this family picture looks ‘shopped!

i got lots of great presents for my birthday this year, but one that stood out and left me laughing out loud to myself is a gift i received from my uncle wil and my cousin jeff.

what do you get a girl that has everything???

a photoshop magnet kit, of course!

what a fun, CUTE and geeky way to post up a favorite pic on your fridge, or in my case, a magnet board.

the picture shown is my all time favorite cousin group shot taken back in 2007 at my 28th birthday party.  this image captures my fabulous, fun and crazy family so perfectly.  no photoshop necessary.

personalized gifts are a personal favorite of mine!

a gift for me???  you shouldn’t have…

…but i’m really glad you did!!!

check out these GORGEOUS notecards my friend marsinah of blushing pearl gave me as an early birthday gift.  THANKS MARSINAH!!!


“whispy personalized stationery – set of 20” by blushing pearl on Etsy

like this design or know someone who would love these as a gift?  you can order these or choose other beautiful designs at her etsy shop, blushingpearl.etsy.com.

color me notecards

introducing a new line of notecards to my etsy shop

with “color me” notecards, you can add a little COLOR, create a little SCENE and send a little LOVE.
a perfect gift idea for all ages, this holiday season and all year long!


“color me monogram” flat notecards by in a card on Etsy


“color me hello” folded notecards by in a card on Etsy


“color me thank you” folded notecards by in a card on Etsy

each set comes packaged with a simple casual rubber band and is ready for gift giving.

christmas simplewear designs

i was at michael’s over a month ago and freaked out when they started to put out ALL the holiday stuff (halloween, thanksgiving AND christmas). i must have said out loud to anyone that could hear me, “can we just get through halloween first?!?!?!” seriously, it seems as if retail shops rush us right through the holiday season and next thing you know it’s a brand new year and you’re left sitting there thinking, “what the heck just happened???”

well with all the talk of early christmas shopping happening on tv ads, blogs, facebook and twitter, i decided to jump on that band wagon as well and do some christmas designs for my simplewear baby onesies. but i’m not going to rush anyone into buying these right now. you can wait until after thanksgiving (as i like to do) and purchase these for your new baby or buy this for someone that is expecting a december baby.  but, for you extra early christmas shoppers that make us last minute shoppers jealous, these onesies are available to purchase now at simplewear.etsy.com.

this particular design can be made even more personal and custom by replacing “baby” with an actual name.  i think it makes for a sweet keepsake.


“baby’s 1st christmas” by simplewear on Etsy


“christmas wish come true” by simplewear on Etsy