that's a wrap on 2023
holy f. I can't believe i made it through that year. 2023 was a doozie, to say the least, and I don't think I am alone in saying that. I'm very excited to move onto 2024 & work towards some of the exciting things to come for kreative & my beloved clients! 2023, more than anything, showed me that doing less, is infact the key to doing more & as i transition into the new year, I am revisiting every single thing that I do, to make that process a seamless experience for you.
you'll notice we have turned off all of our website pages on our website, that's because we started on our website overhaul behind the scenes! even though it feels like I just did this, it last happened in 2020, when I finally went out on my own full time & had the time and space to sit down and really decide 'how do I want to work?', and now here I am again 4 years later doing the same thing because the growth we have seen over the last few years has been insurmountable to anything I ever could have expected or imagined for this business when I started, and now I am taking a little step back from working to work on the business for a couple months! over the past year especially, my customer service experience has been slipping in an effort to try to fit in all the things, and that's not what I want for kreative, so I am in the process of honing in on my offerings & their respective processes for each of my services, to create a streamlined experience for you as a customer. in addition to that, all of our favourite everyday services will be available at the tips of your fingers in our new online store, which we will be launching in march 2024!
I can't wait to finish this build out & then share it with all of you. 2024 for me is a year of starting with a fresh approach, being intentional in each move I make and looking at things with a new perspective. also worth mentioning that im trying to be ok with accepting that some things that used to serve me, maybe don't anymore and letting go of those things is okay. as well as inviting in some new elements and additions to kreative in an effort to serve you better. there are so many good changes coming, so be sure to follow along on instagram @kreativeco.ca for my eratic updates every now and again until we reopen officially for the year in feb!
thank you for being here, i truly appreciate your love & support 🤍
- krista
holy f. I can't believe i made it through that year. 2023 was a doozie, to say the least, and I don't think I am alone in saying that. I'm very excited to move onto 2024 & work towards some of the exciting things to come for kreative & my beloved clients! 2023, more than anything, showed me that doing less, is infact the key to doing more & as i transition into the new year, I am revisiting every single thing that I do, to make that process a seamless experience for you.
you'll notice we have turned off all of our website pages on our website, that's because we started on our website overhaul behind the scenes! even though it feels like I just did this, it last happened in 2020, when I finally went out on my own full time & had the time and space to sit down and really decide 'how do I want to work?', and now here I am again 4 years later doing the same thing because the growth we have seen over the last few years has been insurmountable to anything I ever could have expected or imagined for this business when I started, and now I am taking a little step back from working to work on the business for a couple months! over the past year especially, my customer service experience has been slipping in an effort to try to fit in all the things, and that's not what I want for kreative, so I am in the process of honing in on my offerings & their respective processes for each of my services, to create a streamlined experience for you as a customer. in addition to that, all of our favourite everyday services will be available at the tips of your fingers in our new online store, which we will be launching in march 2024!
I can't wait to finish this build out & then share it with all of you. 2024 for me is a year of starting with a fresh approach, being intentional in each move I make and looking at things with a new perspective. also worth mentioning that im trying to be ok with accepting that some things that used to serve me, maybe don't anymore and letting go of those things is okay. as well as inviting in some new elements and additions to kreative in an effort to serve you better. there are so many good changes coming, so be sure to follow along on instagram @kreativeco.ca for my eratic updates every now and again until we reopen officially for the year in feb!
thank you for being here, i truly appreciate your love & support 🤍
- krista
as we approach 2024, I wanted to take a minute to share my plans for the new year & going forward, for now anyways. kreative has grown and changed so much over the past few years, and basically everything I thought I had down just isn't working for me anymore with the volume that comes my way, so with that in mind we are making a few changes to serve all of you better, in each of the aspects of business we are continuing! .
2024 is the year of the client experience with kreative. we've spend so many years working on our craft & curating products & vendors that work for us, and now we're taking the time to work on our business to make it better for you! this comes with some changes, so with that in mind, here is a little bit about each aspect of business we are continuing with and adjusting to suit where we are at now in life & business.
LOOKING TO WORK TOGETHER IN 2024?
