coming soon onesie

an Etsy customer recently contacted me in regards to my "i heart grandma & grandpa (coming soon...)" onesie.  she liked the idea of using the onesie as a way to announce to her parents that she and her husband are expecting, but wasn't sure what title they wanted to go by as grandparents.  so i suggested doing a onesie that just said, "coming soon" with the expected date.  

as i was creating the design, i thought this little onesie would actually be a pretty fun and special way of announcing to a soon-to-be dad as well of the exciting news.

"coming soon..." onesie now available for purchase on my Etsy shop.

have something else in mind or more personal you want on a onesie? contact me and let's see what we can do!

i ♥ mamaw & papaw (coming soon...)

i've received so many orders for the "i heart grandma & grandpa (coming soon...)" onesie lately and a few times i've been asked to customize this design with their own version of "grandma & grandpa" or even a few "aunt & uncle" requests, which makes for a special way of announcing your pregnancy to the ENTIRE family!

here is a special one i created recently that is on it's way to surprising a set of parents of their son's new journey into fatherhood.  matthew is currently in afghanistan, so he'll be skyping with his parents as they open this special package.  i can't wait to hear and see their reaction when they open this package.  with luck, i'm hoping matthew is able to get a screenshot of his mother's face as he's promised to share her reaction with me.  

just thinking about it brings tears of joy to my eyes.

i heart grandma & grandpa (coming soon...)

i've had several requests lately for the "i heart grandma & grandpa (coming soon...)" onesie, so i've decided to list it as a new item on my simplewear Etsy shop.

this little onesie makes for a fun and special way to announce to your parents (a.k.a. soon to be grandparents) that a little one is on it's way!

"i heart grandma & grandpa (coming soon...)" onesie by simplewear on Etsy

little love nest is growing

i had a request recently for my "little love nest invitation" to be turned into a "we're expecting" announcement.  a quick horizontal layout adjustment and you've got these adorable little announcements...

a fun way to announce a new baby is on the way

my simplewear shop has been super busy lately. with mother's day around the corner, i've had lots of requests for my "loved and spoiled by" onesie to help announce a new pregnancy. these onesies will surely surprise all the soon-to-be grandparents as well as the soon-to-be aunties and uncles.

"loved and spoiled by" onesie by simplewear on Etsy

"simplewear gift wrap" by simplewear on Etsy

i've even had a custom request for a "i heart grandma & grandpa" based on my "i heart mom" and "i heart dad" designs.

i love the little addition of "coming soon december 2012" on this onesie. it makes the onesie that much more custom and special.

announcing the great moments of life

it truly is an honor to be a part of announcing such great moments in other people's lives. especially when you've never even met them! but somehow through email correspondences and sometimes phone calls, you connect and when you get the opportunity to meet them for the first time in person, a big hug takes place of the professional handshake.

jean contacted me via email while she was still pregnant and we discussed birth announcements for her soon to be baby girl. talk about well organized and prepared! i love it!!! well a month later her precious rebekah was born and we were all set to begin the design process. jean loved the announcements i had previously done for landon and the sukharev twins, so we kept that similar layout and feel. she even hired jovana, of j luna photography, to take rebekah's pictures.

here's how they turned out...







this announcement style and size has become quite the popular one!  i may have to start making it available for purchase on my in a card Etsy shop.  in the meantime, if you are interested in these birth announcements or custom invitations and announcements to any other great moments in life, feel free to contact me for more info.

a basket full of cuteness

i recently had the pleasure of creating these birth announcements for a client that fell in love with the sukharev twin's announcements i did a few months back.  robin wanted a similar size and feel for the announcement of her new baby.

meet baby landon...






these basket shots are pretty freakin' cute, huh?!?!




once again, all of these precious photographs of baby landon were taken by j luna photography.  for more info, visit her website at jlunaphotography.zenfolio.com.

simplewear's #1 fan

simplewear came to be, the day my nephew came to life.

the idea of decorating my sister's baby shower with a string of clothespin hung baby onesies just wasn't good enough for me.

as a graphic designer and owner of "in a card", i knew i wanted to make each onesie extra special and very personal for my nephew. so the idea of individually styling the onesie and customizing each one came to be.

with so many inquiries on the customized onesies from the baby shower, i knew i had to pursue this idea.

and so, simplewear was created.

almost 4 years later, my sister FINALLY comes around to sharing pictures of my nephew wearing his first simplewear onesie. i guess, better late then never, right? lol...

check out my nephew lucas in the "made with love by" onesie available for purchase at simplewear.etsy.com

thanks mommy/sister ilona for sharing this adorable picture!

the "made with love by" onesie is simplewear's #1 selling design and has been used in many ways to welcome and announce the birth of a new baby.  it's so wonderful to hear that simplewear has become such a huge part in announcing one of life's greatest gifts!

if you have a picture of your little one in a simplewear design, i invite you to become a fan and welcome you to share pictures on my facebook fan page.

twice the blessings of life

a quote by Eda J. Le Shan:

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."

so i guess this means that twins are twice the wonder, twice the hope and twice the dream of possibilities. simply put, i think they are twice the blessings of life!

while i was working on these baby announcements i couldn't help but fall in love over and over again every time i looked at these precious photographs of the beautiful twin baby boys. and when i received the final printed piece from the printers, i couldn't help but put my face up against the announcement and squeal with excitement about how CUTE they are, imagining if i actually had the babies in my hands.






these double sided, flat announcements, printed on an ultra thick matte cardstock measure at 9" x 4", fitting perfectly into a #10 size envelope.

precious photographs were taken by j luna photography, an on-location photographer specializing in portraits and even shots of nature to the boudoir.  check out more of her work at jlunaphotography.zenfolio.com.