will have one or more "featured products" that are actually a show special. So, if you come out to visit us you can save a little bit more (and most likely have a chance to win a little something from Memorably Sweet as well!) Our holiday shows are booked for October 27, 2013 at Cole Harbour Place (10am - 3pm) and November 30th also at Cole Harbour Place (exact time to come). I can assure you there are going to be loads of other very talented and savvy small business owners, so be sure to check them out while you are there too!

So there you have it, a fresh start for Memorably Sweet. I've got lots of exciting plans for the business for the coming several months which I can't wait to share with you!