working it at renegade!

don't forget if you're in the bay area, we're in booth 108 at the renegade craft fair holiday sale for the rest of the day. do your last minute holiday shopping with us :)!

the nimbus factory takes on san francisco!

this week we've been busy primping and planning in preparation for the nimbus factory's very first renegade craft fair! for those of you in the bay area, we'd love for you to come out this weekend to say hello in person and of course, pick up some last minute holiday gifts and goodies for yourself and your loved ones :). this event is FREE to attend and will be chock full of indie design and crafting fun. click on the picture above for more information and we look forward to meeting all of you at booth 108 :). happy shopping!

a special note to our online shop customers: orders placed on 12/16 and after will be shipped out when we return to the studio on 12/20! thank you for your patience :).

write-up round up!

we've been busy bees here at the nimbus factory getting ready for our very first holiday renegade show, but in the meantime we want to thank the very kind people around the web who have written such complimentary things about our products!


bonnie of going home to roost, an absolutely beautiful visual feast of a blog by the way ;), highlighted our year round wall calendar -- a personal TNF favorite :)! read more here.


naomi over at woodland papercuts had only the kindest things to say about our new product line! read more here and check out her equally lovely products here -- i'm already imagining framing some of those beautiful birdies on my baby's nursery wall!


nicolle over at sacred lotus features another one of our store favs -- the arctic animal holiday gift wrap! check it out here.

iheartcleveland giveaway!

we are pleased to announce a fantastic giveaway being hosted on iheartcleveland, a really beautiful and enormously informative blog about living it up in cleveland run by the kind and lovely charity! today is day 2 of iheartcleveland's 12 days of giveaways and we're hoping to give your holidays a little something special with two sets of our arctic animals gift wrap set! to learn more about the giveaway, or just to find something cool to do this winter in cleveland, go here!

manomine

i admire folks who create such beautiful work with their hands. charming handmade critters by manomine.

dear international friends...

the nimbus factory officially ships to you :). happy shopping!


via allard one on flickr

thank you creature comforts!

thank you so much to ez of the always delightful creature comforts blog for the kind little write up on our products! read more here!

Shop of the Week Interview!

We've been interviewed by ShopBug as their Shop of the Week! Click here to read a little about the Nimbus team!

Press kit assembly

Having way too much fun on a Sunday nite.

SCAD Atlanta's Midtown Pop-up Shop

We are delighted to be participating in SCAD's first annual Midtown Pop-up Shop on Atlanta's Peachtree Street. Please stop by if you are in the area! For updates, follow their tweets or check out the facebook page.

Made in the 216

 

Hello!  I hope everyone had a restful and turkey-filled Thanksgiving and you're ready for the upcoming holidays!  With my first blog post, I would like to express how excited we are to be a part of this year's Made in the 216 Holiday Shoppe Event at one of my favorite local Cleveland shops, Room Service.  It's surreal to see our products outside of our studio, displayed alongside an impressive inventory of fantastic local products.
If you're in the Cleveland area, be sure to check it out during the month of December!

some love from Savannah

A big thank you goes to Sarah for featuring us on shell & seaglass! We're flattered by all your kind words!

calendar round up on PaperCrave!

We're honored to be part of PaperCrave's extensive 2011 calendar design roundup! Click here to see the whole collection.

What does High Expectations Asian Father think of the Nimbus Factory?

Credit to our awesome artist friend Chris Hsu.

sneak a peek at our holiday cards at short story design!

big thanks to emily at short story design for writing about the nimbus factory's lovely new holiday card line! to see for yourself, click here!

Factory production up 100%!

Hello! We plan to use this blog to give you a peek at what's new at the Nimbus Factory, what we are inspired by, and what our process is like.

This week, we're sharing some photos of our work in process. It's been exciting to hold our designs in our hands after staring at them on the screen for so many months! Since the four of us hail from three states, we've got Nimbus Factory production going on across the country. Our studios in San Diego, Savannah, and Cleveland have been littered with colorful ribbon, tons of kraft sticker labels, and of course..snacks!

In San Diego, Phyllis prints our beautifully designed labels on kraft stickers and inks them with our custom Nimbus stamp! All our labels and products are printed and stamped here, then shipped out to Savannah and Cleveland.

Claire and her dog Gann photograph our products in Savannah for our online catalog and press kit!

Cleveland is the assembly and shipping factory - it's all about ribbon, plastic sleeves, and making sure everything is ready to go. Sometimes we are visited by kind helpers =) Not pictured: lots of kettle corn, key lime pie, and Transylvanian wine!

Don't forget to check back with us on the 26th - we can't wait!

we're almost ready!

Welcome to the Nimbus Factory blog! We have three exciting events coming up this holiday season just for you!

1. The Nimbus Factory's online store launches at MIDNIGHT on Black Friday, 11.26!

2. Our products will be at Room Service's Holiday Shoppe from 11.26-12.24 in Cleveland, Ohio. This opportunity for great holiday shopping will be held at Room Service's new location on 2078 W.25th Street in Ohio City's Market District.

3. We will be bringing all of our products to the 2nd Annual SF Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale from 12.18-12.19 in San Francisco, CA. If you're in town, stop by and introduce yourself to us! Look for our booth at the East Hall of the Concourse Exhibition Center at 620 7th Street.

- J