Friday, January 29, 2010

A Few Faves

Well, I'm back from Salt Lake and the Altitude Design Summit. It was such a blast! I met some blogging celebs and some new friends that I can't wait to team up with in the future. I even scored some awesome goodies to give away. As if that wasn't enough, I got to spend a little time with my brother and his amazing wife and kids. He and I are currently working on a site redesign that is going to be pretty sweet. You may have noticed, but there are quite a few things at ShabbyBlogs.com that are currently a little... shall we say goofy? (Like the mile-long list of backgrounds that will take you 47 years to scroll to the bottom of, for instance!) Don't worry. We're on it. :) While we work on that, I thought I would catch up with something else that I have been a bit behind on. Our Featured {Shabby} Bloggers! The thing that has been sooooo hard about that is SO many of you are SO stinkin' rad! Seriously. I have loved reading your blogs. What an astoundingly talented bunch you are! So, this time, instead of featuring just one blogger, I am going to name a few of my favorite shabby blogs. Please hop over and visit these awesome individuals so you can see how adorable/sweet/funny/crafty/talented/fabulous they are and give them a little shabby lovin! Now...without further ado...

{In no particular order}

Kari & Nathan- This girl ALWAYS makes me smile...and laugh...and think, "Oh my goodness, could she be any cuter!?!"

Tatertots & Jello- Um. Yeah. I don't know how she does it, but Jen makes tatertots look good. Reeeeeally good. The woman is insane. Well, she's not insane, but her talent is. Good heck! If you are looking for a little inspiration, look no further! One peek and you will be scrambling to find the "follow" button. :)

Happy Chickadee- These two moms have fabulous taste! From the practical to the posh, I love the delightful things featured on their blog. Stop by and check them out!

Free People- You will fall...in...love with Jill. You won't be able to help yourself. Reading her blog is like getting a digital bouquet of flowers. It is lovely and fresh and beautiful, but also funny and light-hearted and quirky. Her outstanding photos are not only eye candy, but food for the soul. Trust me. You will love this girl.

Angels & Sparrows- Though you will most likely need to use the translation tool at the the top of the sidebar to read Stephanie's blog, it's worth it. Actually, I like that. Her writing seems like poetry that way. :) Her pictures and children's clothing are equally delightful. So glad she commented here so I could check out her blog and get to know her a bit.

Go check out these awesome bloggers and give them some encouragement!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Valentine Line {& Freebie}

Hello shabby bloggers! I can't believe how quickly Christmas came and went this year! I took some time away from Computer Land so I could give my sweet family my undivided attention. So...if yours is one of the 2,000+ emails currently in my shabby inbox, I'm sorrrry! My 3 little girlies are growing so fast. It's easy to miss out on all of those little moments when you are staring at a computer screen all day. While I feel horrible about not being able to respond to each of you, I just can't turn my little ladies away. It would be awesome if I was one of those women who could juggle everything and wear high heels while doing it, but I'm just not. Frankly, I feel fortunate just being able to leave the house without a lollipop stuck to my rear. I hope you understand!

Now, our Christmas decorations are packed away and it's time to start thinking about candy hearts and love letters. Don't you just looooove Valentine's Day? I've been cooking up all kinds of fabulous Love Day goodies just for you! I can't wait to get them uploaded to ShabbyBlogs.com! Why aren't they up yet? Right now I am literally waiting for the dryer to buzzzz so I can throw some clothes in a suitcase and run to the airport. I'm hopping on a plane to Salt Lake City, Utah so I can attend the Altitude Design Summit. Soooo excited about that! While I'm there, I'm going to collaborate with my brother/web design genius to make Shabby Blogs even more fabulous in 2010! You're going to love it and all that's ahead at ShabbyBlogs.com! We couldn't do any of this without your support and I appreciate you more than words can say!

Our Valentine Line will be released as soon as possible (hopefully tomorrow) but until then, enjoy this Shabby Love Letters freebie. Just right-click on the image below and save it to your computer. You can customize it any way you'd like by adding your own text. You can use this freebie in your sidebar or blog posts. Sweet, huh?

*If you don't have PhotoShop or a similar image editing/layering program, you can add text using a free program such as Picasa, Picnik, or Fotoflexer.