another month :)

hi everyone! my goodness has the time flown by. I feel like the summer got away from me. no bike ride :( but at least we had plenty of popsicles :)  so this is us at 24 weeks. I'm now at 25 weeks and my legs are starting to cramp. it's so much fun. * insert humor :) *  we just recently had our friendly visit at the doctor and yep, this is me 10 pounds since the start of the pregnancy. It feels so weird to get on that scale and see 10+. I can gain that in a decade :) But this is all part of this chapter & my life right now and I'm happy to report everything looks promising for rafael and myself. he's been kicking around and now i can see him both kick and punch at the same time. my little crazy ninja. :)  Also a big thanks to my bella band that lets me still wear my skinny jeans. I love this product and even though they are not paying me i'm telling you this is the best maternity investment ever.  and less than $20! I have not purchased any maternity clothes yet but this bellaband is a life saver :) i can see using this around that time of the month later :) hehee.

In preparation for our baby shower mr.handsome and i visited the big box store for babies over the weekend and WOW how overwhelming! it was our first time and i promise you i tried with all my might. i wimped out at like aisle 24. i got hungry and thirsty and oh so done with the question "do we really need this?".  mr.handsome saved the day. we exited and went for an early lunch ( mexican carne asada fries :) hahaaa! if any of you have any suggestions on the ONE thing you think we REALLY cannot live without please let me know. I just can't go looking through 100 aisles of stuff again. And i certainly trust your advice :)

so here comes another month for the Inspire Lovely shop. and september is a special month :) It's my birthday month! woo hoo! i do celebrate it everyday of september. it's awesome. i think we all should celebrate everyday of your birthday month. it's fun. it's exciting. and gosh dangit you deserve it :) so anyhoo. I've been wanting to start adding free shipping coupon codes to the store ( i puffy heart free shipping) so I thought most certainly in september!!! i've stocked the shop with pretty items:

  this was a quick gift i "Wrapped" up for my sister using some of the new vintage inspired postcard tags i designed for the shop. meet miss maude xoxo

i love collecting vintage postcards and so i complied my favorite 12 and made them into tags ready for giving or using in your art pages.

 i then decided to also add some vintage inspired library card tag sets. both in this pretty scroll design.

 and as tags :) i added some fun titles and kept some pretty true to their vintage design xoxo

i'm using these on a current project and can't wait to show you how it turns out. i've been playing with paper again after months of not playing. so fun :)

 found some of these handsome little birds to add to the shop just in time for fall decor :)

and some pretty flowers for easy giving

 i love this minty green color xo

 so dainty & sweet.

 i think postage stickers are the cuteness. i think these make for fun labeling and tags. :)

 and hello sunshine! i love this rainbow of twine goodness! you cant help but smile :)

 and just in time for the fall season of shimmery giving. gold twine xoxo hello & yes :)

 i'm obsessed with these mini cuties! i use them mostly in my art pages. they are so cute!

 i had so much fun making these fabric buttons for the recent market. and so i share my button love with you too xoxo

 i love that pretty pink vintage fabric button in the middle xoxo be still my heart xoxo

 so pretty to look and and SO therapeutic to create. i made these while watching the telly :)

this pretty lovely was made using the most gorgeous thrifted vintage blanket. i love upcycling. i want to make a mobile for rafael using these :)  i think he would appreciate the colors too hehee. so there you have it. the shop is fully stocked for your free shipping pleasure.

*** NEW FREE SHIPPING CODE FOR ALL ORDERS OVER $30.00 FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER : 
Enter " XOFREESHIP " at checkout *** ( Order must be $30.00 at time of checkout to receive special FREE shipping ) 


wishing you all a happy wednesday
and a big ninja hi-5 from rafael :)
xo
-d

Contributing: Scrapbook Workshop

A few months ago the wonderful May Flaum contacted me about a wonderful opportunity... contribute a project to a scrapbook/art book ( the above picture is the cover of the book ) along with several of my favorite & amazing artists/bloggers.... why yes... thank you :)

what an honor to be among this creative group of lovelies!

