My dreadful cold turned into a terrible sinus infection and I’m finally, 3 weeks later, feeling almost completely normal and I plan to feel much better in a couple of days!  Huzzah!  Thank you so much for your kind comments while I’ve been hiding out in my little house recuperating.

The onset of winter has brought some bright and sunny yet chilly weather to these parts and it really feels like Christmas now.  Gosh, the holidays just seemed to sneak up on me this year - do you feel that way too?

I’m almost done with my stockings and the gifts are wrapped and ready.

Christmas baking is well under way.

Pie: Ah, yes, you say you’ll have only one teensy piece but you know that’s a lie.  Just have another blasted slice already.

Jen: OK, done.

Anyway, dears, have a merry, merry holiday! I’m going to enjoy a little break and I’ll talk to you soon!

{Shop Announcement}

My wee Etsy shops are closed until January 3rd but my own store, love Liette, will remain open.  Although physical goods won’t be shipped until the new year, you can still purchase downloadable items like patterns, printable paper and such.  The cold that I’m just getting over has taught me I need to slow it down a bit so I’m going to be taking it easy until January 3rd.   As always, please feel free to contact me during this time.

Thank you for all your support this year!

xoxo

I’ve been meaning to create a post like this but I guess it kept slipping my mind!  I just wanted to inform everyone of a few changes regarding the pricing structure of certain items and some product updates.

Prints:

I’ve standardized my small prints so they’re all 5×7 and printed on 5×7 matte paper (one of my new favorite archival papers by the way!).  This way you can just pop them into a ready-made frame. And 5×7 prints are only $10 (unless otherwise noted - prints on archival bamboo paper are a little more - cuz they’re extra fancy!).

My Amanita print is now a smaller 5×7 and can easily be slipped under an oval matte.  (Most frame shops and craft stores should have 5×7 oval mattes ready in the wings!)

8×10 prints are still $15.

Holiday Cards:

“Our Trees Dresses” holiday cards priced have been reduced!  Now only single card sets (1 card, 1 envelope and 1 candy button seal) are gold-glitterized.  It’s the glittering that turned out to be a wee bit more labor-intensive than I can handle right now BUT I’m still offering the glittery-goodness for the single cards since it is so pretty.  But the cards are also quite lovely as they are and more affordable too.

So, that being said, 5 card sets are $6.50 and 10 card sets are $11.00.

I’m still adding some new things to the shop (like a print of the holiday silhouette, first pic) which I’ll alert you to when it’s done!

Thanks for stopping by.

It’s here: Leda the Swan PDF pattern!  I’m really happy about her and I worked hard to get this pattern ready and posted to le shop.

Here’s another version with the capelet and GOLD sparkly crown!

In other shop news…

“Our Tree Dresses” 5×7 print.  This matte paper is gorgeous, the colors come out so vibrant. (Although my lack of picture-taking skills don’t do it much justice in my opinion!)

My new friends are nestled comfortably in the studio.

Thanks for looking!

xoxo

(Oh, and if you prefer Etsy, these items are posted there as well!)

I hope everyone’s week is off to a good start!   This past weekend was nice and chilly and I spent a lot of time knitting for the holidays (a certain nephew needs a hand-knit stocking for his first Christmas).  Anyway, I have a little gift for you…

I’m giving away a bunch of “Our Tree Dresses” holiday cards!   A blank card for you to keep or use.

Instead of selecting 1 winner for a big prize I’ve decided to have a lot of little prizes for many of you this year.

SO, here’s how it works:

• Leave a comment: You don’t have to say anything in particular BUT I would love to know what you’re looking forward to this season. It could be holiday or non-holiday specific!
• Make sure the email address you enter is correct.  I’ll collect the emails and send you all a message (from dearliette {AT} gmail {DOT} com) at the end of the giveaway.
• Reply back with your mailing address.  (Don’t worry, your personal info is safe with me and won’t be sold, distributed, etc.)

The giveaway closes Sunday night, November 22th OR when I run out of giveaway cards, whichever happens first.  One card per reader; open to everyone.

Happy Commenting!

Update: Silly me, as Tracey kindly pointed out, I never mentioned what I was looking forward to this season!  Two every exciting things are happening: 1) My husband and I are celebrating our marriage (Reception #2) with my in-laws and 2) My dear little nephew’s first Christmas!