tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21214375422290089782024-03-13T11:02:20.405-07:00pixelimpresspixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.comBlogger529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-1866475290267913142015-02-03T11:15:00.002-08:002015-02-03T11:15:25.219-08:00Oh hey, there you areI'm now posting <a href="http://pixelimpress.com/blogs/news" target="_blank">over here</a> in the journal section of my <a href="http://pixelimpress.com/" target="_blank">new shiny website</a>. Come join the conversation there! And while you're at it, stay awhile and shop. Loads of new stuff in, including these gorgeous <a href="http://pixelimpress.com/collections/stationery/products/indigo-marble-luxe-stationery" target="_blank">indigo marble lined envelopes with luxe notes. </a><br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-59179175724451462982013-11-25T10:50:00.002-08:002013-11-25T10:50:23.585-08:00pixelimpress Holiday 2013 CollectionWe've been busy, real busy, here at pixelimpress. In our shop right now are 7 new designs in our 2013 Holiday Collection. Take a gander at the whole collection below. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=14364379" target="_blank">Shop here for the collection</a>.<br />
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*** And special thanks to my friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrea-Isaacs-Photography/177008465670528" target="_blank">Andrea</a>, for all of her help styling and photographing pixelimpress products. The photos above with *** are courtesy of her special talent! We had a lot of fun at our photo shoot. Here's our lineup, via instagram.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrea-Isaacs-Photography/177008465670528" target="_blank"><br /></a>pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-44759562167880291382013-11-05T13:12:00.000-08:002013-11-05T13:12:36.305-08:00let's talk marble<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i'm sure at some point i've declared my love for all things marbleized. if not, i'll do it now. i love marbleized things. there, done. so i made some stationery sets recently with envelopes lined in marbleized paper. this is luxe, folks. thick cottony paper. shimmery envelopes. gorgeous colors. and elegant marble paper. all wrapped snug as a bug in a pretty silk ribbon and packaged in a pretty white box. great for gift giving. and as you know, the season of gifting is upon us. <br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=14331448" target="_blank">Holla ... set of 10 flat cards and 10 lined envelopes.</a><br />
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in the mood for something a little more vibrant? how about curry and purple. <br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=14331448" target="_blank">found here. </a><br />
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and then i spotted <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/agate-jewelry-box-d1237/?pkey=e|agate%2Bjewelry%2Bbox|1|best|0|1|24||1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-" target="_blank">these at west elm. </a>marbleized boxes. how cool are they. the natural colored one totally matches my stationery. i think i'll ask santa for one.<br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-42407041767291808942013-10-03T15:56:00.000-07:002013-10-03T15:56:48.936-07:00New Stock at pixelimpress!I'm back! With a post to tell you about some new goodies at pixelimpress. First ... the 2014 pixelimpress Desktop Calendar. It's always a labor of love. Wasn't sure I was going to make one this year. And then I had some past clients inquire about one and, well, that was enough to motivate me to get my act together. It's tough coming up with 12 unique patterns and color schemes! So, drumroll, here it is. The cover page sports August's design and also a new pattern at pixelimpress. I'll soon be loading new calling cards and stationery with this offset chevron design, which i love!<br />
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The back page sports all the designs.<br />
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March is one of my favorite patterns and color schemes. (And also my birthday month in case you were planning on buying me a gift.)<br />
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December's pretty sparkly, after all New Year's Eve is in December.<br />
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The calendar can be purchased <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=12295792" target="_blank">here</a>. They make super teacher gifts! And if you purchase 5 or more, they are 10% off! Woohoo!</div>
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pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-18502621235896873542013-07-31T09:52:00.000-07:002013-07-31T09:52:22.188-07:00hi sugarplum! calling cards<a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">cassie</a>, the popular and hysterical diy/lifestyle blogger (who now has the <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/07/hair-talk-angled-piecey-bob.html" target="_blank">chicest bob</a> in blogland) contacted me earlier this summer and wanted custom calling cards for her blog for a conference she was attending (and speaking at) in august. after several drafts i came up with these.... my suzani print in shades of aqua (to match her site) and her hi sugarplum! "logo".<br />
