I mentioned on the Facebook page, that big changes were coming to Caroline Creates. I’ve been talking about this since January and now they are finally happening. Caroline Creates has been a wedding invitation and stationery company based on mostly custom design. I LOVE custom stationery. However, my life is so different from when I started Caroline Creates. I have a 1 year old now and want more! The time and energy required for custom design is not part of my day-to-day anymore. I’ve been spending evenings and weekends working so hard to stay on top of the custom jobs that I’ve had over the past 3 months. I’m tired and not loving it anymore. As my husband said, “Its become a job, not your passion.” I think when he said that, it really clicked and he was right. I was starting to resent having to sit down and work instead of getting that joy I had previously discovered.

I have big dreams for Caroline Creates and sometimes you get distracted from those things and sometimes you have to go down one path to discover which path you should be on. Since I’ve decided to make these changes, my stress level has gone down dramatically. I think I’m on the right track.

I also realized, the business didn’t reflect me anymore. There are things I’ve been really wanting to implement, but just haven’t and now is the time! So here are the changes that are going to be happening at Caroline Creates:

1. I will taking a limited number of custom jobs a year. This means you need to book with plenty of advance to make sure I have space. If you are considering my custom design services, now is the time to jump on it!

2. My shop is getting an overhaul. Over the next few weeks, the shop structure and pictures will be changing. Expect outages!

3. Not all of the shop items will be customizable anymore. Be sure to read the listings before purchasing for more information on changing colors and fonts.

4. Caroline Creates is going GREEN! This is probably the change I’m most proud of. I will talk more about this in a later blog post. Our base paper and envelopes will be green. The paper is 100% recycled paper and the envelopes will contain only 30% post consumer waste. Super important to me. SUPER.

5. Caroline Creates is expanding! The products I offer in the shop will be growing in number. I am also in the process of creating a line of Save the Dates and Baby announcements! Eeek! I’m so excited about this. I’m working with an amazing photographer and I can’t wait to share the final products.

Thank you all for your support and sticking with Caroline Creates throughout this important time of growth and changes. The things you love about Caroline Creates will always be there with added bonuses! Be sure to follow my Facebook page to stay up to date and we will soon be restarting our email newsletters so look for that sign up coming soon!

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