Loralee's Life

The Emmy Production

13 years ago

by Loralee Lewis

I realize I should have posted this DAYS ago!
My team and I have been recovering from an Emmy swag bag production hangover!
I truly suppose most of the 30 companies that are chosen for the Emmy swag bags probably just call up their supplier and order 800 of everything from China.
Not the case with my new little company. Almost every item is made in-house! Let’s all hope that is what made them stand out next to all the iphones and Trimspa pills!
It was quite the production to get 800 samplings of my products out the door in just a week. Everything had to be overnighted and I had to call in everyone… including my grandma!
4,800 chocolates with custom wrappers (one of my newest products! Look for them in the store soon!)
3,600 straws with custom pennants
9,400 glue dots, 800 Pillow containers
800 gold chocolate containers
800 personalized tags
800 information sheets
800 black satin ribbons
800 silver sparkle sheeted inserts later (I had to have some sparkles somewhere)
and 20 extra extra large USPS Express boxes later they shipped!
A special thank you to Wayne Ogden, Alison Daines, Tami Reeder, Sandra Anderson, Katie Harmon, Lee Lewis, Annie Christensen, Nanette Wilkins, Mark, Ashley Nielson, Ana Garcia, Gary Anderson, Christine Pryor, Sherral Oliver, and Grandma Anderson for coming to my rescue and working 19 hour days to make it all happen!

Here’s a peek at the whole production.

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Loralee Lewis

Known for bringing sophistication to whimsical designs, Loralee is arguably the premier designer for event stationery. Loralee Lewis is the owner and chief designer of the self-named company, Loralee Lewis and has been serving global clientele since 2009.

Named one of the new and noteworthy companies to watch by the National Stationery Show in 2014. Commissioned by the Mama Sarah Obama Foundation and World Vision to create invitations and artwork for Mama Sarah Obama event. Clients include Gwen Stefani, Kevin Costner, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Nordstrom, Dylan Lauren of Dylan's Candy, Emily Giffin, VOGUE Eyewear, and Trish McEvoy to name a few. Loralee Lewis products were featured in the 2011 Emmys Award Swag Bags.

Media credits and design features include Better Homes & Gardens (Christmas 2013, Halloween 2014, Christmas 2014), Marie Claire Enfants (2012), Taste of Home (2016), People (2016), InStyle (2016), FOXNews (2014), Huffington Post (2013), Mingle Magazine (2017), Babiekins Magazine (2011-2015), Style Me Pretty, Popsugar, Texas Monthly, Women's World (2010) and features on every major online magazine and event blog. In 2017, Loralee was placed in Marquis Who's Who in The World.

In 2014, Loralee introduced her wholesale products and you now can find her products in retail stores across the world. 2014 through 2016, Loralee has co-partnered with Chasing Fireflies to create one-of-a-kind party collections for their clientele. Co-partnering with Chasing Fireflies, Loralee designed and manufactured Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers party line.

Loralee currently has over 3,000 unique specialty products. That all being said, Loralee's most cherished clients are her four young children. Though she struggled with infertility, Loralee was blessed with four children through adoption and could not be happier! They are her constant inspiration and a major reason why Loralee is involved with numerous domestic and international humanitarian causes. Speaking and sharing her international and entrepreneurial experiences at women's business, adoption, and creative conferences have become a favorite past time of hers. Loralee and her family reside in Dallas, Texas.