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and my favorite part.... her social media contact tags are brushstrokes! perfect for the diy'er that she is. (her last name is blanked out below)</div>
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and i also created some of her cards in my ikat pattern.<br />
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and being the great diy'er that she is, she took these cards to the next level and painted gilded edges on them! (after learning of the trick from <a href="http://camillestyles.com/uncategorized/diy-gilded-business-cards/" target="_blank">camille</a>.) <br />
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she used this pen to create the edge effect.<br />
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how awesome are these! i think they're absolutely fabulous! </div>
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<br />head over to<a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2013/07/diy-gilded-business-cards.html" target="_blank"> cassie's post</a> and see her step by step instructions for painting the edge. and you can get your own calling cards to gild <a href="http://pixelimpress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">over here</a>! (leave me a note at purchase time that you're thinking of gilding the edges and i'll include some scrap paper in your package for you to test the gilding process.)<br />
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*** unless labeled, all photos are by cassie.pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-50158525731046701752013-06-14T08:38:00.000-07:002013-06-14T08:38:02.208-07:00carry on<br />
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Dad on his submarine. He went under the arctic ice twice.</h3>
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i got the first call when i was 29 years old. i remember it clearly. i had just returned to my apartment from basking in the sun poolside in atlanta. dad had a stroke. a massive stroke. he's in icu at the veterans administration hospital in my hometown. my sister kim, living close to my parents, and mom spent the next few weeks with dad. i flew up shortly thereafter and spent a month with mom while dad was still in the hospital. he was paralyzed on the left side of his body. each day we went to his therapies... physical and occupational. he still had his speech. and only some use of his left hand. he was walking, slowly, ever so slowly, with a walker and leg brace.<br />
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as dad was learning to walk again, mom was learning to do a few things around the house and elsewhere that were dad's chores. dad was a mechanic following his retirement in the navy. he always took our cars to the gas station and filled the tanks. always. kim had showed mom how to pump gas on one of her recent visits home. mom drove the car back and forth and back and forth to visit dad until she HAD to fill the tank. i was there this time. after one long, exhausting afternoon visiting dad at the hospital, we pulled into the gas station to fill the tank. there was one car at pump #17. that tells you how many pumps there were at the station. plenty. mom pulled to the side. i asked her what she was doing. she said that kim had showed her how to pump gas on pump #17 so she had to wait until that one was free. i think i pulled out a chunk of my own hair. they are all the same i exclaimed. nope, i need to go to pump #17, we'll just wait, she said. so we waited.<br />
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dad was eventually sent home. his new role was patient. mom's was nurse. slowly any progress he had made in the hospital deteriorated. years passed. kim got married. i got married. kim moved. still nearby. i moved. 5 or 6 times. some of them cross-country. pets died. pets were adopted. there were phone calls, oh-so-many phone calls, and visits to see dad. we brought pictures of the events in our lives.<br />
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18 years later i got another phone call. kim squeaked out the words, dad died. it was may 16, 2013. he was admitted to a local nursing home in march following a hospital stay for pneumonia. complications arose from there. my last visit home was in october. my next visit home was going to be may 29th.<br />
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Dad with Kim on the left and me on the right, Christmas, circa 1967</h3>
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plans were made. flights were scheduled. photos were gathered. memories were remembered. either kim or mom told me of the coincidence. i don't remember who. dad was in room 226 at the nursing home. the funeral home was at 226 cumberland street. weird, huh? she said. before i went home for the funeral, i walked into the bank to deposit some cash. i grabbed a lump of cash for my wallet. $76. that's an odd amount, i thought. just make it $75. nope keep it at $76. i handed the leftover money to the teller for the deposit. she penned $226 on my deposit slip. i smiled. coincidence? i choose to think not. <br />
