Good News, Bad News

Good news? My freelancing has really taken an upswing lately. I've been working with a local client that's part of the national organization for over a year now, but now I'm now working for several more of their regional offices. And another client that was only using my very occasionally, is now using me regularly. This is great. I love working, esp the paychecks that roll in!

Bad news? This means that my blog design business has been suffering. I've got 2 clients currently that I'll finish up with (I've emailed with you, so you know who you are), but for the time being I won't be accepting any new blog design business.

For those of you who have faithfully referred to me. I cannot express my gratitude and how much of a compliment I take that as! Thank you!

In Preparation

We received a gift the other day from Hubs' company. It was a food basket with all sorts of treats and the note from his boss read:

Congratulations on the expansion of your family! Alison, I hope you find something in the basket that will fit your cravings. Maybe share with Hubs.

I immediately sat down and wrote his boss a thank you note. But then it hit me that we'll be getting baby gifts in the next several months and my personal stationery just seemed a little too much.

So I went on an online hunt for some cute baby ones. Found some I liked, but they were very expensive! So I just modified the designs on my own and here is what I came up with. I didn't have anything else to do Sunday afternoon, so I made a note card and address label for both a boy and girl. I can get them printed at my fave online printer for less than HALF the cost of the others I found.

So Little Bird will have his/her own stationery right from the very start.

I was wrong

Turns out that my newest blog creation, for Holly, was number 30. Low Fat Lady looked and saw that I had yet to post her header and link to her from my design site. Ooops - and great apologies (your up there now!).

Anyone want to make it 31?

By the way, make sure to hop over to the design I did for Cortney - she was super sweet to mention me on her blog today!

Also, check back later today(or now, it's up!!) over at Holly's blog for her design.

These ladies were awesome to work with! I've known Cortney for a while via message board and so I knew more about her personality than most of my clients. And Holly gave me some fantastic direction as to what she was envisioning!

Updating the Giggle

You know it's sad when a blog designer can't keep her own design site looking good. But today, that all changed.

Head over to

to see the new look!

At Last

I finally sat down, took my time, and designed the look I wanted. I'm still not completely happy with the banner. But the layout and background are just the way I want them. Just took a little time and playing around.