Holiday card I sent out for Christmas 2012

It has been a while since my last post (again!) But I have a good reason why!
My daughter Ailie (pronounced I-lee) was born August 2, 2012!  I’ve been one busy momma with 2 little ones, but I am ready to get back in the action!  If you have a wedding or special event coming up that you need some swanky invitations for please email me and we will come up with stationery that everyone will remember!

One of my resolutions for this new year is to update this site more often!  Wish me luck!

Hope you had a great 2012, and an even better 2013!

A lot has happened again since my last post!  We are adding to our family again, I am having a baby girl in early August!  I am in LOVE with all of the cute baby girl stuff out there, especially the hair bands!  I’m telling people the minute she comes out we’re slapping a bow on her! Ha!

Since I am obsessed with all of these adorable hair bands and I’m a super crafty person I have started to make my own!  I am calling the line ‘Little Miss Hair Accessories’.  They are currently for sale at Mother Goose Kids Consignment in Northfield, Minnesota (a GREAT store for all things baby).  I will also be selling them online on my blog and also through facebook, and maybe reviving my etsy shop!  Please stop back soon as I am going to be posting photos of these lovelies.

I was interviewed today by the Northfield News for an article in Wednesdays paper!  It was great fun getting to spread the word on my little business here in Northfield, and I hope that it creates a spark for some new clientele.  I owe a big thanks to the Northfield News and also to Lucy for a great interview, and a nice chat!

My hope is to keep updating the site and adding some new photos as well as new info for brides… this year I plan on being more involved on my blog!

Thanks for looking me up, and please email me if you have any needs for stationery, or graphic design!
~Laura

I am getting up some of the info I said would be here at the bridal show last weekend! It’s proving to be a little more work than anticipated and so I keep trucking onward to get it all on… so again I say “keep checking back for more info and photos!”

To view what I have done already click here which will bring you to my {Tier 1} page and then click on the photos to see pricing and a larger image and information on that design.

I’m thrilled with the way my booth turned out at Sunday’s Bridal Show in Owatonna.  The trees I made for it got a lot of people talking!  I think I will have to post a tutorial on how easy it was to make them in case you’re wondering for your upcoming wedding.

Thank you for stopping by and I am working on adding photos all this week along with pricing as well. Contact me if you’d like more information!

~L

Thank you for checking out my website! If you have ANY questions for me or need additional information please email me at mcdougall.design@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you soon. I look forward to working with all of you!

~Laura

p.S. Please check back soon as I am still in the process of adding photos and pricing info to my site– Thanks!

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,800 times in 2010. That’s about 9 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 6 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 14 posts. There were 28 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 20mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.

The busiest day of the year was March 30th with 79 views. The most popular post that day was Invitation Gallery.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, weddingwire.com, kcrg.cityvoter.com, mywedding.com, and linkedin.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for 2nd birthday invitations, wedding invitations, butterfly centerpieces, wedding invite, and laura mcdougall graphic design.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Invitation Gallery April 2009
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Wedding Invitations January 2009

Party Invitations January 2009

My Wedding June 2009

Corporate Design & Logos July 2009

The Owatonna Bridal Fair is only 6 days away and I am working my tail off to get all of the finishing touches together for it! My booth is sure to ‘WOW’ all of you brides, with my designs and ideas for your weddings! Please come and say ‘hi’ to me and the hubs who will be joining me for the day, and let us know what we can do for you.

See you SOON!

~Laura

Ps. I’m also wanting to update the website this week to unveil my new {Tier} system that I’m starting… so stay tuned for that, kids!