Happy Birthday To Meeeee!

Time to Celebrate :) Don't worry about adding the frame to the cart - we will do it manually on all orders $50+.

Happy Monday, Bloomies!

Holey Wholesale Packet!

Happy Friday, lovelies!

Just wanted to let you know, the updated wholesale packet has been added to the shopping cart under the "Photographer Essentials" tab.

Have a great weekend!

Just A Little Update!

Good morning, Everyone! Happy Thursday :) I've got a little treat for you.


Updated digital frame files in black. PSD version. Buhhh Bam!


Set of black with clipping mask 


Have a wonderful day, my bloomies!

Another reason to appreciate Memorial Day.

Happy Friday, Everyone!

I just wanted to write a quick post to give you guys a heads up. If you've not yet registered for the shopping cart (store.theorganicbloom.com) you are definitely going to want to before Monday. And, here is why:

The sale is valid for Monday only.

Remember- we work exclusively with professional portrait photographers. Please only register if you fit that category.

Have a great, long, safe, fun holiday weekend!

At longggg last!

Good Morning, Everyone! Happy Thursday :) It's almost the weekend- and Memorial Day weekend, at that. I come to you this morning with some exciting news.

The Organic Bloom finally has a shopping cart up and running! No more emailing your orders. No more waiting on me to put it into an invoice. Now, you can just shop at your leisure and place your orders when you're ready!

I am absolutely in love with it. And those who have tested it for us seem to like it, as well.

"I love it! It's so easy to use."
"It works so well! Nicely laid out."
"It's beautiful!"

Seeeee? So, now it's your turn.

Here's the deal:

• We still work exclusively with professional portrait photographers. 
• You must have a photography website, Facebook fan page, or photography blog displaying a minimum example of thirty different portrait sessions.
• If you are not a professional portrait photographer, or if you are not quite established enough to display thirty different portrait sessions, please email us at info@theorganicbloom.com with your zip code. We would be happy to locate a retailer near you.

To access the store, visit store.theorganicbloom.com - the first step is filling out the registration form (under create account). Please include your business name and website. I will need to approve/re-approve everyone who registers. Once I've gotten an opportunity to do that, you will be able to begin purchasing through the store. If you are one of our new clients, you will want to email me (info@theorganicbloom.com) for a wholesale packet, as well. That will give you information on sample options, as well as other frequently asked questions. If you are wanting to go ahead and take advantage of your once per calendar year sample pricing, please use coupon code: 2011StudioSample at checkout.

Also try the mobile version on your phone! If using an iPhone, press the arrow button on the bottom center of your screen. Hit "add to home screen" and it's as if The Organic Bloom had an iPhone app. It's perfect for on location photogs, or photogs who visit their clients for proofing. 

There are a few things about the store that we are still working out. For one, reward points! The store will show that you have them after you've made a purchase. We aren't quite ready to release what the points will get you, but I guarantee there is something fun and exciting in the works. 

Other than that, I think everything else is pretty straight forward. I'm sure I will be updating this blog post frequently today as I receive more questions. 

Until then, happy shopping!

Andie Winners!

Good Morning, Lovelies!

Thank you so much for participating yesterday. While looking over all the blog comments, I realized that we had about 100 more entries this week than we did last week. :) Exciting! All of the pictures were wonderful- I loved seeing them in our Andie frame.

So, our winners for today are:

Kellie Parry
Nicole Ridella
Katharine Feight
Laura Sokol
Alicia Andrews

Congratulations, winners! Please email us at info@theorganicbloom.com with FFM Winner as the subject line. Please include your shipping address, business name, and contact number.

Everyone else- thanks again for entertaining us with your comments and photo entries! We really enjoy reading the comments and viewing the photos. We'll see you back here next week!

Happy Monday!

Hi, Bloomies! Welcome to Monday. We're back with an exciting Fun Frame Monday giveaway.

This week we're featuring another new frame style- Andie! Andie is an interesting frame style, whose true detail is best seen in the larger frame sizes.

We will be gifting (5) 11x14 Andie frames in Slate Sky with Black Glaze. That is Andrea's favorite color combination right now, and to be honest- it's pretty high up on my list, as well! 

To Enter:

1. Please comment on the blog and let me know- If you could have any super power, what would it be and why? Another one of Megs' silly interview questions!  Please include your first and last name when commenting.
   
