Update | Studio Calico, Paperclipping, Typecast, and more!
This week's edition of the Update column brings news of lots of change, the Typecast...and lots of jobs!
Honors. Bowling Green, Kentucky-based INKED has been named by Inc. Magazine as the 7th fastest growing business in Kentucky. INKED is known to most in the scrapbook industry as Studio Calico. Many scrapbookers are not aware, however, that behind the scenes of their popular scrapbook kit company, INKED also offers web platforms, marketing, product design and fulfillment to internet influencers. Among the well-known names that are part of the INKED client base are Ali Edwards and A Beautiful Mess.
Crimes. According to their Facebook page, Kerri Bradford Designs' website has been taken down due to being hacked and vandalized. Kerri and her team do not believe that any customer information was compromised. (The site did not contain any payment information since their payments are authorized via Paypal.) The site will remain down for a short period of time pending the completion of a previously planned new website that is to be rolled out shortly.
Magazines. The first issue of the new lifestyle magazine by Fixer Upper mega stars Chip & Joanna Gaines will be hitting newsstands in October. The new Meredith Corp publication, announced in July, is tentatively titled Magnolia Lifestyle. It will join premier lifestyle brands Better Homes & Gardens and Martha Stewart that are also under the Meredith umbrella. Content will include features in the areas of entertaining, food, lifestyle, family, and decorating. The quarterly magazine will carry a $7.99 cover price and the first issue will be hospitality themed (just in time for holiday entertaining).
The "farmhouse industrial" style popularized by Fixer Upper has heavily influenced the DIY and crafts industries since the show skyrocketed the Gaines' to stardom a few years ago. With 400,000 copies of the new magazine about to hit newsstands, it appears that the Gaines' - and their signature style - won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
Endings. Noell & Izzy Hyman of Paperclipping have announced that they are ending their Paperclipping video membership service after August 2017. Because of this, one year renewal memberships are no longer available. They have also stopped recording the Paperclipping Roundtable podcast, with the final episode being #277 which was released in early August.
Most of my readers know that I was the founding co-host on the first 121 episodes of the Paperclipping Roundtable, appearing on it from January 2010 until July 2012. I'm sorry to see the show go, and wish Noell all the best in her new endeavor.
Endings? Another one of the country's premier scrapbook stores has announced that it is (probably) closing its doors. Scrappy Chic in Livonia, Michigan announced on September 14th that if they do not find a buyer immediately, they will be closing at the end of October. According to the store's owner, "important family matters that need my attention" are the reason for the decision to close the 10,000 square foot store.
Changes. Laura Vegas, who has been the Creative Team Coordinator for Bella Blvd for 5 years, announced this past week that she is departing the company.
Changes, part two. In late August, Denver-based Craftsy laid off 24 employees from the department that produces their online video tutorials. The company says it is slowing down the number of new videos that it is producing to focus on a major expansion of its ecommerce business, including producing its own branded product lines.
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New Products. We R Memory Keepers has announced that the immensely popular Typecast typewriter will soon be released to all retailers, and with that release will come two new colors of the machine! The Typecast machine, which was previously only available in pink and black at Michaels Stores, will also be available in mint and white as part of the wider release. (Must have now? Our advertising partner A Cherry On Top has the two new Typecast colors available for pre-order.)
New Products, part 2. Fuji announced at the Fotokina show in Cologne, Germany on September 19th that it is developing a version of its popular Instax film that will have a square photo format, along with a camera for the format. The Instax SQUARE film will have an image size of 62mm x 62mm, and the finished photo (with border) will have a size of 85.6mm x 72mm. The new Instax SQUARE product is scheduled for a Spring 2017 release.
Links. Blogger and scrapbook instructor rukristin has written an exhaustive overview of the state of scrapbooking at the moment - defining the different types and genres that are being created and their uses and meaning. It's an excellent "state of the union" on the market at the moment.
Jobs: The following scrapbook and craft industry jobs are currently posted as available:
Charity Wings Art Center - Administrative Assistant (San Marcos, CA)
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Full Time Sales/Customer Relations Position (Remote)
To get your company's open position listed in our job listings, please email a link to the posting to nancy@nallystudios.com.
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