Teaching little ones the art of correspondence is so important, don’t you think? Despite the convenience of emails and texts, it’s always more fun to receive an old-fashioned handwritten note in the mail. My mom ingrained this tradition in my brother and I from a very young age, and we were always expected to write thank you’s to anyone who gave us gifts (no matter how big or how small) or just did something nice for us.

There are currently fourteen styles to choose from, but rest assured there will be more to come. Go look!

I’m attempting to remain upbeat even though summer is almost here. As you can imagine, summer is not super welcome here in the land of cacti and tumbleweed. But for the vast majority of people, summer is super exciting! So I’m trying to channel your excitement, vast majority of people!

I’ve been wanting to do something lemon-themed for awhile, but it never seemed apropos in the cooler months. So here’s my chance! I also found this funny quote and wanted to incorporate it. So this month you have the option of downloading desktop calendars with either a calendar or a quote. Your choice!

Happy May!

Click to download: Wallpaper for iPad

Click to download: Wallpaper for iPhone

Click to download: Wallpaper for 1024 x 768 or Wallpaper for 1024 x 768 with quote

Click to download: Wallpaper for 1600 x 1200 or Wallpaper for 1600 x 1200 with quote

Click to download: Wallpaper for 1920 x 1200 or Wallpaper for 1920 x 1200 with quote

I’ve got a few more fun tricks up my sleeve, so stay tuned and check back often. And tell all your friends. And thanks!

My new iPhone cover arrived and you’ve got to see!

It’s by far my most favorite accessory. And lucky you – not only can you download the artwork to create your own case right here, I’ve also got two coupons for 20% off an order at Uncommon! I’ll email codes to the first two people who leave a comment.

Ready…set…GO!

My pal Liene has done it again, people. Her latest offering is a site geared towards wedding and lifestyle market research and I’m thrilled to say I got to play a small part in helping her brand and design it.

In addition to helping her with the overall look, we put together another tasty infographic! (If you’d like to see one of our previous efforts, click here.)

This one focuses on the Pinterest phenomenon, particularly as it relates to wedding planning. Have a gander:

As always, feel free to pin, share with friends, etc. But please credit Splendid Insights for the data and Kelly Ashworth for the design.

Thank you Liene, for this opportunity to work with you again! It’s always a treat to work with a friend and even more so when said friend not only enjoys my sarcasm, but tweets about it to her 12,386 (and counting!) followers:

The months are just ticking by, which makes me a bit sad because I dread summers here in the desert. “Dry heat” my eye, it’s god-awful and anyone who tells you different is probably dehydrated and hallucinating.

But back to April.

I thought it might be fun to do a little homage to April showers in two of my favorite colors. I hope this brings a smile to your face. And for my fellow desert-dwellers…I hope this beautiful weather we’ve been enjoying lately lasts clear into August!

Enjoy!

PS – Have you visited my shop yet? I’ll be adding a few fun new things soon, stay tuned!

Click to download: Wallpaper for iPad

Click to download: Wallpaper for iPhone

Click to download: Wallpaper for 1024 x 768 or Wallpaper for 1024 x 768 without calendar

Click to download: Wallpaper for 1600 x 1200 or Wallpaper for 1600 x 1200 without calendar

Click to download: Wallpaper for 1920 x 1200 or Wallpaper for 1920 x 1200 without calendar

My friend Nina has graciously offered to host a giveaway on her lovely blog, so go look! Really! It’s going to be so sweet, you can win notecards or notepads from my new shop. Yay! High five!

I’ve been working on this for some time now, and it feels good to finally be able to spread the word. I’ll be continually updating the shop with new pieces, so check back often! And if you have an idea for a product or design, let me know!

Ugh. I was loading my toddler in her car seat and set my phone on the back of the car. Got about half a mile from the house and saw something fly past the rear view mirror. My heart sank. I had load of photos on that phone that hadn’t been uploaded to my computer yet.

Fast forward a few days and a trip to the Genius Bar and all was well with the world again. Thank goodness! But my iPhone case was obliterated. What remains is now hanging on a tack board in my office. I have been using a cheapie rubber case that serves its purpose, but is just horribly ugly.

You might remember the iPhone case I designed for my husband last year for Father’s Day? I decided I’d do myself a favor and design a case for myself. I was really impressed by the quality and durability of the case from Uncommon. They’re a little pricey, but if you do a Google search for “uncommon coupon codes” or similar, you might find a 10% off code floating around.

So here’s my new case (TA-DA!):

And just in case you guys are in need of a shiny new iPhone case, I figured it would be fun to share the artwork. So help yourself to some green goodness right here. Head on over to Uncommon, upload the jpeg file and get ready to live!

You can see the results below!

Feel free to share this on your own site, but please credit moi (kellyashworth.com) for the design and Liene (thinksplendid.com) for the data.