Birthday Calendar

So, in preparation of the new year (yes, I know that Christmas isn't even over yet, but I am attempting to get a start on my new year's resolution of being more organized) I have made a calendar with the birthday's of our immediate family members on it. With two families, and Brad's being fairly large and growing (with no contribution from Brad and I) :0) I have decided I'd whip up a quick calendar as to not forget anyone's birthdays or scramble to find out exactly what day it is when the month rolls around.

Brinlee Rae Baby Announcement

Remember the baby announcement I wrote about in the last post? Well here it is! Brinlee is my cousin Ronni's baby and she is such a cutie! I had so much fun working on her announcement and was so glad when Ronni asked me to do it.

Their final choice:



Other work-ups (photos were mostly to serve as place holders & were not edited to full quality)

Purple Paisley Blog Button

I've been thinking lately that I need a way to spread the word about Purple Paisley, especially since people will soon be thinking about graduation announcements and what not. Yes, I always think about needing to spread the word about it, but rarely take much action. But not this time! I recently designed a baby announcement (soon to be posted) for my cousin and she had the brilliant idea suggesting I create a blog button for Purple Paisley. I'd thought of it before, but never really took the time to do much with it. So, here it is! (I've added it to this blog, which you can see to the right column of the page)

If you would like a Purple Paisley button on your blog that others who view your blog can click on and instantly be directed to the Purple Paisley blog follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure you are logged into and looking at your blog page.

2. Go to "customize" at the top of your blog on the right side.

3. Click "add gadget" then choose "html/javascript".

4. Copy and paste the code found in the box under my Purple Paisley button on this page (to the right) in the "Content" box.

5. click "save".

Viola! You now have a button to Purple Paisley! For those of you who choose to add this button to your blog, I'd love to know about it! And most importantly, thank you!

2009 Christmas Card

I love sending and receiving Christmas cards in the mail. I love it because it seems so "old fashioned" with all the technology today (blogging, email, facebook). How often do you really get a good, old, straight from the heart, piece of mail in your mailbox? Not often enough! I love the surprise of it all and it's become such a rare occasion. Here is the Christmas card I designed to send out this year for Brad and I.