I started an etsy shop + a discount code for you

After a lot of encouragement from my friends I started an etsy shop!

I've always loved being crafty (I get this from my mom) and somewhat-thrifty (I get this from her too). This is where my love for making greeting cards comes from.  My drive for starting my shop, besides my friends, was the fact that greeting cards are SO expensive - $4.00, $5.00, $7.00 - eeekkk! And let's be truthful, they are most often thrown in the garbage. I believe that sending a card to a friend or giving a card with a wedding or birthday gift should be affordable, spend the money on the gift not the card!

Here is a look at some of the card sets my shop - Beth Kohler Designs - offers.

Cards for kids - I love that kids can color these! They come with four assorted crayons!

Embossed Feather Card - currently one of my favorites!

Lemon Thank You Note - these make me think of spring and summer!

Forever and Always Wedding Cards - this is also a popular item! Give the couple a one-of-a-kind card!

Gold Glitter Bud Vase - Currently the most popular item in my shop.  Only 8 available!

I am always adding new items as I come up with new card designs!  I also do custom orders - if there is something specific you are looking for, let me know!

If you would, head over to my shop and let me know what your favorite items are and use the discount code!

Discount Code:

SHOP25

Enter discount at checkout

Discount available until March 31, 2014

Sponsor Meet & Greet: Kristen from Pink Fox Designs

Happy Monday!  I am so excited to feature Kristen from Pink Fox Designs today - she is my newest sponsor and I am so happy she is here! I love featuring etsy shop owners because I am so motivated by their entrepreneurial drive and creativity.  You will love Kristen's designs!

Hello Design Your Dwelling Readers! My name is Kirsten, Kirsten Ann sometimes just because I like my middle name better than my last :) and I'm the owner of Pink Fox Designs. I'm a graduate in graphic design and so when I'm not designing web sites at my day job I am working on my own designs and my new Etsy shop. Pink Fox Designs was named after my spirit animal being a fox (or so I've decided) and my half pink hair, little tidbit for you! So about my little shop; I have a love for typography and the art of lettering, as well as print design. I love designing something beautiful on screen that is meant to be printed and seen or held physically. I started my Etsy shop only a few weeks ago, as it seemed a great way to start a business off of my personal designs. At Pink Fox Designs I use my love of type to create printed wall art of quotes, lyrics and other things to hang on your wall, and the occasional illustration when I have a creative idea. I print my pieces myself on my Canon inkjet printer on Epson matte paper, and all you have to do is frame it and find a place to hang it! I also love stationary, currently I am designing printables, as I find brides and party planners like to be a part of process, and DIY. For things like invitations, I create a design, and the customer gives me their information, so it is customized to them! In the future I'd love to create already printed stationary, as I find it very fun to buy. Photography is another love of mine, and I sell prints of some of my work to hang as well, mostly architecture and landscapes.

Here is a favorite piece of mine, a quote from Frank Sinatra's song "You Make Me Feel So Young" with polka dots to compliment the song's youthful cheer!

One of my customizable wedding invitations, very bold and to the point for that modern no nonsense bride. I love red and black together!

And here is one of my photographs, a lovely rustic wall covered in vines, perfect for a country themed room. Taken in Batsto, New Jersey in case you were wondering.

Find and follow Kristen and Pink Fox Designs in all of these places:

Etsy | Pinterest | Portfolio

If you are interested in sponsoring Design Your Dwelling and featuring your Etsy shop I would love to have you!  Visit my sponsor page for more information!

New Nightstand Print

I came across this print from a blog that I follow, French Press Mornings, and knew that it would be a perfect fit for my nightstand because I like the bible verse and the print!

Here is the original print.  You can purchase it in the French Press Mornings Etsy Shop. She has some other great prints there too.  I think I will be getting another one for the other side of the bed! :)

It's encouraging. I love it! :)