unruly things

I wanted to thank the kind miss Emily of Eco-Chic Weddings and the Indie Wedding Guide for featuring Sunali Design as an Editor’s Choice this week! her blog focuses on ways to keep your wedding edo-friendly and smart. I had a “why hadn’t I thought of it” moment when I read her insightful post about “save the date” cards. she featured Sunali in a post about converting the proper ritual of sending a save the date card into a creatively designed email to be sent to your friends and family, and suggested I design one for you! so, if you’re up for the eco-friendly, non-traditional route, please let me know.
I’m also available for traditional save the date cards and invitations as well. please contact me for rates.

thanks again Emily!

a month or so ago, I was browsing etsy when I came across Shaybelle and this lovely dress. of course, not being a wiz behind a sewing machine and always wanting a one of a kind dress, I thought about customizing one of her lovely styles. I contacted Melissa, the designer and awesome lady behind Shaybelle, and told her I was interested in purchasing a dress of one of her designs, though customizing it with fabric that I picked out. she said she’d be delighted to work with me and I started hunting for fabric.
a few weeks later {and the best thing to brighten up my otherwise boring day on Saturday} a pretty little package arrived in the mail with my brand new Shaybelle Carpenter dress. my choice of fabric was a brown herringbone flannel, just light enough for cool spring days, though warm enough to handle chilly wind days and that awful air vent draft in my office. I think it’s perfect for this dress.
Melissa, it was a pleasure to work with you and I can’t wait to work with you again. I’m thinking summer dresses and tops!
{image by me}

two headers I’ve just completed for these two lovely ladies:
Jen of Toujours Complexe loves all things French and fashionable. her blog is filled with bright colors and always makes me smile.
Michelle of Lovely Little Things wanted something to show her love for her home town, Seattle. she writes about her findings in the city and her fabulous discoveries.

as I mentioned before, I’m available to design a new header for your blog for $25 with three styles to pick from. all you need to do is contact me at alyson.jg {at} gmail.com and let me know a little bit about what you are looking for, and I’ll take it from there!

a week ago, Sara, of the lovely blog Miss Jane, contacted me to ask if I designed custom blog headers. she was looking for something to jazz up her site while inspiring the Seattlite in her and came to me for help. we set up a quick, easy transaction from my shop, and I began work on her headers. for $25 I provided Sara with 3 initial styles to pick from, based on her ideas and suggestions. she had picked out a color scheme that I worked with to create a simple, catchy header for her site.

after a few minor color adjustments, here is the final three I sent her.
can you guess which one she went with?
so now, I’d like to extend an offer to any of you, interested in a little blog pick me up or custom design: I’m available for hire. I’m easy to work with and can give you great, custom work for an affordable price. I’ll hammer out the details over the next few days, but if you’ve got any questions, comments, etc., you are more than welcome to send me an email – alyson {dot} jg {at} gmail {dot} com.