I’m celebrating the launch of some adorable Fall – Halloween – Thanksgiving products in my new Etsy pop-up shop with a special Pin it to Win it contest!

Fall is my most favorite season of all – the decorations, the parties, the weather – and I love going through Pinterest to find new ideas. Won’t you share with me some of your favorite ideas for the autumn season and also let me know what your favorite product is from the newly launched Sweet Tea & Lemonade shop?  Here are all the details of the contest that is open now through September 29.

Good Luck! I can’t wait to see what y’all come up with! Want to take a peek at what I’ve pinned so far for Fall? See my Fall Fun Pinterest board here.

I’m excited to announce the Fall edition of my pop-up shop is now open on Etsy.com!

I’ve stocked my Etsy shop full of adorable custom plates and platters that can be personalized to your family. These Halloween & Thanksgiving keepsakes will be fun to use year after year.

A fun and cheerful Halloween delight for your favorite ghouls and goblins! Dress up your table this Fall with this custom personalized melamine plate in chevron orange pattern with an adorably spooky haunted house!

This 10″ melamine plate can be customized with either a first name or a family name. Example: “Addyson” or “The Smith Family”. The message “Happy Halloween!” will be printed above the name. This will be a great gift and keepsake to use each year!

Plates + Platters + cuteness overload! = Oh my!

My sweet friend Cyn Kain was here last week to capture all of the Fall product festivities (not to mention photograph ALL of the everyday products that are launching on my birthday, October 4th!!). Get excited friends, it’s going to be amazing! I can hardly wait to share.

This little black cat Halloween plate is a favorite! I love the modern and bold black & white pattern. “No tricks, just treats!” is printed underneath the personalized name. This is also available in a platter design.

Halloween designs are available for order for a limited time only through October 17, 2013.

And our next favorite holiday on the calendar : Thanksgiving!

Gobble! Gobble! This adorable little owl is dressed up in Thanksgiving’s favorite mascot. What a fantastic addition to your Thanksgiving children’s table this Fall with a custom personalized melamine plate in harvest pattern with a super sweet turkey.

As with all of these, we want you to receive and enjoy your plates and platters as soon as possible, so you will NOT receive a proof of customization prior to production. Simply include the exact spelling and capitalization for how you would like your plate customized in the “notes to seller” section at Etsy checkout, and we will print exactly as you type it.

Thanksgiving designs are available for order for a limited time only through November 5, 2012.

Thanks so much for your kind words and support of these Fall designs. They are only a fraction of the goodness that is to come in just a few short weeks when the official Sweet Tea & Lemonade shop opens!

Colin’s preschool class has a little party for just about every holiday…and usually I’m the crazy Mom who on the day of the party, rushes to the store to buy <insert juice box / snack / candy / cupcake / etc > on the day it is due. Today is no exception, however I was able to whip these up using two bags of the Starburst jelly beans, some little baggies and ribbon I had in my stash. I found this cute free printable on Pinterest, punched the tags out, and in 30 minutes, I was done!

Two gold stars for me today, thankyouverymuch.

It’s hard to believe my little dude is THREE now. In February, I set about to craft up his 3rd birthday invitations. He has a big love for all your typical “boy” things lately…trucks, cars, tractors, airplanes, and of course, DINOSAURS!

Here is a glance back at when I did his first birthday invitations with the Dr. Suess theme. I’m back again with the fun Paper Source invitation boxes! This time, I used the larger A7 size in the color “Lake,” which is a nice blue color. These mailing boxes are so fun and unexpected than your traditional mailing envelope. They really stand out in your guest’s mailboxes!

Each year I like to to incorporate a photo of him with the invitation. The shirt I picked out for him to wear by chance had a number 19 on it – the same day as his birthday! I incorporated colors of blue, orange and green and fun, worn-looking fonts to play up the pre-historic theme. 

Kraft krinkle paper shred stuffing helped fill the box. Then, using a box of Melissa & Doug wooden dinosaur magnets (Colin enjoyed playing with the ‘leftovers’), I tied a tag around each one that read “Dig for all the Dino-mite Birthday Details!” This was because guests literally had to “dig” for the invitation.

Completing the design was a label address wrap that carried the dinosaur artwork and fonts to the outer box.

Believe it or not, our birthday parties are pretty low-key at home. Since we don’t go all-out for the party, I like to do something a little extra-special for the invitations. Stay tuned next week for a few little details from the birthday party!

Speacial Note: this blog post is tagged under the “AH Inspired” category because this will be an on-going feature highlighting some of my close friends and their creative businesses. I look forward to sharing more creative entrepreneurs in coming posts with you all!

Meet my good friend Ashlee Proffitt, a stationery and graphic designer in Tampa, Florida. I first met Ashlee when she was one of my roomies at Stationery Academy last July. She is such an incredible woman with a beautiful soul, huge heart, and an amazing mama with unshakeable faith. We all need a friend like Ashlee in our lives!

Ashlee has been a very busy bee not only with relaunching Ashlee Proffitt with lovely new products – like these art prints below – but also she’s been busy growing a sweet baby girl! Ashlee would be front and center at AH Inspired Tampa in May when we visit her hometown… if she wasn’t due to give birth that very same week! I will forgive her this time… ;)

Here is a preview of Ashlee’s new kids art print collection. They are a meaningful and sweet way to decorate your little one’s room. Each print is marked with a sweet reminder from the Bible about how they are loved, pursued, and valued.

Ashlee’s cars print on the far right we have hanging in Colin’s new big boy room that features lots of cars and trucks.
I love displaying it in a worn blue wood frame I picked up from Hobby Lobby.

You can visit Ashlee’s shop at ashleeproffitt.etsy.com to see the dozens of different art print styles. Even better, all of my Amber Housley blog readers can enjoy a 15% discount. Here is the coupon code:

Additional Details about the collection:
• size: 8×10 fine art print
• paper: Highest Quality Paper (Luxe White Paper (300gsm))
• printing: Printed With Archival Inks
• packaging: Packaged in Clear Envelope with Chipboard (for protection against bending)
• shipping: Shipped in Protective Stiff Envelope (for protection against bending)

And….I’m hosting a giveaway! One winner will receive a print of their choice from the collection.

ENTRY DETAILS
1. Share the link to this blog post on Facebook or Twitter
2. Visit Ashlee’s shop: ashleeproffitt.etsy.com
3. Leave a comment on this blog post with your favorite piece from the Inspired Kids Collection and how you shared.

CONTEST DETAILS
1. Contest ends on Tuesday, April 3 at midnight.
2. Winner will be announced on Friday, April 6.

I can’t wait to see what your favorite prints are!

**contest is closed, thank you! however, coupon code is still active!** :)