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if there was ever a time for time to be frozen, this was it. i couldn't fathom participating in a viewing, a service, and then a processional to the cemetery. steve and i arrived home the day before the viewing. i had packed some photos and pretty printed labels... husband, father, son, navy, in loving memory, friend. we made bulletin boards of memories. we put on our outfits. we went to the first viewing. i swore i wasn't going to look. i looked. he looked better than i thought he would. he was dressed in a flannel shirt with a u.s. flag pin on his lapel. people came. people wept. people consoled us. i hadn't seen some of these folks in 30 years. we laughed at the good times we had growing up. playing badminton in the backyard. playing wiffle ball. how the clothesline post was 2nd base. they didn't want to know where i lived now or what i did for work.... they wanted to know if i still ate macaroni and cheese every day. we laughed a lot. there was a woman who came who told me that her dad and my dad worked at the local army/navy recruiting office together. she said her father gave my father some $$ when they were overseas in vietnam and had asked my father to use it to buy a tobaggan for his children for christmas. he did. <br />
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we dressed again the next morning for the service. there was another short viewing and then time to sit down and listen. beautiful words were spoken. words to celebrate a life. people left. it was just family at the casket. kim and her husband spoke of the navy term "carry on". it means to resume. now we must resume. we said goodbye and i pulled the blanket up to his chin. the casket was closed, draped with a flag, and rolled out to the hearse. we followed. then a slow procession to the cemetery.<br />
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the cemetery was beautiful. beautifully decorated for the upcoming memorial day weekend. 7,000 small flags were staked at the entrance... one for each life lost in combat since 9/11. (that image and its meaning itself is staggering.) we made our way to a small shelter. words were spoken. taps was played. a 21-gun salute was sounded. the flag was precisely folded. more words. empty shells were passed along. the folded flag was presented. a painfully slow final salute was given.<br />
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we've settled into our routine lives again. father's day is this sunday. it'll be different for us this year. as will christmas, which is also dad's birthday. there won't be phone calls or visits to dad. instead we'll look back on our memories of dad and then carry on.<br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-46175098778375602622013-05-14T08:12:00.002-07:002013-05-14T08:12:32.923-07:00renegade craft fair this weekend in austin tx!gosh it's been so long since i've written a blog post, i almost forgot how. life's been busy. i've been spending my waking hours <strike>panicking</strike> prepping for <a href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/" target="_blank">Renegade Craft Fair </a>this weekend, May 18-19, in Austin, TX. oh look, there's even gonna be booze. <br />
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it's my first time there and i'm thrilled that i was accepted to participate. thanks Renegade!<br />
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here are some snap shots from what's in production here...<br />
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marble lined curry envelopes with calligraphy script flat notes. <br />
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my lotus pattern in corals with a cobalt HOLLA. (hubby called it hola last night... he's not in the loop on "holla". apparently he didn't watch enough of heather on RHONY) <br />
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tons of new greeting cards. anyone need a hug?<br />
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so if you're anywhere near Austin this weekend, come see us. we'd love to meet you!pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-13189099272265314262013-02-25T07:32:00.003-08:002013-02-25T07:32:45.958-08:00argoi know i'm totally late to the game, but at least i saw one of the movies that was up for best picture at the oscars last night. (and since when are there NINE movies nominated for best picture.... seriously? didn't there used to be like 5 or 6....).<br />
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hubby and i watched argo saturday night. i was happy to see this scene not only because it's a phenomenal movie but especially since it meant the end of a boring awards show. i enjoyed their acceptance speeches. best line of the night was from the 3rd producer who said (sandwiched between clooney and affleck), "i know what you're thinking, the 3 sexiest producers you've ever seen." good one.<br />
