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Announcing My New Etsy Shop: LetterLuxe

Love of Names + Love of Crafts = LetterLuxe

I’ve opened the virtual doors on my new Etsy store, LetterLuxe. I make custom-designed wooden letter sets. You can get a letter set that spells out your baby’s name, an inspirational word, a monogram—anything you’d like! Here are some of my designs:

 

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The Lullaby Theme

 

 

 

The Rainbow Theme

The Rainbow Theme

 

 

 

The Hot Cocoa Theme

The Hot Cocoa Theme

 

 

  

No-Fuss Hanging

As you can see in the photos, the letters stand easily on their own. They’re also easy to hang on walls. They have a hanging device built into the back that makes them easy to hang onto a wall.

 

 

Custom Themes

I love to create custom themes. A mom contacted me because she wanted a letter set to match the Lambs & Ivy nursery collection she’d picked out. It was a safari sports theme and I had a good time picking out the decorations. The final creation was adorable:

 

 

The Safari Sports Theme

The Safari Sports Theme

 

 

 

 

 

Another customer wanted the word LOVE in pink and brown glitter for her wedding reception.

 

 

The Glitter Theme

The Glitter Theme

 

 

 

 

 

Holiday Décor

I’ve also been working on some holiday decorations. These letters look especially nice on mantles.

 

 

The Classic Christmas Theme

The Classic Christmas Theme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Winter Wonderland Theme

The Winter Wonderland Theme

 

 

 

 

 

 

See more of my letter sets at my LetterLuxe shop.

 

 

Pricing

4 ¾” letters are $8.00/letter

9” letters are $11.00/letter

 

 

How to Order

Go to my LetterLuxe shop and purchase the Letter Set with the number of letters you want. During checkout, tell me the letters and theme you want in the Message to Seller section. If you’re looking for something you don’t see, just ask me. Almost anything can be customized! Pink poodles, airplanes, dinosaurs, green plaid, you name it J

 

 

 

Happy naming,

  Amanda

 

 

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Baby Name Consultation Service Up & Running

 

 

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Baby naming just got even easier. My baby name consultation service is now up and running.

 

What I hear over and over from parents-to-be is that choosing a baby name is the hardest part of having a baby. Expert, unbiased advice is just a phone call away. Thirty minute phone consultations are just $50. We can talk about the names on your list or you can get name ideas from me based on the criteria that are important to you.

 

How does it work? It’s easy:

1.       Go to http://www.amandabarden.com/advice

2.       Pay for the consultation through PayPal

3.       Return the Baby Name Questionnaire I email you

4.       Give me three dates and times you’re available to talk by phone

 

The perfect name is out there! Email me with any questions at amanda@amandabarden.com

 

Happy naming,                           

  Amanda

 

 


The Facebook Fan Page is Up and Running

BABY NAMES + FACEBOOK = FUN

The Facebook fan page is now up and running. You can easily get my baby naming updates, share them with your friends and get in on the conversation. amanda-photo-sitting

 

Find the fun here.

 

Happy naming,

  Amanda

15 Baby Naming Tips Article

 

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A couple weeks ago, Melissa Chapman asked me to weigh in on an article she was writing for SheKnows.com about unique ways to find cool and interesting baby names. I put together a list of 15 ideas and Melissa’s article was posted today.

 

 

Here are two of my tips from the article:

Tip #2: Make a game of it

Make it a goal to meet three new people every day and get their names—the checker in the grocery store, the person sitting next to you on the bus, the barista blending your drink—you’re bound to hear something interesting. If mom and dad both do this, it will be something fun you can do together and you’ll double the number of names you add to your list.

 

Tip #10:  Go back in time to popular names from 100 years ago

The Social Security website will tell you today’s most popular names, but it will also tell you what names were popular in the past. Some of the names parents liked for boys back in 1910 were Archie, Everett, Oscar, Otis and Henry.

 

Read the rest of my tips:

http://www.sheknows.com/articles/816274/15-ways-to-find-a-cool-baby-name-1

 

Happy naming,

  Amanda

 

 

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HAVE BABY NAME QUESTIONS?

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DO YOU TWEET?

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BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES

 

 

 

 

Sign up today! The BABY NAMES MADE EASY Newsletter is here

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I’m launching the BABY NAMES MADE EASY Newsletter.

 

 

JOIN TODAY

 

 

Once a month you’ll get:

 

·         Baby naming news & trends

·         The latest celebrity baby name updates

·         Highlights from my blog

·         News about book signings

·         Baby naming tips

·         Contest info

·         Answers to reader questions and more!

 

 

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Happy naming,

  Amanda

 

 

WANT MORE BABY NAME INFO?

·         Join my newsletter list for the latest baby name news

·         Subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss any future baby name posts

 

 

GET YOUR OWN COPY OF BABY NAMES MADE EASY

Amazon

Kindle

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Borders

Indie Bound

 

 

HAVE BABY NAME QUESTIONS?

If you have baby name questions, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

DO YOU TWEET?

Follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings get your copy of

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES

 

 

 

 

Autographed Books: SF Birth & Baby Fair

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San Francisco Bay Area Readers – Come meet me tomorrow!

 

Anyone who wants an autographed copy of BABY NAMES MADE EASY should stop by my table at the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair– Sunday, June 6th. Click here for more info about the fair—looks there will be lots of great stuff to do and see there. It’s going on between 10:00 – 5:00 at Fort Mason.

 

People who visit my booth can also enter to win a hand-crocheted baby blanket that I made myself! It’s very cute. J

 

I hope to see you there!

 

Happy naming,

  Amanda

 

 

WANT MORE BABY NAME INFO?

Subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss any future baby name posts.

 

 

GET YOUR OWN COPY OF BABY NAMES MADE EASY

Amazon

Kindle

Barnes & Noble

Borders

Indie Bound

 

 

HAVE BABY NAME QUESTIONS?

If you have baby name questions, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

DO YOU TWEET?

Follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings get your copy of

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES

 

 

 

 

Buy BABY NAMES MADE EASY on sale!

 

 

I have good news… You can buy BABY NAMES MADE EASY on sale!

 

Amazon.com has my book for $5.85 today. I don’t know how long the deal with last, so you should act quickly. At this price, it’s a good time to stock up on gifts for pregnant friends.

 

Click here to get your copy!

 

 

Happy naming,

  Amanda

 

Follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across, baby name advice and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES

 

 

 

Follow me on Twitter

 

 

Want up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news? Baby naming tips? Updates on my blog? Want to find out what I think about interesting names I come across (pet names, too!)?

 

Follow me on Twitter — @babynameauthor

Interview with Kojii Helnwein about baby names…and her pain-free birth!

 
I’ve launched my first Notable Names feature - an interview with Kojii Helnwein of Project Runway and Models of the Runway. Kojii told me about how she got her unique name and how she chose her daughter’s name. Plus, she had great tips for soon-to-be-parents. Read it for yourself and leave comments here.
 
More name interviews to come…Stay tuned!

 

 

Subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss any future baby name posts.

 

You can also follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

  Amanda

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES

 

 

 

7 Days of Baby Names on TWITTER

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If you’re not following me on Twitter (@babynameauthor), you’ve probably missed some of the interesting baby names mentioned on Twitter this week. There’s a wide variety of interesting names that people are choosing and considering out there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a sample of the baby name announcements and name ideas discussed and suggested on Twitter this week… Enjoy! I included some of the pet names I found, too. :)

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

ABBY GRACE

AMANDA

AMAYA

AMREEN

AUBREY

AUNICA VESPER EVOLET

AVEA CHENAIL

AVERY RYANN

AZALIA

BELLA JAYNE

BREE RYANE

BROOKE

CELIA

CHARISMA ADRIANA

CLARITA EMITA

EDEN

ESTELLE

FARRAH ELIZABETH

FINLEY

FIONA

GRACE

HANNAH MADISON

ISLA ONYX NOUVEL

JASMINE

JEMMALYN RUBY

KENNEDIE DIOR

KHLOE ELIZABETH

KYLA

LAYLA

LOGAN

LUCIA

LYDIA VENICE ALIYAH

MADELYN

MADISON

MAKENZIE

MARLENE

MELODY RAIN

NYLA HARMONY

PAIGE

SAVANNAH

SINAHI

SOPHIA

VIOLET

WILHELMINA

WILLOW LENORA

WINNIE

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

ALLISTER

ANDREW

BRADEN/BRAIDEYN/BRAIDEN

CARLOS

CHRISTIAN

COLBY LYNCH

COLT JOSEPH

CORDELL ADRIAN

CRAWFORD FOX

EMMANUEL REESE

ERIC

GABRIEL JAMES

HARPER

JACKSON

JASON

KISSLER

LAYTON

LIAM

LUCAS

MASON RAYMOND

MEREDITH

MIJNORE

MORGAN

OLIVER

OSCAR

PAOLO

PARKS

PHILLIP

RICO JAMMEL

ROEHAN

SHANE

SIDNEY TALBOT

TALAN RYAN

TOBIN JACK

WYATT NOLAN

 

 

SIBLINGS’ NAMES

ASHER and TAJ

JAMES and COLE

MISTY and MICHELINA

ZEANA, ZANYA and ZANE

 

 

PETS’ NAMES

ANDERSON

ANGUS

ASIA

AUGUSTUS

BABY DRACULA

BABY GIRL

BACON

BILLY THE KID

BUBBLES

BURGER

CAESAR

CHARLEY

CO-CO

CURRY

FLUFFY

GEMMA

LIGHTNING BOLT

MAYBELLINE

MR. TOODLES

NUTMEG

OLIVE

ROOSTER

SADIE

SWEETIE

TROUBLE

WEBSTER

 

 

Let me know your favorites! Mine might be AZALIA. Unique and pretty.

 

Subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss any future baby name posts.

 

You can also follow me on TWITTER to get up-to-the-minute celebrity baby name news, interesting names I come across and so much more! I’m @babynameauthor!

 

  Amanda

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES