Board & Batten Design Co.

Hey friend! Well the time has come, and today is the LAST day to get in on custom SVGs for the year.

I only do this once a year - not only customized SVGs, but I have a nice little library of templates that I customize on my end for each customer.

https://bit.ly/bb-personalized-svg

And today is the last day you can order custom work for this year!

These are such a fun way to prepare ahead for Christmas, weddings, etc - so I just wanted to shoot you one last email this week to remind you that I'm closing orders tonight so get in while you can!

Now - I normally would be a little chatty (because I'm ME) but my keyboard is acting extremely weird and not letting me do things and it has taken me FOREVER just to type this much out.

Mostly I just didn't want to let today go by without the last minute reminder!

You can click here to see all of the personalized designs I can make for ya: https://bit.ly/bb-personalized-svg

(or if you want to have me customize an existing design just hit reply and shoot me a message to let me know what you're thinking!).

So I'm just going to let you go for the day and I hope you have a fantastic day!

😘 Love,

Bethany

Happy Friday! I wanted to pop in really quick to just remind you that time is running out to order CUSTOM SVGs... only TWO days left and then I won't do it again for an entire year!

https://bit.ly/bb-personalized-svg

I'm only taking orders through the end of the day Sunday.

And remember - this is also the time I'm accepting orders for customizations of existing designs... something you liked but you'd like to replace a word, or do it for a different theme, etc.

Just shoot me a PM and we can chat!

One thing I know is that most of us are BUSY right now. Sometimes we're even busy being "not busy" (IE, on vacation, etc).

Personally, I'm not doing a ton of crafting at the moment, to be honest.

But I've been thinking & preparing ahead of time for when my crafting urge sets into full gear (which is generally after kids go back to school).

I think that's why I like to do these designs during the summer.

It gets me starting to think about the things I want to make, and I'll start prepping and getting stuff together, so that when I'm ready to jump into a ton of crafting, I have everything I need.

And having them all ready makes it so easy!

These personalized designs are perfect for making wedding gifts, Christmas gifts, Anniversaries, but particularly even just something meaningful for your own home.

I've seen people use them in TONS of different ways - from just a giant vinyl wall decal, to putting a monogram on a milk can on their porch, or a name & est date decal on a car for a wedding.

They go great on flour sack towels, sign rounds, printed on wedding invitations, garden flags, blankets, welcome mats, and SO much more.

SO MUCH POSSIBILITY 😍

I've been getting started working through the orders and I think I should be able to start delivering early next week which is awesome!

It's so fun to see the things you folks come up with - and SO many of you like to show me what you've made, I just love it! 🤩

Anyway - I've gotta get going... have a cake to bake today so should probably get on that.

Before I go, once more click here - https://bit.ly/bb-personalized-svg - to check out all the customizable designs and remember, orders cut off on Sunday at the end of the day!

I hope you have a fabulous weekend and I'll chat with you tomorrow!!

😘 Love,

Bethany

Hey friend!! - the customized SVG files are available for order!! 🥳🥳🥳 - get them while you can!

I am SO excited for you - you're gonna be able to make some gorgeous personalized pieces for your own home AND have some to give out as gifts to your friends & family!

This is an opportunity that only comes around once a year and I don't want you to miss out 💕

I'll be accepting orders for 1-2 weeks before I shut them down to finish up and start working on fall designs for August, but for now, we can plan on them being available until Sunday (June 23rd) at the very least.

Just a reminder that I only offer these ONCE a year, so this is the time to jump on it!

I've got my coffee and walking desk at the ready and will be getting going on these ASAP. ☕️🏃‍♀️

👀 You can check out what I have available here: https://bit.ly/bb-personalized-svg
Prices range from $5-$15 depending on design complexity and whatnot.

Remember - if you don't love the design I make for you, I offer multiple free revisions so I will never send you a design that you aren't totally happy with!

And if we need to accommodate particular dimensions or something for a special project, I've got your back!

I'm so so excited to see some of the gorgeous things you all make with your personalized designs 💕

🚨 A couple more things:

In the past there has been some confusion about the personalizing - so just to make it clear, these are NOT files you would personalize on your end, but they are ones I personalize on my end with my premium fonts.

