Exciting News!!

Last summer I decided to add "Camp Postcards" to my Etsy shop. My daughter Toni, was going to sleep away camp for the second year in a row. It was so hard not having any contact with her, so I decided to make her some postcards to send home just so I would know that she was OK.

About two weeks ago I was contacted by a buyer from Paper Source. Which is quite possibly one of my favorites sites!! Anyway, she wanted me to send her a sample of my Postcards from Camp. I was beyond excited!! I couldn't believe they were contacting me about one of my products.

Not only have I made purchases from Paper Source, I've also been known to hoard the catalogs they send me. This site has always been a source of inspiration for me, so when I received the email today saying that they would be adding my camp stationery to their line, and that they wanted to order 300 "units," I almost passed out! I mean, I didn't even know what they meant by a "unit."

This is possibly one of the most exciting things that's happened to me in a long time!! I feel so honored!!

If you love paper and stationery like I do, check out Paper Source when you get a chance...you're going to LOVE it!!

An Australian Shout Out!

Recently, I sold a personalized journal to Emma, an almost "21" year old from Australia. She wanted me to make her a guest book for her 21st birthday. I was so happy when she sent me a "convo" (that's what they call an Etsy message) saying she was thrilled with it! I was even happier when she sent me this link to her blog.

Take a minute to go through her older posts to see some cool shots she's taken with her Nikon in Australia.

Thanks again Emma, it was really nice of you to mention me!!

Moved By His Music

I was browsing through twitter posts and happened upon this sweet video. It was featured on Style Me Pretty today. Watch the wonderful surprise a husband gives his wife. I loved it!! I'm sure you will too!


Click here to check out Spencer Combs song on Itunes.

Enjoy!

Goal Number two...

So, I finally finished updating my Etsy shop and thought it was time to share the next goal on my list for 2012.

Kevin and I have had many conversations about traveling to far and distant lands.
It's so funny that we never had these talks before we became parents. If you don't have kids yet, one word of advice...TRAVEL!

Travel as much as you can and try to visit as many places as possible. We never knew we wanted to travel until we couldn't. Don't get me wrong, it's not really that we can't, it's just tough to travel too far when you have two kids at home. We could take them with us, I know, but that would be a different kind of trip. 

Anyway, Kevin and I decided that we want to go to Europe. Oktoberfest is celebrated in
September, so we really want to visit Munich, Amsterdam, and Belgium around that time.

Here is a picture of my niece Jenniffer and her friend Ana at last year's Oktoberfest. (Jenny is the one on the left with the ridiculously large hat)
I'm so jealous (in a good way) that my niece is the first in our family to travel to Europe. Actually, she's the first in our family to travel anywhere outside of the the US or Caribbean! 

In 2010 she went backpacking through South America for three months and climbed Machu Picchu.
She claims that climb was one of the hardest things she's ever done. I'm so proud of her!

So, for 2012 my second goal is... to be more like Jenny!!

Custom Converse

My daughter Toni loves to draw. She's been sketching away since the age of 5.

Lately, she's really gotten into a video game called "The Legend of Zelda." Some of you may remember the 80's version, but the one she likes is super updated and played on the Wii.

Anyway, Toni asked for a pair of white sneakers for Christmas. She wanted to use them as a canvas to draw on. I love to encourage her creative side, so I made sure they were under the tree.

She worked on her "kicks" for two days using an assortment of sharpie markers. I was so impressed, I had to share the finished product.

I love that kid! I think they turned out awesome. I hope you like them as much as we do!

Coaster Crazy- New and Improved!

Some of you may know that I've had coasters in my shop for a while now.

I sent some to my sister Elaine, who happens to be a coaster maniac. I swear she steals them from restaurants any chance she gets then hoards them for years. After listening to her critique my original coasters, I knew I needed to update them and make them better.

Here's what I came up with:

I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of them, but just to make sure I wasn't the only one that liked them, I sent the new version to Elaine and she was hooked. Now she wants a set in every color! 

Anyway, I'll be adding a "monogrammed" version some time tomorrow. Stay tuned to see what they look like.

Enjoy!

Tagged!

Today I added these gift tags to my shop. I'm all about tags!

I always wrap my products with some type of twine then add one or two of these personalized beauties before I ship to my customers. I think pretty packaging makes all the difference!

I mean, if you're anything like me, you enjoy packages that are finished off with ribbon or bows and pretty tags. Just saying...

Anyway, I'm really trying to stick to my goal, so I will be adding at least two or three new items to my shop before I have to go back to work on Monday.

Make sure to stop by and see what else I've cooked up.

Enjoy!