EBS designs

Ta Ta for Now

2009-07-25T10:12:00.001-07:00

Well my fun little business is closed for the time being. After a nice two year run at blog designing and not quite a year of card designing I'm closing my cyber doors...at least for now. This change came about much more suddenly than I expected due to the fact that one of my beloved boys (who will remain unnamed) broke the external drive that stored ALL of my EBS Design programs and materials. I'm hoping it can be repaired but it certainly isn't going to be a quick process. I just can't stand the thought of loosing all of that stuff forever and having to repurchase all of the programs and layouts I've bought through the years so we are still trying to find someone to repair the drive.
I had thought that with the birth of LB being just before card season really heated up I wouldn't do Christmas cards this year but I hadn't expected to close my doors completely at least not for a while. Give the current circumstances however, it just makes sense to shut the whole thing down for a while. I may reopen them at some point...once our family of 4 feels normal, but for now since I can't even improve my own blog (and I'm DYING to) I figure I'll just go ahead and say I'm closed until after baby...whatever that may mean about my timing!
I've emailed all of my customers that had placed recent orders and everyone was sweet and understanding. I WILL find a way to fill the orders of the three of you who won the auction to benefit NieNie last year, I know a couple of you still have a design or two left. I appreciate your patience, please know I'm trying!

Names

2009-05-20T10:43:00.000-07:00

Nope, not baby boy names but BLOG names, more specificly, my family blog! Now that I know I'm the mama of two boys and married to one oh-so-all-boy husband I'm finding my family blog title (which was "And Then There Were Three" and is now "And Now There Are Four") to be a bit bland. I'm thinking I need a name that fits us more specifically in this stage of life. Troy and I used to think it was fun to do "And then there were three" and watch that grow to four, five, six, seven etc...(yes I said seven). But in this phase (or perhaps lifetime) of being surrounded by boys I think I want my blog title to give a little nod in that direction.
I thought about "Mama's Boys" but Troy didn't like that and I just emailed him with the suggestion of "That's what she said" which I know he will love but I'm not quite sold on. What do you think?? Name my family blog and EBS designs will make you a prize!

Expanding

2009-04-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

No, EBS Designs isn't expanding but Mrs. EBS certainly is...a clear indication that our family is too! This explains my recent hiatus from the land of designs and almost from blogging all together. The newest member of the Schwant family, though barely bigger than a lime and just over 12 weeks old has made quite an impact on his or her Mama from very early on, much more so than her dear brother did. We are thrilled over our littlest baby and tremendously thankful to be entering the second trimester.
A huge thanks to my very patient customers who recently have been waiting 4-8 weeks for their designs rather than 48 hours! The 12 week mark has brought with it the much anticipated energy boost I've hoped for, I'm happy to say I'm back to my normal speed and my creative juices are once again flowing.
Below are a couple of links to what I've been up to in the last couple of days as well as the invitation I made for our sweet boy's 2nd birthday. His three favorite things are bounce houses, music, and farm animals, hence the theme. I'd really love to do more birthday invites - this one was so much fun!As promised, links to my two newest designs:
http://customblog3.blogspot.com/
http://customblog2.blogspot.com/

As always, email orders to erinschwant@hotmail.com

Recent Card Designs

2009-01-24T18:15:00.000-08:00

I've had so much fun creating these cards! The Christmas rush was quite exhilarating but there is something really nice about doing cards for unique events like birthdays and births! I did a couple of New Years cards too - isn't it always fun to get one or two extra cards after the holidays?
I've been thinking that sending out Valentine cards could be of so fun...check back soon so some heart filled designs I'm sure you will love! Order before Feb. 2nd and I'll give you 20% off because I just LOVE early orders and well, it is heart day!

Cards for ALL Ocassions!

2009-01-01T17:24:00.000-08:00

That's what I started putting on the back of my Christmas cards mid-way through the season! I had so much fun making the cards I didn't want it to come and go as quick as Christmas always does. Since then I've been doing birth announcements, party invitations and New Years cards. It has been great fun! I'd love to do yours so feel free to email me if you have an occasion coming up worthy of a cute card!

erinschwant@hotmail.com

Christmas Blog Designs

2008-11-24T09:41:00.000-08:00

Christmas is Coming...

and if this year is anything like years past, I'll be getting lots of orders for Christmas blog designs in the coming weeks. It really is so much fun to have a festive blog and wonderful Christmas music playing when your readers log on to your site. In order for you to get the most use of your Christmas design I'd love to go ahead and get started creating them this week. You and I can come up with the perfect design now and I can wait to post it on your blog until Friday - or whenever you'd like. This way you won't have to wait to get your blog and your readers in the Christmas spirit!
A complete design is $30.00 and I will change your blog back to the previous design after Christmas for $5.00. Another great option is to do a winter design (with snowmen, snowflakes etc) and keep it up for a few months. As always, all designs are completely up to you!
In order to be sure each of you has a unique look for the holidays I'm only going to do 15 Christmas designs so order soon!

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

PS: I only have THREE spots left for Christmas cards so if you are thinking about ordering cards now is the time!