I'll send you the final design once it's done, and if you would like to see a proof please request it in the "other notes" section when you place your order.

And again, I'm estimating about a 1-2 week turnaround, just depending on how this next week goes.

I've got some time coming up in the next few weeks where I'll be able to bust these guys out in between bakery stuff so I think we'll get it done.

And THEN, my friend, you will have everything you need to make some stunning signs or projects for yourself and anyone else you want to make them for!

So that's it! Head on over to the SVG shop and get your custom designs today!
https://bit.ly/bb-personalized-svg

💕 Love,

Bethany

Hey friend! It's almost time to put in your requests and orders for personalized designs!

Tomorrow morning at 10am CST I'll be opening up orders and requests for SVGs that I'll personalize at my end.

Today I wanted to give you all the full details and a review of what's available so you'll be ready.

*** Something important and worth noting before I show you - the SVGs for each customer who orders a design will be completely unique because the flourishing, positioning, and sizes will vary depending on the length of your last name, size of the initials, etc.

Basically, if you order something in a particular style, you'd be ordering a design that is a custom version just for you, in that specific style and layout but it won't look exactly like the demo.

~~ THE DETAILS ~~

👉 These designs will be available for purchase tomorrow June 17th at 10am CST, and I'll send out an email with links to each design when they are ready.

👉 Orders will be open from tomorrow until Sunday, June 23rd, depending on how many orders I get (I may cut them off sooner if I get slammed, or may extend the timeframe if I end up working super fast).

👉 Prices range from $5-$20 depending on the complexity of the design.

👉 You'll select your options on my website, put in the name/etc, and place your order. Then, I'll send you the finished design to the email address on file when it's done.

👉 If you'd like to see the design before I send the final files, you can request a proof at the time you place your order.

👉 I am estimating it will be about a 1-2 week turnaround on orders, but could be 3-4 weeks depending on order volume.

Remember - you're not getting an exact duplicate of the demo, you're getting a version of it customized just for you! 💕

And no worries - if you don't like the first version, I do offer three free revisions! (but I've never actually had anyone want one, which is awesome).

And lastly - if you'd like a customization of an existing design, hit reply and let me know and we can chat!

So...I think that's it for now. I'll make a post tomorrow morning at 10am sharp with all the links & everything.

In the meantime, have a happy Sunday and I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Bethany

Hey friend! I am VERY happy to announce that starting on Monday, I will be accepting orders for personalized designs for 7 days.

Sometimes I get folks asking me to do customizations of existing designs, and I also have some designs I've created where I do the personalizing on my end.

I do it this way because a lot of the text manipulation and whatnot can be difficult for people to do with their cutting/engraving software, and many people don't know how to do it.

I know a LOT of you guys like to make personalized gifts during the holiday season, and this is a great time to order ahead and have your designs all set and ready to go.

I'll be sending out more info and details about the designs later (and some previews of NEW templates I've made), but I wanted to give you all a heads up. 👀

If you're someone who has seen a design I've made but thought "Man this would be perfect for me except I'd change/add this" - this is the time for you to start thinking about that.

This is why I'm giving you a little notice so you can start thinking about what you'd like to see. 💡💡💡

And then, when we open orders, you can shoot me a request and I'll see what I can do for you.

Anyway - this is JUST a preview for now - the SVGs will be available to order next Monday the 17th, and I've got a couple new designs to add as well! 👀

I'll post some more details in a couple days with all the templates, pricing info, and whatnot, and then orders will open on Monday at 10am CST.

And that's it, my friend! Hope you have a fab Thursday 😘

Bethany

Hey friend!! It's been a fun crazy weekend with you and the new SVGs but it's allllmost time to wrap things up.

Anyway - I mostly just wanted to drop you a quick note as a reminder that today is the 😍😍😍 LAST DAY for 20% off the new SVGs 😍😍😍 and also that today is the LAST DAY to get in on the​ Summer Fun Bundle.

That one is a Lifetime bundle - and anyone who buys in on it today will get FREE SVGs - any summer/camping/vacation/cabin/etc themed designs I ever create in the future. https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle

But the bundle will be GONE tomorrow, so today is definitely the day to get in on that. 😲

Oh and I wanted to clarify something about the Full Shop Bundle deal.

