My good friend Tracey of Cute2Carry is an avid runner and the inspiration behind this design. Who doesn’t love cupcakes, right?! So, you eat a cupcake – or three – and go on a run to cancel out any calorie damage occurred from the cupcake binge.

I jumped at the chance to draw the little cupcakes and put together this tshirt design. I hope this design brings a smile to the runner/athlete in your life!

This design is available for purchase at http://www.cafepress.com/runtoeat and at my Zazzle shop.

This is an ice sculpture that my youngest brother created for a competition at his culinary school. He won!

Email marketing is an important tool for your small business. It is also essential that the marketing application that you choose, is simple to use and feature packed. MailerMailer offers a great way to start up and maintain a newsletter system. They have a great free package that allows you to send to 200 people. Once you out grow the free setup, packages start at $29.95 a month. Definitely worth your time to check them out and see if they can help you reach your customers.

These turned out so cute! Hilary of A-Squared Designs did a wonderful job creating these custom pajama sets for my son. Her sewing is superb and she is the sweetest person to work with. Check her store out when you have a chance!

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My most recent brochure client, Claudine Hellmuth, was featured on today’s Martha Stewart show where she demonstrated her Sitting Pretties.

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I was beyond thrilled when my package from GeorgieDesigns.com showed up today! Owner, Robyn Klauer has been a pleasure to work with and I couldn’t be happier with my earrings. Her packaging was simple and professional, perfectly matching the quality of her product.

You can purchase this same pair of earrings here: Turquoise Hoop Earrings

We can all come up with a million reasons why we haven’t backed up our computers….but when the day comes that your beloved computer crashes on you, no excuse will bring your data back. Save yourself the headache of losing digital photos, customer information, account files, etc. Mozy offers 2 GB of 100% free file storage – a great way to start backing up your important data! If you need more room than that personal storage is $4.95 per month and business/pro starts at $3.95 per month.

Alternatives to MozyHome

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Scrabble anyone? Photo by Sara of Snap Happy Designs

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Hurry and place your bid for your chance to win! Bidding ends September 10th at 12:00pm EST. :: View eCommerce Auction here ::