i've launched my etsy shop! { frost on flower }

Finally.  After years of  having it on my to do list... I'm finally selling prints!

For now only 8x10 matte finish prints.  But if those do well there will be a lot more to come!

Over the next few days I'll be adding more and more.  Make sure to check back often!  I'll add a widget here so you can always see what prints are available.

Don't you think these would make lovely Valentine's Day gifts?!  ;)  Pair with an affordable IKEA frame and you've got quite a lovely gift!

Please check it out!!

winner winner winner winner!

Yay! It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner of the Baltic amber teething necklace!!

I'm so happy to have had the chance to host another great giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered!

Without further ado...

The winner is...

#5!

Amber, from By Amber's Hands!!!

Congratulations Amber!

Please email me { anowlsnest(at)gmail(dot)com } the name of the necklace you would like and your mailing address. Yay!

winner! yay! woohoo!

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner of the giveaway for an 8x10 print of your choice from Livy Love Designs!!

I'm so happy to have had the chance to host a giveaway of one of Diana's prints on my blog - I love her work! :)

Without further ado...

The winner is...

#8!

Meri, from Meri-Goes-Round!!!

Congratulations Meri!!

I hope winning this print helps you feel a little better and maybe even recover more quickly. :)  Email me your address and print choice to anowlsnest(at)gmail(dot)com and I'll pass it on to Diana!  :)

And if you didn't win you should still go order a print because they're so pretty! :)

are you the winner?

Olive is clearly a winner.

And...
(drum roll please)
The winner of the A Baltic amber teething necklace from Amber Artisans is...

#9!

Amanda!

Amanda, please email me at anowlsnest(at)gmail(dot)com with the email address that you would like Amber Artisans to contact you with.

Congrats!

I'm sorry that not everyone could win. BUT! BUT! There will be another Baltic amber teething necklace giveaway happening in a few days. Wow! So be sure to come back and enter again. :)

And don't forget to enter the giveaway for an 8x10 print of your choice from Livy Love Designs!!

giveaways, hooray!

Hey everyone!

Don't forget to enter these awesome giveaways!

A Baltic amber teething necklace of your choice from Amber Artisans ends Friday 9/23

&

An 8x10 print of your choice from Livy Love Designs ends Monday 9/26

And stay tuned.. they'll be another one coming soon! :)

livy love designs GIVEAWAY!!!

It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to my twitterfriend, Diana Smith of Livy Love Designs. She's a momma of a little doll named Olivia and has a baby boy on the way! She's great for chatting with on Twitter and she makes pretty pleasing prints that you can check out in her Etsy shop!

In her shop you'll find a plethora of prints and printables. She will even design you custom business cards and invitations.

Here are some of my favorite prints:

Do you like what you see? Because you should!

Do you want to own your very own Livy Love Designs print?

Do you like to win things?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions then read on! This part is for you!

Diana is graciously giving an 8x10 print to the winner of this very giveaway! And guess what? You get to pick whichever 8x10 print you want AND you can ever customize the colors!

(I wish I could enter)

To enter visit Diana's Etsy shop, come back here, and leave a comment telling me which print you would choose if you won.

For additional entries do any or all of the following & leave a comment for each:
~ “Heart” Livy Love Designs on Etsy
~ Follow Diana's blog via Google Friend Connect
~ Follow @bymyelf on twitter
~ Follow @LivyLoveDesigns on twitter
~ "Like" Livy Love Designs on Facebook
~ “Like” my photography Facebook page
~ Tweet or blog about this giveaway (leave a link for me to see)

Giveaway winner will be chosen via random.org in the evening on Monday, September 26th

ups & downs.

Maybe this will be a new Tuesday thing.  My ups & downs.  I'll start with downs so we can end on a good note.

Downs:
* Our car is leaking transmission fluid.
* Tomorrow morning I need to call around, pick out a place to have the car taken, call a tow truck, and cross my fingers that it gets fixed.
* We potentially need to rent a car to get to Olive's baby shower that's in Iowa on Saturday.
* I don't like to talk about money. It makes me feel weird.
* Talking about money leads to other down thoughts such as: why did we buy this house? I wish I didn't have this house. Why is this house in Minneapolis? And so on.
* I found a barely used lens on craiglist that I really really want. But it's too expensive. Oh, there's that money thing again.
* Our pup sheds too much this time of year - it makes me want to cry, scream, and send her to a distant relative's home for approximately one month.
* I keep trying to make cookies but it keeps not happening.
* I've been really bad at reading blogs so far this week. And I'm behind on posting on my own.

Ups:
* We're not crazy about our car so maybe we could get a new one?
* Olive is having a baby shower on Saturday - or maybe a welcome Olive shower? What's it called after the baby has arrived?
* We might get to rent a car for the weekend.
* The weather is nice.
* I won a store credit to Along for the Ride @ etsy on Much Love Illy's blog today. At least my day started off lovely! I've decided to get some of these:


I'm really excited.

* Olive is cute.

friday fancies!

I almost forgot!  It's Friday! :)

I made a mobile for Olive this week. But I think I like it more than she does. I'll post the details and some photos soon! Keeping with my mobile thoughts of late, here are some wonderful mobile's found on etsy.

Big Dipper Baby Mobile, Medium, in Lime Breeze from The Wonderland Studio in Massachusetts. $46

Made to order Owl Mobile from the EvelynX Gift Shop in California. $60

Tennessee Autumn Stylized Leaf Mobile from Moon Lily Mobiles in Colorado. $198

vela multi from The Starcraft. $78

Felted Wool Mobile - Pea Shoot from Sqrl & Bee Studio. $70

Um.  My mobile is not as cute as these.  Oh dear.

Happy Friday!  :)

friday fancies!

Welcome to my first Friday Fancies post! Starting today I will (hopefully) be telling you each Friday about a few things that have tickled my fancy as of late.

Today I'm sharing with you a few things that have recently caught my eye that would be perfect for Mother's Day. As I am a new momma this is my very first Mother's Day and I would be so pleased to receive any one of these things from my little baby (or.. husband..).


One of these little hand stamped rings with my darling Olive's name printed on it would be wonderful. I think I would enjoy a tiny size and would wear it on my pinky finger. The ring is 1/8 inch wide and has a matte finish - which I love. It comes from Amy Peter's Studio.


Speaking of stamped silver - a save the date with Olive's birthday would be nice! This save the date is from The Silver Diva on etsy.


There are many nest necklaces around on etsy but this one in particular caught my eye because the pearls are Olive. Ideally a nest necklace with a single Olive pearl in the middle would be perfect, don't you think? This necklace is from Sunshine Jewls.


Obviously with a new baby around the focus has been on her rather than my husband & me. The focus is on her clothing, her hygiene, her bedroom - much more than our own. Using this stencil on the wall behind our bed would be a wonderful improvement to the room and freshen it up a bit. I think we would both like it. You can see many more stencils at Royal Design Stencils' etsy shop.


This has nothing to do with being a mommy - I just love these vintage shoes from Lisa Zain.


This nursing top from Replicca is gorgeous. I would love one and I'm sure Olive would, too. :)


A wet bag for dirty cloth diapers and dirty clothes when out and about would be very useful. This one from Monkey Foot Designs is super cute and a great size!


Speaking of bags I've had my eye on these organic snack bags from Bebeloosh Mini for quite a while. I think they would be useful for the entire family - and the environment! :) Happy Earth Day by the way!


And lastly, ohmygoodness, I NEED a red Kitchen Aid mixer. Seriously.

So what do you fancy on this fine Friday?

(Next week I'll have a fine little Friday Fancies image to share so you can share what you fancy, too!)