Seasonal Themes & a Tutorial

I was hoping to be further along with updating my blog themes but it seems to be a never ending task at this stage. I'm sure that's not really the case and instead is like anything else in life ~ a lot of baby-steps until we finally arrive at our goal.  Happily I was able to update all of my Valentine's Day themes so those are ready for use.

While updating some of my older themes I'm finding that the newer creative skills I've gained through the years are kicking in and I'm not only updating the sizes but giving some of them a whole new look and feel too. Case in point is the Je T'aime theme ~ once featuring a nice weathered harlequin background and a few red daisies with not much else going on, it now boasts an eclectic mix of rusty vintage elements with hints of Shabby Chic.  It's fun to "upgrade" my own designs and even more fun to see if you'll like them as well.

You can view all of my Valentine's Day themes by clicking the images and titles below or access them through the Seasonal Themes link on my sidebar:

A Heart for You

Fanciful Love

Love's Elixir

Je T'aime

Gilded Love

Unchained Melody

Since several of these themes offer free banners I thought it was about time I put together a tutorial for adding a blog title to a banner image.  I know this is something that's been challenging for some of you so now you can follow along with this newest tutorial ~ How to Add Text to a Blog Header.

I'm sure this month will go by super fast, they all seem to anymore, so here's hoping it's filled with loads of creativity and inspiration for all of you!

Enjoy~

Happy Valentines Day!

Yes... here in the U.S. it's a day for roses, chocolates, and hopefully lots of love for all! One of the best parts of this Valentine's Day was creating this blingy bracelet for a dear friend of mine ~ she ordered it for her dad to give to her mom today. What a precious thought and gift!

I don't often create these style of bracelets, primarily because of the sheer amount of work that goes into them, but I always adore seeing them finished. With this one I added a few dangling charms to represent the love and faith they share.

I also wanted to remind you all that it's the last day to join in on two amazing giveaway ~

✻The first is to win one of my custom blog themes over at Suburban Retreat. The hostess Lisa is an absolute gem and can you image she's gifting one lucky winner an $85 blog theme?? WOW!!

✻The second is my own Share the Love Giveaway which is all about sharing some love for my sponsors. You can win one of 3 prizes including one of my original handmade key holders and a $20 gift certificate to my shop.

Today is the last day to save in my shop for the Be Mine Sale which offers 20% off everything so if you find your way over to my Etsy shop be sure to use this coupon code: BeMine2012

So whether you're celebrating a day of love or just loving today ~ here's wishing you all beauty and joy!

Enjoy~

Seasonal Goodies

I was just updating the seasonal goodies section on my sidebar when I realized that Valentines Day must be one of my favorite days of year since to my surprise I have more blog themes for this day than any other seasonal celebration! Isn't it funny when we discover something about ourselves we didn't realize before?! I guess it shouldn't be a surprise though since I truly am one of those "can't we all just get along" types when you get right down to it.

Anyhoo... there are loads of lovely goodies to spruce up your blog for this time of year, from a selection of Valentines Day goodies to a smattering of themes to warm your heart during the colder winter months, so have a visit and peruse the offerings ~ you can find them scattered throughout the Special Occasions/Seasonal Themes or Complete Alpha Listing Themes sections or just follow the quick links listed on my sidebar under the Seasonal Goodies section title.

For those of you looking for just a simple background there's always something fabulous to be found in the Just Backgrounds section.

And for those button loving souls out there, I've got a wonderful selection of seasonal buttons just perfect for adding a little love to any corner of a blog ~ you can find them by visiting the Button Elements section of my blog.

Enjoy~

Sweetheart Sale♥

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching here in the U.S., love is in the air and what better time to have a sale! For those of you who've been following along this year, you know I'm matching my favorite graphics wholesaler ~ each time they hold a sale, I hold one too and word is... they're offering another fab sale this week so here goes...

The details are... it's a Sweetheart sale with 20% off everything listed in both my Etsy and Artfire shops. Sale runs until 12midnight on February 14th EST. Just enter the code below during checkout...

Coupon Code: sweetfeb2011

This will be the last sale I'm holding before putting my shops on vacation for the next month and half while my family and I relocate across state, so grab the goodies while you can and as always...

Enjoy!

New Valentine's Theme - Love's Elixir

With Valentine's Day a little over a month away I thought this might be a good time to add a new theme to the existing collection of festive heartware I designed last year and so I've created...

Love's Elixir

I have at least one more new V-Day theme I'm still working on and hope to have that completed a little later this week so do check back if you have a chance. And don't miss the other Valentine's Day selections I created in the Seasonal section of my backgrounds list.

Enjoy!