I Spy...

...our Natural Edge Serving Tray on the front page of Etsy! Etsy was kind enough to put our lovely little serving tray on their front page yesterday which is awesome for us because it means mega traffic to our site.

A closer look at the serving tray.

ArtisAlive Wrap Up

So...I meant to post this right after the show...but other things got in the way. Things like napping, relaxing, Lord of the Rings marathon, anyone? Finally, here are some picture of our display ArtisAlive which took place last weekend. We had a great time and the show was a huge success for us. Thanks to everyone who came out and to all the new friends we made.

Clay Tile Wine Rack

Lots of new card designs

Bistro Menu Chalkboard

Vintage Themed Hat Check

I was completely obsessed with how cool this gift tag display looked.

Metal Stamp Sets

We had two really great sellers at this show...the Wine Waiter was one of them.

Terrarium Coffee Table...sold

Lots of great new serving trays

Spring Inspired Wreaths on Whiskey Stave Wine Holders

Riveted Industrial Mirror

Keep Calm & Pedal On (spelled correctly, ah thank you)

Our second best seller (shown in the back) was our new Sassy Stamped Clothed Pins

Message in a Bottle

If you see anything in the pics above that you are interested in, but may not be posted on Etsy, send us an email at cantonboxcompany@yahoo.com and we'll let you know if its still available.

ArtisAlive! Booth Space

I've got loads of pictures to post of all of our products at ArtisAlive! but I first just wanted to give a sneak peak of what our total booth space looked like. More blog posts to come...

ArtisAlive! Showcase: Part Two

A few more peeks at what's in store this Friday and Saturday at ArtisAlive! from the Canton Box Company

Wooden Bookmarks

Chips & Chunks BBQ Hardwood
Finally...a good use for all those scrap wood pieces we end up with.

Sassy Stamped Clothes Pins

Literary Stamped Cards

Romantic & Sweeping Wreath on Whiskey Barrel Stave Wreath Stand

Spring Wreath

ArtisAlive! Showcase: Part One

For the past few weeks (okay, maybe months) Tyson & I have barricaded ourselves in our workshop to make some new wares for the upcoming ArtisAlive showcase. It's finally time to reveal some of our newest creations...also if I look at my work table anymore I might pull my hair out so blogging feels like a healthier alternative.

More blog posts to come this week...there's just way to much to show in one post. And please don't mind the lack of creative names for all these products...my brain is feeling like mush right now and I just can't come up with anything better.

Number Cards

Dinner Invites

Tree Cards

Industrial Initial Cards

Terrarium Coffee Table

Wine Waiter

Bourbon Entryway Table (those legs are actually made from an oak bourbon barrell!)

Make sure to get down to the Cultural Center for the Arts in Downtown Canton this Friday (April 9) and Saturday (April 10)!

Spelling 101

Peddle (v): to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.

Pedal (v): to work or use the pedals, as in playing an organ or propelling a bicycle.

Funny story...

I recently designed a new spin off Keep Calm print that I was really psyched about. It went unsold for a pretty long time, which I thought was weird because it seemed like it was a clever and fun little print. So...finally someone bought it. She was even nice enough to send me an email right after she made the payment to let me know how excited she was to give it to her boyfriend.

And then I got another email after she received the print.


Apparently when she gave the print to her boyfriend, he noticed that...umm...I spelled pedal wrong. Peddle vs. Pedal. Peddle - to sell goods. Pedal - spin the tires around on your bike. When I got that email I probably stared at my computer screen for a good 30 seconds in total mortification, thinking "God, I hope this doesn't end up on Regretsy." How could I have looked at the print 100 times, taken pictures of it, showed it to my husband, written copy for it...and not noticed that I was a total idiot.


Luckily, my gracious customer was very understanding of my faux pas and was willing to take another print in the mail (Sarah - your print is in the mail today!).

By the way - if you're wondering why I've been missing from the blogging world its because I've been in my workshop getting ready for ArtisAlive! that will be taking place on April 9 and 10th. I promise to post some pictures soon of all the new things we've been working on...very good stuff.

Perfectly Imperfect Bottles

Oh, how I love these bottles I found online here. Can you blame me?