Turquoise + Lime

This is the color scheme for one of our Christmas trees.  Yes, we have two this year, our main one in the living room and this little cutie in the front window (visible to the neighborhood at night).  It would be hard to part ways with this tree since it's the first tree that Simon and I had together.

New Product: Christmas Photo Greeting Cards

Hello there! I hope you are gearing up for the Holidays because it's right around the corner!  I'm definitely in the Holiday spirit and wanted to share my latest products added to the shop, Photo Greeting Cards.  They come in a variety of colors and styles, and many elements can be customized.  What makes them even better is they are Eco-friendly.  We email you a high resolution jpeg of your card and you can submit the file to the printing facility of your choice!  No shipping time required, so the turnaround is rather quick.  Take a look at the designs below and visit the shop for more information.  Also, use the code PC2011 for 20% off of your order from November 10- November 23!

1. Noel

2. Modern Lights

3. Modern Tree

4. Joy

5. Snowflake

http://www.lrnmdesign.com/

How are you preparing for the Holidays?  Getting in shape so that you can tackle people and push through crowds on Black Friday?  Maybe scouring the internet for unique recipes?  Perhaps trying to get your drinking tolerance up so that you will be well prepared?  Please share!

60 Day {or so} Wrap Up

Happy New Year! Okay, I'm a few weeks late, but at least it's still January. Before I get back to my regularly scheduled blogging about hotttt designs, yummy food/recipes, killer decor and {insert random topic here}, I want to give you all a glimpse of my Holiday Season. Thanksgiving through New Years. That's right...all in pictures. My holiday's were filled with lots of...

Cake baking {from scratch!}
Wreath making...

Tree decorating...



Wine drinking...
Cookie decorating...
Fire lighting...
Pancake making...
Cranberry Sauce making (a first!)

Sister helping...
Snow falling...

Happy New Yearing!
I'm officially finished with the Holidays now that this post is complete. I will now continue with my regularly scheduled blogging {ideally more frequently than before}.

Adieu! :)

Christmas in Photos {and some words}

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Mine was splendid. I spent time with my family and relaxed. It even snowed here which it hasn't done on Christmas since the 1800's! Every Christmas Eve we spend the night at my mom's house, then on Christmas morning she makes breakfast casserole and we open gifts. Later on we have dinner and drinks and just relax.

Here are pictures from my mom's {and a few of my gifts}:




Here are pictures from my house later that night:


A few more of my gifts :)

I hope that you all have a safe and happy New Year!

Adieu!

Christmas Decor

Wow, it has been a busy month! Between packing orders, Christmas shopping, family visits, parties and decorating I am SPENT! And to think, Christmas isn't even here yet. It's okay though, I'm planning on enjoying the last few weeks of the year.

Just to give you an idea, here is some of the madness that I have been going through:

- Decorated two wreaths
- Decorated our tree
- Made a gift tower for the mantel
- Put up lights outside

The colors this year are turquoise and black, and I'm loving every piece of it. Here are a few shots of the house:

Christmas, Christmas everywhere!

Maybe you have already trimmed your tree and placed lights on the house/shrubs/windows...and maybe not. Either way, I am in the Christmas spirit fairly early this year, and my tree is probably going up this weekend.

Speaking of Christmas, my new line of Christmas cards are now available on my shop. Here are a select few:




Enjoy your Thanksgiving, and if you are a Black Friday shopper, don't forget the Vaseline!

Mommy

Hello world! I just wanted to pop in after a three week hiatus and let you know that I now have mother's day cards available on both my etsy and bigcartel shops. Here are a few images of may faves.

I hope your week got off to a great start! If not, try to consciously change it.

Adieu!

It's almost V-Day! ...

...But you may or may not care. Well for those that do care, here are a few greeting cards that you can give to that special someone in your life! More items available on my etsy shop, LrnMDesign.etsy.com

Crafty Christmas III

Another year has gone by, and it is already Christmas week! Since my husband and I are new homeowners, we are trying to be more conscious of our spending. I always do something for my coworkers, but this year it had to be something that was not too expensive. I decided to attach a tag to a candy cane, and write a little note on the back. I used scissors with scalloped blades to cut a design on the edges of each tag. I then finished it off with a red ribbon which was tied to the candy cane. I am very pleased with the results!

O(ur) Christmas Tree!

I just wanted to post a picture of our Christmas tree. It's gold and black this year. We might put some lights outside, so I will post those pics if we do.

A little tardy

It has been a busy month, but I wanted to post a few pictures from Thanksgiving. The actual turnout looks a tad different from the inspiration board, but that's okay, life is all about changes!