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but i still haven't recovered from the movie. it's tense. tense like if i wasn't sprawled out under a fleece blanket, ice pack, cellphone, and remote control, i would get up, leave the room, take a few deep breaths, and regroup. for me, it ranks right up there with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/" target="_blank">the abyss</a>, where for most of that movie i felt like i was underwater gasping for my last breath. i'm sure you've seen it and you know what i'm talking about. if you don't, rush right over to your remote control and dial it up on 'on demand'. pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-20071093125767381362013-02-21T08:32:00.001-08:002013-02-21T08:32:38.588-08:00my new favorite saladi used to be a spinach salad gal. my favorite was spinach with mozzarella, bosc pear, coconut flakes and pecans with a vanilla flavored dressing made from protein powder. sounds yummy, huh? can't get it in a restaurant.... you have to make your own. and i did, sometimes every day for weeks.<br />
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NOW, i make this salad almost every week and munch on it for lunch. it's so tasty. i found it in one of <a href="http://www.oprah.com/food/Kale-Salad-with-Sesame-Dressing-Recipe" target="_blank">O's recent issues</a> and figured i'd give it a go since i had most ingredients here at the house.<br />
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here's my version. it's truly yummy. i add a little <a href="http://www.amazon.com/PB2-Powdered-Peanut-Butter-6-5/dp/B002GJ9JWS" target="_blank">pb2</a> in my dressing. just felt like it was calling for a smidge of peanut taste. and remember, the fresher your kale, the tastier the salad. and see those golden rounds on the plate? that's another recent favorite that goes smashingly well with the salad.... goat cheese rounds. (goat cheese battered in flour, egg, and panko and then sauteed). my in-laws are coming to visit in a few weeks. hope they like kale, cause i'll be serving this.pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-15633269351805609352013-02-14T07:50:00.000-08:002013-02-14T07:50:07.538-08:00pixels wishes...you all a happy valentine's day. and look... her rabies tag even looks like a heart! how apropos. i, on the other hand, am going back to bed with my friend nyquil. i shouldn't have bragged that i made it through most of winter without getting sick.<br />
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i know, who wants to think about christmas when it's only february. but... you'll thank me come dec 21st. there's a big ol' sale happening on holiday goods at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=12350610" target="_blank">pixelimpress</a>. all holiday items are on sale. 30% off tags. 75% off discontinued tags. and 50% off card sets. go now, get 'em while they last.pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-86652880083523144422013-02-06T09:09:00.004-08:002013-02-06T09:09:31.222-08:00let's get caught up, shall we<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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well, someone finally noticed that i hadn't updated the blog in a month. thanks, sis. and since i hadn't posted in awhile, i thought i'd give the blog a fresh look with a new header, a collage of my favorite instagram photos. (click on the link on the sidebar to follow me on instagram where i post a photo or two almost daily!) <br />
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so... let's get caught up in what's happening around here. our little finnigan is growing like a weed. he keeps us quite busy. finnigan runs at either a 10 or a 0... there's no inbetween. he's either in his crate snoring or running around like a maniac. we have yet to truly cuddle with him. he thinks he can fit everything in his path in his mouth. and he tries. and then you're chasing him around the house like a fool. i know he's laughing to himself when that happens. he throws hissy fits when he doesn't get his way. and he knows EXACTLY when his next meal is and he will let you know as loudly as he can that you are 30 seconds late with his meal. we love him anyway.<br />
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here he is in puppy class with his daddy. <br />
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we make finnigan <strike>suffer</strike> hold a "down" pose before he can eat.<br />
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his dangling participle.
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and his sweet face.<img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ApYQamVzlF4/URJ7-VoN-aI/AAAAAAAAGNE/zxRxWqUVTFQ/s640/blog+jan+2013+7.jpg" width="640" /><br />
and let's not forget our oldest, pixel. she turned 5 recently. as a friend commented.... "she doesn't look a day over 4!"<br />
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she spends her days in the life of luxury. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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and in other homefront news, thanks to my bootcamp trainer, meridith, i've rediscovered quinoa. i'm addicted to quinoa and kale cakes . i make a variation of <a href="http://www.oprah.com/food/Pan-Fried-Quinoa-Cakes-Recipe" target="_blank">this recipe</a>. they are so good! i usually serve them with guacamole on top.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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here in flat, farm country we see a lot of hot air balloons. i snapped a photo of these guys taking off at the end of our street one weekend.<br />
