Hello, Hello, whereever you are?

So, we have to go on record by apologizing first. Sorry…have you wondered where we vanished to? It has been quite a journey in the last couple of months for the three of us. As you recall, we are three busy moms with children under the age of 4. It makes interesting life adventures! But, our adventures will not cease, will be continue to have some interesting stories and life lessons to share with you…

We wanted to fill you in on our latest developments at Posterity Place. In the last couple of months, we have discovered that Posterity Place will be giving birth. Literally. No, we don’t have any new products to unveil at this time, but we do have exciting news!

2 out of the 3 of us our expecting little ones. Our designer Debi will be having another little boy in September. (She currently has a little boy that is almost 2!) The good news here is that Debi is already churning out new creative ideas in her mind on little boy designs. And, our designer Crystal is expecting twins in November. (She currently has a 16 month old daughter, and we don’t know the sex of the twins yet.) Crystal is already asking designer Lydia and her daughter for guidance and help! So, it goes without saying…our households have been busy and spring has already become a wild adventure for the three of us.

Recently, we are finishing up our last few orders that we received for graduation presents. As you can tell with our news, we will be slowing up on productivity for awhile. The mommas just can’t handle the sewing on top of the baby preparation. (Although, we do have school pocketbooks still available!) We just won’t be able to accomodate custom orders at this time. We do still have some of our boxes still listed on the site available as well. As of right now, we can’t be sure when we will get back into the full swing of things. Only the babies will give us the go ahead. But, we certainly will be good about posting an update as to when we unleash ourselves from the spit up, giggles, diaper changes, and exhaustion!

So…as always…we will keep you posted. It is baby haven over here…which just keeps our minds being creative and our mommy heads spinning!

Thank you for all of your supprt…it has been so fun to serve you! We’ll be b-a-c-k!

Heading Back to Our Roots

Many people ask us…how did you three women meet and come up with Posterity Place? All three of us actually attended high school together. And, not just high school. Some of the friendships date all the way back to elementary school! We each individually have our own story. While we all grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and attended school together, life took each of us on a different road in college and merging into the “real world.” However, after we all had our adventures, we all ended up back in the “Good Life”, settling in Omaha. Since we have been in Omaha, we merged all of our ideas, experiences, and creativity to start Posterity Place. (This is the nice short, condensed version!)

To celebrate our roots, we are heading back to our alma mater. We will be at the Lincoln East Choir Craft Show on March 13! (We even have a past choir member as one of our designers!) We will keep you posted on details, as we receive them. Come, stop by and say hello! We love meeting all of you! Let’s go Spartans!

Blogging World…

Many people often ask us, where you do come up with your ideas? In part, some of our creativity is inherit. All three of us are scrapbookers. We succombed to the hobby after we all got married, moved back to our “roots”, and had big life events, like getting married and having children. We love getting our creative minds together and tag teaming our ideas.

However, sometimes, you have to search for ideas when you are “stuck” and in a “rut”. Often times, that leads us to the Internet and the wide world of blogging. Below, we have listed a few of our favorite sites. What blogs or sites are your favorite? Please share!!

1. Clever by Heidi Grace
2. Scrapbooks Etc.
3. A New Design by AshleyNewell
4. All Things Cupcake
5.  Creative Organizing
6. Willow and Paisley
7. Simply Me
8. Style Me Pretty
9. Simply Stated from Real Simple Magazine
10. Two Peas in a Bucket

Lastly, blogs don’t just let us get inspiration. They also help us document our memories. Designer Crystal Johnson’s family and friends are located all over the US. She put together a blog to help her family stay in touch. Create a blog today to share your memories with others…the best part is that it is free! (Try out Google or WordPress!) Check out Crystal’s blog for some inspiration…

www.johnsonjourneys.wordpress.com

Fall is in the Air…

Pumpkin patches, carmel apples, Halloween costumes…the smell of a good fireplace going…ah, it’s fall! I must admit, I definitely love this season. However, everything becomes a little more exciting when you have a little one to share it with. What’s more, is when you get to have your little babe experience something for the first time. (Can you tell I am a new mommy?…Well, 9 months and counting.) It suddenly brings more awareness and excitement to an occasion that usally happens routinely or once a year. You get excited, but there is nothing like the feeling of joy to watch your little one get to experience one of their “firsts”. My daughter was born in January…so it has been a year of firsts all year long in our household…first Valentine’s Day, first summer swim suit, first Fouth of July…the list goes on and on. I can’t not wait for my little one’s first Christmas!

And, I have realized how precious it is to soak in these great memories, especially like the week we have had. All mommies know what is like to have a sick child or to have a “mommy scare”. My little one had a massive allergic reaction to Penicillin this week…it’s been eventful to say the least. (You can find more on that topic at www.johnsonjourneys.wordpress.com) So, it goes without saying, in times like those, it makes you really reflect on the good times and memories you share. Life is all about experiences…and there are many more for us to encounter.

So, this weekend is my little one’s first Halloween. I never really got into the holiday until her. How can you resist a baby in a cute costume? There will definitely be great memories to be made, pictures taken, and memorabilia created for the marked occasion. What will I do with it all? Scrapbook it of course. But,  I guess its calls for another memory box too! We have to treasure all of these firsts! Here is a picture of sweet baby Ava in her costume for all to enjoy!

Crystal's Little Ladybug!

Happy Halloween from Posterity Place…look for more to come from our other designers and their little inspirational babes!