Season of Love and Thank You

It never escapes me how fortunate I am to be on this planet.  I had a pretty shaky beginning, but anyone who follows this blogs knows my mom fought for me long and hard and here I am.  A bit sewn together here and there, but I'm here.  I really enjoy Valentine's Day, it's the most fun and it's the one time each year you can be all gooey and squishy with your sentiments and no one really minds.  I get to even spoil the farmer and he doesn't complain, well, outloud ! 

So I've had so much fun making LOVE in Salvagenation.  Here's some examples and they have gone all over the world.

These great big 18 inch tall letters went to a young couple making a unique video as an engagement announcement.
 Then one of my extremely creative customers fell in Love with some fun letters.

So I get to make Love all over the world, pretty great for a farm girl in Texas.

Now after I make Love in the shop, I like to relax a little and spend my time thumbing threw old paper and seeing if there is anything special to make for a Valentine gift or two.  This year I'm using vintage Valentines and Victorian calling cards and creating special little notes to slip in with them. 
Old friends are special treasures and when I send them some of my treasures, they know the sentiment is exactly what I wanted to portray, the value of our friendship.

Hot New Trends

So I've been visiting with my buddy, Nate Berkus and (okay so he doesn't know me, but secretly one day he wants to visit me and we chat it up about trends)  he is talking typography.  I've known for two years it would be H.O.T.  and so have you, but it's THE THING for 2011.   I would like to think I'm a trendsetter, so if you need to see lots of typography, then head over to one of the shops, Salvagenation  or MonikersIncorporated.
There is plenty to see.

Coupons and Newsletters 
I've fallen behind in Super Sunday Sale notices, so I've resorted to newsletters. If you didn't get the last one, go over there, click on my email envelope and send me your email.  The one sent out this last week, was a 20% off anything in either shop coupon.  Do you want to use it, then go ahead, just when you check out fill in the coupon with the word Newsletter and you get 20% off all purchases.  That coupon will only be good for until January 29th, so make sure you head on over and use it !

Today's Farm Story
   "Hurry up, said the farmer, we have a mama cow and her baby in the neighbor's pasture and it's getting dark."
I'm putting on my shoes, the ones folks call mules and I'm headed out the door.  We get that cow and calf home, but it's a physical struggle.  I mostly stood there blocking a path and closing gates and making sure no other cows decided to use the escape route. 
The farmer is busy calling the cow with his special voice he uses with them, hollering .. Hup Cow, here Cow and a few other words, I'm quite sure the cow didn't understand but I did. (forgive him Lord).  The cow finally meandered through the gate with her calf and I shut it behind them. (I was feeling rather heroic).  The farmer looks at me and says,  " the next time someone complains about the high cost of beef, please just tell them to kiss your  *****."   Now my question is this,  why does it have to be My ***,  I mean can't someone else volunteer for that !


See you in the shop ! 

Salvagenation 
Vanessa