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and in <a href="http://pixelimpress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">shop</a> news, i've been doing a lot of custom work. here's a sampling.<br />
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these minty stripes went out to a favorite customer. i LOVE her logo/signature! <br />
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malachite-inspired business cards for another favorite client in palm beach.<br />
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after i designed those, i found this image online. yep, rolex and i think alike.<br />
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more green. <br />
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and some purple.<br />
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and a custom baby shower invite for a friend. <br />
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pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-1193613460023933692013-01-03T14:18:00.001-08:002013-01-03T14:18:34.001-08:00i know where i'll be sunday night...glued to the tv watching season 3 of my newest obsession, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/" target="_blank">downton abbey</a>.<br />
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hubby and i started watching season 1 right before christmas. right after christmas i rushed to target (i had to drive myself... sadly, we have no staff to bring around the motor and chaffeur us.) to buy season 2 on dvd (boo netflix for not having season 2 yet). i'm totally obsessed.... like obsessed so much that i'm on the verge of requesting that friends and family refer to me as "<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=m%27lady" target="_blank">m'lady</a>". <br />
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traditional home online has a <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/designing-Downton-Abbey_ss1.html" target="_blank">feature on downton abbey</a> where you can learn a little more about the real-life castle where they film most of the show. (and from where i borrowed these photos.) pop over there to check out some great photos of the castle interiors and cast of the show. <br />
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and then do yourself a favor, and jump on the bandwagon and watch it. if anything to see my favorite character, the dowager countess, played expertly by maggie smith.<br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-84059597018940807932012-12-22T07:57:00.004-08:002012-12-22T07:57:36.535-08:00merry merry! our christmas card!our christmas card is always one of my favorite things to design each year. it takes months of planning and scheming to think about what silly getup/pose i can make pixel do. this year was challenging because we had to incorporate our newest member of the family, <a href="http://pixelimpress.blogspot.com/2012/09/meet-finnigan.html" target="_blank">finnigan</a>. and when we took this photo, finnigan had yet to learn basic manners. getting him to sit still for a split second was a challenge (and actually it STILL is!... 2 months later).<br />
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after lots of photos and some hysterical <a href="http://pixelimpress.blogspot.com/2012/11/no-puppies-were-hurt-in-making-of-our.html" target="_blank">outtakes</a>, we chose this as the best photo. the caption followed. (click to enlarge.)<br />
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last year's card. (i LOVE pixel's expression!)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bFb0e9QPMP4/UNXU-2raPrI/AAAAAAAAGIk/pmCQHPpF-w8/s1600/xmas+2011+pixel+boots+final.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bFb0e9QPMP4/UNXU-2raPrI/AAAAAAAAGIk/pmCQHPpF-w8/s640/xmas+2011+pixel+boots+final.png" width="640" /> </a></div>
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and 2009 (which was sent with a year's update from pixel). still one of my absolute favorite photos of pixel. <br />
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and with these, i am signing off until 2013. merry christmas! and thanks for following up with pixelimpress!pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-34650732515757147622012-12-07T07:28:00.004-08:002012-12-07T07:28:56.612-08:00randomness around here via my instagram photosi've had one day off in the last 4 weeks, and, in the spirit of the season, this is what i did. i threw some ornaments in a bowl...<br />
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and spray painted my real antler for another holiday display in the house. it turned out so good i'm eyeballing other things to spray metallic gold.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weCp3msolRA/UMH_mOWqHgI/AAAAAAAAGGk/Jpn0ZeFoBvU/s1600/insta+nov+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weCp3msolRA/UMH_mOWqHgI/AAAAAAAAGGk/Jpn0ZeFoBvU/s640/insta+nov+2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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i love creating holiday photo cards. this bride had the perfect photo for my confetti newlywed card. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-40gTeeFgTVs/UMH_arsF3KI/AAAAAAAAGFc/Wf66nZz7DCg/s1600/insta+nov+2012+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-40gTeeFgTVs/UMH_arsF3KI/AAAAAAAAGFc/Wf66nZz7DCg/s640/insta+nov+2012+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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lots of personalized stationery going out the door ...<br />
