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A new respect for frequent movers... plus a hint at what our new place looks like!

I have a new respect for people who have to move fairly often. I honestly don't know how they do it. Having your lives turned upside down can be so very unsettling. Throw kids into the mix, and things get a whole lot more complicated. :) I think part of it is my own fault, we have lived our life fairly routine. For the kids, nap time, snack time and bed time are almost always right on time. I wish I was a little more spontaneous, if I have the choice though... I'm going to plan as much as I can... and then have a back up plan. ;)

After typing up somewhat of a long winded post, I decided you guys deserved the short version... and here it is!

Basically, moving and trying to purchase a house is expensive! Between appraisals, home inspections, water samples, switching cell phone carriers, u-haul trucks, storage units... it is adding up QUICK! So I've decided to launch a 50% off sale in my digital shop through the rest of this month. Hoping to drum up some extra sales, and save you guys some money in the process! :) Anyhow, just use code EXPENSE it expires 12/1

I am incredibly grateful that we are in a position to purchase another house. I'm also thankful that our house sold quickly... and to the first people who looked at it. I didnt need to worry about a bunch of showings... because that is never fun... especially with kids. :)

It has been a little stressful these past few months, but we have an estimated closing date on our new place for the 19th of December. Fingers crossed we can make that date! The cabin itself isnt real big. I feel like we sacrificied a little on space, but gained so much more. When you are out there on the property it just feels so quiet and peaceful. We can always do an addition at a later time... but the location is key for us.

A few weeks ago I realized that I didnt have a cabin included in the Wherever We Are Together Series... so I created this little guy. I havent wanted to show a picture of the cabin we're buying... because it seemed too premature... but this guy looks quite a bit like our soon to be new place! I meant to post him on the blog... but kept forgetting. :) He is available in the shop right here.

I have a board over on Pinterest filled with ideas for the cabin. We're leaning towards an industrial rustic cabin style. Warm and cozy with lots of industrial pieces thrown in for good measure. :)

What do you think? I cannot wait to show you guys more pictures!! I've been so excited to share my decorating plans... Jaydon can only handle so much. ;)

Need anything from the digital shop?  Also, keep in mind that I will be needing close down my etsy shop in just 10 more days!

Last day to save 50% off my digital shop + 45% off my etsy shop!

Hi guys! This is a late reminder and you have just a few more hours to take adavantage of my Early Christmas sale. I promise I'm only doing it before Thanksgiving because I'll be closing down my shop soon after the holiday... so no VOL25 etsy shop black friday sale this year!

EARLY CHRISTMAS SALE DETAILS:

 

(VOL25's early Black friday sale)
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40% OFF ALL etsy ORDERS use CODE: 40PERCENT 

Jump to my etsy shop right here

 

50% OFF ALL orders placed in my digital shop USE CODE: 50PERCENT

Jump to my digital shop right here

40% sale in my etsy shop + 50% sale in my digital shop!

This morning I sat down with my handy dandy calendar and actually took the time to fill out the month of November. It felt good to have it all down on paper... but it was also a little overwhelming! :) At any rate, after going over things I decided that there was just no way I could squeeze in a regular Black Friday sale the day after Thanksgiving. Well I couldnt do it and stay sane that is! So, upon reviewing other weeks, I decided that the 1st of November would work best for me. So I worked hard all day on the graphics, and wording... crunched dates and launched the sale a couple of hours before running out the door with Sleeping Beauty and an asian Princess in search of Candy. :)

I hope these amazingly awesome deals will help you grab some goodies for yourself, or someone else. I know during the holidays we can all use a helping hand!

EARLY CHRISTMAS SALE DETAILS:

(VOL25's early Black friday sale)
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40% OFF ALL etsy ORDERS use CODE: 40PERCENT 

Jump to my etsy shop right here

50% OFF ALL orders placed in my digital shop USE CODE: 50PERCENT

Jump to my digital shop right here

 

ADDITIONAL THINGS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT:

FIRST 3 CUSTOMERS WITH ETSY ORDERS TOTALING MORE THAN $100.00 will receive a canvas tote bag featuring this original VOL25 design:

While supplies last I will also be including a sheet of these holiday tags printed on thick postcard paper with all orders. Some of you may remember them from last Christmas! Because I closed my shop down through December of last year, I wound up with quite a few left!

