Stelie Designs

When I went to bed last night, I was in my 30's.  When I was nicely woken up by small children at 3am, I was in my 40's.  Amazing how that happens.  Today, I don't feel any older.  Should I? My 20's were fun. growing up. independent. selfish. lots of partying. stylish. career building. happy times. My 30's were fun. becoming a wife. having kids. having more kids. career changing. challenging. happy times. My 40's are bound to be fun and so much more.  Looking forward to another decade of life!

Merry+Happy Peace+Happiness   Mustache Tree Merry+Happy Everything

 With personalized notecards or notepads  or Wedding Invitations Looking for a country or province that isn't shown.  Just ask and ye shall receive!

Things I'm loving around the house right now on my main floor (other than my kids + hubby) {Living room pillow when they aren't on the floor} {super hero art by Paxton & Avery} {paper lanterns} {kids art wall} {my Grandma's chair waiting for some love ~ when I find the right fabric + spray paint} {Living room gallery art wall ~ always changing} What do you love around your home at the moment?

New Notepad designs in time for the holidays  Bird Love notepads now listed  Tie notepads now listed  Crown Initial Notepads now listed   More designs coming to the shop .

This almost never happens!  But because September Rocks + I love weddings + it popped in my head this morning! I'm offering 20% off your entire wedding invitation/additional wedding items when you book a deposit today! That means you'd get a wedding invitation set (invite, rsvp, & both envelopes) for $3.40 each instead of $4.25 each. That means you'd save $100 on a $500 order!  You'd only pay $400 and could use the other $100 for shoes or toward something else. Large discount orders (when you order over 200 sets) are only 10%.  This is a LOT to save!  This is an awesome deal people!  I am so excited so tell all your engaged friends!  How does that sound? Any questions, ask away by emailing steliedesigns@yahoo.com

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These little loveys  in their pigtails have been taking up so much of time as they potty train again for the 3rd and last time. You'd think after having two under my belt #3 & #4 would be easy.  Umm..no! Challenging is what it is.   Paxton & Avery were completely done before 2 1/2 yrs old.  These guys had other plans. Adler has been fully potty trained at least 3 times but then after a couple weeds decides she doesn't want to do it anymore.  Probably because her brother isn't.  We started again, last Tuesday, Adler was great! Easton cried a lot, A LOT.  After many tears by him and me, I decided to push thru and we are now a diaper free family!  My babies aren't babies anymore.  They are big little kids. So proud of them.

September is my FAVORITE month!!!  It brings fall, my FAVORITE season, cooler weather and my birthday!  To celebrate all of your continued support and my turning 40!  I'm going to do give aways.    Art prints up for grabs!   Notepads up for grabs! and more!!!   I'll also be doing a sale sometime this month!  So stay tuned and follow me on Facebook or twitter so you don't miss out! Now let's get this party started!  Today's give away is... This is the Life greeting cards - set of 10 in orange ($22.50 value)   The story behind this design When leaving swim lessons one morning my then 6yr old son walked outside into the warmth of the sunshine and said "This is the Life!" Yes, my dear it is.   Love that the simple things can mean the most   Entering to win is easy : leave a comment answering the following question   What makes you stop and say This is the Life? ...

As the years pass, and now that I'm a mother, it affects me more. My heart goes out to all the kids who've lost a parent and all the parents who've lost a child in this horrific attacks of 9/11.  The light shines on all those lost and all the heros that are still with us today. I will never forget.

   

 Paxton & Avery started 2nd grade today! They are both so excited!  Family photo I'm so excited for them.  A new year of learning.  A new year of friends.  A new year of growing. Bus is coming! Last night we had our back to school dinner to kick off the new year. {paxton showing off his 3 missing front teeth} {Orange juice toast to a fun new school year} I love these 2 so much!  School is bittersweet for me.  I love they get to learn from someone else but miss them terribly during the day.  You can see how much they've changed over their school years 1st grade & kindergarten .

 Wishing you  a climbing good  weekend!