Squidoo?!

Have you ever heard of Squidoo?  No, it's not a new sushi food.... it's a fairly new website that offers the promise of more exposure for you and YOUR websites ~ your blogs, your Etsy, your Zazzle, anything at all you want to promote more.  Or it's just a place where you can tell the world about your favorite things, or maybe your not-so-favorite things.

At any rate, I finally grabbed a few hours yesterday to explore Squidoo in depth, and set up my own profile.  I crafted my first two "lenses" and I'm off!  I can't wait to build more and more on Squidoo.  I have a fellow Zazzler to thank for the idea (thank you Shane from Reflekshins!)  

Although I had heard of Squidoo and visited it earlier last year, I had somehow forgotten about it amongst all the other "to-do's" in my life (I know, I can't imagine how that could possibly happen!)  :-)

On a side note, my Zazzle store has been doing fantastic lately -- I've sold 100 copies of my Pink Gerbera Daisy thank-you card and 100 copies of my Sunflower thank-you card along with sheets of postage to match!

Sunflower Thank You Card by WheatgrassDesigns

Woo-hoo!  Getting those "sold" emails just makes my day!  I would love to shed one of my two regular jobs if I could just make my online presence everywhere better! 

So if you have a spare second,
check me out on Squidoo!

Win a Custom 2010 Calendar!

That's right, it's time to start thinking about the new year, which is just around the corner! One of my calendars with my very own original photography will help you start the new year off right - you know, ORGANIZED.

Well, ok, so a calendar won't solve all your disorganized-ness...

But hey, they're nice to look at, and if you win this giveaway, you get a brand spankin' new and FREE 2010 calendar! I've designed 4 different calendars to date - Ringo the Ranch Dog, Kansas Country, Flowers and Such, and Sunflowers. Click on one of the photos in my left sidebar to take a closer look at each calendar.

The winner gets to pick which calendar they would like, in whatever size they would like - small, standard or huge. Just comment on this post, telling me which calendar you'd like to win (you can change your mind if you do win!) and I'll draw a winner on Friday, November 20.

If you aren't the winner of my giveaway, there's a great calendar promo going on right now through next Monday the 23rd at midnight. Zazzle is offering a 44.4% discount on all calendars if you use the code CALENDARS998 at checkout. This is a huge savings - the standard size normally runs just over $20.00. I'll be ordering a few for myself and family. And if you don't particularly fancy one of my calendar designs, just do a search on the Zazzle website for a calendar that DOES tickle your fancy - there are some very talented artists on Zazzle!

A special thanks to everyone who visits my blog. I truly enjoy all your comments, and value every friendship I have made through blogging. The last few weeks have been crazy busy for me with my job, my organic dog biscuits and the usual animal lovin' that must be kept up to par. The sample dog treats I took to work on Monday were a big hit - I have orders to fill, and a possible partnership with one of the dog groomers in town!

I hope to find time to visit all of you very soon!

The Coolest Gift Ever!

My son and daughter-in-law took one of my photos and had it enlarged (24" x 16") onto canvas for my mother's day gift.... is this too cool or what?! I haven't fully decided on its permanent home yet. I think it will go in the living room, but that's one room I still have to redo -- take the border off the wall, repaint, etc. Perhaps by autumn I will get that room redone and then hang this canvas in a special place.

If you're interested in a personal gift such as this, you can have a canvas made at CanvasOnDemand or Zazzle (where I have my photography store). It's truly the perfect gift for the photographer, or a mom, a dad, a sister or brother, a son or daughter (graduation!)... and the list goes on and on.

THANKS JOSH & KRISTIN!!!

What's New in Kansas?

Well, we've made it through January (finally). I swear it's got to be the most depressing month of the year. I don't know why, it just is. We've been quite lucky and have only been snowed upon maybe twice? And just a dusting at that. Got up to 70 degrees yesterday. BUT IT'S WINDY. You really can't do much of anything outside when the wind is gusting between 20 and 30 mph. No, I'm not kidding. Mind you, I am not complaining, just stating the facts as they are. I know I have much to be thankful for here in Kansas, the largest thankee being that I don't live in Ohio any longer and I haven't had to put up with the most horrible winter they've had in years!

At least the sun is out in full force today (winds gusting 24 to 33 mph). I firmly believe just the presence of the sun everyday makes life infinitely happier. We're at 51 today, still pretty darn good for February 1.

We just watched the funniest Super Bowl commercials; Tom taped it earlier this week. I feel the need to share what I felt was the most hysterical commercial - the Tide talking stain. Copy the link below to your browser - you'll laugh. You need it, it's probably Monday and you're at work... a good time to waste some time. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmD7joJNE0c

Aside from our wind (I know, Ohio friends and family are quite jealous and would gladly trade their single-digit cold and snow and ice for WIND).... not much a-shakin' lately. I've been pretty busy with my photography and making new products on Zazzle. Here's a few items I rather like...

Country Time Out Magnet by WheatgrassDesigns
Design a custom printed magnet On Zazzle.com

Dance in the Sun Note Card by WheatgrassDesigns

My Photography Products on Zazzle

Just a quick post to let everyone know that I'm working on my Zazzle product gallery again. Basically, I can create cards, postage, and almost anything else you can think of using my photography, and you can buy them at Zazzle! For example, here's my photo below:


and here's the same photo as a greeting card, below. If you like what you see, check out my other products on Zazzle. Some of the greeting cards have matching postage. I will be creating smaller note card versions of my greeting cards later this week, so they can be used for simple thank you cards, or thinking of you cards. I'll be adding lots more to my Zazzle gallery in the weeks to come!

Country Dog & Cat Note Card by WheatgrassDesigns