Does ANYONE really enjoy MOANdays?

Wow! I've been doing *SO* great lately working on my own business things. Last week I had so much motivation, it was great to get so much accomplished for MY business -- not someone else's business.  =)

But then today, ugh, its a MOANday for sure. I feel like I'm outta steam and just tired. I guess it could be from the weekend, but I really didn't do a lot over the weekend either. Who knows?

The other night I told my husband I was taking a break from this thing called "life". LOL He was just kind of puzzled and was like, what does that mean???? LOL I just laughed.  

But don't you wish we could just take a break for awhile? I mean, I guess that's what vacation is for, but you still have bills and daily things to deal with even on vacation. Do we ever REALLY get a break from our daily lives?

Then today is Monday. Ugh. I am just not a fan of Monday OR Tuesday. Monday is the first day of the week -- who likes that? And Tuesday has no purpose. Monday is the first day of the week, Wednesday is hump day. Thursday is the day before Friday and Friday is well, self-explanatory. But there is no reason for Tuesday, IMO!

The next job I apply for, I need to say, I'll be happy to work Wed-Fri. LOL Don't think I'd get a lot of job offers that way, but it would be nice, wouldn't it? LOL

Hopefully when I get out on my own with my own business I can work 12-14 hour days Wed-Fri if I want and take Monday and Tuesday off. Now that would be fine by me!!!!!!  =)

I just wish I knew the person who decided we should work EIGHT hour days with FIVE workdays and TWO days off. How unbalanced is that???? LOL I think SIX hour work days is ideal and then FOUR work days with a THREE-day weekend! I am making it official, who's with me!?!?!?!! LOL

Ok, I'm just blabbering at this point, sorry. LOL I guess this blog has been my little break from my daily grind and reality.  ;)  

Another happy client!!!

Hello blog!

Just had to post about another happy Felicity's Fancy client!!!

Another contact made thru Etsy.com. If you have not discovered Etsy.com you are missing out. The most talented people on the planet selling their wares there. Always interesting and exciting things to find!!

Check it out now!!! www.etsy.com

Anyhey, along with this new client I discovered a new trend in weddings these days. Or well, it might not be THAT new, but still, new to me.

The wishing tree.

Before bidding on the bride's request for "wish tags", I did a little research and found these images to show what a wish tree is. What a great idea!! I always hated the same ol', same ol' archaic guest book. Blah, how boring is that??? So a lot of folks have decided to use the wishing tree instead. Fabulous idea!!

I found a bride who needed 200 wish tags for her wedding. This was the information given: Wedding colors are brown and green. Wedding favors are tree seedlings and herbs, flowers and wildflowers. What a great wedding theme, can't get anymore green than that.  =)   Her wedding is this weekend so we had to turn and burn!!!

Her design...

Then I added the hole punched at the top and they added their own rafia tie.
I thought they turned out very cute and she was VERY pleased, which is what my job is all about.  =)

Baby Baseball Invitation...

I created the location/time card as a baseball ticket. It turned out super cute!!

Round of applause...

Well, I am going to be an aunt again for the second time next month!! My little sister is having a boy and they are naming him Jack Henry.  =)

Of course Aunt Stacie volunteered to do the shower invitations and the baby announcements. I wanted to start the announcements when she told us all she was pregnant 8 mos or so ago. She said, do we really have to do that now?? LOL  I said, no, I guess not.  =)

Luckily my sister is much like me, she didn't want anything that had to do with traditional baby invitations for her shower -- no pastel colors, baby bottles, booties, etc. Thank goodness!!!!!!!! And because she and my brother-in-law are AVID Cardinals/baseball fans she wanted baseball themed invitations.

Awesome!! How fun is that????

The design of the card is based on the layout I have done several other times for wedding invitations. There is a base card and then a card that is mounted on top so it makes somewhat of a pocket to hold RSVP cards, envelopes, location cards, etc.

In this case, it held the RSVP card and the baby registry card.

I designed the piece with JACK on the base card and then stars, baseballs etc. The ball diamond tops the mounted card with the idea that the balls have been hit from the diamond out into the stars.

And I adapted the lyrics to the song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to fit with Jack's name.

Anyway, I was unable to attend the shower since it was out of town , but my sister said there was a round of applause for my invitation design. I was so very excited to hear that the design was such a great success!!!!!!!!!

Baby Jack will be here soon!! Can't wait to get to work on his baby announcements!