EVERYDAY PRINTING
*new for 2024*
THE PRINT SHOP
WE. CAN'T. WAIT. to launch our print shop for 2024! date TBD, but we will be launching a fully interactive print shop so you can order all your favourite everyday things like paper goods, large flat signs, apparel, promotional goods, drink ware & more! we will constantly be growing and adding to this shop as well & we are just so stoked to finally have a place for everything we have always sold to live. the print shop will save you the time of waiting for quotes & save me the time of making them PLUS you will have pricing at the tips of your fingers, be able to order whenever you need to with standardized lead times & we will be offering local pickup as well as cross canada shipping options!
a couple things to note
with the addition of the print shop, we will NOT be working one on one with clients for custom projects anymore unless they are a regular retainer client. if you want to work with kreative one on one for design services, you will be able to hire us for brand design, hire us for website design (if we have created your brand), hire us for graphic design for the printed goods we sell & have listed in our print shop, we still offer custom designed doormats, and custom wedding design. each of these services have processes to go through in order to hire us, and there will be more about each of these services & how to hire us when we launch our new site in 2024.
a couple things to note
with the addition of the print shop, we will NOT be working one on one with clients for custom projects anymore unless they are a regular retainer client. if you want to work with kreative one on one for design services, you will be able to hire us for brand design, hire us for website design (if we have created your brand), hire us for graphic design for the printed goods we sell & have listed in our print shop, we still offer custom designed doormats, and custom wedding design. each of these services have processes to go through in order to hire us, and there will be more about each of these services & how to hire us when we launch our new site in 2024.
KREATIVE DOORMAT CO
THE DOORMAT SHOP
basically same same for now overall. some new designs AND categories to come with the launch of the new site, so keep an eye out on our @kreativedoormatco instagram to see details about that! as for shopping for mats right now - our doormat shop is open as usual to browse & shop, however all orders placed between January 1 and January 12 will be fulfilled the week of January 15 and shipped out by January 22..
WHOLESALE DOORMATS FOR MAKERS
if you are a maker looking for wholesale doormats, you've come to the right spot! fill out the form below to start the process of purchasing your coir mats from kreative. we will be fulfilling orders in the new year starting on January 15.
WHOLESALE DOORMATS FOR RETAILERS
after many years of being asked for this, I am excited to share that in 2024 we will finally be offering wholesale mats for retailers now. if you are a retailer looking to stock kreative doormats, get in touch!
WHOLESALE DOORMATS FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS & DEVELOPERS
if you are looking for the perfect gift for your clients, then look no further than kreative's handpainted doormats. if you are planning on purchasing a bulk amount of gifts, get in touch to create a wholesale account & save on your doormat purchases!
BUSINESS
NEW BRAND DESIGN
for brand design in 2024, we will be taking two clients per month starting in February.
to get in touch & join our waitlist for the new year, fill out the form below.
to get in touch & join our waitlist for the new year, fill out the form below.
BRAND EXPANSION
we will continue to take on clients on a limited basis for brand expansion kits.
we will take two per month for this service as well.
*brand expansions are for those who have a brand but are looking for a full file kit to make it usable to them.
we will take two per month for this service as well.
*brand expansions are for those who have a brand but are looking for a full file kit to make it usable to them.
WEBSITE DESIGN
in terms of availability for website design, our books are open for 2024 in terms of that too, however we will be doing things a little bit differently going forward for websites & will only be working with brands in which we have designed to build your online presence. we are aiming to better serve the clientele we already work with & offer the full experience to our branding clients who want that. so if this is you, make sure to get on our email list to be the first to know when our bookings open for the year.
this list will open up exclusively to our branding clients via emailing lists.