2.  This week is a free entry! Add any photo you'd like to see in this Andie and send it our way. Email us at funframemondays@posterous.com with your photo entered into our frame. Please include your full name and website (if applicable) when posting. The photos will be sent to our Flickr page. Posterous requires that we confirm the photos before they are posted- I will try to be prompt about confirmations. We just want you to know that your photo won't be automatically posted. We'll have to publish them as we have an opportunity. To see everyone's entries, head on over! Here is the PSD File with clipping mask . (Open the frame psd and open your image. Crop your image accordingly - drag it onto the psd file - making sure it is on top of the gray clipping mask, then under layer - select CREATE CLIPPING MASK and your image will drop into the frame. If you need to adjust the size of your image, simply transform it by using the command + T button - and remember to hold down your shift key so you do not contort your photo.) - LIMIT ONE PHOTO ENTRY, please!

I will choose five winners at random and announce them tomorrow morning around 11AM Central Time. Please check back then to see if you've won.

Andddd.. Just because mustaches make me smile - enjoy.

I'd be a Mango!

Hey, guys!

I just want to let everyone know how much I enjoyed reading through this week's blog comments. You guys gave such great answers to "if you were a fruit, what kind would you be and why?". I thought it was such an interesting question when I heard Megs ask it- I had no clue how I would respond if I were the interviewee. But, you all- as always- gave such creative responses. If you get some spare time, go through and read them. They're pretty funny!

Now, on to today's business- I've got our winners ready! They are:

Brandy Dawson

Betsy Marie Photography

Angela Tapy

Amanda Recker

Laura Ashcraft

Congratulations, you guys! Please send us an email at info@theorganicbloom.com with your shipping address and contact number. Please make FFM Winner the subject line. To everyone else, thank you so much for participating! The photos and comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks for keeping us going. We will see you back here next Monday. Have a great week, Bloomies!

Monday Fun Day!

Good Morning, Bloomies! Happy Monday to everyone. Hopefully it was a nice, relaxing weekend for you all. Megs and I spent most of the weekend working on our new offices. J-Bird and Andrea were kind enough to come out and help us :) It was a pretty great way to spend our weekend. We've got such a fun team! We had jousting competitions with old light bulbs and found some pretty great mustaches in our scrap pile. Here are couple of photos for your viewing pleasure:

Turquoise is my favorite! My new office is going to be so pretty :)

I mustache you a question!

Mr. Moustachio!

Now that we're back from the weekend- that can only mean one thing. Fun Frame Monday! So, this week we're gifting (5) 5x7's of our new Charlie frame in purple sunset. The frame is named after Charlie Chaplin and is reminiscent of his bowler hat. We absolutely love it and think you will, too! Charlie comes with a rectangle backing for your convenience! The frame can come in sizes 5x7, 8x12, 11x17, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, and 30x40.

To Enter:

1. Please comment on the blog and let me know- If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be and why? We gave a couple of interviews last week and that was one of Megs' questions. I thought it was funny and wanted to share!  Please include your name, email address, and website (if applicable).
   
2.  This week is a free entry! Add any photo you'd like to see in this Charlie and send it our way. Email us at funframemondays@posterous.com with your photo entered into our frame. Please include your full name, email address, and website (if applicable) when posting. The photos will be sent to our Flickr page. Posterous requires that we confirm the photos before they are posted- I will try to be prompt about confirmations. We just want you to know that your photo won't be automatically posted. We'll have to publish them as we have an opportunity. To see everyone's entries, head on over! Here is the PSD File with clipping mask . (Open the frame psd and open your image. Crop your image accordingly - drag it onto the psd file - making sure it is on top of the gray clipping mask, then under layer - select CREATE CLIPPING MASK and your image will drop into the frame. If you need to adjust the size of your image, simply transform it by using the command + T button - and remember to hold down your shift key so you do not contort your photo.) - LIMIT ONE PHOTO ENTRY, please!

I will choose winners from random and make the announcement tomorrow around 10AM Central Time. See you back here then! Good luck!

The Winners!

Hello, Everyone! Welcome to Tuesday. I hope no one's Monday was too rough :) Mine was certainly busy. It looks like Tuesday is going to be a little more of the same! Thank you guys, so much, for giving us plenty to do. We love it!

The five winners of this week's FFM contest are:

1. Amy Evans
2. Sam Provenzano
3. Christina Sizemore
4. Patti Smith
5. Nicole Hager

Please email us your shipping address, contact number, and business info to info@theorganicbloom.com with FFM Winner as the subject line.

Thank you to everyone who participated. We hope you had fun and were able to discover some new bands/music to enjoy.

Have a great Tuesday!