Woodland Birth Announcement

Kate & Rob {friends of my very first Etsy client, BTW} contacted me about creating a custom birth announcement for their new little man.  I didn't have anything like this in my shop but she just wasn't finding what she was looking for out in cyberspace so she gave me a shot...and I'm so glad she did! 

The Woodland Birth Announcement is now available in the shop!

All My Gratitude

I just want to say thank you to my loyal clients who have been so understanding this past week or two.  After a friend of our family passed away very suddenly, I closed my Etsy shop in order to be supportive of our friends who were mourning their father.  I spent that week catching up on work and designing a funeral program for the services that were held.  Much to my surprise, I still managed to stay pretty busy.  Through it all, I heard from so many of you offering your blessings and letting me know that my friend {whom you don't even know} was in your thoughts & prayers.  Kaci, who lives in Florida, sent a quick note letting me know she was thinking about me and Kristen, from Washington, shared her own experience of losing her mother. 
Of course I passed these words on to my friends who were very much appreciative of such kindness.  I don't know any better way to share my gratitude with you all other than to say...♥ Thank you ♥

Sneak Peak

As I try to soak up the last bit of sun that the Pacific Northwest has to offer, I'm also busy gearing up for an even better holiday season than last year.  As always, I hope to have a little something for everybody but if you don't see exactly what you're looking for, please leave me a comment, email or convo me on Etsy with your ideas or requests!

Fall & Christmas designs are starting to appear in the shop!  I've listed all of last year's designs and I am adding more as I complete them.

I felt like mid-August was a tad bit early but since I know there are some early birds out there who are starting to think about Halloween parties and Christmas cards, I went for it!

Here is a sneak peak at one of my fresh designs as well as a fan favorite from last year. 

Cool Daddy-O

Just finished this thank you card {a custom version of the Rugged Blues birthday party invite} for little Russell in California.  His 50's-themed 1st birthday bash was a smash hit and his mama, Kristie, wanted to send out a photo thank you card to all of the hep cool cats that attended his little shin-dig. 

Sorry, I got a little carried away there.

Rain, Rain...

Just trying to brighten my rainy days in my Northwestern neck of the woods.  Just heard that by 9am this morning, Portland {Oregon, that is} has HALF of it's normal June rainfall...and its barely June 2nd!!  We're used to rainy spring days around here.  In fact, even though our winters can get a little depressing, we welcome the spring rain because we know it makes for great summers {and more time on the lake} but this is getting a little ridiculous. 

Ear to Ear

What a great week!  Not only did I make it to 200 sales in my Etsy shop but Sugar Tree Studio has been featured!! 

Check out http://owlsomegifts.blogspot.com/2010/05/time-to-celebrate.html to view my cupcake toppers and some other great owl items!

Thanks Owlsome Gifts!

...and here are some of my favorite owl invites and coordinating items from the past couple of months!

Mr. Sorin

Loving this order!  Sarah added a third photo to the middle and I'm so glad she did!

Ah, wishing I could go back in time to take even more newborn photos of my little ones!