I love the "Look inside" feature on Amazon, there are a few fun pages displayed and I was even more excited because the page I contributed is shown. :)  When i got my copy last week i quickly pointed out to Mr.Handsome with delight that his hot self made it to the cover of the book. (bottom left) He of course is my muse. So thank you mr.handsome for being hot & cute. And on a scrapbook book cover. :)

alright, back to paper. i love paper. i've got a few projects in the works right now ( using the kits I put up in the shop ) but none to share just yet... * awwww  what a tease i know * wink*wink*

For now, thank you for letting me share. It's awesome to finally be able to spill the beans about this pretty book after months of secrecy :)  i can only keep a secret for so long hahaaa!

happy book worm,
xoxo
-d

Giveaway Winners :)

Inspire Lovely Giveaway winners 

Giveaway#1: 5 spools of 10 yards of cotton Airmail twine
1-Geralyn S.
2-Melissa Moeller Mann
3-Betsy Sammarco
4-Rita Alek
5-Christine Velazco-Villacarlos

Giveaway#2: 3 yards each of 10 beautiful new colors of Vintage Inspired Seam Binding 
1- Tany Sol

Giveaway#3: 4x6 Butterfly & Teacup print
1- Abbey Richards

Giveaway#4: Pack of 90 Party Mix Blank Carnival Tickets 
1- Iro Ivy Nassopoulos

Giveaway#5: Sweet Notions Paper Kit - Blue Moon
1-Irma

If your name appears here please e-mail me your post address and giveaway # at: InspireLovelyShop@gmail.com

All winning parcels will ship first thing Monday morning :)

A special thank you to everyone who entered & visited Inspire Lovely this week! 

Thank you for letting me share a bit of loveliness with you all xoxo

Happy weekend Lovelies!

xo

-d

Inspire Lovely Giveaway #5

Todays giveaway is this paper kit that makes a perfect weekend project ( valued at $25). Kit comes complete with 30 pieces: including 8 stylish papers & 22 one of a kind embellishments. I will pick ONE super lucky Inspire Lovely fan! 

To enter this pretty giveaway will require a bit more work *wink*wink* simply repost this to your facebook, twitter or blog with a link to Inspire Lovely's facebook  fan page and come back here to leave a link to said blog/twitter/facebook post :) I will pick a winner  for this paper kit from the comment list in this post only! 

Deadline to enter all this giveaway is *updated* 12 noon Saturday August 20th. I will announce the winners on The Inspire Lovely facebook page and here (just in case) Saturday morning :) 

wooo hooo! happy friday!!! xo

-d

Inspire Lovely Giveaway #4

Hello again :) A bit late here (again so sorry!) with today's giveaway . I spent most of the day away from the computer and it felt great :) Although, giving away free stuff makes me feel pretty good too - *smiles* Which brings me to today's  giveaway:  1 lucky Inspire Lovely facebook fan will win a pack of 90 Party Mix Blank Carnival Tickets!  I LOVE love love these little guys. I use them to journal all my crazy thoughts & even decorate my art pages. It's very addicting :)

see what i mean?

All you have to do to enter this pretty giveaway is become a fan & "like"the Inspire Lovely facebook page and I will pick a winner from there :) Crossing my fingers you win :)

Deadline to enter is Friday August 19th. I will announce the winners on The Inspire Lovely facebook page and here just in case :) 

happy winning xo

-d

Inspire Lovely Giveaway #3

Happy Wednesday Lovelies :) A bit late here with today's giveaway but I sure hope you enjoy it! I am giving away one 4x6 print (pictured above) to 1 lucky Inspire Lovely facebook fan.

All you have to do to enter this pretty giveaway is become a fan & "like"the Inspire Lovely facebook page and I will pick a winner from there :) Crossing my fingers you win :)

Deadline to enter is Friday August 19th. I will announce the winners on The Inspire Lovely facebook page and here just in case :) 

I'm wishing you a sweet day xo

-d

Inspire Lovely Giveaway #2

I have been waiting for my pretty order of vintage inspired seam binding to come in and grace the shop shelves for a while now. I can thankfully say it's all in and it's mighty cheery :)  I had to serve you up a tea cup to share xoxo.  So for today's giveaway I am giving away 3 yards each of 10 beautiful new colors of Vintage Inspired Seam Binding to 1 lucky Inspire Lovely facebook fan.