Don't forget about the POLARTOIDS! They make great stocking stuffers at 5.00!

OTHER SUPER IMPORTANT HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFORMATION:

I will be needing to close down my etsy shop from November 27th- January 1st. This will be giving us time spent in a temporary living situation while waiting for our new house to close, and also time to unpack and settle in. I'm hoping to be back into a routine/system by the first of January! :) Unfortunately this means that if you need to shop for a Christmas gift, you'll have to do so before the 27th of November.  

I hope everyone had a nice Halloween! I'm ready to move onto November... full speed ahead! :)

Last day to save 45% off Canvas Prints in my etsy shop

Good Morning Beautiful in 7 colors listed in my etsy shop (would be great for a bathroom)

Good morning. :) So, how are you doing today? Too early to tell? ;) It is Friday, and that has to count for something, right?

I wanted to send a little reminder to everyone about the 45% off sale in my etsy shop- It expires tonight just before midnight (I am on PST) So, if you wanted to grab a canvas print, now is definitely the time to do so. :)

2 NEW art prints listed in my etsy shop!!

Another version of the quote "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" is available in my shop. This version is rocking a rustic natural vibe. :) I also did a companion print that coordinates beautifully:

"Love Simplicity" is natural and all things woodsy.

You can also grab them at 45% off for a couple more days until the storewide 45% off sale ends!

New Family themed Overlay set- 50% off

New overlay set listed in the shop! :) My last family themed set was loved so much, a second set was requested... and well I delivered! :) It is titled Kindred Spirits and you can find it right here in the digital shop.

Also: Tonight I will be listing two new art prints in my etsy shop:

.. TONIGHT! :) Today though, just as soon as I hit publish on this post I am getting started on orders for the day! The 45% off sale is keeping me busy... in a VERY good way!

Excited to offer up something new in my etsy shop...

.... typography influenced art! -see second photo down- I've debated in the past about introducing more of a clean crisp graphic style of art to my shop, ( I briefly touched on it in this blog post) mainly because every time I create an art wall with mixed pieces, I always feel the need to balance out my artwork with more of a simple style. I'm not really sure why, probably just personal preference. Anyhow a couple of weeks ago I was creating an art wall for my sister, and felt the need to create something meaningful, graphic and bold... something that would play nice with my sunshine print. I ended up changing it from yellow to blue to match her new turquoise color themed room... (if you want it in blue, just purchase the yellow and state in the message to seller that you want the blue version and I'll gladly print it for you)

... and after doing that I found myself creating this happy little piece of art:

I was able to introduce a little bit of an ombre (gradient) color effect. I printed this guy in a 16x20 size and fell in love. It really pops when hung up on a wall.

Anyhow, a couple of days ago I asked my facebook buddies what they would think if I added this style of typographic art to my shop, and I had a really positive response... so tonight I added the Love print in 7 different Ombre colors:

and also added this print, "Take Every Chance" It uses one of my favorite quotes.

Then I went ahead and virtually decorated a wall using prints from my shop in both 16x20 and 8x10 sizes. :)

Hopefully it helps show how well the two styles of art compliment each other. :) I went ahead and created a separate section in my shop for this typographic styled art, and I'll be adding to it in the weeks ahead. I'm curious to know if you have any specific quotes of phrases you would like to see added?

Also- Dont forget that I'm having a 45% off sale in my etsy shop right now! You have to use the code: SAVE45 when you checkout to have the 45% deducted from your total. :)

p.s. This is completely off topic- but one of my favorite flowers are white cosmos... and I finally found some at Home Depot today- for 99 cents a piece! I would have bought more if I had known they were so cheap. I wish they were perennials... the couple of times they have come back up the following year, something eats them before they get their second set of leaves. :(

Did you have a good weekend!? :)

VOL25 Etsy Shop Temporarily Closing May 7th - June 1st!