Anyone - I repeat, ANYONE - who buys the Full Shop Bundle will get a permanent 30% off my store.

I know it's a bit of an investment, and my philosophy is that I always want to give back to the folks who support me along the way, and I feel like that's a way for me to do that.

Because the truth is, I appreciate you all so much. 🤗 Not just folks who spend a lot of money or anything, but those of you who take the time to chat with me, make comments on my posts, and all of it.

It's because of you that I'm even here doing this, and it just makes me feel so grateful for you. Each and every single one of you.

I think about where we came when I started this business, and how far we've come together.

Did I ever mention that I got laid off from my day job a month after I started B&B back in 2017... and in three months it replaced the job income? That's because of YOU ALL! 🥰

Okay okay... I'm getting a little misty thinking about this so I think I'll stop getting all emotional about it.

I guess my point is - I appreciate you, and I am grateful for you.

SO - with that said, the purpose of this email was originally just a heads up for all of you who were planning on grabbing some fun new designs this weekend that the same prices are ALMOST over!

The coupon code will be expiring at midnight Central time (note the time zone!) tonight... so it's about time to get your order in!

Remember, the files come via instant download, so you can snag them and be crafting within minutes.

DETAILS:

👉 Take 20% off storewide with coupon code MAYSALE24 until midnight CST on Sunday, June 2nd.
👀 Shop Individually: https://bit.ly/bb_all_svg
🌷 May 2024 Bundle: https://bit.ly/may2024bundle
☀️ Summer Fun Bundle: https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle
🍪 Baker's Bundle: https://bit.ly/bakersbundle1
💡 Full Shop Bundle: https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle

😘 Bethany

Well, I just went to get ready to take off the earlybird pricing on the bundles, since it's 8pm... and I realized I never posted the final warning on the pricing being over!

So, I decided to just make the post now and extend early bird pricing until 9pm CST.

Which means you have one more hour to get in on early bird pricing on all the featured bundles today!

I didn't want anyone to miss out on the best prices for the bundles tonight.

Here's the info again:

*** DETAILS ***

👉 20% off storewide with coupon code MAYSALE24 until midnight Sunday (June 2nd)
👉 Earlybird pricing on featured bundles until 8pm PST tonight (May 30th)
👉 Summer Fun bundle is RETIRING at the end of the sale, so this is your last chance to buy in on this lifetime bundle (where you get free SVGs as long as I'm still designing!)
👉 Featured bundles are below but if you would rather grab SVGs on their own, you can go here: https://bit.ly/bb_all_svg

*** BUNDLES ***

☀️ Summer Fun Lifetime bundle - 51 designs worth $176.50, regular priced at $57, and early bird priced at $47 (which makes it 37.60 after the 20% discount code) - https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle

🍪 The Baker's Bundle - 22 designs worth $77, regular priced at $27, and early bird priced at $22 (Which makes it $17.60 after the 20% off). https://bit.ly/bakersbundle1

🌷 The May 2024 bundle - 26 individual designs AND two full monogram/personalizing alphabets worth $125, regular priced at $47, and early bird priced at $37 (which makes it $29.60 after the 20% off). https://bit.ly/may2024bundle

💡And don't forget if you grab the The Full Shop Bundle - 1000+ designs worth about $4000 - you'll get an extra 10% off the May 2024 Bundle! It ends up being $311.44 for all of it (or $304.24 during early bird pricing). https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle

That's pretty much it! I just didn't want anyone to miss the deals today on these bundles.

A ton of you have already grabbed bundles but I know I always get busy and forget stuff like this and I wanted to make sure everyone had their chance.

I hope you have a fantastic evening and I'll chat with you later!

