Cystic Fibrosis License Plate

What a privilege I had last Fall to be asked to design a State of Alabama license plate that will benefit Cystic Fibrosis research, and treatment and care for those affected by it.  Not only is it super cute ;)  but of the $50 it costs, $41.25 will go straight towards the fight against CF. It was an honor to work in conjunction with Laps for CF, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Children's Hospital.  Will you consider helping this worthy cause? Beginning next Monday, May 3rd, you will be able to go to your local county Alabama motor vehicle office and fill out a "commitment to purchase" application for the Fighting Cystic Fibrosis license plate. The organization must have 1000 of these commitments to purchase to make the funding a reality.

World's Longest Marriage

I came across this post on iMom.com about this precious couple who has been married for 85 years. What an incredible inspiration. Oh hey, that reminds me...we have some really great new anniversary invitations. What better way to honor the special couple in your life than a beautiful celebration in their honor? And what fun to show "Then and Now" photos on them
   

Goodbye kitchen furniture...we'll miss you!

My husband and I have been SO blessed to have been "grown ups" for as long as we have and to not have had to buy very much furniture. We received a house full of hand me downs when we got married and have only really bought a few pieces of furniture here and there over the years. Sadly, our kitchen furniture has died :(  It lived a VERY long and full life in someone's house before ours and also has moved with us 3 times. It has been such a huge part of our family...lots of great times around that table! But all good things must come to an end. It is time to upgrade! I'm super excited to have made this very "grown up" purchase, the Marchella dining set at Pier One

Hey by the way, wouldn't this invitation be the perfect match? If I was having a bridesmaid luncheon or birthday luncheon for a friend, I'd so be using this one to match my awesome new furniture.

Introducing Our Photo Graduation Announcements

We've been hard at work "behind the scenes" getting our new 2010 designs ready to introduce. Here is the first group of new products...photo graduation invitations or announcements. See the complete line here

Poem and Photo of the day

I went to a lovely memorial service last week for a very dear family friend. I can barely remember a time when I did not know this incredible lady. As I listened to her life's story (an educator for over 40 years, married to her husband for 59-1/2 years, beautiful family, etc.) , I reminisced about how blessed I have been my whole life to have had such amazing Christian women to look up to. The following poem was published in the program at the service. What an uplifting way to look at losing a loved one.

Photo by Stella Schreiber

A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says 

She is gone

Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. 

She is just as large now as when I last saw her. 

Her diminished size and total loss from my sight is in me, not in her.

And just at the moment when someone at my side says she is gone there are others who are watching her coming over their horizon and other voices take up a glad shout

There she comes!

That is what dying is.

An horizon and just the limit of our sight.

Lift us up, Oh Lord, that we may see further

Bishop Brent

Temporary Hand Tattoos

Have you ever seen anything cooler than these temporary hand tattoos?  They are called Monster Hands.  I'm thinking these may have to find their way into some Easter baskets at my house this year!

Cooking party ideas

  

I'm loving this red polka dot pvc apron from the awesome British mailorder catalog Cox and Cox.  If I could remember anything I learned while earning my International Business degree, I might be able to tell you how much it costs (I do know it is on sale), but alas, too many years have passed and too many Mommy brain cells remain in my noggin to be able to run the exchange rate for you.  BUT...

Seeing how cute the apron is got me to thinking about how fun it would be to have a cooking themed party, either as a child or adult birthday party, or as bridal shower.  

For the birthday party: Have some different stations set up around your house where people could decorate their own aprons and make their own jars of cake mixes. It would cheap for you too because that would be their party favor as well. 

For the bridal shower:  Send these precious recipe cards along with your invitation and have people fill in their favorite recipe for the bride. Then their gift could be something used to make that recipe (like an ice cream maker if your recipe was for homemade ice cream). 

This invitation would be the perfect way to invite your friends for this very memorable occasion