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~

Busy Bee

With the holidays in full swing the faeries have been a little short handed around my studio, what with the elves off dealing with far more important tasks, and so we've brought on some added help with busy little bees scurrying about creating all sorts of new goodies and here a just a few...

Just in time for last minute sales are these custom order gift certificate images, created for your shop using your existing banner and a selection of six merchandise images~

now available for sale through my etsy shop

New etsy shop image sets are now available with some lovely whimsical and wintry themes~

You can view the complete selection by visiting my shop

Last but not least, I'm excited to announce that I've opened an Artfire shop. I now have a small selection of shop image sets available for purchase, geared specifically for the unique layouts of this notable online handmade venue~

Please stop by for a visit when you have a moment, I'd love to see you there.

And on a final last minute note... don't miss the fabulous holiday sale going on in my shop ~ it's a great time to pick up some last minute holiday looks or handy tools to help you sell your own creations online. Just click here to visit the 'On Sale' section of my shop and as always...

Enjoy!

In Between

In between working on a few custom orders and posting a some new etsy shop image sets, I'm currently working on revamping the layout of my blog/website.

It's tough to keep it all straight sometimes... the themes... backgrounds.. headers... and other goodies I offer and I figure if I'm having difficulty keeping it all straight what about my visitors??

So hopefully the little(o.k.... a lot) of work I'm doing at the moment will pay off in the end and we'll all find Plumrose Lane a little easier to navigate.
In the meantime, if you're an etsy shop owner, click here to check out the new shop sets I have listed in mine and as always...

Enjoy!