The Simply Creative studio will be closed May 27-31 for Memorial Day. I will be monitoring e-mail daily, but will respond only to emergencies. All other e-mail and quotes requests will be answered when I re-open on June 1. Enjoy your holiday weekend :o)

One of my favorite design blogs posted an article about the best online tools for photo editing. I thought this might be useful for some of you. I know I’ve said this before, but I still firmly believe that your product photos can make or break your website – so please spend some time on them and make them look their absolute best!

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/tools/online-photo-editing/

After the week I just had, I know I could really use some encouragement today…

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. ~Robert Schuller

I always enjoy working with Gina at A Touch of Whimsy. She has such fun ideas! We just finished up her annual redesign and I love the way it turned out! Gina did the layout and graphics and I integrated it into her shopping cart. Betcha didn’t know I did that, did you? Yep, if you are an artist and want to go ahead and do your own website design, I will gladly do the shopping cart integration into Simple Cart or one of our other approved shopping carts. Contact me for details!

And be sure to check out ATOWD for unique, personalized stationery!

Here’s another great site that launched at the end of 2009! Yes, I know I’m way behind! Petrie Point Designs offers one-of-a-kind framed vintage wool bathing suits, swimsuits and antique toys turned into works of art. It’s so fun to browse their site, so many unique items!

Visit Petrie Point Designs today!

Hi All! I finally got a new button ad put together. I’ve had a few people inquire about exchanging banners and doing blog advertising, so I thought I’d better get mine finished up. If you are a Simply Creative customer and want to exchange banners, please contact me. I’ll add you to my Favorite Peeps over in the sidebar.

Please click here to grab the HTML for my banner and add it to your site or blog!

(SEO Tip: obtaining backlinks from other high quality sites is one of the best things you can do to increase your search engine visibility – so get out there and start exchanging links today!)

I plan to start sharing a quote each week that will inspire you, make you think or atleast make you smile :o) This week’s quote:

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
-Aristotle

I have another premade website ready to go! My goal is to have a variety of styles, color palettes, etc. I realize not everyone wants pink and girly, LOL! This one is a little more stylish and sophisticated. Hope you like it!

Click here to find out more about this website template!