WEEKLY WRAP UP

This week has been very exciting. I'm having a hard time focusing on work and getting things done. One of my best friends, Anica, came into town this weekend and we've been planning a special surprise for the bride-to-be this week before the wedding on Saturday. It's going to be QUITE an eventful week. :)

Snapshot(s) of the Week: 1// Coffee date with Jenny. Talking about her upcoming wedding and Maiedae. 2// Quiet time with myself = nail painting. 3// Sweet Kaito cuddles with me while I work from home. 4// Sister snapshots while shopping.

5 Favorite Posts:
* Minted: The Art Prints by SF Girl By Bay
* Seven Easy Popsicle Recipes by Oh Sweet Joy!
* DIY Pillows by Creature Comforts
* On Being Vegetarian: Sort Of by Food Coma
* Make It: Picnic Blanket by Design Love Fest

Favorite Blog of the Week:
* Kelli Murray -- This girl has mad style, is an adorable mama and an incredible artist.

Inspiring Me this Week:
* Been thinking through my dining room inspiration for when we move and I'm super inspired by Jenny's dinnerware choices. I'm thinking I might need to update some of my dishes. She has great taste.

3 Things About Yours Truly:
* I love playing this game when we have lots of people over.
* Looking forward to wearing my mint chiffon dress and coral heels this weekend at Jenny's wedding.
* Current guilty pleasure = watching "The Bachelorette" on Hulu while blogging and working on graphic design projects.

SUMMER SPONSOR SALE + GIVEAWAY

I might be a little biased towards July. Not only is July my birthday month, BUT it's the month I'll become an aunt!! To say I'm excited about being an aunt is a huge understatement. ;) And just for the heck of it, I'm running a SALE on all of my small and medium sponsor spots! If you purchase a sponsor spot between now and MONDAY, JUNE 25th, you will receive the following discount: 

* SMALL - 175x50 ---> Originally $10.00 on sale for $6.00

* MEDIUM - 175x125 ---> Originally $20.00 on sale for $15.00

Ready to purchase a spot?! Fill out the questions below and send them over to my lovely ad manager, Leah, at Leah@maiedae.com, and she'll get you all set up!

1. What ad size would you like?
2. What link would you like your ad directed to?
3. Do you need an ad designed (see information below) or will you be providing your own ad?
4. What email address can I send your Paypal invoice to?

Giveaway Time!
To further the celebration, I'm giving away two medium sponsor spots for July! Don't worry; if you reserve a spot now and find out you win later, I will send you a refund and (if needed) upgrade you from a small to a medium spot. Within a week, I will select and announce TWO winners!  

Here's all you have to do: 
Main Entry: Leave your name and link to your blog//business that you would like to advertise! 

Bonus Entries (please leave one comment per bonus entry):
1. Follow Maiedae via GFC (on the left).
2. Follow Maiedae via Bloglovin.
3. Like Maiedae on Facebook.
4. Tweet about it! @Maiedae is giving away a free medium ad space to two winners!! http://maiedae.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-sponsor-sale-giveaway.html

Best of luck!! If you'd like more information on my sponsorship program, visit my sponsor page here. Happy weekend!

JON AND I IN WATERCOLOR

I have been meaning to share this beautiful portrait with you for awhile! The way-too-talented-for-words Beca of Tales of a Tumbleweed did this piece for Jon and me. After seeing her beautiful portrait work for Katie and Amy, I knew I wanted to add her work to my portrait collection.

The following pictures were taken by Beca. My portrait is still in it's packaging in a corner of my room waiting for a frame and a new home. :) I have a lot of picture hanging plans when we make our big move in July. I can't wait to find a wall for this beautiful piece.

Thank you, Beca, for sharing your amazing talent with me! I LOVE how it turned out. :) You can check out Beca's blog here AND you should also take a look at her AMAZING wood veneer eyewear while you're at it. They are pretty. darn. snazzy. ;)

BLOG DESIGN: MARIGOLD MADE

I'm so excited to share another blog design I recently finished! Lo contacted me a little while back about giving her blog a facelift. She was looking to go with a new name and look from what she currently had, so we started the process with brainstorming new name ideas and came up with Marigold Made. Has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?

One of my favorite things about designing blogs for clients is receiving their homework questions and pouring through their ideas. I love how unique each client is and their sense of style is so inspiring. I loved working on Lo's blog facelift and I'm super happy with how everything came together. Mountains and a beautiful color palate are sure to make for an inspiring blogging space. ;)

Looking to have a custom blog design done for your space? Or maybe a facelift like Lo's? We are looking to book clients for August and September! Contact me at Maiedae@gmail.com to get all the info on our packages, pricing and design process. :) --- Need help coming up with a blog name? We do that too! Oh! And be sure to check out some of our previous design work here!