All you have to do to enter this pretty giveaway is become a fan & press "like" on the Inspire Lovely facebook page and I will pick a winner from there :) Easy! Crossing my fingers you win :)

Deadline to enter is Friday August  19th. I will announce the winners on The Inspire Lovely facebook page and here just in case :) Happy winning everyone!

And just a story + photo to share : today ( after 10+ years) i had a hot date at the DMV ( insert sarcasm :) where i had to finally go in person to renew my license. new photo, another fingerprint, update info etc.... ahh fun.  Yet when Mr. Handsome reminded me that i would be taking a photo with rafael i immediately looked down at my belly and rubbed it with glee. I told rafael to smile a wee bit. i can't wait to show him our photo together. i then realized they do very close snapshots and decided to take more decent photo without cropping rafael :) i put my hands in a heart just for him. xoxo ahhh... so silly. i think it might be the hormones hahaa. :) either way, my dmv trip wasn't so bad as i had a happy baby in my belly. xo

-d

Inspire Lovely Giveaway #1

I think its no secret we all have a love affair with twine. pretty luscious twine. every color and size. so pretty :) At the Queen Bee Market I had the pleasure of meeting an online friend Kate who makes and sells the most amazing twine ever. I have know Kate for such a short time but I can tell you that she has a heart that bursts with passion and love for all things twine :) And her love is generous. She graciously gave me a spool for the shop and out of that kindness I would love to pay it forward :)  I am giving away 5 spools of 10 yards of cotton twine to 5 lucky Inspire Lovely facebook followers. A BIG Thank you to kate for sharing her passion for pretty things. xoxo

All you have to do to enter this pretty giveaway is press "like" on the left hand side of Inspire Lovely's facebook page and I will pick winners from there :) Easy! Crossing my fingers you win :)

Deadline to enter is Friday August  19th. I will announce the winners on The Inspire Lovely facebook page and here just in case :) Happy winning everyone!

Tomorrow I have another giveaway to announce... good times i promise!

Happy Monday to you and a i wish you a beautiful week,

-d

creating & celebrating

I've always loved cupcakes & i've always loved sprinkles. yet i've only just begun to love them both in a pretty tea cup xoxo

yesterday we celebrated a beautiful moment of life... we welcomed a wee little new friend into this world. So happy our friend and her new baby girl are happy as can be. yesterday i got cupcake happy for them and made a few for celebrating this wee baby girl.  :) i made a few girly cupcake toppers in about 5 min. and ooh lala... pretty indeed. i don't think you can go wrong with a cute butterfly :) then i realized... they are just too pretty to eat. well, not really. hahaaa. but i took a few photos to share with you. maybe brighten your spirits a wee bit? bring a ray of sunshine your way. without the added calories :)

in the background is my new vintage score. A vintage yo-yo pillow case :) i firmly believe you can never have to many pillow cases. Plus a cute vintage cake pedestal in the most beautiful porcelain aqua+ mini vintage doily. all scores from a recent yet very happy thrifting date with the mister. i cannot even begin to tell you how happy i am with my new pedestal. i keep propping every random little thing on it... just so i can use it everyday :)

ahh. creating & celebrating is wonderful.

i know moments & times like these are not going to last. i will have to work at making them happen once rafael arrives. in the mean time i am counting my blessings. i am recording the "mundane" just for me. hopefully moments like these will still be sprinkled throughout the years to come.

just remind me it's cupcake time okay? :)

now onto this past weekend! it was great to be amongst fellow handmade lovers! oh we do flutter around to our own little tunes. i love handmade markets. my lovely sister came and we shopped to our little hearts delight. :) mostly for other lovelies in our lives. i love showing support to fellow makers. :)

I have also added to the Inspire Lovely shelves pretty new items
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{ garlands }

{ paper kits }

{ package kits }

and even better news.... i'm doing an Inspire Lovely giveaway very soon... like maybe tomorrow how about starting monday for a little more of a heads up :) *hint*hint* 

But for now, i hope you enjoy a bit of creating and celebrating
off to go dance with rafael in my tummy :)
xoxo
-d