My Newest Endeavor

I'm starting to realize that the reason I've been feeling so overwhelmed is because I have a severe case of attention deficit crafting disorder. There are so many things I want to try, my head is often left spinning, not knowing which direction I'm headed.

It's exhausting. But, I think it's engraved in my DNA, so I think I'm just going to have to learn to live with it.

Anyway, my latest interest has been graphic design. You see, I have two little people to take care of at home. The hubs and I came to an understanding that once they're of school age I would have to go find a job. Well, being at home for 4+ years makes me really dread the idea of ever working for someone else again. While I do have my etsy shop, I'm not sure it will ever be successful enough to generate an income large enough to really contribute. I'd really like to be able to work from home, though, so I can go on school field trips with my kids and be there without question when they're sick and need to come home, etc.

Enter graphic design. I feel like this will be something I can do freelance from home and {hopefully} make a decent income at the same time. So, I downloaded a free trial version of Adobe Illustrator and completely fell in love. I mean, head-over-heels. In. Love.

So, I've been scouring the web, practicing, and playing {I've even looked into taking classes.} While I was at it, I figured I would create a fun little printable for St. Patrick's Day. I put together a sheet of twelve 2 inch round graphics perfect for cupcake toppers, stickers, hang tags or whatever your heart desires.

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I also created a new blog for the soul purpose of designing and tweaking the html. I don't know if I'll ever do anything with it, but it sure was fun designing. And of course, I couldn't stop there, so I gave my mom's blog a face lift too. It's addicting, really.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the printable. Oh, and if there are white lines on the sheet, please know that they won't show up on the printed copy. I just don't know how to get rid of them yet. :)

Have a great week!

Under Construction

I've been making a few changes to the ol' blog over the past few days - as I'm sure you've noticed. I felt like my little bloggy home needed a bit of remodeling. So, I spent a few hours designing a new header and button and also added a navigation bar underneath the header. I haven't quite finished adding all of the content to those links, but I'm hoping they will help streamline things and make it easier to navigate once everything is finished.

In the mean time, feel free to grab my button:

Just copy the code located under my button in the left side bar and paste it into an html gadget on your blog, rearrange to your liking, and voila!

So, what do you think? Do you love the new look? I would love to hear any feedback you might have as well as any suggestions for content or design. Thanks for sticking with me while I put on the finishing touches. You guys rock! :)