Love,

😘 Bethany

👀 Shop Individually: https://bit.ly/bb_all_svg
🌷 May 2024 Bundle: https://bit.ly/may2024bundle
☀️ Summer Fun Bundle: https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle
🍪 Baker's Bundle: https://bit.ly/bakersbundle1
💡 Full Shop Bundle: https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle

Hey friend! The new SVGs are here!!! 🥳

*** DETAILS ***

👉 20% off storewide with coupon code MAYSALE24 until midnight Sunday (June 2nd)
👉 Earlybird pricing on featured bundles until 8pm PST tonight (May 30th)
👉 Summer Fun bundle is RETIRING at the end of the sale, so this is your last chance to buy in on this lifetime bundle (where you get free SVGs as long as I'm still designing!)
👉 Featured bundles are below but if you would rather grab SVGs on their own, you can go here: https://bit.ly/bb_all_svg

*** BUNDLES ***

☀️ Summer Fun Lifetime bundle - 51 designs worth $176.50, regular priced at $57, and early bird priced at $47 (which makes it 37.60 after the 20% discount code) - https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle

🍪 The Baker's Bundle - 22 designs worth $77, regular priced at $27, and early bird priced at $22 (Which makes it $17.60 after the 20% off). https://bit.ly/bakersbundle1

🌷 The May 2024 bundle - 26 individual designs AND two full monogram/personalizing alphabets worth $125, regular priced at $47, and early bird priced at $37 (which makes it $29.60 after the 20% off). https://bit.ly/may2024bundle

💡And don't forget if you grab the The Full Shop Bundle - 1000+ designs worth about $4000 - you'll get an extra 10% off the May 2024 Bundle! It ends up being $311.44 for all of it (or $304.24 during early bird pricing). https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle

It's so fun to finally have these ready for you!

Remember - here at B&B, my team and I make sure every design is pre-tested to load right in Silhouette Studio and Cricut Design Space to make sure that our designs are easy peasy for you to use (so you can just get to CRAFTING without having to monkey around with the design!).

Quality has always been my priority and even though it's been a while since I've made new SVGs, we made sure to check everything to ensure they work seamlessly for you.

It's been fun, and like I said it feels so GOOD to be back in the groove again.🙌 I cannot wait to see what you create with these!

Before I go - remember, early bird pricing is up tonight at 8pm CST, so make sure you get your order in while the price is lowest.

Recap:
👀 Shop Individually: https://bit.ly/bb_all_svg
🌷 May 2024 Bundle: https://bit.ly/may2024bundle
☀️ Summer Fun Bundle: https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle
🍪 Baker's Bundle: https://bit.ly/bakersbundle1
💡 Full Shop Bundle: https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle

Have a fabulous Thursday and I'll chat soon!

Love,

😘 Bethany

Hey friend! Tomorrow is the big day! (Edit: They are HERE! https://www.facebook.com/boardbattendesign/posts/943987320864004 )

The new SVGs are alllllmost ready for you! 🥳🥳🥳

Here's a big post with ALL the details for you, so you can grab yourself some fab new SVGs tomorrow and make some awesome projects for the summer!

*** THE DETAILS ***
👉 Take 20% off storewide with coupon code MAYSALE24 from 10am tomorrow (May 30th) until midnight CST on Sunday June 2
🐦 I will ALSO be doing an early bird special - extra discounts off the "featured bundles" this time (as listed below) tomorrow between 10am and 8pm CST.
👀 They will be available both individually AND in bundles.

*** THE BUNDLES ***
Note: The bundles show "sold out" while we work on the new designs but they will be available tomorrow when the sale starts. You can click through the link to see what's in it in the meantime.

💕 The Summer Fun (Lifetime) SVG Bundle - 51 designs worth $176.50, regular priced at $57, and early bird priced at $47 (which makes it 37.60 after the 20% discount code)

**Last chance to get in on this last Lifetime bundle before it's retired and get all future designs I make with a summer/vacation theme!
https://bit.ly/summerfunbundle

🥰 The Baker's SVG Bundle (New!) - 22 designs worth $77, regular priced at $27, and early bird priced at $22 (Which makes it $17.60 after the 20% off). https://bit.ly/bakersbundle1

☘️ May 2024 SVG Bundle - All of the new designs for those of you who just want the new designs all together. It has 26 individual designs AND two full monogram/personalizing alphabets worth $125, regular priced at $47, and early bird priced at $37 (which makes it $29.60 after the 20% off).
https://bit.ly/may2024bundle

**** Note on the Full Shop Bundle: ****

When I created the bundle last year with every design I've ever made, I thought I wouldn't be able to make any new designs after that, and what was in there was going to be everything.

https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle23

It ended up with over 1000 designs, six years worth of designs, and SVGs for just about every occasion or need. 🤩

So naturally I've had a few people ask if these new ones will be going in to the Full Shop Bundle.

