Etsy Find

While surfing through Etsy, I came across these prints by Child's Touch. How great are they? I think these two are my favorite! Check out more here.

My Latest Creative Project

In the past weeks (or months) the biggest creative project in my life has been the nursery of our soon-to-be baby girl. As of yesterday, I'm considering it done! It has been so much fun getting it all together, but it has also been a ton of work. Here are some photos of where our little angel will rest her head.

Here's her crib. The art on the wall is a decal from a fellow Etsy artist, Chuck E. Byrd. The design went perfect with the look I was going for in the room.



We got the valance to go with the bedding set. I am not one for "matchy matchy" rooms so I was unsure as to whether or not I would use it. After adding it on top of the curtains...I still wasn't sold. Well, after adding the sassy fringe and hot pink fuzzy balls to the base of it, I was definite that this was a perfect touch to the room. My very artistic, jack of all trades mother graciously added this touch for me!


The butterflies might be my favorite detail! The air vent in the room is close to them so they just lightly flutter around in the corner. I love them.


A painting to add some orange to the room. Painted by yours truly.


Hopefully as our little girl grows she will like her room as much as we do!

April Showers Bring May Flowers Part 2

I've been extremely busy in the past few weeks and have been neglecting my blog! Although, during this time, my flowers have continued to grow and bloom and make my garden more beautiful each day. How can you not love this time of year?

Custom Save the Date

Customization of any card is always something that is fun to do. I like to take each design and tweak it a little to make it perfect for each person.


This is one that I finished this week. I think the colors this bride chose look great with the design!

Spring is Blooming

Green has been showing everywhere for weeks now, but just over the weekend blooms are now everywhere as well. Spring is such a beautiful time of year. There has been an abundance of rain here lately, so I hope that only makes it that much more colorful this year!

The Snapdragons in my garden are more beautiful than ever!

Wedding Invitation Package

The Elegant Lily Designer Wedding Invitation has been a popular choice for brides this season. I just finished up a 10 piece package for a bride that was shipped out earlier this week. I think the set came out lovely and hope she is pleased with the final result!


Interested in the set for yourself or someone you know? Here's the link to the listing for more details Elegant Lily Designer Wedding Invitation. You can also contact me directly for questions.

Girls, Inc Auction

This past Friday evening, Girls Inc. of Central Alabama held their fund raising event, "Glam and Golf" at Gus Mayer, in Birmingham, where there were silent auction items, store discounts, food, cocktails and more all benefiting this great organization. Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Claire Eye Design took part in the event by donating a variety of stationery items that were part of the silent auction. Below is a photo that was taken and sent to me of the set up at the event. I was honored to be able to be part of such a great event!

Baby Shower Invitation

This cute baby shower invitation is one that I did for a client a couple of weeks ago. The design is one of my favorites. I really like how the stroller is artistic and a little abstract. This invitation is perfect for a girl or a boy and can be customized in any color.


These can be purchased in my Etsy shop. Click here to access the direct link. You can also contact me directly for your custom order!

Baby Announcement

It's a Boy! This is a custom designed baby announcement that I did a few weeks ago for a friend. Clay is such a cutie and complements this design well. These are not currently listed in my shop, but if you are interested in this design, just send me a email or message and I can get them worked up just for you!

Birthday Invitation

The newest birthday invitation to leave the printer of Claire Eye Design, is this simple but cute invitation for my beautiful grandmother who will be turning 95 on Saturday! NINETY FIVE!!! I sure hope I live such a wonderful life and am lucky enough to be 95, healthy and as strong as she. Just try to do anything for this woman and she will definitely tell you that she is fully capable of doing it herself! I'm so looking forward to seeing all of my very large family at her birthday party next weekend.

Flamenco Dancer

A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to see Riverdance as part of the farewell tour. I had been wanting to see it for years and it took me knowing that it was on its way out for us to finally buy the tickets and go see it. We were blown away. I had no idea there would be so many types of dancing other than the traditional Irish dance.

One of the other dancers was a beautiful flamenco dancer who took part in both acts. This was the first time I had ever seen authentic flamenco dancing in person. I fell in love with the movements and the way she moved her dress with her feet. It was absolutely stunning! If you have never seen Riverdance live, I highly recommend going while it is on its last tour. The experience is well worth the money you will spend on the tickets.

While looking through some paintings on Etsy, I came across this one that made me think of the show and the dancer my husband and I found to be so beautiful.

What a great painting? I especially like the representation of movement in the dancer's dress. If you are interested in this painting or others by this artist. Carlos Ruiz was born in Madrid Spain but spent most of his life in France. You can click here to access the site where it is listed on Etsy.

Save the Date

As wedding season is approaching, I have decided to get busy on new invitation and save the date designs. Here is my newest design and I love it. I just added it to my Etsy shop yesterday. What do you think?

Baby, it's cold outside!

Brrrr...I thought birds were supposed to fly south for the winter? This bird is wishing she was much further south! Temperatures all over the country are hovering around zero (or below). Yikes! Our weather here yesterday was in the mid-50s once the sun came out for a little while and now the wind chill is in the teens and should be close to zero or below tomorrow. Remind me not to leave my house tomorrow!

In thinking of warmer days...here are a couple of photos from the beach for inspiration.

Thank You Notes

While taking a break from some web design work, I decided to add a few new designs to my Etsy shop. Here are three and I would love to know your thoughts. Hope you have all had a wonderful weekend!

New Design

This newly designed note card just hit my shop yesterday. Orange has always been one of my favorite colors and I really like something about the two-toned colors. What do you think? Would you like to receive these in the mail?



Click here to see them in my shop!

Happy New Year!

After a brief holiday hiatus, I thought it was time for me to get back to blogging. Life has been quite chaotic! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, whatever you may celebrate and that you are all refreshed for the new year. 2009 is going to be a big year for me!

During the holidays we visited with family, made our way to the Alabama Gulf Coast for peaceful beach relaxation and also celebrated the beginning of the new year under the stars in the middle of nowhere Alabama! Below are a few shots to remember the time and to also get me inspired for a wonderful year to come. Cheers to 2009!

Happy Holidays!

Wow! Saying that life has been crazy would be quite the understatement. Holiday cards and gift orders have been coming in with a nice steady pace. Although, I can not complain about the business, I have had very little time to do any Christmas shopping or to get much into the Holiday spirit!

While I have a few minutes to breathe and try to inspire myself a little, I did manage to get my Christmas tree up last week. We now have one lonely present underneath! (which had not made it under the tree until after this photo)

Holiday Greetings!

Have you already put your holiday cards in the mail? I, for one, have not. I need to get on that, pronto! If you are like me and have waited until after Thanksgiving to even begin thinking about the holidays, check out these designs in my shop that are fun, unique and can be customized especially for you.

Free Shipping ends on Sunday, Dec. 7th, so act now and you can take care of that without ever leaving your house! Oh, and don't forget there are many other great gift items for all ages in the shop.




These are just a few of the holiday cards available in the shop. Check it out!

Click here to go directly to the ClaireEyeDesign Etsy shop!

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New Motivation

I hope that everyone had an absolutely fabulous holiday! If yours was anything like mine, then you are now suffering from a food overload which is contributing to a serious lack of motivation. I believe every ounce of energy in my body is still being dedicated to digestion.

So...in hopes to get the creative juices flowing....Check out this assortment of beauty. Give me your thoughts on the ones you like. Hopefully, we can get each other motivated!

Each of these are for sale in my Etsy shop and makes a great gift!




"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." - Rachel Carson