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This is a wedding invitation in progress. I am so in love with the colors. They make me so happy that I had to stop what I’m doing to take this photo and share it with you right now.

Shimmery silver envelopes lined with a sheer silvery paper with swirls of white dots. Gorgeous. A lilac, lavender, palest purple layer and then more of the sheer silvery paper to use as a band to hold the invitation set together. I’ll add a photo of the finished wedding invitation set when it’s all assembled to show you how it all looks.

Don’t you just love this combination?

I’m invited to a girl’s only birthday party. I really love this idea. The birthday girl herself invited a small group of us over to her house in the evening from 8 to 10. So sweet. She’s not making too big of a deal of her big birthday, but she’s definitely celebrating!

My husband’s Grandma Ellen always did exactly the same thing. She’d bake herself one of her fabulous cakes and invite friends over to celebrate. So much better than just ignoring your special day or hoping that others take care of the planning for you. Birthday parties are fun and shouldn’t be only for children!

My friend has requested no gifts, but since it’s the first time I’m going to her home, and it is her birthday, I’d like to bring a little something. I decided that some handmade chocolates from the chocolate shop in my town are the perfect little something. Hope she loves the little indulgence.

PS. I didn’t bake that gorgeous chocolate cake. My friend Linda did. And it was as delicious as it looks!

The packaging is adorable, if I do say so myself.

These little mini cards are just right and back in stock just in time! I’ve been busy all day today updating the site. I think things are shaping up nicely!

They’re back in stock! These little cuties are perfect for your kids to hand out to their friends and for you to drop on coworkers desks. They make the perfect little love notes for to drop in someone’s briefcase or lunch box. And some people use them as gift tags too. Love them!

I just sent out the first party invitation of this year!

The customer liked the invitation sample above in peachy pink and grassy green but wanted it to match their colors which are aqua and brown. Beautiful color combination! I think this turned out great. So cute how we did the return address label too. Instead of using the address they chose to put the event information on it instead. Adorable idea!

Esther’s mom wanted a simple program. Nothing too fancy or too over the top. But I still wanted it to be special enough for the very special occasion.

This program perfectly complements the invitation that I designed for Esther’s Bat. I used the pretty aqua blue and orange and her custom monogram, but added text in a charcoal gray so that it is easy to read. I also changed her name to a casually elegant type which is more appropriate for a service than the funky way it was done on the invitations. The icing on the cake is the shimmery metallic paper that I had these printed on. The texture and the shimmer added exactly the right extra layer of specialness, fun and pretty that make these fabulous!

Usually I design photo cards with family pictures, but I just received an order for something a little bit different and I think it’s so cool.

The design is very simple, it came from them and I think it’s just right for them. But I thought it needed a little something extra. So I rounded the corners. It’s a surprise! I hope they like it…

Instead of a Black Friday sale, I’m having a giveaway. So much more fun don’t you think?

With any order placed today, Friday, November 27, 2009, for any item on the site, you will receive a free set of Modern Initial notes in black. You don’t have to do anything else to get this - just let me know which initial you’d like in the custom requests area. And the noteset of your choice will be sent to you along with your order.

Happy shopping!

For my birthday this year I visited my sister and her family in California. I love photography and was showing my nephews how to take pictures. One of them took this. So although it may not be the best picture of me, it is one of my favorites.

1. My hair is blonde, but I highlight it anyway. I like it blonder.
2. I love wearing high heels. But I walk funny in them and they hurt my feet. But I love them anyway.
3. I can figure out how to do pretty much anything.
4. Samantha says I’m very self-sufficient. I am. I love that about me.
5. I get lost all the time. I randomly take wrong turns. Or I forget how to go somewhere I’ve gone before. It’s pretty bad, but it’s also pretty funny.
6. I love a good laugh way more than a good cry.
7. I’m a little bit of a health freak.
8. I love to run, but it hurts my toe too much.
9. I’m signing up to run my first half marathon anyway!
10. I never get it all done. I always think I can do more than I can. I never realize how long it really takes.
11. I love to celebrate things. I’m pretty good at it.
12. I love to wear dresses.
13. I love to have a glass of wine and cook dinner. It’s so peaceful and creative for me.
14. I love my family so very much. There is nothing I love more than spending time with them and laughing a lot. Pure happiness.
15. I never got over it.
16. I love what I do. I love it more every day.
17. I accidentally deleted this list and had to start over.
18. I believe that we can always make it better. It’s never too late.
19. I have to check my email. All the time. I wish I didn’t.
20. I’d love to paint more. I think I will.
21. I like everything to be neat and clean. I feel uncomfortable when things are messy. But when I’m working I need everything out in front of me.
22. I love children and I don’t love pets. It’s funny that I only have two kids, but I have four pets!
23. I love tea. I don’t like coffee. Usually.
24. I spend three weeks at the ocean every summer. And some summers I never go into the ocean even once. I don’t like it to be too cold.
25. Most of the time I’m a pretty happy person. I feel very lucky about that.

Before you place your order for invitations you need to make a pretty solid guest list. Here’s a guideline of who to consider inviting. Of course you don’t have to invite everyone that falls into these categories, and most likely you won’t. The capacity of the room needs to be factored in as well as your budget and style. Are you hoping to have a lot of people or will this be a more intimate event. But the following is a pretty good checklist to get you started:

• All the close family you want to invite on the list? Good.
• How about extended family?
• Now do the same thing with friends. Close friends, then the next group of friends.
• If this is a mitzvah check your child’s list too. School friends, neighborhood buddies, religious school friends, teammates, camp friends all will probably need to be considered as well.
• Anyone from work that you’d like to include?
• Anyone that you’d like to invite a guest of their choosing? For example: Ms. Evy Jacob and Guest