{"id":1066,"date":"2007-05-29T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2007-05-29T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2007-05-29T10:22:58","modified_gmt":"2007-05-29T14:22:58","slug":"deb_damboise_de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/deb_damboise_de\/","title":{"rendered":"delightful deb damboise designs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Deb_7\"<\/a>When I first spotted these scrumptious letters, I was immediately drawn in by the wonderful combination of colors, textures and patterns.<\/p>\n

I had the chance to ask Deb a few questions about her lovely letters…<\/p>\n

Where are you located?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I live in a small town in <\/span>New Hampshire<\/span> with my husband Steven and our kitty Peppermint!  I love the changing of the seasons (although winter gets a bit long) and I love that we’re so close to both the ocean and the mountains.<\/p>\n

\"Deb_1\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

How did you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A year or so ago, my husband was telling me about a machine he wanted to design and build for a project he was working on.  He started telling me about some of the things the machine would be able to do and I thought, wouldn’t it be cool if it could cut letters?!  My husband really is amazing.  He’s an engineer and he designed and built the entire machine by himself.  I’m impressed with it everytime I see it in action.  <\/p>\n

So, we started by cutting letters and now we’ve added some funky shapes to our product line and we’re selling in several shops from NH to CA<\/span>.  Some stores will carry our unfinished letters so they can paint or alter them to their liking.  Other boutiques carry my decorated letters, which really is my favorite part!  I love designing pieces for people’s homes, especially children’s rooms. Customers will send me photos of their room and color choices or a style they’d like to see and I get busy creating something especially for them.  I really try to create a "feeling" with each piece handpicking every detail used on their decorated set.  I love how personal they become.  Between the word and the thousands of lettering styles we offer, they are truly something from the heart.<\/p>\n

\"Deb_2\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

What inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

So many things.  <\/p>\n

Friends…  I’m blessed to have wonderful and creative friends.  A group of us ‘Crafty Chica’s’ get together on a monthly basis to work on a project, have some wine and gab.  Sometimes we don’t get much done but it’s amazing how just talking with them inspires me.  <\/p>\n

Customers…  A custom order can take me in a whole new directions I hadn’t thought of before.  <\/p>\n

Blogs…  I’ve met some pretty amazing people through this funny blogging world.  I started blogging just for fun and have met some of the most talented and generous people.  <\/p>\n

Magazines…  I *love* everything about magazines!  Not just the gorgeous and colorful spreads but I’m constantly reading the back of the magazine where you find the advertisements and website info.<\/p>\n

Boutiques…  I love visiting little shops.  I’m inspired (and so grateful) to all the shops who are carrying our products – they’re all shops we love<\/em>!  I get inspired seeing their displays and also the unique products they carry.  <\/p>\n

Target (I love it there!)  I love seeing new color combinations I may not have thought about before. <\/p>\n

\"Deb_5\"<\/a> \"Deb_8\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

Deb also sells a few of her letter kits<\/a> and letter blanks<\/a> and on Etsy<\/a> or you can see other pretty letter samples on her blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Happy Spelling!<\/p>\n