The answer is no, they will not, BUT I'm going to give any Full Shop Bundle buyer an extra discount off any new designs that I create.

Anyone who grabs the Full Shop Bundle during the sale, I have it set up so if you put both that bundle AND the May 2024 bundle in your cart, it will automatically take an extra 10% off the May 2024 bundle (and you'd still get 20% off both bundles with the coupon, so it would end up with 30% off the May bundle).

This works out to be $311.44 for all of it (or $304.24 during early bird pricing tomorrow).

You can view it at https://bit.ly/fullshopbundle23 if you'd like to see what's in it.

And - as an extra bonus and thank you to Full Shop Bundle buyers, after the sale I will be setting up a permanent 30% discount that will apply to anything I make in the future as well. 😲

It's an awesome deal!!

Anyway - that's about all the details for the sale tomorrow. I'm so excited to finally get these awesome SVGs into your hot little hands and see what y'all create with them! 😍

Love,

😘 Bethany

Happy Memorial Day! It's time for details & quick preview of all the new designs while I had a minute!

FYI - I am sad to tell you we did have a bit of a tech issue with my iPad which means I am not able to get my daughter's designs off it for now. So those will probably be released next summer 😅

BUT - my friend & I were able to get quite a bit done in the last few weeks and I'm finally ready to show you all we got!

We've got a mix of summer type themes, some cookie & baking stuff, a couple monogram alphabets, and a few for upcoming 4th of July (and Memorial Day too, I suppose, but a bit late on that 😅)

The sale starts at 10am CST on Thursday, runs through midnight on Sunday, and I will be offering 20% off storewide.

Now - I wanna talk about how I'm gonna bundle these.

☀️ SUMMER FUN LIFETIME BUNDLE ☀️

Since I started designing, I created themed bundles that I called Lifetime Bundles - because I'd keep adding to them periodically and if you bought in on the bundle, you'd get all the future updates I create for FREE.

Unfortunately, over time as the bundles grew, they started to get glitchy and people weren't getting their downloads, and it became kind of a mess.

So last year when my health stuff blew up, I decided to just shut them all down (especially since I wasn't planning on continuing designing at the time).

But apparently I didn't shut them ALL down, I left some of the smaller ones open because I got busy... and I'm not gonna lie, I forgot completely because I'm a total space case 😂.

And one of those happens to be a bundle I'll be adding new designs to this time! The ☀️ Summer Fun bundle is my bundle full of all my beachy, vacation-y, camping, etc type designs.

When I noticed yesterday that I'd left it open, I decided that since it wasn't already too massive, I'd keep it open for this sale and shut it off after, so that you guys have a last chance at getting in on it.

So if you want to go check it out, click here and you can see all the images of what else is in it (besides the new designs coming Thursday) - https://shop.boardbattendesign.com/products/summer-fun-svg-bundle (NOTE: It shows "SOLD OUT" right now while we are working on setting stuff up)

👀 OTHER BUNDLE STUFF 👀

👉 1. I am going to bundle EVERYTHING from this week together into a May 2024 bundle. That includes all the alphabets and all of the designs shown.

I'll send out an email on Wednesday with total counts and price info, but we're looking at over 25 individual designs plus the two monogram alphabets.

👉2. The Full Shop Bundle (literally every other design I've ever made) will also be a part of the sale.

For those of you who didn't get a chance at getting it before, this will be a great opportunity to snag it at an awesome price. https://shop.boardbattendesign.com/products/full-shop-svg-bundle-everything-in-the-shop if you wanna take a look ahead of time.

👉 3. I'm going to be putting together a kitchen themed (not Lifetime) bundle and will also be including the new designs along with some previous ones I've made.

It will have about 20-30 designs in it, and once I have all of that set up I'll include a link to that in the email on Wednesday or Thursday.

👉 4. All of the new designs WILL be sold individually as well as in bundles, so if you want to get a couple but not the whole bundle, no problem.

👉 5. The monogram alphabets will be bundled together as one "SVG" but I will also be selling each letter individually, again for those of you who would prefer to just get one or two.