*NEW SERVICE*
RETAINER CLIENTS
next year we will be working with some of our regular clients on a retainer basis! we will take on retainers as we see fit, as each client will have different needs. our hope is to provide a more consistent service to the brands we work with constantly already, who want to continue to keep their business looking professional all the time by having a designer to look over all the aspects of their marketing & brand recognition.
with the upcoming release of the print shop in 2024, we won't be working one on one with as many of our clients, so this service will be for those who want the extra support of having us work alongside them to bring all of their visions to life & polish their business to ensure they are looking their best everywhere and anywhere they are found, but don't want to take the task on themselves. in a world of digital marketing for yourselves, we so empower you to work with your own brand, and our new print shop will do a fantastic job of helping you to do just that, but we also want to be sure that we can and will be there for the brands who want the added support of a graphic designer they know and are used to, to call whenever they need them, to just pickup where we left off, and for those businesses, our retainer client slots would be perfect for you.
for now we are continuing to. work with the retainer clients we already have, but we will release the availability of working with us one-on-one in the new year once we open back up, after we finish our new website. we will offer various monthly packages, as well as a day/week rate to lock us down for a certain period of time to knock all the things off your to do list in one go, where you will have our full & undivided attention. the perfect option for those who need the extra support but maybe don't want to commit to working together monthly.
if you want to be the first to know when retainer spots become available, be sure to join our mailing list.
with the upcoming release of the print shop in 2024, we won't be working one on one with as many of our clients, so this service will be for those who want the extra support of having us work alongside them to bring all of their visions to life & polish their business to ensure they are looking their best everywhere and anywhere they are found, but don't want to take the task on themselves. in a world of digital marketing for yourselves, we so empower you to work with your own brand, and our new print shop will do a fantastic job of helping you to do just that, but we also want to be sure that we can and will be there for the brands who want the added support of a graphic designer they know and are used to, to call whenever they need them, to just pickup where we left off, and for those businesses, our retainer client slots would be perfect for you.
for now we are continuing to. work with the retainer clients we already have, but we will release the availability of working with us one-on-one in the new year once we open back up, after we finish our new website. we will offer various monthly packages, as well as a day/week rate to lock us down for a certain period of time to knock all the things off your to do list in one go, where you will have our full & undivided attention. the perfect option for those who need the extra support but maybe don't want to commit to working together monthly.
if you want to be the first to know when retainer spots become available, be sure to join our mailing list.
sign fabrication
we will still be offering sign fabrication & installation on a limited basis for 2024. this will be on a first come first served basis, as we can only take so many sign projects per year due to the amount of time that needs dedicated to larger projects. like this so please inquire sooner than later if this is something you are looking to work on together in 2024.
in addition to sign fabrication & installation, we will be launching a grab and go sign section within our print shop for all your flat sign needs. 4x8s, 4x4s & real estate signs, on various materials like alupanel, coroplast, acrylic & pvc, at the tips of your fingers with quicker turnaround times than ever before! again. be the first to know by subscribing to our emails.
WEDDING
FULL SERVICE WEDDING DESIGN
don't worry, wedding services aren't going anywhere, they're only getting better! slowly but surely! prior to working together on your wedding, we always book an over the phone consultation to ensure we are a good fit.
find below our booking requirements for the month of January 2024 for custom wedding services along with our wedding inquiry forms. we have two forms, one dedicated to working together from the beginning on everything, one specifically for day of goods.
find below our booking requirements for the month of January 2024 for custom wedding services along with our wedding inquiry forms. we have two forms, one dedicated to working together from the beginning on everything, one specifically for day of goods.
save the dates
booking for march 2025 & later
invitations
booking for july 2024 & later
day of stationery & signs
booking for march 2024 & later
unsure of when to start the process for your wedding?
see our recommended timeline.
DIY WEDDING PRINTING
*coming soon* to the print shop - you will be able to upload your own design files for DIY printing.
so what does this mean for you? it means you will have access to all of the beautiful paper stocks, envelopes and accessories that I use for stationery, but without the cost associated with custom design & curation, since you're taking care of that aspect yourself! we will have cards, envelopes, and embellishments available to order here AND all of your favourite day of goods, such as menus, placecards, table numbers & signs as well.
as always, be sure to be on our email list if you want to know when the print shop is launching!
so what does this mean for you? it means you will have access to all of the beautiful paper stocks, envelopes and accessories that I use for stationery, but without the cost associated with custom design & curation, since you're taking care of that aspect yourself! we will have cards, envelopes, and embellishments available to order here AND all of your favourite day of goods, such as menus, placecards, table numbers & signs as well.
as always, be sure to be on our email list if you want to know when the print shop is launching!