ROCK THE VOTE!

Yesterday I submitted a Save the Date design on Minted... my very first submission, of many I hope!  I think it's a really neat thing that they've got going on.  Anyone who would like to enter can... you submit your design for the challenge and there are prizes for those who win.  Now, i'm not exactly sure how this all works but you've got to vote when it's time.  I'll keep you updated!

Vote for my design on minted.™ see more from V vote for me! Check out my competition in Christmas cards and birth announcements at Minted.

For those of you who were around me in my wedding planning (more like blog stalking) days, you know that I just love all things weddings!  I was so excited when I saw the design challenge and was hoping to get 5 of these puppies whipped up and well, that didn't happen!  Lots of ideas but nothing turned out worthy enough (at least in my eyes!). But I did end up with OMG Yes! and I love it.  I find humor in the whole 'OMG' craze (I use it more often then a 29 year old should) and I feel that it's a perfect funny message for young professionals who are getting married and purchasing Save the Dates.  I think it's exactly what they'd want!  

Let's just be honest... I know when I was proposed to the first words out of my mouth weren't 'Yes'...

XOXO

p.s. Don't forget to ROCK THE VOTE! 

SIMPLICITY

Photo from STORYbyMia's Etsy shop.  Animal Note Cards

I have a new favorite Etsy store... well, really I'm just adding it to the long list of great artists who are on Etsy!  The shop is named 'Story By Mia', you can find it here.  She has a nice selection of super simple, yet beautiful, stationary.  It's the simplicity that gets me! She also has a nice photo blog, I wish I could be a little more proactive about photo documenting life!

I really like the idea of printing your own stationary.  Early this year I took a letterpress class and really enjoyed what came out of it.  I hope to do something like that in the new year too.  But I can't really buy my own letterpress, so I've been looking into some other, more manageable, printing methods such as the Yudu or the Gocco.  We will just have to see!

XOXO

SURPRISE!

The reason I went back to St. Louis this week was to join in on a big surprise.  I heart surprises and the suspense of keeping them... and the face of the guest of honor!

Well that person happens to be a friend of mine, we call her Lu.  She is pregnant with baby #2, who I have lovingly named Baby Cucumber.  If you are a mama, or know a mama... there are weekly updates on the size of the baby, comparing them in size to veggies and fruits.  A cucumber was funny and it stuck for me.  I was informed of the surprise with plenty of time to prepare so I had this fun idea of making her some cute personalized onesies.  Onesies are cute enough because of their size but then when you put cute or clever saying on them they become irresistible!  At least to me... haha!

So when I was in KC for a short stay my Mom and I worked on a little project.  I had already developed the graphics that I wanted to get on the clothes we just need to gather all our supplies (really simple... ink jet printer, tee-shirt transfer paper, cutting surface and exact-o, extremely hot iron and the little adorable onesies).

We printed them, cut 'em out, and ironed them on (all while enjoying a glass of wine... or two).

I was so in love with them!  I knew we needed to get some pictures of them so the next day we went out to a section of new fence and had photo shoot.  Here's what we ended up with...

And after we saw the pictures I knew I had to make some sort of card to go with the gift.  So I decided to write a little note to Baby Cucumber.  It's just a little 4x6 card printed front and back.

In the end it was so much fun, the whole process.  Spending time with my mama and celebrating with soon to be mother of 2!  It's just really exciting time and I wouldn't have missed it.  Lu was very surprised and will soon be able to enjoy all of the gifts her coworkers showered her with.  And we all can't wait to meet Little Miss Cucumber!

XOXO