Ransom. Made Design Event

This last Saturday, November the 8th we had a Ransom. Made Design Event. We held it at my mom's house and we had a pretty good turn out for being our first annual Event. We had people constantly coming and going from 11-4 it was a success.

For those of you who don't know Ransom. Made Design is a business that was created by my mother Shirley Ransom and I am her Web Master/assistant. She loves to make crafts as you can tell by some of the below pictures and most of hers are sewing and wood crafts. I love to craft as well but mine consist mostly of paper items that I have created because I needed something for specific things and couldn't find it anywhere else so I created it. Also involved in Ransom. Made Design is my sister's Susan Doss, Torrie Mower and sis-in-law NaDell Ransom. Also involved is my mother's good friend basically an adopted family member Kimberly Stewart and my aunt Nancy McClellan. So my mom carries about 6 employees for her business so far. We are pretty localized and aren't looking to expand our business anytime soon, just trying to keep it under our control. We have a website where you can see our items it is

ransom-made.com and you can 'contact us' through there if you want to order items and we will get them too you. We did have pay pal set up but because we are new we don't want to do that route just yet if we can help it.

It is a pretty exciting thing. With the Event we sent out about 200 postcards to various family and friends of the 7 of us and had about 50 people come to the Event. Of course being Veteran's Day that did have something to do with it, on our post cards we had our web address and before that day we didn't have hardly any business but now it seems to have caught on, I am filling orders and so is my mother, (we have the most items out of everyone as of yet). I am loving it, I was pretty doubtful going into this not knowing what to think if anyone would like my designs but I guess I wasn't the only one and now I can't say that, it was certainly a confidence booster.

So check it out and see what we've got to offer, if anything send us feedback on the workings of the website, since I am the Web Master I certainly appreciate it I am constantly adding to it and organizing things in a way to make them easier for the shoppers. If you live out of town and want something, we could work something out.

Take Care

Below some of the items that were a hit at the Event!

This is my pregnancy journal that I have created, it is perfect for the expectant mother who wants to keep a memory of there pregnancy, comes with index cards, stickers for each month, dividers for each month, and empty decorative cards for pictures etc. This is my Mail holder, I was surprised at the success I had on this, I created it, because when you have a little one, you can't put too much stuff on the fridge (unless you want it lost or torn up). I keep coupons I get in the mail, receipts, phone number lists etc. I have also made one for in our office to hang next to the computer and I put all the bills in there so that my husband knows right where to look when he needs to pay them. This is my Child's Art Work Binder, which I love. It is just a 3 ring binder, about a 1/2 in and It had a clear sleeve on the front to slip the name art (as shown) in case you want a bigger binder. I have family that tells me how there children want them to keep every picture that they have ever drawn on the fridge and never throw away, so you get this binder with clear sleeves inside and I give 10 with it so when your child does draw a picture you date it and fill in the sleeves than if they fill the sleeves up you can rotate them out, to save the room, for the most enjoyed ones. This is my Keepsake Tin, I love it, I created it for my daughter. It comes with a journal (that I keep memories of her), photo album, and a present diary. And it comes in a paint can that is like a time capsule. I also have personalized it with name and added to the can bracelets from when she was born, her shirt etc.... it is so cute on her dresser. This is one of my mother's many creations. It is a Autumn Wall Hanging as you can see and it is very homey and warm, and you can either hang it by ribbon, put in in an easel or hang it by tooth hangers on the wall. These are my mother's snowmen. She loves making multiple sizes of anything and as you can tell, having one snowmen is boring, two is ok, but three is perfect.... You can sit them anywhere all during the winter, to keep the warmth of the holidays in your home.