Hi! I wanted to let everyone know that my etsy shop will be TEMPORARILY closing down Sunday night, the 6th! I wont be re-opening until June 1st. We are taking a road trip out to Oklahoma. My husband's youngest sister is getting married and I'm supposed to be taking the wedding pictures! A little nervous again... but I am sure I will survive. Another of his sisters got married last year and I took her wedding pictures... but it is definitely not something I feel very experienced doing. It seems no matter how much I try to prep and prepare the morning of I still feel like I am kind of along for the ride, even with my extensive list in hand! :)

Well after plane ticket prices jumped again (it was going to cost us about 2300) we decided we would drive out this year. We've made the drive a couple of other times but never with Journey, so it should be fun and interesting! :) I always do a road trip journal   and this year I'm doing it again, but designing my own paper and printing it. :) I plan to have the paper up in the shop in a printable pdf file (similar to my project life cards) by mid June. Trin and Journey are going to have their own scrapbooks, although I think Journeys will be more like a coloring book. :)

If I have time I'll try to share more of what I am taking for the scrapbook/journal. I have a pretty hefty "to do list" and for some reason everytime I cross one thing off, I end up adding 2 more! :) You mommas know how stressful it can be packing for the little people in your life. At least the weather will be nicer and we wont need to pack anything too bulky. We also decided to sell the mustang, (although we havent listed it yet) and bought a 2007 Acura TL. I love driving it. We still have the Avalanche, but it is hard for the kids to climb up inside, and so the Acura has been SUPER convenient. They can now both get in and out on their own, and Journey can even buckle herself. LOVE it.

It has navigation and a back up camera, that was a real entertainer the first day!

Trins big nose is on the screen above!

I still havent taken any "real" pictures yet, these were grabbed with my cell. :)

So- if you would like to possibly make a purchase in my etsy shop before I close, I will be taking orders through Sunday night the 6th. At that point I'll need to vacation my shop and get BUSY packing/shipping. :)  

I hope you are having a great weekend! :)

p.s. My digital shop will remain open while I'm away, but customer service will be a little slower in the response department. ;)

 

 

Our motorhome featured on etsy's blog!

-yep! The title says it all, and I'm so incredibly excited to have Sharkey (our motorhome) featured over on etsy's blog this morning. He is beaming from side mirror to side mirror. -hah!

 

When Christine e-mailed me about featuring our motorhome in the next "Get The Look Decor" post I was somewhat shocked. Speechless ( and it is NO small feat to make me speechless ) is more like it. When I first opened my etsy shop the one hope I had was to be the etsy featured seller at some point. As far as I know there are no guidelines or tips posted anywhere to help acheive this. It was just one of those things I always hoped would "just happen". Well to the best of my knowledge this hasnt happened yet, so being recognized and contacted by etsy was kinda like the next best thing. :D I tried to contain my composure as I wrote and re-wrote back my reply. "Sure! You need me to stand on my head and dance circles in the middle of the street... NO problem!" Okay, I'm clearly joking... but I was that excited. :) Christine sent over some questions and I answered them, rambling and editing my answers on more than one occasion.  So intimidating to be featured on etsy's blog and have my answers read by SO many people! But also really really nifty at the same time! 

If you are just now finding me for the first time- Welcome! :) Also- Thank you etsy for featuring our motorhome. It makes all the hard work spent on the big guy even more rewarding!

Some posts and other stuff related to the motorhome you may find interesting:

-Driving him home for the first time!

-A walkthrough of the motorhome before much of anything had been done

-A short video of our first trip (minus one daughter who rode up early with my parents)

-Before and After pictures

Now if I can only get around to editing the final video of the finished walkthrough! :)

Buy 2 Get 1 Free Sale in my Etsy Shop!

I just realized a week or so ago, that there has now been 14,000 people that have favorite'd my etsy shop! That is quite the crowd of people... and although I run the risk of tooting my own horn, it is some pretty exciting stuff if you think about it! :) 

I wanted to celebrate and decided to do a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Sale! It has been ages since I've done one. Ever since etsy rolled out coupon codes, I've opted to go that route... but I've had numerous customers tell me they preferred the buy 2 get 1 free sales over a discount... so here it is:

The details:

For every two 20.00 prints purchased you will receive a FREE 20.00 print of your choice. You can also purchase 2 16x20 prints and receive a FREE 16x20, basically you can purchase 2 of the same priced item and receive a third item of equal or lesser value. Please do NOT add the free print to your cart, but DO include the title of your free print choice in the message to seller upon checkout. :)

IMPORTANT: This is just a 72 Hour sale (not a week long sale like usual) so you'll need to get your order in before 4:30 PST Monday, April 16th! That is, if I've done my math correctly! :D

I really am so appreciative of all the support I've been fortunate enough to receive over the last few years. :) If you've purchased from my etsy (or digital) shop... Thank You! :)