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Hand Engraved Bottles for Father’s Day at Fort Gordon Exchange

June 30, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Hand engraved bottles of liquor and fragrance were the hit of the week at the Fort Gordon Post Exchange in Augusta, GA. We engraved over 250 bottles in 4 hours for military families in Georgia.

We were invited to engrave for Father’s Day a few weeks prior to the event by the Fort Gordon Exchange management. When we arrived on base, there was already a long line due to the advertising of our hand engraving service both online and offline. We primarily engraved Hennessy cognac bottles and Lancome fragrances but we also engraved other bottles people bought in the store.

We were busy the entire time we were there and engraved one bottle every minute! There was a lot of creativity flowing as guests had us engrave funny phrases like “Do Not Open” or “Open in an Emergency.” They loved that we could engrave the bottles with whatever they came up with. Our hand engraved bottles were something they had never seen before.

We loved serving our military men and women knowing we were helping them make their gift giving a little easier and a lot more unique. Customers loved the interaction, especially being able to watch the engraving done in front of them. We didn’t make one mistake the entire time and we were the fastest engraver they had ever seen engraving one bottle per minute.

The Hennessy and Lancome representatives were so impressed with our liquor and fragrance bottle engraving, they’ve already booked us to come back to Fort Gordon Post Exchange for the holidays. We will always be happy to oblige! We loved the experience as much as they loved having us.

Desiree and Joe enjoyed meeting everyone at the event and are already looking forward to working with the planners again later in the year.

If you are looking for hand engraved bottles at your next event, we’d love to help you make that a reality. Please contact us at (833) INK-W3LL or (833) 465-9311. Our dates are filling up for the rest of the year so please be sure to book early. You can find more information on this page.

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Yoga Mat Engraving for Saks Fifth Avenue Atlanta

June 15, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Yoga mat engraving is a new service we offered after we received a request for this activation from the manager of Saks Fifth Avenue at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta. The Saks store manager was looking for a new type of activity they could offer for their Beauty Days in May. Having worked with Desiree many times before, they knew if anyone could figure it out, she could! Desiree, our CEO, loves crafting so this was a nice challenge for her.

Desiree was able to take an Xacto® knife and a stencil and cut out each letter by hand for guests. We also cut a flower for those that wanted a little more yoga mat engraving. The trick was making sure the cuts went deep enough but weren’t too close together so they would rip with use. We had to find just the right font to make the engraving work and look beautiful at the same time.

The results were stunning! Our yoga mat personalization images were some of the most like pictures on our Instagram feed.

Desiree carefully cut each letter by hand and the activation took about 4 minutes per item. None of the customers had ever seen something like this before and they loved watching her work.

The yoga mat engraving was part of Saks Fifth Avenue’s Feel Good Summer Beauty campaign. Guests were offered the free yoga mats with the option to personalize them during the three hour period. Desiree engraved 20 yoga mats during the timeframe.

If you are interested in our yoga mat engraving activation, we’d love to hear about it! Please contact us directly at 833 INK-WE11 or 833 465 9311. We would love to book a session for your guests to enjoy and give them a unique gift they can’t find anywhere else (except Saks in Atlanta)!

Blog, Book Stamping, Corporate Gifts, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Experiential Marketing Events, Hand Engraving, In-Store Engraving, Leather Monogramming, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events, On-Site Events, Pen Engraving

Experiential Marketing Artists Dual Activation in Las Vegas

March 7, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Experiential marketing artists, Desiree Colonna and Joe Krupa, were the hit of the ExhibitorLive 2019 show in Las Vegas. The team worked simultaneously in the Unigroup Booth for both Mayflower and United Van Lines corporate executives. Desiree is the CEO and owner of Inkwell Designers.

Desiree engraved pens on site for Mayflower while Joe embossed faux leather journals on the other side of the booth for United. This was the first time Inkwell offered two different experiential marketing artists at one show performing two separate activations. The services went well together. Once someone got their pen engraved, they could go get their journal embossed on the other side and vice versa. This increased customer interaction for the salespeople in both booths up to 50%!

Guests absolutely loved Inkwell’s experiential marketing artists and watching both artists design unique, personalized gifts by hand right in front of them.

Once the buzz caught on at the show, there were lines of people waiting for their pen to be engraved on one site of the booth and journal to be embossed on the other side. Everyone talked about the experiential marketing artists activation the entire week and wanted to see them in action.

The booth owner, Unigroup, was so impressed with how smoothly the activation went and it’s popularity, they invited Inkwell back for several shows in 2019 and 2020.

The booth owners were amazed at how popular both activations were and how many highly qualified leads they received.

The three day show was a lot of fun. We engraved and embossed almost 1,000 items for guests who visited the Mayflower and United booths during the show.

If you are interested in booking dual services for your next show, engraving and embossing, please see more details on our events page. You can set up a meeting to talk directly with us here. You also have the option of texting or calling us at 833 465 9311. We look forward to working in your booth at your next trade show or conference!

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Beer Glass Engraving at Budweiser and Jim Beam’s New Copper Lager Launch Event

January 6, 2019 By Desiree Colonna

Beer glass engraving at the Copper Lager launch for Jim Beam and Budweiser was a highlight of our holiday season events. We had over 30 glass engraving events booked during December. The launch party was held in Buckhead, near downtown Atlanta.

