Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I know it's been forever since I posted, but I wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone for a fabulous year for T and Little S Designs. I have so many new designs planned for the new year, but I will be taking a few days off to spend time with my family.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Planning for an Early Christmas Here

I'm feeling a little short on time this year with holiday preparations. We scheduled our vacation for the beginning of December, so I really need to have everything mostly finished and ready before we leave, including cards in the mail. Instead of handcrafting my cards this year, I've decided to use holiday photo cards from Shutterfly. I've always been impressed w/ the quality of their prints and my share site through Shutterfly, so I plan to use their holiday photo cards.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

I'm still deciding between a flat or folded card, but here are a few of my favorites (along with my daughter's favorites):

This card is her favorite (I'm sure due to the pink), and I love how colorful and non-traditional it is for holiday cards. I think it's definitely fitting for a family with a preschool daughter.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/celebrate-family-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&storeNode=93491

This is my personal favorite. I love the classic look of the holly branch w/ the modern look of the black and the text box at the bottom. Pretty sure, I'll go with this one for at least part of them. It's really hard to choose, but I know that any design I pick will go beautifully with our family photos that we had taken in October.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/golly-holly-jolly-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&storeNode=93491

If you're looking for holiday cards for your family, Shutterfly is currently running a promotion for 20% off all holiday cards. Go here to check them out for yourself:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery

I hope I've saved you some time this holiday season! Don't forget that they also have matching address labels, gift tags, and even Christmas birth announcements!
http://www.shutterfly.com/

Two New Artfire Collections!

I've been in quite a few Artfire collections lately since updating to a pro account. The latest two feature my Pumpkin placemats and my Origami tree card for Christmas. All details are on my facebook fan page since I'm not able to copy and paste links here. Thanks!

Holiday Orders--Almost Caught Up!

I've had a major holiday rush the last week or so, and I'm happy to say that I'm almost caught up! If you still need a last minute gift, please let me know in the next day or so to ensure holiday delivery. So far, coaster sets, custom photo coasters, and post-it note holders have all been really popular!

Friday Favorites A Little Early--Stocking Stuffers for Kids

I just discovered the Etsy shop, GooseGrease, and they have amazing handcrafted gifts for kids! Don't forget to check out their deal from Black Friday-Cyber Monday!

Here are a few of my favorite stocking stuffers from this shop:

Two Costumed Dolls $18

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34782393

Handcrafted Yo-Yo $4

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35053086

and this game, just because it's cool:

Pirates vs. Pirates Checkers Game $150

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26264240

3 Tip Tops Fit for a Princess $6

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34040421

New Rag Wreaths!

I haven't decided yet if I'm going to list these in my Etsy and Artfire shops yet, but I'll definitely take custom orders. Here's a couple of quick shots of one I made for the holiday season. Just need to finish off the top still and get it ready to hang. Little S has already made a request for a pink/ brown one for her bedroom. LOL

Let me know what you think!

ONE LAST SALE BEFORE THE NEW YEAR!!!

While I'm off at my brother's wedding this weekend, I decided to have one more sale before the new year. Feel free to shop your heart's out, and I will ship Monday morning for guaranteed Christmas delivery.

****Weekend sale (Saturday through midnight EST on Sunday)--free first class shipping on all paper items (notecards, tags, cards, post it note holders, etc.), and ceramic coaster sets are only $10 each! I'll refund money through Paypal when I return on Sunday and ship on Monday!

My really cool Christmas Cards this year!

I love to learn new things, so I was able to combine this new technique w/ my love of a certain designer's paper to make these AMY BUTLER 3-D CHRISTMAS TREE CARDS!!! Can you tell that I love them?

I learned the technique of making origami 3-d Christmas trees here:

http://www.theartofinking.com/my_weblog/2008/11/quick-origami-tree-tutorial.html

Then, I changed up the card design to make it my own creation, and Voila! I do plan on learning more origami creations like this for the future and selling them in my Etsy shop.

Last Day for Custom Orders for Christmas is This Wednesday!

Due to the fact that I'll be busy all weekend w/ my brother's wedding this weekend and I need to finish my own Christmas gifts after that, the last day for custom orders for holiday delivery is this Wednesday, December 10th! So, make sure to get those last minute orders in for stocking stuffers, custom recipe albums, ceramic coasters, etc. Gift certificates make excellent gifts, too, and I do offer custom gift certificates in any amount you choose. These can be mailed to you for a gift, or I can email them directly to the recipient.

If you don't need them for the holidays, feel free to continue to place custom orders, knowing that my delivery time may be a little off over the next few weeks.