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my website is FINALLY in the process of getting a facelift. (happy dance ensues...)

I am very lucky to have been brought up in a creative family...one where we were all encouraged to pursue whatever makes us happy, and especially lucky because we all chose different paths. my sister is amazing at web/graphic design. my brother? IT work is his specialty- coding a new website? piece of cake. see where this is coming in beneficial for me? :)

they were kind enough to offer to revamp my website as a christmas gift and we've been working away since then.  they even brought in a colleague, Vincent IT, to make sure that everything was up to par and that the back end was as user friendly as it could be (I need A LOT of help).

I can't wait to share it with you guys.  it should be up in the coming weeks and I hope you'll check it out! the blog may be getting a much needed new look as well, so stay tuned!

xo

love, love, love the pantone color of 2012. in its honor, I bought some fabric I'd been eyeing for a while and will be offering clutches made out of it for $40 until it's gone. come and get it while it lasts!! 

some mornings I'll go through my inbox and have a little too much fun with the 'delete' button.  typically this is after a somewhat sleepless night (little man likes to have dance parties in the wee hours), and it's all I can do to discern client emails from advertisements, what's currently on sale at gap and spam. 

so thank you to my dear twitter and etsy pals who kindly informed me that I had been in the etsy newsletter today. I was curious as to why there was such a spike in visitors to the shop- not that I minded, of course. :) I've learned my lesson- now there is a 'cup of coffee ingested' rule implemented before attempting to answer emails. if I could just get my son to sleep...suggestions are appreciated!

it makes my day, heck, my month, when a bride that I've worked with sends me an email afterwards with photos from their wedding day.  it's even more exciting when I actually get to see all the photos that were taken. case in point: erica.  she was sweet enough to send me over the picture you see here. but you guys- you have to go to her photographer's website and check out the whole day. ah-maz-ing. seriously. do it!

thank you so much for sharing, erica!! hope married life is wonderful.

these pretty little textiles all lined up in rows are all thanks to my friend and part-time helper, rev humb. (organization is just one of her many talents- she can also marry you if need be!)  I'm really not looking forward to disturbing them because they look so coordinated and nice and I have serious doubts that I'll be able to recreate her work.  oh, to be organized. such a lovely feeling!!

I am so excited to start the new year and jump feet first into the goals I've set for myself, both personally and professionally...but I do have to say that I am a little sad to say goodbye to 2011.  we talked about it today at our friends house, and over black eyed peas, turnip greens, black bean burgers & spicy wings (like my rhyme??) all agreed that we were blessed with a wonderful year on so many levels. 

I've said it before and I'll say it again (probably many times) - thanks to all of you for following along in this incredible journey. 2011 has been probably the most challenging and rewarding year of my life-  taking a leap of faith in my career, the birth of beckett, a successful business and family health scares overcome- we are so lucky.  one of my goals for the new year here on the blog is to post at least once a week.  I'm inspired by my friend, emily ley, who has taken on the challenge of posting every day. of course I want to keep you all coming back to see what silly musings I have (hopefully entertaining) but I also know that one day I'll look back on this and be so grateful that I kept a running dialog of daily life, back in my early 30's.  and yes- I'm saying 'early' even though I'm almost a few years in. ugh.

throughout the next couple of weeks I'll post about a couple of other goals I want to achieve this year. hopefully you'll help keep me accountable for them.  

here's to a happy and prosperous new year for us all! xoxo

here are a few favorites from this last week. 

helloooo, coordination lovers! new in the shop I'm going to have a little 'combo' buy for those of you who like the one stop shop for bridal party needs. I'll be offering a coordinating 8 inch clutch, 6 inch frame (with chain) for the smaller hands & a matching 5x5 inch ring bearer pillow for your pleasure.  they are customizable as far as picking one exterior and one interior fabric for the duo, and deciding on the color of your bloom/ribbon.  the combo will be retailing for $100, which is $20 less than if you were to purchase each of the items on their own. as a reminder, below are the patterned fabrics I have available in the shop, but if you're looking for something different I can always source that for you as well! happy holiday shopping to you all. :)

so excited to announce that I finally have monogramming up and running!  I'll be offering the full circle monogram (pictured) on any of the items in the shop for an additional $5.00 charge.  we'll see how that one does and then maybe add a few other options.  

being from the south, I am just a tad bit obsessed with monograms...now that I've personalized several of beckett's bibs & burp cloths I'm moving on and am going to attempt to make him his first christmas stocking this week. if it turns out ok, I'll share it with you all. :)