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these were some gorgeous calling cards i printed for a customer. we added her pink logo. i love it on the mint stripes.<br />
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these are a favorite this year <a href="http://pixelimpress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">in the shop.</a> i'm about to print another batch.</div>
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and now for the four-legged news...not everybody works as hard as i do during the day...<br />
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steve's been working hard training the little guy, finnigan. this day he got a double sit at the backdoor before playtime in the yard... their favorite passtime.<br />
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and it's here.... black friday/cyber monday sale at <a href="http://pixelimpress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">pixelimpress</a>. FREE SHIPPING on everything and anything to anywhere and everywhere. get in on the action <a href="http://pixelimpress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">over here</a>. (simply add your items to your cart and add coupon code "BLACKANDCYBERWKD" at checkout.) see ya in the shop!pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-15592187744963126412012-11-20T14:52:00.004-08:002012-11-20T14:53:23.469-08:00the store is stocked!i've been busy... busy getting <a href="http://pixelimpress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">the shop </a>stocked for the holidays.<br />
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new holidays tags.<br />
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and the pixelimpress best selling gift tag is back for another season!</div>
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pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-15362928252190782132012-11-15T15:52:00.002-08:002012-11-15T15:52:36.817-08:00discover paper 2012 holiday guide<a href="http://discoverpaper.com/" target="_blank">Discover Paper</a> released their 2012 Holiday Guide early november. and it's gorgeous! you know when the cover's this pretty, the contents are going to be just as pretty!<br />
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you can read the whole issue <a href="http://issuu.com/discoverpaper/docs/2012-holiday-guide" target="_blank">here</a>. pixelimpress has the pleasure of being a small part of the gorgeousness... our 2013 desk calendar is on page 54-55. <br />
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and i also wanted to let you know about the fantastic giveaway that's going on over there right now. $400 of goodies to one lucky winner. books, calendar, stationery, cards, notepads, banner, and gift cards. woohoo!<br />
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v<a href="http://discoverpaper.com/2012/11/discover-paper-2012-holiday-guide-a-giveaway/" target="_blank">isit this post to enter.</a>pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-36263003880543771792012-11-12T09:14:00.001-08:002012-11-12T09:14:43.745-08:00"i'm just going to look, i'm not gonna buy anything"i uttered those words to my husband as i walked out the door saturday morning. i was heading to a <a href="http://www.ibbdesign.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=27" target="_blank">design center's </a>warehouse sale just a few miles from my home. they hold the sale twice a year when they have overstock and too many items that they've cleared out of model homes. they have quality, name brand furniture, rugs, artwork and accessories at up to 90% off.<br />
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most people show up 2 hours before the sale starts to wait in line for the doors to open. i don't. i show up 1 hour after it starts, after the craziness ends. they tell you to bring stickers with your name and phone # on them so you can <strike>walk</strike> run through and label the items you want to buy. it's an honor system. you don't touch another person's marked items.<br />
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i spotted this sofa stacked with items that weren't marked sold. the sofa wasn't marked sold. i gasped. i checked with several clerks and they too agreed it wasn't sold. i slapped my sticker on it. i texted a photo of it to hubby. i had been wanting to update one of our living room sofas for awhile now. this was the look i had in the back of my mind. and i found it. the perfect color, wooden spindle legs, rolled arms, and comfortable... all at an unbelievably low price. there wasn't a thing wrong with it.
fast forward a few minutes and it was on a delivery truck to my house.<br />
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"i'd have been crazy not to buy it." those were the other words i uttered to my husband later that day.<br />
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as you can see, someone else likes it also.
