I’d like to introduce you to someone who I only just ‘met’ 5 days ago and she’s very quickly become one of my favorite people on the planet. Let me back up a bit to Thursday when I received an e-mail from Tara Frey of Bella Pink saying she’d been given my name by the incredibly sweet Shabby Miss Jenn. Jenn I hope you got my e-mail that I sent through your website. I may have been too wordy. :) Well, Tara (who I’ll have more to say about her fabulousness in future posts but right now this one’s all about Fifi) gave Fifi my name and told her I would be perfect for the job of setting up her new blog, which is what I’ve been busy doing the past few days. I’ve learned a lot and had so much fun and I’m excited to get to work on the next blog. Sounds like I’ve already got a few lined up. Yay! :) So here’s what we came up with for Fifi’s banner but we did a lot of fun stuff in other areas of the blog so you’ll definitely want to check it out.
So what makes Fifi fabulous in my book?
- She signs her e-mails with x’s and o’s
- She called Sunday afternoon just to chat and she has the perfect amount of french accent that I could’ve listened to her talk all afternoon but instead she seemed genuinely interested in little ‘ol me. :)
- She crafty in an elegant but whimsical way that I adore, choosing photos to use for her banner was nearly impossible!
- She grew up in Paris
- She now lives in a little cottage that has more character in each room than most people have in a house probably 3 times the size.
- She has a cabana and a hammock that are to die for.
- She’s a freelance writer and photo stylist for a number of national magazines. Half of her cover designs I actually have sitting in my magazine collection and one of them I even kept setting out on my ottoman long after it’s published date just because the cover itself was inspiring to me every time I looked at it. What are these fabulous magazines you might ask? You can see a few in her sidebar on the blog but among the list are magazines like Cottage Style, Creative Home, Romantic Country, Home Companion, Coastal Living, Style, Windows & Walls, and that’s just to name a few.
- She’s writing a book. I can’t even journal on a scrapbook page and she’s writing a whole BOOK!
- Within less than two days of her blog going live it’s been viewed over 2,000 times. That’s a lot of people who must’ve known how fabulous fifi was long before I had the pleasure of meeting her.
Kay, the list could go on and on but mostly she’s fabulous for being so sweet and giving me the opportunity to play with her fabulous photos and create a place where she can share her fabulousness with others here on the web. One comment left on Fifi’s blog already seemed to say it perfectly…
“I can’t stress enough how much I am enjoying your blog!! It feels like an e-magazine. Perhaps waiting for my favorite magazines in the mail won’t be as painful now that I have found YOU!!” ~ Britta
Fifi, if you’re reading this, thank you again for this opportunity. I have enjoyed working with you SO much.
So, other than learning a TON of new stuff about Typepad the past few days and putting together something as fabulous as I could come up with for Fifi I’ve been working also on the Eclectic Whimsy website and have that just about ready to go live with…again…but this time different. :) Hopefully I’ll be able to finish that up later today. I haven’t spent any time in the sewing studio but hope to do that a little today too.
Lots more that I wanted to post about but it’s a GORGEOUS day and my neighbor Nikki will be here any minute to pick me and the dogs up to head to the dog park. I’ll be taking the camera so hopefully I’ll have long overdue pics of Pixel. Hopefully I’ll have time to blog more later tonight. :)
shabbyjuls says:
See I told you that you would be famous:) Awesome work!!!! A celebrity blog designer!!! Can you do mine too..I have to dig up dome fun stuff that makes my life look more exciting!! You are the BEST!!!!
July 11th, 2007 at 11:13 am
lisa (momy4him) says:
you did a wonderful job!!
July 11th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Amanda says:
Shawn!! I’m so happy for you! You did a wonderful job, just stunning! And having the chance for you to meet such an inspiring person, and for Fifi to meet a wonderful spirit is great!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
mel b. says:
Just awesome work Shawn! As always! I just love your style and apparently a lot of others do too! you may have just found yourself a new job!
Next Tuesday I get my hair done and if you want to schedule photos after that, we would love that! (if you are still interested in doing that anyway!) :)
Let me know!
Have a great one!
mel :)
July 11th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
kari says:
I think you have found your calling! It looks awesome!!!
You can pretty my blog up anytime if you want to test your skills :
July 11th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Shabby Miss Jenn says:
OMG!!!!!!!! I looove all this! Off to answer your email! :)
July 11th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Tara says:
Shawn so glad we found you! Love how you describe Fifi’s accent, it’s great, no? When you and I finally get to speak to each other , just remember I don’t have a french accent, it’s more Philly/Jersey…(just think Sopranos!) xo Tara
July 11th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Jennie Windorf says:
Hello Shawn!
Fifi’s blog looks a fabulous as she is! You did an amazing job! Where can I sign up for a blog makeover?? You’ll have to check out my sad little blog and you’ll see that it is clearing crying for help.
Congrats on a job well done!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Maegan says:
Shawn, Fifi’s blog looks AMAZING. Just amazing! I better be on your list of blog clients. I can’t wait to have you re-do mine!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Kerry says:
It looks really beautiful. Great job! Kerry
July 11th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Lynne says:
That’s awesome! Her blog looks fantastic!
July 11th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Jess says:
oh how exciting - I love what you did with her blog :) You have to tell me where the glitter script is from though - I must have it!!!
July 11th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Katelyn says:
Pea! You are incredible. Practically everyday you do something to amaze me. From your company name to your bags scrapbooking and blog design.. You are really a genius. I am so privileged to know you.
July 11th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Candy says:
Perhaps you just found your “extra curricular” calling?! :o) It is GORGEOUS!
July 11th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
fifi says:
So like you, Shawn, to make me look good! My blog is a great success because of your creative genius. I gave you so much stuff to sort through….and you never complained! On the contrary, you always made me feel as if you enjoyed getting deluged with photos….and then I had the nerve to ask you if you could do this, that and a thousand other things! I am telling you, the French are quite simply impossible!!
I owe you big time!
YOU are the FABULOUS one!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
fifi
July 11th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Shabby Chic Memory says:
Great Job!
July 12th, 2007 at 12:31 am
Shari says:
You better have me on your client waiting list too! :-) I know I had my name in there somewhere. You did an AWESOME job, like I knew you would! You have definitely found your “gig.” LOVE it! So happy for you Shawn!
July 12th, 2007 at 12:54 am
Kimberly says:
I too, love what you did for Fifi. And I loved looking around her blog. And don’t forget Tara - her blog is cool too. So glad you’ve met such incredible people to work for that will give such an awesome reference. Not only are you incredibly talented, but you have the customer service skills too! My banner is already done so you don’t have to put me on your list, but you can put me on your references list. :)
July 12th, 2007 at 12:03 pm