👉 6. Earlybird Special: The featured bundles (Summer Fun, and the Kitchen one) will have an extra discount taken off the price from 10am to 8pm CST on Thursday for an early bird special. This is stackable with the 20% off coupon code I will be sending.

And I think that covers about most of it!

I'll be in touch Wednesday with all the actual details, codes, links, and everything you need to know if you wanna jump on these, and then I'll make a post Thursday at 10am sharp when the designs go live and are available.

So until then, once again I hope you have a fabulous Memorial Day and I'll talk to you in a few days!

😘 Bethany

Hey friend! Just a quick note with info on the NEW SVGs coming next week.

It's been a while since I've done one so I'm going to kinda give y'all the overview on how things work.

Next Thursday May 30th I will be dropping a bunch of new SVG designs at 10am CST.

There are a couple cool monogram alphabets, as well as some fun seaside designs from my daughter and of course, some of my own cookie-themed designs and a few others.

I'm attaching a few previews of some of the new designs - I've been working on them, and my daughter has made some.

I also have a helpful friend who has been helping me craft mine as well and even teaching me how to do things I didn't know how to do before.

Real quick though I MUST just say something here.

It is SO GOOD to be back at it again. I missed this, a lot.

And the good thing is I think it will be doable as long as I continue to have the help I need to get it done... which means I WILL be doing new designs for all of the fun seasonal things for the rest of the year.

Now - I'll also be doing a SALE, of course (and said sale WILL include the Full Shop Bundle, so if you didn't have a chance to grab it before, this will be a good time snag it).

I haven't done a final count for the designs but what I'm going to do is have them available individually, I'll bundle them all together with a discount for those of you who want to grab them all.

Like usual we will have 20% off all designs storewide as well. This sale WILL also apply to all bundles in the shop, and of course I'll give you all that info in a few days.

But in the meantime, check out the previews of what's coming!! It's gonna be fun! 🥳

Hey embroidering folks! Question - I've had many people over the years ask me about having my designs available for embroidering.

BUT - I don't have a machine and I am pretty picky about my process... in that I generally am not excited about selling a product I can't test and tweak myself. And I know that digitizing isn't an easy or simple process.

So the question for you is - if I was to start working on this, what would be the best way to get started? Should I find an expert and pay them to do it and trust the end result will be good?

Should I buy a machine and learn embroidery (with all my spare time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣)? What options are available for this?

I'd LOVE to have my designs available for embroidery, but I don't really know how to go about it while still maintaining top notch quality.

Hi friend! I'd like your feedback on something. For those of us who are "multi-entrepreneurial" I'd like to have a discussion.

For context, I LOVE doing my cookie bakery and things are trucking along well, but it's a lot of work (and longggg days) and I am wanting to prevent future burnout.

I also have been really feeling the urge to do more SVGs, and kinda want to see how things could go health wise if I just spend a LOT of time at my walking desk.

Truth is, even though I said I was going to, I just don't WANT to give up on doing SVGs.

I want to figure out a way to keep making them (more than just here and there) while still getting enough of that slow constant movement my body needs.

BUT I'm finding that I just have no idea how to bring those two things into balance so I can do them both.

Not just from the time aspect, but also just the mental space/compartmentalizing aspect.

Because if you're a multi creative person, you probably know EXACTLY what I mean when I say I don't wanna pick just one!

LOL I mean if I'm being honest, I don't just want to do the bakery and SVGs, but I also want to do "Bethany Archer on Life" YouTube, maybe even a Youtube baking show where I bake my way through vintage cookbooks, blog more, email more...
..and all of those things are things that usually end up with a lot of "sitting at a desk" time.

Now - I know a lot of this can be managed with batch work, time blocking, etc.

But here's my question for you:

For those of you who have been in this boat, what would be your BIGGEST and perhaps most UNIQUE tip for managing multiple entrepreneurial projects?

What's something that made a huge difference for you?

If you've got one, I'd LOVE to hear it!

I was thinking... this is a situation probably a lot of us find ourselves in and I suspect that we could really help each other - so I'm hoping I can get some good stuff and then I can put it all together and send it out to everyone so we can all benefit.