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enjoy these outtakes from our photo shoots this past weekend.<br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-84796130119023213742012-11-02T09:45:00.001-07:002012-11-02T09:45:46.158-07:00October....has come and gone, way too quickly. what did we do during october? i'll show you in a few instagram shots. (by the way, you should follow me on instagram... i keep up with that more than the ol' blog... link is on the sidebar.)<br />
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i cooked butternut squash and kale with cranberries and pecans. it was wonderful. steve even liked it. <br />
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these two got better acquainted. finnigan does everything pixel does. they have playtime in the backyard with their bones and a laser at nighttime. it's loads of fun. (i've come to call finnigan finninnigan. i've done it so much that now i stutter when i say finnigan.)<br />
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f-f-finnigan is in puppy class. he's the star pupil of his class. ok, fine... he's the only one in his class. but even if he weren't, he'd still be the star pupil.<br />
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i put a few pumpkins and mums out for my fall decorating. <br />
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our lavender is blooming.<br />
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i made some new things for the shop, including these super cute gingham and deerhead hang tags. everyone needs some. you can get them <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=12350610" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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and we all took a few naps. this girl is the queen of napping.<br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-69187036709823044762012-10-21T11:12:00.004-07:002012-10-21T11:12:30.882-07:00oh target you disappoint me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you've heard about it, you've read about it, you've seen the ads. it's been everywhere, social media & blogs & tv and on <a href="http://abullseyeview.com/video-nate-berkus-parade-behind-the-scenes-target-collection/" target="_blank">target's own website</a>... the nate berkus collection at target is debuting today, october 21st, at 8 am at <a href="http://www.target.com/#?lnk=icon_t_spc_1_0" target="_blank">target stores </a>nationwide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">perhaps someone should have told the target stores near me. i drove to my nearest <a href="http://www.target.com/#?lnk=icon_t_spc_1_0" target="_blank">target store</a> this morning. upon arriving i didn't see any of the items i'd seen in the online ads. i asked a clerk where the nate berkus collection items were. "nate who?" as she gazed down the hardware aisle where she was restocking items. i informed her that nate's items wouldn't be in that aisle. they'd be in home decor. 2 other clerks were just as clueless. by the time i got to the front registers, i voiced my frustration to another employee there. he said he was on it! he thought maybe there were 2 items in the back but was hot on the case. i left frustrated. extremely frustrated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the parking lot, i called the next nearest target store, sure that they would be more on the ball. i asked the employee who answered the phone if the nate berkus items that were debuting in their store today were on the shelves. she told me to hold and i overheard her tell another employee that she had to take this call because she had no idea what i was asking for. they were not aware of who nate berkus was and that he had items debuting in their store today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i drove home extremely frustrated and amazed that target's own employees did not know about this line of products debuting today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">target, i've always supported you. i like your products. i like your prices and i know <a href="http://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/volunteerism" target="_blank">you do good things.</a> but i expected more. you disappoint me.</span><br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-84414238863650022342012-10-13T10:26:00.000-07:002012-10-13T10:26:08.914-07:00on the bandwagon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">i've done it... i've jumped on the bandwagon and joined instagram. you can find me <a href="http://statigr.am/pixelimpress" target="_blank">here</a>. i was following a few peoples' feeds and then had the brilliant thought that maybe i should be putting photos up too. it's easier for me than blogging right now. life has been hectic. we had a houseful of company plus a<a href="http://pixelimpress.blogspot.com/2012/09/meet-finnigan.html" target="_blank"> new puppy</a> and then i traveled back to pennsylvania for a few days for a mini family reunion. between all of that and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress" target="_blank">this</a>, i'm a little weary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so, if you'd like to keep up with me on instagram... <a href="http://statigr.am/pixelimpress" target="_blank">please do</a>. </span><br />
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<br />pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-43875324027886588702012-10-04T11:24:00.001-07:002012-10-04T11:24:16.473-07:002013 Desk Calendar now in stock!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">it's always a labor of love, a culmination of my favorite patterns and colors. all bundled into a
clear cd case that folds back to make an easel on your desk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">it's the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress" target="_blank">pixelimpress</a> 2013 Desk Calendar. and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=12295792" target="_blank">it's in stock</a> now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">here's the cover page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a few of my favorite months... </span> </div>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a little gingham</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a coupla elephants strutting their stuff</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">love this pattern so much it made the cover ...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and here are all the months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">front and back covers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hop over <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelimpress?section_id=12295792" target="_blank">here</a> to get yours and if you <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/111156110/2013-pixelimpress-desk-calendars-5" target="_blank">purchase 5 or more</a>, you'll receive 10% off! they make super christmas gifts... teachers love them!</span>pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121437542229008978.post-36120240920014879592012-09-25T20:41:00.005-07:002012-09-25T20:41:40.641-07:00meet finnigan<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on sunday, we added a new member of our family... finnigan. he's an 8 week old brittany, the same breed as his new sister, <a href="http://pixelimpress.blogspot.com/search/label/pixel" target="_blank">pixel</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">meet finnigan.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">testing out the pool.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chewing on everything and anything he sees.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and playing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i can't do a puppy post without posting a photo of his big sister, pixel. i think she's wondering when he's going to go home to his own house...</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and stop following her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">welcome, finnigan. we love you already.</span>pixelimpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498758163527892104noreply@blogger.com4