:: etsyversary week, day five: comments make me happy ::

your comments this week have been making me so happy, as your comments here on the blog always do. (i have a friend who wants me to make "will blog for comments" t-shirts - i think she's onto something.) so for today's etsyversary week free download i made some buttons for your own blog. you can download each of the three separately in two different formats, as shown below:

scrolly comment button: jpg || png
typophile comment button: jpg || png
dash-line comments button: jpg || png

i hope you enjoy and as always, feel free to share this blog post with your friends.

:: etsyversary week, day FOUR! ::

among the more popular printable items in my shop are my recipe cards. so for today's free diy printable i made an etsy-orange printable recipe card file for you. with the nice dark-and-light orange combo, they'd make a lovely hostess gift for thanksgiving, eh? simply download the file here then print, cut, and give.

:: day three: hooray! ::

it's day three of etsyversary week, friends, and today i've got something a little different to share. download the file here and enjoy.

:: day two ::

today's freebie is a little desktop wallpaper to brighten your office or home. i have it available in two different aspect ratios: 1600px by 1200px and 1280px by 800px. go to "all sizes" above the picture to download the original size and set it as your desktop background. then bask in the bright orangey goodness.

(as i've said before, i've never been able to figure out how to make perfect wallpaper. when i design it in illustrator or photoshop it always looks gorgeous and crisp and perfect and no matter the type or size of file i save i never can get it as beautiful as i want it. but enjoy this nonetheless. it's still pretty darn good.)

:: one year ::

today is the one-year anniversary of my etsy shop.

i hope it's not overdramatic or strange to say that i'm finding it almost as difficult to reflect back on the last year as i found it to reflect back on my son's first year of life. so much happens and changes in a year. our orientations toward things and events and life itself change. we move. we rethink. some things we wish we could redo. some things we wish we could relive.

suffice it to say that it has been a good year and i'm really proud of my work. i'm continually astounded by how much i enjoy doing this.

so this week is going to be a little bit of a celebratory week. i've got freebies lined up for each day of the week, starting today. as you'll see, all of the freebies are etsy orange. i thought it seemed appropriate.

today's download is a pillowbox. the illustration is actually something i drew by hand for the new desk calendars and then digitized for printing.


use this pillowbox for small gifts, jewelry, gift cards, etc. it's super easy to cut and assemble and i'll bet you find yourself getting addicted to them.

to download and print this for yourself, click on either of the images above or click here.