Holiday Cards by EBS designs!

2008-11-11T08:02:00.001-08:00

Now through Friday, December 5th order your Holiday Cards through EBS Designs!
I'm only taking 20 orders so order soon...spots are filling fast!

EBS Design Customers receive:

One proof and two revisions for FREE
All cards are 5x7 and printed on 110lb card stock

EBS Designs cards are completely unique because they are customized just for you. You and your designer (EBS herself, err myself?) will choose everything from your pictures to your layout, print, font and wording. No two orders will look alike and no other card store can offer you this kind of freedom to customize your card!

Here's how it works:
You email me erinschwant@hotmail.com and tell me as many things as you possibly can about what you'd like in a card. Attach a picture or a few (up to 8) and I'll put together a draft and send it back to you. From there you have two free revisions - you can say something like "I like the layout but wish the font were different" or "could you move that picture over to the left side of the card" or "these colors aren't really my favorite, lets do more red." I'll take your feedback, change the card, and email it back to you. If we need to (we probably won't) we can do one more revision at no cost. From there if you want more changes made I'll charge $5.00 per revision.

Once you and I both love your card I'll have them printed and on there way to you! From the time you tell me you love your card to the time it is on your doorstep will be about one week. Get your orders in early because nobody wants you pulling an all nighter to get your cards stamped and addressed in time for the holidays! Once again, I'm only taking 20 orders and I will stop taking orders all together on Friday, December 5th so HURRY and order today!

Growing!

2008-09-20T10:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much to all of my great customers! It has been a BUSY week here at EBS Designs and I'm still working on new blogs every chance I get. I now have four "designs in progress" blogs where I post drafts for my customers so that we can tweak them to perfection before I alter their real blog. Having four design blogs really speaks to how much my little business is growing, I used to get by just fine with only one blog for drafts. Now my orders are coming in so much faster that I have to be able to work on lots of designs at once. All this to say, I'm encouraged about the recent growth and I have YOU to thank! I've done some fun and different stuff lately, like designing blogs for youth groups and elementary school classes. I also have a few surprises brewing for you so check back soon.

In the meantime, here are the draft blogs, keep in mind the word draft, they might not be perfect just yet, but check them anytime to see the latest (and hopefully greatest) from EBS Designs!

Designs in Progress 1
Designs in Progress 2
Designs in Progress 3
Designs in Progress 4

She talked about YOU

2008-09-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4208540
thanks again for bidding!

Giving is GOOD!

2008-09-02T18:21:00.000-07:00

We all know it is better to give than to receive but isn't it great when you get to do both? My dear friend Cristy did just that last night when she won the auction to help Nie and her family! Congrats Cristy, I'll be sure to make your blog look great and I'm so thankful for your contribution to the Nielson's recovery. Thank you, thank you to all of you who bid! I was touched every time I saw a new comment and I know the Nielsons and their families are very appreciative of your generosity!

Benefit Auction

2008-08-30T09:48:00.000-07:00

I am participating in this AMAZING auction in order to benefit this family, the parents were badly injured in a plan crash and have four children between the ages of 2-6. You can read all of the details here, start on August 18th and also here. Beware, the more you read about this family the more you will fall in love with them, just as I did. I found myself bookmarking specific posts while reading Nie's Blog, what a cool mom she is! I hope to implement things like back to school feasts, complete with crowns and family themes for the year when my kids get older (and when I have kids, since now I only have a kid!)
There are tons of people offering to auction of all kinds of wonderful things so take some time to scroll through the merchandise because you'll surely find something you love. EBS Designs is offering four blog makeovers for the starting price of one in order to help this family. That means you could have a new design every season or just change things up any time you wanted. A complete makeover includes a background, banner, button and signature, I will change all four of those things any four times you choose if you win this auction. The bidding starts at $30.00 and hopefully will go far beyond that. ALL proceeds will go to the family so this is really great way to donate to them and get four fun new blog looks too! As Design Mom said:

I told Ben Blair That I'm hoping people are in a public radio mindset. Like when you hear the NPR commentators say: "pledge your membership of only $75.00 and we'll send you this canvas tote bag with our logo on it." You know the tote bag is worth maybe $5. But it's not about that. You're looking for a way to be generous and supportive. And the tote bag is just a bonus.

Here are the auction details:
*leave your name and bid amount in the comments section
*bids always need to be increased in full dollar amounts
*you may bid as many times as you wish
*blog makeover goes to highest bidder
*This auction closes Monday 9/1/08 11:59 pm
*The winner will be announced Tuesday morning
*payments will be made to EBS Designs paypal account at which time ALL proceeds will be transferred to the Stephanie and Christian paypal fund

If you have any questions please leave them in the comment section or email me erinschwant@hotmail.com

Thanks for helping me help the Nielsons! Dig deep in those cute purses (and wallets) of yours!
Erin

PS - I'd LOVE for you to pick up the banner at the top of this post to advertise for the auction on your blog! Just right click and hit save and you'll have it!