Our beer glass engraving station was the buzz of the party. People couldn’t believe we could engrave whatever they wanted to their round beer glasses with very little equipment. We engraved the beer glasses with our hand held drill, the same drill we use to engrave wine and perfume bottles. We filled the final engraving with silver wax which gave the engraving a special glow.

We engraved over 100 beer glasses for guests at the launch which was held at Big Sky Buckhead. The glasses were pre-printed with the Budweiser logo. We added the engraving to the bottom of each glass or the side, depending on where the client wanted it.

The evening event was held on one of the coldest nights of the 2018. Everyone was stuck inside the venue, but people still had fun. Besides the bar, out engraving table was the hottest place to been seen at the event.

Our CEO, Desiree Colonna, was the beer glass engraving expert of the night and engraved all of the beer glasses by hand with her famous engraved calligraphy. Desiree likes to call it “Calligraving!” She even included some artistic designs such as holly for the hoidays and roses.

Here is a quick video of one of the glasses she engraved during the event.

A lot of people took advantage of the event to create special glasses for family and friends to give during the upcoming holidays.

Beer glass engraving is a fun event activation which gives guests a personalized gift at the end of the night. If you’re interested in having us engrave beer glasses for your next event, please contact us at 833 465 9311 or fill out this form for more information. We will get back to you right away to help you start planning your next engraving event!

Blog, Glass Engraving, Hand Engraving, In-Store Engraving, On-Site Events, Wine Bottle Engraving

Wine Bottle Engraving Events at Kroger for Penfolds

December 19, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Wine bottle engraving events, sponsored by Penfolds Wine, were timed perfectly right before the holidays. The wine bottle engraving events at Kroger stores in Atlanta gave customers a chance to personalize last minute hostess gifts for both corporate and personal parties.

Penfolds Wine sponsored the events at the Disco Kroger in Atlanta and also other locations around the Buckhead and north suburbs. We hand engraved wine bottles with a high speed drill right after customers made their purchase. Our engraving is much faster than any machine, about one minute per bottle compared to a machine’s five minutes per bottle. Plus, customers love the hand engraved element versus just a font from a machine. We were also able to embellish the bottles with pictures of holly and flowers.

You can watch our master wine engraver, Desiree Colonna, in action below. Desiree is known as one of the Fastest Engravers in the South!

Kroger customers were so excited by the activation, one customer unexpectedly bought over 20 bottles when she saw how beautiful and unique the engraved calligraphy was on each wine bottle.

After each bottle was engraved, the engraving was filled by Desiree’s assistant, Joe, with silver or gold colored wax which makes the engraving really stand out on each wine bottle.

The wine bottle engraving events were something new for Kroger stores in Atlanta. The wine bottle engraving enabled Penfolds to sell almost double the amount of wine the night of the events. There will be more wine bottle engraving events at Kroger for Penfolds and other brands in the future due to the popularity of the event. Please check our calendar page to see where we will be engraving next.

If you are interested in having us engrave at your next event, personal or corporate, please contact us at 833 465 9311. We’d love to meet you and your guests!

Blog, Fragrance Bottle Engraving, Glass Engraving, Hand Engraving, Holiday Gifts, In-Store Engraving, Perfume Bottle Engraving, Unique Gifts

Holiday Gift Engraving at Hermés in New York Was A Great Honor

December 20, 2017 By Desiree Colonna

Holiday gift engraving at Hermés was in full swing a few weeks ago when Desiree Colonna, our CEO, was flown from Atlanta to New York’s Hermés store on Madison Avenue to engrave fragrances for guests. It was a great honor for her because she was one of very few fragrance engravers in the world to be flown into the Hermés New York location. They only hire engravers two or three times a year.

Here is a video of our “office” at Hermés:

Engraving Fragrances for Hermes in New York City from Desiree Colonna on Vimeo.

Desiree spent the day engraving at no charge for all guests who purchased fragrance gifts. The engraving was very popular and clients were very happy to have their fragrance purchases personalized in such a unique way.

Desiree took a selfie from the street her first night. New York is the most beautiful city during the holidays!

The Hermés store does not disappoint in sheer size. It is literally five floors of amazing luxury items including china, footwear, jewelry and their elusive Birkin and Kelly bags. They even have a section devoted to their signature equestrian goods.

The highlight of the trip was when Brian, one of the top salesmen, allowed her to experience a Birkin bag presentation on a break from the holiday gift engraving. Not many people are even allowed to see the $10,000 and up Birkin bags without first being vetted by the salespeople. These bags go as high at$89,000 and are very hard to find. The salesman, Brian, took her behind the scenes to see the bag in real life.

The Birkin bag didn’t disappoint with its supple Italian leather and unique style. This was below is in a color called Tomato Red.

After the presentation, it was back to work. Desiree engraved many bottles for guests including the ones below.

Twilly d’Hermés is their newest and most popular fragrance. It even has their signature scarf around the top of the bottle for extra style and perfect branding!

The holiday gift engraving event was very successful. The store management couldn’t believe how quickly Desiree engraved the bottles without layout or lines stating she was the “fastest engraver they ever had in the store!” They loved the beautiful calligraphy engraving on the bottles and are looking forward to inviting her back again for future holiday gift engraving events.

To top it all off, Mother Nature decided to throw some snow on the scene for a few hours making it the perfect holiday gift engraving experience for all the shoppers.

Desiree flew back to Atlanta that same night enjoying the view from the plane.

If you are looking for on-site gift engraving, we’d love to work with you. Please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 for your next fragrance engraving event. Our engravers travel all over the world and are ready to make your client’s engraving experience extra special!