life: time flies...

Sooo....being a parent is hard. I bet y'all knew that. Especially a working parent.
Needless to say my life consists of work, baby, sleep, work, baby, sleep....you get the picture. Thankfully the hubby has been such a saving grace. We are so blessed to have him as the leader of our family.
The kid is 6 months old, chubby, and changing so much everyday.

I've been working away on some new blog designs. Can't wait till they go live.
I plan on blogging more now that the school year is kind of under control.

I'll leave you with this adorable pic of this Chubby McChubberson.

design: pinterest board images...

A great way to make your social media and blog uniform is to add the same design throughout. My first stop: Pinterest. Through photoshop I designed an image for each board and uploaded them to the board and set them as my cover image.

I found this great tutorial on Ladybug's Teacher Files. She used powerpoint to create the images, but you can make them in photoshop like I did.

Now my pinterest looks uniform and matches my blog theme. 

I have already fixed up my facebook page.

Now on to my stores: etsy and TeachersPayTeachers.

Are there any other social media/stores that you will make uniform to your blog?

design shop: updated...

Welcome to my new and improved blog. I worked really hard and came up with a great design. I've learned so much in the past week on how to pretty up my blog. I would love to help you with a blog design or any graphic design. Please check out my design page. I would love to work with you!

charlotteischacha@gmail.com

design shop: one fine day mercantile blog design...

Design is a passion of mine, whether it be jewelry or web. I love creating things that others enjoy and use.

I've been working on a blog design for a sweet customer for a few weeks now. I don't know how she has lasted this long without exploding, but she understands that I have a full-time job and life. 

The One Fine Day Mercantile Blog is LIVE and looks fabulous.

And, sweet Randi sells tons of cute products from clothing to handbags. She will be posting these items under her shop tab and on her Facebook page. Go check it out!

If you are looking into a blog design or re-design then head on over to my Design Shop tab and check out my portfolio. I'd love to work with you!

Enjoy and God Bless!

design shop: banner in action...

My sweet customer Randi, from One Fine Day Mercantile, participated in a craft show this weekend and had her NEW sign displayed! I was so giddy when I saw the picture and I immediately showed the hubby! It turned out exactly how I imagined and so glad that she loved it as well. 

If you need a business card design, sign design, facebook design, etsy design, or much more, then head on over to my Design Shop and check out the items I've made!

Oh, and school starts today! Wish me luck!

Enjoy and God Bless!

freebie: favorite free fonts #1...

I am always looking on dafont.com or Kevin and Amanda for new and funky fonts. I decided to share some of my favorites. I plan on adding to my font favorites, so this is group #1.

bosshole / claudia jean / lima bean / my own topher / pea anna-banana / pea johanna script / the dead saloon

Do you have any "can't live without" fonts? Tell me about them!

Enjoy and God Bless

design shop: OPEN for business...

Graphic design has always fascinated me. I love how someone can take such a small idea and make a beautiful creation. All on their computer.

I want to do that.

So I did.

Ever since I started my blog, a few years back, I have been creating my blog design. Not because I was a FABULOUS graphic designer, but because I was cheap. My only follower was my mother and I didn't see the need to spend a ton of money on a design.

Because of this I began learning the Photoshop Elements ropes. Let me tell ya, it ain't easy. I do a lot of searching. A lot of trial and error. A lot of trashing my work. 

Oh, and did I mention that I also had to learn HTML and CSS so that I could actually apply all these wonderful designs to the blog. Jeepers! I'm surprised my head didn't explode!

But once I got both things down I was set. I still don't think that my blog design is worthy of any esteemed blog designers praise, but I think it's pretty cool.

Not only do I design my blog, but I also design my etsy shop, business cards, freebies, and classroom worksheets and goodies for TeachersPayTeachers. Again, I am no master, but I love it and it makes me happy to hear someone tell me, "That was exactly how I envisioned it in my mind!"

This past week I was approached by a fellow etsy seller and blogger. She was very sweet and had asked if I created all of the designs that I use on my blog. Why yes I do! She needed new business cards and a banner for trade shows that she attends. She had a very specific idea and design and asked if I would take on the task of creating these for her. 

Hell Yes! Yes ma'am, I would love to!

So she created a pinterest board full of her inspirations for the design and I created what I envisioned them to be. She loved them and so do I!

This whole thing got me thinking, "I could do that! I could have a design shop!" And so I started one. 

 CharlottesWebTheBlog Design Shop

I can now say that I've had my first paying client in my design shop.

Check out my designs. So far there are only the products I've made, but I plan on adding some that are pre-made.

So, what do ya think?
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Oh, and go check out the blog Pretty Shiny Object. Elizabeth is doing a shop feature post about my etsy shop!

Enjoy and God Bless

etsy: just listed in the shop...and SALE!

Even though my craft room isn't complete I had an itch to create some jewels for the shop today. So, I pushed some mess aside and got busy. I created 6 pairs of earrings, but only got around to listing 4 of them before the hubby got home. 

BLING! Love, love, love bling. These earrings are super lightweight and adorable. I love the light green sapphire ones the best. 

Check them out and all my other jewelry in my shop! 

Don't forget about the Christmas in July Sale going on until July 31st! Use coupon code JULYXMAS2013 to get free shipping!

And my etsy shop Facebook page has almost reached 100 LIKES! Yippee! Get on over there and LIKE my page, please and thank you! 

AND, sign up for my etsy shop newsletter to receive news about shop sales and new items listed before anyone else!

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Thanks and God Bless!

etsy: Sonya DeHart Design $1 SALE!

I am always searching for digital clipart and paper on etsy. One day I stumbled upon Sonya DeHart Design and fell in love. She has some great glitter paper, chalkboard clipart, and much more. She is having a $1 sale on her website until May 5th. Please go check it out and help support a designer.

God Bless!