My New Pretty Darn Cute Planner!

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I’ve been MIA a lot lately because I’ve been hard at work on a project that I am very passionate about. Stationery. After years of buying planners that were cute but not suited for my lifestyle, I finally designed my own. It was way more fun than I ever thought You can check out the Pretty Darn Cute Planner at the PDCD Shop. Or you {Read More}

Adorable WordPress Theme Now Available

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As most of you know, when posts get to lagging on momandwife.com it’s likely due to my schedule at Pretty Darn Cute Design. Over the past few months I have been working on a new premade theme and I am ecstatic to announce that it is now for sale in the fabulous StudioPress Community Marketplace! I’m currently using my new theme, Adorable, here on MomAndWife.com {Read More}

So, as it turns out…

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I am not magical. I thought I could do everything and get it all done in a timely fashion, however, that is definitely not the case. Leading up to our move I had so many plans for our new home and business. As it turns out, pregnancy trumps all. Pregnancy combined with . . . moving overseas, a new puppy, an increasingly more defiant 3 {Read More}

WordPress Theme Sale at StudioPress

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As most of you know, I design wordpress themes and build websites The company I sell my pre-made themes through is having a sale this week and I wanted to share it with MomAndWife readers. It’s a good one If you plan on making the inevitable necessary switch to wordpress from whatever platform you may currently be using, you definitely want to take advantage of {Read More}

Modern Blogger WordPress Theme

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I am beyond excited to announce my first pre-made wordpress theme is now available for purchase in the Studiopress Marketplace. click here to view the demo and pricing options

Creative Property and Posers

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I feel with the amount of problems related to creative property theft here lately I must quickly address the problem and provide what I think is the perfect solution. For example, invitation designs being replicated almost exactly, website designs (stylesheets) being copied completely, social icons I created custom (she paid for these ) for a certain popular blogger I’ve seen all over the web.. Pictures {Read More}

What I don’t want … and what I’ve been up to

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I never want this blog to become a forced, generic, only for profit, boring place. Which is why the past couple of weeks have been kind of quiet around here. I’ve been crazy busy working on design projects and didn’t want to blog “just to blog”. I realize I’ll never be picked up by BlogHer, or any other advertising agency that requires you blog 3 {Read More}

Evolution of a logo design

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I’ve been busier than ever before at Pretty Darn Cute Design here lately and plan on showcasing a lot of the fun projects I’ve been working on in the future. Today I thought it’d be neat to show you the process of designing a logo. Adriana, the owner and mastermind behind the delicious desserts at Sugarsweet Dreams Cake Company, knew what she wanted and that {Read More}

Amazing Creative Spaces

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There are so many gorgeous, fun and whimsical craft rooms out there. As a web and graphic designer I like to look at room decor for inspiration, I’ve collected a lot of favorites over the past few years. Today I want to share a few of them with you all KevinAndAmanda.com I wouldn’t even know such thing as a “scrapbook room” existed if it weren’t {Read More}

I Heart Valentine’s Day Feature on HWTM

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Hostess with the Mostess featured this gorgeous Valentine’s Day themed party a while back and I think it’s only fitting we include it in our countdown to Valentine’s Day posts. Enjoy the eye candy y’all! Click here for the entire post

DIY Christmas Garland & Wreath

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My Mom made her own Christmas garland this year, and a similar wreath to accompany the garland on her mantle. I L-O-V-E it, she thinks it looks too “young” for her She had the same opinion about an expensive shower curtain she once purchased for her guest bathroom. Guess who ended up benefiting from that? Me The fact that she’s not too crazy about her {Read More}

Canton Trade Days

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First Monday in Canton is the world’s largest flea market. If you live in Texas, especially North Texas, you’ve heard about or been to Canton at least once. Canton is a city of approximately 5000 people. One weekend every month the population grows to over 200,000 visitors. A lot of people make Canton trips their fun girls outing of the month, a tradition of sorts. {Read More}