Tag: Pink Loves Brown

The Pink Loves Brown Gift Guide

It’s back! I’ve made it easy to get gift ideas and shop by price in my shop, Pink Loves Brown.

I know a lot of us are feeling a little more budget-conscious these days, so I’m happy to have so many awesome and reasonably priced items in my shop. Bookplates and stationery can be personalized for free (as always), so the gifts just feel that much more special. And hey, lookee here…

Yes, I’ve added several new colors of paper suitcases to the shop! A quick heads-up: If you’ve had your eye on the light pink, light blue, or dark brown paper suitcases, act quickly because once those are gone, they’re gone for good.

A Discount for Making it Lovely Readers

A special discount just for my lovely, lovely readers! Enter “lovelyholiday10” to take 20% off through the end of the day, December 01.

November 29, 2010
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We’ve just returned from a family reunion this weekend at Backbone State Park in Iowa. It was a lovely trip, but we’re glad to be home too.

I’m feeling a bit… overwhelmed, trying to get back into the rhythm of things. Do you ever feel this way? Already today I have overnighted a package to a magazine for a fun project in the works, invoiced an overseas customer for a bulk order from the shop, processed five other Pink Loves Brown orders, and I am now working on a crafty tutorial to go along with that package I shipped to the magazine. I also let Eleanor nap on me this morning which didn’t do much for my productivity, but it is one of my favorite things to do. Anyway, it’s wonderful to be so busy (so much better than not having any work coming in), but it is sometimes difficult to find enough hours in a day.

And oh my, Brandon bought The Twilight Saga for me. No, I hadn’t read any of them, and I hadn’t seen any of the movies, and I hadn’t intended to. We were discussing the series the other day though and I mentioned that I hadn’t heard of anyone being disappointed in reading the books. I said that while they are certainly not serious literature, they must be fun to read. So he surprised me with the full set. Hardcover. Complete with a decorative slipcase and limited edition print. I’m already almost finished with the first book (they go quickly), and I can’t wait to keep reading.

I’ve also been greatly enjoying reading your questions for John Gidding. If you haven’t added yours yet (for the chance to win some pretty amazing prizes), feel free to do so here. We’ll be answering as many as we can on Thursday night at 8:30 EST during our Twitter Chat (follow along with #AmexHome), but you’ve also given me some ideas for future topics here on Making it Lovely.

Let me leave you with this photo today. I think it’s hilarious, but it also makes me think I should just stop for a few minutes, close my eyes, and relax. Om…

July 26, 2010
Pink Loves Brown in Romantic Homes Magazine

Two sets of my bookplates from Pink Loves Brown were featured in the May 2010 issue! Thank you, Romantic Homes Magazine.

May 19, 2010
You Still Have Time!

You can still place an order from my shop, Pink Loves Brown, and receive your items by Christmas! The last day to order is this Sunday. May I make a few suggestions?

Paper suitcases ($11.50 – $14.50) can be a gift on their own, or they can be filled with all kinds of goodies.

Bookplates ($8 – $21) are excellent stocking stuffers, and they’re great for teachers and coworkers.

Pocket mirrors (only $6.50!) are great stocking stuffers too.

And of course you can’t go wrong with personalized stationery ($20 – $51).

Or you can give personalized stationery (yes, it can be personalized at no extra cost!) in a paper suitcase gift set ($38).

Just remember to place those orders by Sunday, and choose Priority mail (it’s faster). Thanks, and happy holidays!

December 15, 2009
Go Sign Up!

Here’s a friendly heads up.

If you’re not already on the mailing list for my shop, Pink Loves Brown, you may want to go sign up… I’ll be sending out a discount code for 20% off on Monday, 15% off on Tuesday, and 10% off on Wednesday!

December 4, 2009
The Shop is Open Again!

YAY!!! Maternity leave has been wonderful, but it’s time to open Pink Loves Brown again!

Thank you for your patience. Besides caring for a newborn during my time off and also keeping up with the blog here (obviously), I’ve been furiously working away behind the scenes on my business. I switched the entire site over to a new web host, designed some great new stationery, researched and implemented greener production methods, photographed the new items, updated my wholesale order forms (new stores are always welcome, by the way), and entered everything into the site. It’s been a lot of work, but I’m so glad that the shop is up and running again!

Here’s a little glimpse of the new stationery…

And here are the paper suitcases, now available in six yummy colors.

Head on over to Pink Loves Brown and check out all of the new goodies, and of course the old favorites too! And you can enter “yippee” at checkout to save 20% on your order. Thanks again for all of your support. I can’t wait to start sending pretty packages out from the shop again!

* The discount is valid through midnight October 25, and cannot be combined with any other offer.

October 18, 2009