. . . cards? prints? lullaby album? (and a giveaway?)

i am excited about cards ink
an online project where artists
can submit ideas for greeting cards
and the community can vote on their favorite designs
and then
winners have their cards printed.

they sent me a bundle of such cards
on quality paper, with quality colors
and suddenly i am looking for a reason
to send cards out.

though the best reason to send a card
is no reason at all.

leave it to my clever, snarky friend mego
(she also helps with my blog design on c jane)
to come up with deviations from the ever-popular
"stay calm and carry on" poster.

these prints crack me up.
i also requested some of her scripture prints
great gift makers for your more spiritual friends . . .


. . . or for your less spiritual friends.

click here to see mego's zazzle site logophilia.



the chief gives the lullaby album
two (severely cute) thumbs up
since we've recently added this to our
"fall asleep" cd collections
and it is beautiful music
soft and sweet.

jennifer thomas--the artist behind this album
sent me an extra album
(comes with a two disc set!)
to giveaway to a dear cjane reader.
this makes me happy
because i like to giveaway products
i genuinely appreciate myself.

hmm

chup and i are drawing a blank on
what to name our baby
in the case the child is a male
(we've got a girl name--thank you!)
so how about
you enter the giveaway
by suggesting a boy's name
for our consideration?

giveaway will close thursday
(nov. 12th)
midnight
(mst)


p.s. it was a blogger's list of suggested names
who helped us decide on
the chief's name.

so you never know.

. . . bird canvas? ring? nieces? UPDATED! WITH DISCOUNT!

lucy--my assistant--has informed me this:
due to the high frequency of inquiries
this blog receives
i need to start including
more than one answer
with every post.

so here are two questions answered
(and one brag)


1. when people come to retro house
they always ask about the bird canvas
we have in our bathroom.
it is actually called a
"nie nie birds" canvas
because it was inspired by my sister.

the canvas is personalized for each family
and comes in all sorts of cheerful colors.
you can order one for your family
or another family
by checking out
name your design

***UPDATE! use the coupon code: cjane
and get 20% at check out!

thanks ladies!



2. my friend bari in nyc
(who sometime signs her emails with,
your funky jewish friend who has a view of times square)
sent me an adjustable rose ring
(for my ever growing pregnant fingers)
from her shop.

i have gotten so many
"where did you get that ring?" comments
i have to divulge my secret.

go to designs by bari for adjustable rings
and other whimsical jewelry.

***just in! use the coupon code CJANE and get 30% off your purchase!

p.s the one bari sent me is the same color as my eyes.
how funky is that?
i also adore this one for the dramatic affect.



3. i am using this space to brag about how beautiful
my sister in law megan and three nieces
stella, morgan and drew
look in this blue lily photo.

see those girls? i love them.
so much.


blue lily makes la vie look rosy.
in case you haven't yet,
check her out here.

. . . that husband of yours? was he in . . .?

seeing how my husband is an actor
i am often asked,
"was that your husband in . . .?"

and i always proudly answer,
"yes."

you can see chup in almost any
lds temple visitor's center
(look for a center near you!)
in a presentation called,
"God's Plan for His Family"
wherein he plays a dad
and wears a wig.

or, on temple square you can catch him in the
"Joseph Smith the Prophet of the Restoration"
he is the one who does the stick pull with the prophet
and is almost a bad guy
then a good guy.
(spoiler!)

other things you might've seen him:
benji
emma smith: my story
stalking santa
and lots more
which you can read about
on his imbd page.

my favorite role his has ever played?
my husband.

was that corny?

it's true.



*photo by Jed Wells

. . . that beautiful story of hopeful adoption?

i interrupt this dear c jane fest
with a congratulations going out to
my friend reachel bagley
(of cardigan empire fame)
and her good husband andrew
on the arrival of their daughter coco.

you must watch the video.
(i sobbed happy tears for hours after)

. . . the baby buggy?

i asked wendy (aka blue lily)
the same thing
when i showed up for the shoot.

apparently, a blog reader of hers
from utah
loaned it out to her
while she was here.

it looked to me like it was
quality vintage.
either it was found in some
second hand store
or inherited.




p.s. here is what happened to wendy at our shoot
(please enjoy my photography)
and here are some more photos of the buggy.

. . . that happy halloween spirit?

you know what?
i'm having a great time
at the free for all.

thanks everyone for playing along!
...and can you believe some of these awesome
c jane reader discounts?
holy banana peppers!

(pretend i didn't type that last line)

let's extend it to midnight
sunday, november 1st.

and add a rule:
winners can only win once.
so if you've already won something
you can count yourself lucky
and cheer on the other hopefuls.

what do you say?

. . . a crazy giveaway free for all?

hey friends of dear c jane!
would you believe i had a hot giveaway for today
(so hot, i was going to enter it myself)
but it fell through this week?

instead i had this zany thought
to try something new.

how about we do a giveaway free for all?
this is how it works:

you post in my comments something you'd like to giveaway
(and it can't be your uninteresting junk)
(but it can be your interesting junk)
and the first person to respond to you wins.

then you contact that person
and send him/her
(him? who are we kidding?)
the prize.

is this a good idea?
we'll see.