Up Up, The Blog: holidays are in the air (and a note on black friday specials in the shop)

i am...

... an indie business owner slash entrepreneur slash graphic designer trying to find my way (emphasis on MY, not way) to earn a living and do it beautifully. you can find my wares at upupcreative.com or on etsy. i'm also a designer for snapfish and minted.

... a former college teacher and ph.d. student (in english) with a thing for words and a need to speak the truth

... mom to evan (who turned four in june '11 and who cracks me up, frustrates me, and amazes me on a daily basis) and emily (who is the sweetest baby ever ever ever - she will be 2 in december '11)

... married to a lawyer. enough said? nah... i'm just kidding. married to brian (who is awesome and just happens also to be a lawyer) for six years as of june 2011.

... slowly recovering posts from the old blog (see archives) (which, sadly, disappeared into thin air...)

... a post-partum depression & anxiety survivor. if you found me because of that, definitely read through the archives, reach out and say hi, and more than anything else just hang in there.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

:: holidays are in the air (and a note on black friday specials in the shop) ::

i listed some new holiday items in the shop today. the stuff i've been listing lately is a bit of a departure for me -- a lot more hand-illustration in particular and a new take on color combinations (see below) -- and i have to say i'm happy with the direction things are going.

today i added five illustrated holiday cards (pictured above) and two different gift tag sets. go check them out.

also, i'm not really having any big sale this weekend, but i am offering free secondary shipping on all holiday items in the shop. that means holiday items ship free when shipped with something else.

ENJOY!