What’s been happening!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. For once it was simple and quiet over here, celebrating with my parents at their home. We decided that since it was just the few of us (“4 and a half” as my dad said, who referenced my son as the half,) to grill fish instead of bake a turkey. It was delicious! We did have the usual sides such as marshmallow topped sweet potatoes and green bean and corn casseroles, but we also added fresh mozzarella/tomatoes & olives (drool) and caponata. Big Thanks to my mom for pulling so much of it off. I’ll never stop learning from my parents!

I have a ton of things I’d like to show you. We’ve been working pretty steadily here over the past few months, thus the limited amount of posts. I’m about to start a marathon of sorts, preparing multiple posts sharing recent designs so I don’t overwhelm you in one post. I’ll also mix in some craft and party stuff for your inspiration. You might even recognize some of it as I’ve been posting some images on Facebook. (Click here to visit my facebook page.)

First up, my most recent, just unveiled today, blog design. As you know, I’ve been creating blogger designs for a little while now. My latest victim… I mean client is Brittany of GreyGrey Designs. She’s a cool, modern yet traditional gal and she sets up really creative parties. Brittany loves chevron and used it for the background of her blog but she was concerned about it becoming too common and wanted something a bit less used. We went over some options and she came up with caning to which I created a pattern for her new background. It’s sophisticated and simple and adds a subtle foundation to the overall design.

I’m really pleased with how it all turned out. Please head over to GreyGrey Designs. You’ll notice she has posted about some of the other designs we created for her a little while back as well (such as her logo and adorable t-shirt illustration.) Here’s the blog before… and after.
A big thanks to Brittany and best wishes as she continues to inspire us with her creative party designs.

Well, we’re also gearing up for cookie season over here. If you’ve been following me for a couple of years you know that I go bazerk when making cookies at Christmas time. This year we’ll be doing a little something different and it will be a benefit to you as well! I’ll spill the beans about that in a few days.

I look forward to sharing my next post, coming soon. By the way, you can sign up to receive posts via email by entering your email address in the subscription area to the right, then confirming it when you receive the feedburner email. Don’t miss another post!