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packing for surtex…we leave in 3 days! 05.14.2013

So this is what packing for Surtex is looking like around here. And this is just the beginning. In addition to the “S” hooks, business cards, all sorts of adhesives, we also have huge 3′ x 8′ banners, a dolly, and lots of samples of our existing product. But we’re getting close! We leave in THREE DAYS!!! Surtex, here we come!

PS…that also means that posting will be a little light around here for the next week and a half, but follow our facebook, twitter and instagrams (@AmpersandStudio, @MorganGeorgie, & @ CarrieKiefer) for NYC updates!

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we’re headed to surtex 2013!!! 05.07.2013

We’re headed to Surtex 2013! Yes, we know we’ve already let you all know what we are up to, but this is our super-official announcement!
We’ve been busy creating lots of exciting new artwork for the show and we are just ready to get there! For those not famililar, this is the one trade show that we attend each year to license our artwork to be applied to all kinds of products like stationery, fabrics, wall art, tabletop, bedding and more! This is what we gear up for every year and now it’s just a couple of weeks away!

If you are a buyer, creative director or licensee, come see us in Booth 356 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in NYC, May 19, 20th and 21st!

So do you want a little sneak peek of the patterns we’ll be showing? Ok, twist our arm…you know we love to share!

This black & white-with-a-hint-of-color group already has one happy new home — it’s just a hint of what’s to come in our second fabric collection that will be out this October!!!

Then we tapped into our Girls-Just-Wanna-Have-Fun selves and went super girly! Gems, bows, big hits of pink—it’s all here! You can take your pick on what really is a girl’s best friend!

As two gals who met in Typography class, we can never hide our love of all things lettering! What do you think this pattern should land on? A journal? notecards? gift wrap? We tend to think the possibilities are endless!

There are also plenty of designs perfectly suited for the cool little ones in our lives. Perfect patterns for boys and girls bedding are all hiding within our binders and binders of designs ready for a new home!

And really, just SO much more. We have hundreds of designs, so don’t forget, all buyers and licensees, come by and see us at BOOTH #356!!!

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  1. Whitney Catarella @iseepattern

    Thanks for sharing! Great patterns! Good luck at Surtex!

    May 9, 2013 3:42 pm

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the road to surtex… 05.03.2013

So, just in case you’ve been wondering where we’ve been, we thought we’d pop in and say hi and explain what we’ve been up to. The Surtex trade show in NYC where we license our artwork is just two short weeks away. We have been drawing, painting and putting in long hours on the computer to get as many of our crazy ideas out on paper as we can! In addition to creating tons of new artwork and patterns to sell, we also design a booth and promo pieees for this show, so we’re having the best time dreaming up our own little Ampersand-world for the show! The top pic above is a diorama of the back wall of our booth! So needless to say, in these last few weeks leading up tot he show, a few things fall off the priority list around this time every year and the blog seems to always get hit hard. So, we’re sorry for the light posting lately, we’ll be back up above water soon and we’ll surely have lots of pictures and posts to share from our trip to NYC!

we’re spending LOTS of time here!

So, if you are in the market to license some pretty fab artwork, stop by Surtex booth #356 and say hi!!!! We’d love to see you!

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  1. Martine

    J’aime beaucoup ce que vous faites, et je suis fan de votre blog.
    Sorry for my english, I love your style

    May 5, 2013 6:14 pm
    • ampersand

      Merci, Martine! We really appreciate your kind words!

      May 6, 2013 7:20 pm
  2. Jessica Mayfield

    Ah! So fun. I didn’t know you all went to the show! You’ll have to stop by Wednesday’s NSS booth! Sadly, I won’t get to see y’all because I’ll be at home trying not to have a baby yet, but I’ll send my husband your way to check out your pretty goods! Best of luck!!!

    May 9, 2013 8:34 pm

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our Cream & Sugar fabric collection is shipping now! 03.26.2013

You might recall when we first announced our debut fabric colllection, Cream & Sugar, back in October! Well, it’s finally printed on yards and yards of fabric and currently being shipped all over the world and hopefully to your local fabric shop!!!

It will also be carried in many online fabric retailers like Bloomerie and Hawthorne Threads, so keep an eye out in the next couple weeks and let the ordering begin! We’ll be sharing some of our favorite projects as we are making them! Let the crafting begin! YAY! (clink, clink…cheers) – Morgan & Carrie

PS – we’d love to see any projects that you have made with our collection!! Send pictures our way :)

top two photos by Eric Linebarger

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  1. kelsey bang

    oh so awesome! cant wait to buy some! I love sewing and cant wait to check out your fun prints in person!

    March 26, 2013 8:31 pm
  2. ampersand

    Thanks Kelsey!!! We’d love to see anything you make with our fabrics!!! That’s probably our favorite part of designing them :)

    March 26, 2013 8:33 pm
  3. Emily

    Yesssssss! I’m so excited for this girls! I’ll be sewing away soon!

    March 30, 2013 2:02 am

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it’s official… 03.25.2013

Yes, we have already mentioned this, and we hope most of you already know, but just to make it all official, we wanted to announce publicly that we are headed to Surtex 2013 in NYC this May! We have been incredibly lucky and so happy with the relationships we’ve established from our first year attending Surtex (recap here), so, OF COURSE, we’re headed back for some more fun!

Just as we did last year, we will be concentrating completely on Surtex for the next eight (very fast) weeks and we’ll be documenting our progress as we go. If we seem a little crazy for the next two months, now you know why!

We’ve got many more collections of pattern and illustrations to complete, a booth to design, promo pieces, and a trip to plan. Yes, we’re gonna be busy.

If you are interested in licensing our work or partnering with us for design, we’d love to talk to you! Email us at hello@ampersanddesignstudio.com and please stop by booth #356 if you’ll be in New York May 19, 20 or 21!

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  1. Emily

    I’ll be at the National Stationary Show with Paper Muse Press. We’ll definitely be stopping by!

    March 30, 2013 2:04 am

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