i made it purty.

i think my problem was not having a pretty blog to post in. i was settling for premade templates and weird backgrounds. so i decided to make it my own. i'm still working on things like twitter/facebook buttons for my sidebar, but i'm pretty darn obsessed with my header. yeah, that's my signature. what what.

i even coded a little. (and no, liz. not in the way that a medical patient codes. this is gonna get confusing. our languages are crossing.)

i figured out how to go into the actual html code and change the size of the columns and header and such. i felt so accomplished. sure, i took a class in web design in college, but for some reason, i didn't retain ANY of it.

in other news: the holiday rush is finally picking up on etsy. i'm working on a few new christmas card designs for the shop. see them below:

i had fun taking the product shots for these. a bright, cheery background and styling for the "holly jolly christmas" card and a more rustic woodlands feel for the "reindeer merry christmas" card.

the weekend before last, my 2010 dog lovers calendar was featured on etsy's weekend deals email/blog post and i sold a whopping 17 of them in 3 days! definitely my best sales weekend to date.

i applied for a spot in the "I ♥ Handmade" holiday showcase and i got in! so, starting november 16, i'll be featured on their website.. a great place to get noticed, especially in this busy gift-buying season!

the lovely aubrey nix over at EasternShoreMom contacted me a few weeks ago about doing a "pregnancy package" giveaway for the grand re-design of her blog. in exchange, she's giving me a month of free advertising for both of my shops. apparently, she gets 2500+ visits a day, so that should be a great way to get seen.

october was my best month in terms of profit so far and i'm already up to 374 sales for the year. that's definitely way beyond my expectations when i started off making a total of $10.27 in january, my opening month.

well, there's my update for now. geez, when i blog.. i blog.