Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Things that make October great:

1) I was born in October

2) Autumn colors

3) Autumn chill in the air

4) The start of the last quarter of the year

5) BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!

To kick off the awareness of this very special cause, ten23 Designs is offering our most popular monogram dance floor decal for $25 (plus shipping) & $5 from each purchase will be donated to breast cancer research.

To purchase this decal at the special October Breast Cancer Awareness rate, e-mail me: designedbylauren@yahoo.com

For the Rock & Roll Bride

How do you make punk rock sweet & sassy? Add a hair bow to a skull & some mascara to her lashes & you have got the perfect punk rock monogram for a blissfully rocking wedding.

This punk rock girly skull design is now available as a dance floor decal to complete your rocking wedding reception. Colors are all custom & can be changed to coordinate with your personal color palette.

So I know right now you may be wondering... you found the perfect monogram / dance floor decal for you rocking wedding, but where on Earth are you going to find a garter & ring pillow to go with it?

Well look no further because I did all the looking for you... Victoria, owner & master creator at HCC Custom Wedding Garters, has created these beautiful pieces which will add the perfect punk rock touch to your day.

Do you hand make or sale any punk rock themed wedding decor or accessories & would like to showcase it on my blog? E-mail: designedbylauren@yahoo.com & submit a photo, link, and brief description of your product.

A few new monograms & decals

I have been extremely busy lately with new monogram designs & making decals. I am working on a few new promotions & givaways but until it is time to announce them, I thought I would share some of my recent designs.

Winners Announced for the Free Monogram Design Giveaway

I previously announced that 5 winners would be selected to receive a free monogram design. Well, the automated selection program gave me 7 winners (for some unknown reason) & since I didn't have the heart to cross out 2 of them, we now have 7 winners instead. So to the 2 additional winners, thank technology. :o)

The 7 winners for the monogram design giveaway are:

7 - Crystal
8 - Nicole Lynn
12 - Lacey
17 - Kelly
19 - Christina Falco
33 - Suburban Sweetheart
35 - Kathie @ my net finds

Ladies... e-mail me @ designedbylauren@yahoo.com & we will get your designs started. Congratulations!!!

Personalize Your Tiffany Inspired Themed Wedding

One of the most classic wedding theme's that I do not think will ever grow old is the Tiffany inspired theme. The Tiffany blue is such a brilliant color & can coordinate well with almost any other color. I have seen Tiffany blue with black, white, silver, shades of pink, shades of brown, red and a few others.

I met a bride on Weddingbycolor.com a few months ago that was planning a Tiffany inspired wedding for this winter. She was using the classic Tiffany blue & white with a touch of silver for her color palette.

I designed this Tiffany inspired dance floor decal for her wedding & I cannot wait to see how it turned out.

Recently I met another wedding vendor on Twitter who designs amazing cardboxes, Creative Custom Cardboxes. Her cardboxes won a Brides' Choice Award during 2009.

She recently designed this beautiful Tiffany inspired cardbox which can be personalized, that compliments the Tiffany dance floor decal perfectly.

Could you imagine having this beautiful cardbox on you gift table on one side of your reception, your coordinating cake on the opposite side & the dance floor decal in the center to tie it all together?

And no wedding is complete without one of my personal favorites... a sweet treat favor. BestWeddingSites.com offers delightful custom Tiffany inspired cookie favors. The cookies can be personalized with the couple's name, a monogram, etc.

"Each cookie favor is packaged in a high quality cellophane bag with twist tie and satin ribbon. These cookies have a shelf life of eight to ten weeks and are shipped direct from our baker to ensure freshness."

GIVEAWAY - 5 Free Monogram Designs

I love monograms... monograms for weddings, monograms for events, monograms for the family. You name, I love a monogram on it.

My parent's anniversary is this month, August 23rd. To celebrate their anniversary, I will be giving away 5 custom monogram designs (5 different winners).

To enter for a free monogram design simply leave a comment below with the details for your requested monogram.

Want to earn extra entries?

1 Entry- Follow me on Twitter (ten23designs) & Tweet this giveaway. Please include @ten23designs & a link to the giveaway within your tweet. Come back & leave a comment with your Twitter name & let me know you Tweeted it.

3 Entries-Order a custom monogram dance floor or wall decal to be made from your monogram design. E-mail me for details: designedbylauren@yahoo.com

3 Entries-Make a purchase from www.ten23designs.etsy.com

The 5 winners will be drawn on August 23rd & announced shortly thereafter.