Naturally Chic

I was so thrilled to get the mail today. I love mail at this time of year with all the Christmas cards, letters and family photos that come rolling in. Today I got an envelope thicker than most and couldn't wait to open it. Sharon, from Naturally Chic sent me the most amazing gift.



Sharon is amazingly talented and engraving on wood is one of her specialties. When my daughter was born, she made her a beautiful keepsake box with her name and birthdate on it. We use it to keep cards my daughter has been given. Today, we received a precious ornament, made by Sharon with a photo of my baby girl on it. It is truly a precious keepsake that we will treasure forever. I was just talking with a friend today about wanting to buy Grace a "First Christmas" ornament - and this one is better than anything I would have found.
Thank you, Sharon for being so thoughtful and thinking of us this holiday season. You are a great friend, inspiration and colleague in the wedding industry. Naturally Chic is going to go great places because of who you are and what you can bring to other people's lives. I cannot wait to see your website go live in 2010 and wish you all the best. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I am sorry the photo doesn't do it justice - I have to try again in the daytime. I was just so excited to share it with all of you!

Photo Walk

Back in September, I joined Scott & Jaime from Scott Gage Photography to walk some streets in Calgary taking photos. This photo walk was just that - walk and take photos. You don't have to even know what you were doing (I sure didn't!). It was so fun to see the photos that the other participants took and submitted to Scott to post on the Calgary Photo Walk blog.

It is amazing to see the different points of view, items and focal points that each person took a photo of. We were challenged to take an abstract photo as well. It was a great time, a chance to learn and challenge yourself if you are at all interested in photography.

Here is one of my photos from the first Calgary Photo Walk. Watch the Calgary Photo Walk for news on upcoming walks! And check out Scott & Jaime's site too - they do awesome work and are a great couple to work with!

Early Christmas

BRIDES & GROOMS...My friend, Terra Law at Inspired Occasions is having a fabulous sale that you just can't pass up! Terra & her staff are ah-mazing at what they do...so go check out what she is offering. I would.

Great Surprise

Imagine our surprise while looking through Google Reader that Noteworthy Designs was given a nice spot on Wishahmon's blog. A while back we posted about Monica and her great work here. She has great talent and does great floral and decorating design work. Thanks Monica & Wishahmon!

And because every post deserves some sort of eye candy... just a simple Thank You note perfect for those men in your life.

Baby Thank You's

We are currently working with a client on doing some baby announcements for her beautiful baby girl. Photos to come soon! I love them - simple, elegant and chic. The new mom and dad also want some Thank You cards to send out (so wise!), so here are a couple we designed for them. You will notice the one is using "boy" colors, but when the samples were created...we were still awaiting the news on if he/ she would like pink or green best.

Christmas Catalogue

This year, Noteworthy Designs has made it easier than ever to get your Christmas cards, gifts and decor ready in plenty of time to enjoy the holidays. Over the next while, we will be showcasing some products that are available to order. Let's start with some options for Christmas Greeting Cards. To make it easy and adjustable to any size of recipient list, just let us know how many you would like. Minimum is 5 and maximum is unlimited. Greeting cards are $3.00 and perfect for adding a personal touch to our list this year. Who doesn't love receiving a handmade card in the mail? Contact us for more details or to place your order.


Stay tuned for ideas on home decor...coming up!

Update

Just because I've been awful at blogging, doesn't mean lots hasn't been going on! I haven't done an "official" post, but our last 3 months have been amazingly different. Back in May, we welcomed our new baby girl into our family and haven't been more happy since. She is a great baby and is started to do so much. Love her!

Noteworthy Designs is still in full swing and still taking clients to do unique custom stationery with. For weddings, greeting card, baby announcements (have a few to show you soon!), thank you cards....and of course, Christmas Cards! We have some news to launch about those soon!

For now, here is a booklet wedding invitation that we did recently. It included pages and photos about the couple, how they met, the wedding and important people in their life. The mother-of-the-bride had these done and worded it perfectly - like mini scrapbooks of memories. All about making memories! We also created custom Thank You cards that coordinated perfectly.