Signature for Amber

2008-08-28T19:35:00.000-07:00

to match this banner:

All in a Day's Work

2008-08-09T12:39:00.000-07:00

Click the link below for the latest from EBS Designs

http://customblog3.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday!

2008-08-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

Here is the blog I designed for Addie Lane's birthday
http://www.thescogginsblog.blogspot.com/

and a sneak peak of her header...how cute is this little girl!?!?!

Current Blogs Under Construction

2008-08-06T13:02:00.000-07:00

Click below to see the designs...

The Skinny on the Skinners

For yours is the Kingdom

Example of a Complete Blog Design

2008-08-04T13:43:00.001-07:00

Above is an example of a complete blog design, the brown polka dots are the background, the blue and white polka dots are where the posts show up and the top portion is a header or banner. Look closely and you'll notice a signature that matches the design in the center of the picture. Order your complete design from EBS Designs today for just $30.00 or $28.00 if you add my ad!

New on the EBS scene...

2008-07-31T15:29:00.001-07:00

Signatures for the bottom of your posts! Your choice of font, style, color and border (if any) for just $5.00. These are great accents to your blog design and look so cute at the bottom of the post. I can also create a more simple look by just adding your name in a signature font...you name it, I can do it! Order one today!

Banners

2008-07-29T20:07:00.000-07:00

Just a few of the banners I've created lately. Each of them has a corresponding background, buttons and signature. I can send examples of entire blog designs if you email me, I just don't post them in order to protect the privacy of customers.

I'm Back and Busy with Backgrounds!

2008-07-12T19:01:00.000-07:00

I apologize to my many dear customers for being slow to respond and to fill orders these past couple of months. We were very busy with the move but the real trouble came with our new internet. Finally, three months and EIGHT visits from Comcast later, we have had the outside of the house re-wired and things seem to be running smoothly. I think I'm up to date on all of my current orders but if for some reason you haven't heard from me PLEASE don't hesitate to email again. Since I couldn't upload banners or send emails for so long it is quite possible that some of you may have been lost in the shuffle. If you placed an order with me and somehow it didn't get filled please email me and I'll fill it ASAP at a discounted price.

In other news, I'm having a great time doing backgrounds (like the buttons on this page) and I'd love to do one for you! I'm charging $20.00 (best deal around!) for the background and the usual $5.00 for a matching header. The offer of 3 headers for $12.00 still stands as does the $2.00 discount for adding my ad to your blog. Email me: erinschwant@hotmail.com and I'll get to work!

Thanks for your patience through our big transition....EBS Designs is back and better than ever!

Spring is almost in bloom...

2008-03-03T19:45:00.000-08:00

I've been so pleased with the business I've been getting lately! Thanks so much to all of you who have placed orders and to those of you who have put my ad on your blog. It has been really fun to get to read all of the new blogs I find from those of you who order a banner.

Keep those orders coming...we all know spring is in the air and you just can't have your blog looking too wintery for the coming season! Let me help you spruce up for spring!

New Banner for the New Year

2008-01-06T10:15:00.000-08:00

This month I've been making Happy New Year banners, winter banners, and my new favorite Birthday banners! I'll post some more examples soon but in the meantime don't hesitate to write me with your ideas and orders!

Roney drafts

2007-12-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

Click on the picture to enlarge it!

We've only just begun

2007-11-23T20:40:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the Christmas banners I've made so far...

Keep those orders comin'!

Feelin' Festive?

2007-11-20T09:13:00.000-08:00

I've got the header to put you and all your blog readers in the Christmas spirit!

Above are some of the many options for Christmas banners and backgrounds. I really love them and they look great mixed together. Click on the picture to see them a little bigger. I numbered each swatch so when you order it will be easy to let me know what you want.

Order today so I can have your Christmas banner ready to post right after Thanksgiving!

I give a little, you give a little

2007-11-18T19:58:00.000-08:00

I'm offering a $2.00 discount off of your first banner purchase if you advertise for me on the side of your blog just as I did on mine. To do so just right-click on the image below, save it as a picture and upload it as a page element. If that seems too complicated just email me and I'll email it to you just like I do the banners.

If you aren't up for a logo on your blog, I'll give you $1.00 off for just putting a link to ebsdesigns on your blog. This is a great deal, you get up to $2.00 off of a $7.00 item and I get a little (much appreciated) help with marketing!

Got Header?

2007-11-07T13:13:00.001-08:00

These are some of the many headers I made for my friends or guinea pigs, if you will. I'm selling them now for $7.00 a piece or 3 for $15.00
You can email me at erinschwant@hotmail.com with all the specifics you want; colors, pictures, wording, as well as favorite patterns like polka dots, squares, diamonds etc. I'll email a proof back to you and won't stop till I get it right.
Once you are happy with the design I'll email you an invoice which will allow you to pay using a credit card, bank account, or pay pal. After you have paid me I'll remove my stamp from your banner and email it back to you so you can upload it to your blog. I'm happy to teach you how to upload it or to do it for you for an additional fee of $2.00.

Don't forget to make your blog festive for the coming holidays, order your holiday header today!