DominiqueMar 53 minGreetings from Ancient Greece A factual* account of the invention of the greeting card Once upon a time when the Earth was young, a band of heroes mighty and brave walked the land. They w...
DominiqueMar 25, 20193 minWhy we absolutely need Mother’s Day MUMS EATS FREE ON MOTHER’S DAY! FREE BOTTLE OF WINE FOR EVERY MUM! SPEND YOUR MONEY IN OUR RESTAURANT ON THIS ARBITRARY DATE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING THA...
DominiqueOct 5, 20152 minMemories of Our First DayToday marked the first official working day of Lanther Black. The day began at 1pm and ended at 2am the following morning (how bohemian of us). We started wi...
DominiqueSep 7, 20153 minComplaints so far...Starting a business is, admittedly, very exciting however… I have a few complaints. I shall start with the books. It has become increasing clear to me that t...
DominiqueAug 3, 20152 minWhen Shit Got RealWhen all the research is done and your business plan wouldn’t be completely laughed out of Dragon’s Den and you can’t waste anymore time reading ‘How to run ...
DominiqueJul 6, 20153 minThe Hard SellIn my early days as a waitress there would always be some sales incentive or other for the front of house staff. And they always seemed to involve eggs. I ha...
DominiqueJun 8, 20154 minOur first trade show: Day 1I feel sick. The people in Sainsbury's know. They can smell my fear. It is 12.22 and I am contemplating the difference between a £5 mascara and a £12 mascara...
DominiqueJun 7, 20152 minOur first trade show: Day 2Today is the big day. Day one of PG Live, the trade show dedicated to the greetings industry. This will be the premiere of Lanther Black. After months of wor...
DominiqueMay 4, 20154 minPer aspera ad astraImagine you are a rockstar and you play sell-out gigs all over the world to millions of adoring fans. And then one day you come back and perform in your home...
DominiqueApr 6, 20155 minJack of all trades, Master of MathsMost parents want to give their kids all of the opportunities that they never had. My parent literally gave me ALL of the opportunities that she never had. T...
DominiqueMar 9, 20157 minTop DrawerI hated being eight. To this day, eight holds the record as being the worst age of my life. Things were going swimmingly until one day my school said to itse...
DominiqueFeb 9, 20154 minFaking It...Twice a year I attempt to start a diary: in January (“New Year New Me” bollocks) and in July (just after my birthday hence another opportunity for “New Year ...
DominiqueJan 5, 20152 minSecond date material...If love stories have a tendency to make you throw up on your shoes then look away now. Jack and I met seven years ago when he moved down to London and got a ...
DominiqueDec 1, 20143 minThe Battle of BirminghamEverybody loves Christmas. Presents under the tree, stockings over the fireplace, turkey in the oven, Home Alone on the television, snowmen in the garden (un...
DominiqueNov 3, 20142 minNot all superheroes wear capes.I hate autocorrect... with a passion. Autocorrect has single-handedly ruined entire days of my life. There's no denying that we are living in incredible time...
DominiqueOct 6, 20143 minThe problem with problemsAn esteemed philosopher once wrote, 'Mo money mo problems'. I first came across this pearl of wisdom at the age of 11 and immediately disregarded it as nonse...
DominiqueOct 4, 20144 minKiller IdeasPeople always laugh at me when I tell them I'm scared of cows. "Why on earth would you be scared of a cow?" they ask. The truth is, I'm not entirely sure. I ...
DominiqueSep 17, 20143 minHumble PieNo one likes a know-it-all. When we ran out of dishwasher tablets, Jack claimed that washing up liquid in the machine would do the same job. I tried to warn ...
DominiqueAug 11, 20143 minPaydayAugust 4th 1999. That was the UK launch of 'Handmade Cards by Dominique'. It was the second week of the summer holidays and I had just turned 13 (I was going...
DominiqueJul 7, 20147 minLanther's LawMurphy's Law states that whatever can happen will happen. Here at Lanther Black however, we tend to operate on a more specific subset of this law, Lanther's ...
