My 1st Give-Away!!

A little over a week ago, I was contacted (via Etsy) by a sweet girl who asked if I was interested in a Give-Away/Shop Review of my new shop, Elli Grace Designs. Of course, I jumped at the chance!! I told her I wanted the whole package...an honest appraisal of my products (including customer service & packaging), and the opportunity to offer her readers an extensive give-away prize. **Shown in the picture above!!** Well, she got the products a few days ago, and tonight she sent me the link to the review...and it was awesome! I was incredibly humbled by what she wrote about my work, and I'm so glad that she gave me the opportunity to share a little bit about why I started this new venture. And, best of all...I think I've made a new friend in the process :)

Tiffany, my sweet new friend, is the creator of the blog, His Little Mrs. On it, she offers all kinds of give-aways, does lots of product reviews, offers recipes, and blogs about life as a newly-wed. She's recently moved 800 miles away from her "home", which is something that this military wife can certainly relate to!! She's super fun, and I'm so glad that I met her. It's incredible how small the internet makes the world :)

So what are you waiting for?? Go on over to His Little Mrs, and check out Tiffany's blog...and don't forget to enter to win my very 1st Give-Away ever!! This is big, friends!! Big!! I've been so blessed by the response to my new business. I am so appreciative of the opportunities that I've been offered, and the responses that I've been receiving. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement...it really means a lot to me :) And thanks, Tiffany...it was so wonderful to "meet" you!

Flight Suits & Fairytales ~ The Debut :)

To go along w/ my new Etsy site, I thought I'd change up my blog a little bit as well!! Because we all know how completely un-tech savvy I am, I was super excited when I found Amber at Stolen Moments! For a really low price (seriously, like $15 here!!), she designed two layouts, two headers, all the labels, & the post separators for me. She even took care of the code dirty work by installing it all...totally customized!! She was really easy to work with, answered all my questions, changed things multiple times, and got it done really fast. If you're looking to spice up your blog, or just want something a little bit different, she has GORGEOUS layouts for as low as $4.00! Seriously, that's a steal! And she didn't even ask me to promote her site...she's just THAT good, and I felt like I needed to share :)

AND, I'm so happy to announce that I've recently sold my first item on Etsy!! WooHoo!! I don't even care that it was to a family member...I'll take what I can get :)

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend!! I'd love to hear what everyone did, and what they received from their kiddo's! I got this sweet purse from my hubs, and I think I'm in LOVE!!

Cha-Cha-Cha Changes!!

Instead of doing housework, taking a shower, finishing up some data entry, or doing anything relatively productive while Elli took her nap this morning...I changed my blog!! Not feeling super great about all the work that has now been moved to this afternoon, but it sure was fun at the time!! Hope you like the changes :) I'm still working on what I want to do w/ the header...maybe I'll work on that during her next nap!

Need A List?? I'm Your Girl!!

Well, the blog has changed a little bit, but I'm still contemplating about whether or not I like the new title. I'm afraid I've hit a creative roadblock, and can't come up with anything more exciting than "The Duncan Diaries". I like it, but I don't...I think I'm just indecisive. I'm all ears if anyone has any other suggestions! Oh, and I'll be changing everything up again in a few weeks (hopefully) when Elli arrives because the AWESOME Jen has given me the name of her fab-o blog designer, and I want mine to be cute like hers! I'm waiting til Elli gets here so I'll have some cute-ums pictures to display :)

I tried my absolute hardest to make my own header...FOR HOURS!! I really wanted to make it myself, and I would have been so proud had it actually worked. But alas, I am not the computer goddess that I dream of being, and I finally gave up about the time that thoughts of my computer sailing through my window started sounding like a good solution. So, out-sourcing it is...and no, I'm not ashamed!

Thanks for all of the encouraging posts about Elli's chunk-status (I say that with all the love in the world!). After praying about it, we've decided that unless it is absolutely necessary, we're not going to induce. Check back with me in about a week though because this whole "heel to the rib" thing is really starting to get a little bit old :) We're ready though, emotionally & physically. Well, if you can ever really be ready, I guess. Our bags are packed, the car seat is strapped in the car, the nursery is finished, her bows are organized...I threw in that last one to see if you were really paying attention! At this point I think I'm making myself nuts with stuff that doesn't really need to get done, but fills up my time. There are lots of lists happening...recipe lists, grocery lists, must-have lists, don't forget lists, a list to remind me to look at my lists. You catch my drift?! Can you just see Chris? He's lovin' the fact that his wife has officially gone off the deep end! But, I'm just anxious. Anxious, excited, and oh-so-happy. I just can't wait to meet our daughter...so what if I've gone a little bit crazy??!!