CHECK OUT OUR NEW FLOWER HANDBAGS

We are really excited about our new pressed flower handbags; Ashley, Ashton, Ashton II, Mia, and Morgan. (yes, we have given names to all our real flower handbag collection!) Each item is a one-of-a-kind with it's own personality, shape, and floral design.

We have been working this week on getting the new bags on the site because we have had people emailing us asking when they would be available.

Johnette and i took a short trip to Stone Mountain yesterday to take some pictures of the bags against a natural setting. She modeled, and i took the pictures (better that way round i think!) Stone mountain in NC is a beautiful place to go hiking, take a picnic, or just go for a drive and take in the scenery.

Well, Johnette did her modeling thing and i am really happy with the pictures. Here's a sample of some of the new pressed flower handbags that we have on the site. There are alternative floral arrangements and colors available in these designs as well as all of our other bags, so go check them out!

NATURE BY DEZIGN RSS UPDATES

We have added a new page to our Nature by Dezign web site which hopefully explains the ins and outs of RSS. The page is called 'What are RSS feeds?' which can be found in the main menu of our home page or by following the link above.

This is what the page looks like below. It goes on to explain what that orange symbol means and how you can subscribe to the Nature by Dezign RSS feed. Basically, the feed will enable you to receive all of the latest news and updates from this blog in a simple headline format without having to visit the site every time you want to see if i have posted something new. It is a convenient and time saving way to keep up with all of your favorite web sites and blogs.

RSS is a great new tool that is changing the way we receive the information that is important to us on the internet. RSS will save you hours of browsing hours and will deliver the news to you in convenient updates. Best of all it is totally free to subscribe, so i have written a short and step-by-step guide on how to get this feature up and running on your PC.

OUR 1ST ANNIVERSARY!

Johnette and i celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary this weekend! Saturday day was spent at the Yadkinville festival selling our shiny things and the pressed flower handbags. It was nice to be doing a local show (Yadkinville is only a stones throw from us, and it was nice to be there because that is where we got married last year!)

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and of course to those who bought something!

We then decided to go out that evening to celebrate our anniversary, and enjoyed a really nice meal at Wasabi in Greensboro. Thank you to our server (forgot to ask her name) for taking this and a bunch of other good pictures. The sushi was excellent and we still have a fuzzy head from the champagne so that is a sign of a good night out!

This coming weekend we will be at the Shenandoah Caverns Wine Festival so feel free to come and find us if you are in the area. For more details on the festival just follow the link.

We will also be adding our new pressed flower handbags to the site this week. So keep checking back for those or simply subscribe to this blogs RSS feed and receive our blog updates as and when they happen. If you like the sound of this but are not sure what an RSS feed is or how to subscribe to one then you can find out all the info you need at our site Nature by Dezign.

NEW PRESSED FLOWER HANDBAGS

Just a few lines to let those of you who have been waiting eagerly for our new pressed flower handbags, that we now have new 'Mia', 'Ashley', 'Ashton' & 'Ashton II' bags available. These adorable pressed flower handbags are the more petite sisters to the larger everyday bags that are currently on our site.

These smaller real flower handbags sell out quickly so i thought i would give those of you who subscribe to our blog a heads up before we post them on the site on Monday! So anyone wishing to email me and make enquiries then feel free to do so!

MONTHLY CHARITY DONATION

Thank you to everyone who made an online purchase with us this last month..Nature by Dezign have donated $1.00 for every online order we received to the environmental charity WWF (no, we are not giving money to actors in spandex costumes!) The World Wildlife Fund is the environmental organization with the panda bear logo.

And also to EDN (Earth Day Network), an equally worthwhile charity that also concentrates on key environmental issues..To learn more about these causes just follow the links..We will be making regular donations to these organizations on a monthly basis based on the number of online orders we receive, so fill up your shopping carts!.You can read more about this on our charity aid page on our web site.

Thanks again!

HISTORIC MORGANTON FESTIVAL

Just a few lines to say thank you to everyone who dropped by at our booth this weekend at the Morganton festival. It was a very well organized event with good music, and a good mix of food and craft vendors.

This was a great opportunity for us to showcase our nature inspired fashion items to a large audience looking for those early Christmas gifts! We particularly enjoy doing these events because it gives our customers the chance to see our products in person!
This is especially important for our pressed flower handbags because you can truly appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into each one if you can actually get your hands on them and see them.

We have an extensive range of product images of the real flower handbags on our web site at Nature by Dezign, but you can't beat actually having the item in your hands so you can get a much better idea of it's size, shape, texture, and floral design.

We met a lot of interesting and friendly people at the festival and hope to attend again next year. Thanks again to everyone who dropped by, and i hope you all enjoy the items that you purchased!