Happy Holidays!

I will be taking time to enjoy the holiday season with my friends and family. I will be back after the new year with new exciting posts.

Until then, here is the finished product of our Christmas Card, beautifully letterpressed by Spark.

Blogging on Pearls Events!

I am so excited to be guest blogging on pearls events this week. Be sure to stop by for lots of inspiration goodness.

Coming Soon!

Big changes are coming for the new year at Blu Sky Designs. Here is a sneak peak...

How Cute is the Foster Family?

I can not thank Sondra from Sondra's Ink enough for drawing this precious holiday setting of our family. It will be perfect for the letterpress cards I am sending out to all my friends and family.

Sondra specializes in more lifelike drawings like these, but I really wanted ours to be more animated. She had no problem creating exactly what I wanted.

Please pay Sondra's blog a visit for some great designs!

Holidy Gift Giving Ideas:5 great gifts under $50.00

Invent Your Scent - The Collection ($30.00) From the website: Create a fragrance as individual as you are with a stylish and fun kit of six eau de toilettes that can be worn alone or in endless combinations. Fragrances: Rougeberry, Zestini, Aztique, Amorito, Chymara and Velique Eau de Toilettes

Lavender Therapeutic Hothouse Comfort Pillows ($43.95) From the website: Pamper yourself with beautiful botanical designs! Our comfort Lavender Therapeutic Hothouse Comfort Pillows can be heated in the microwave and placed on the body to relieve sore muscles, ease tension, or just provide soothing comfort. Filled with the finest French Provencal Lavender and buckwheat. The printed side is made of a soft linen and silk blend fabric, while the back is a solid color of silk in a complementary color.

Pralus Chocolate Pyramide Tropiques ($45.99)

10 dark chocolate bars with cocoa from 10 different countries

'noooodle' spaghetti measure & trivet from konstantin slawinski ($36.00)

This multi functional tool measures 4 different serving sizes of spaghetti and doubles as a trivet for your hot pans.

the gingerbread house: high foaming shampoo, shower gel & bubble baths ($30.00)Who doesn't love Philosophy? 4 yummy flavors including Sweet cream, Gingerbread, Gumdrop, and Cinnamon

Bridesmaids Dresses on Real Women

Typical scenario: A bride falls in love with a bridesmaid dress in a magazine or online. She takes her bridesmaids to the store to try on the dress that she was so excited for and needless to say, it doesn't look the same as it did on the model.

This problem is now solved! Realbridesmaids.com has posted pictures of real women in some of the most popular dress styles.

Here are a couple of examples from Realbridesmaids.com.

So quick! Go now and browse their entire selection.

Holidy Gift Giving Ideas

{Whimsy Press}

Less than a month until Christmas and still don't know what to get for that special someone?
Today I am starting a series to help you find the perfect gift.

You can look forward to :

• 5 great gifts under $50


• 5 great gifts under $25


• 5 great gifts under $10


• 5 great personalized gifts


• 5 great gifts for teen girls


• 5 great gifts for teen boys


• 5 great gifts for pets


• 5 great gifts for the expecting Mom


• 5 great gifts that are eco-friendly


• 5 great stocking stuffers

Day of Coordinators: Do I really need one?

I love reading blogs written by blogging brides. Two recently married brides reflected about their choice of having a Day of Coordinator.  I think their stories are great for people who are having problems deciding if a DOC is right for them.

Read Tara's (In This Instance) story here

Photo by Brian Kinyon

Read Jessica's (Tying The Knot) story here

(photo by Nicole Green)