behind the designs

Saucy Designer Extraordinaire/HTML Novice: Beth

Beth is a work at home Mom to five year old Ariel and her four year old son, Racecar. Her children were born 360 days a part, Beth feels that if she could survive their first year with a one year old and newborn, they can survive anything. Beth currently works part-time for a marketing consulting firm and has extensive design experience working with print publications. She has volunteered for several years with a non-profit organization providing PR support, website design, print publication design for a monthly newsletter and event planning. In addition to working from home, Beth is also a designer and co-owner of Ruby & Roja Design. In Beth’s spare time she blogs at I Should Be Folding Laundryand with the Northwest Indiana Parent, she also enjoys photography and gardening. She resides in Northwest Indiana, with her husband of nine years.

Designer of all things Spicy /HTML Wizard: Christy

Christy is the mom to four and a half year old, BJ, and eight month old, Mia. Christy was born in Dallas and now resides, with her husband Brian, in a small town in Texas with a population of 387. She worked for the financial services industry for eight years as a marketing specialist and then graphic designer. Christy has experience in marketing, web design, graphic design and event planning, and over the past four years has volunteered for several non-profit organizations. Two of her designs won AMA Crystal Awards in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, Christy left the workforce to become a stay at home Mom, and she is now a co-owner of Ruby & Roja Design. When Christy has spare time, she spends it reading, gardening, blogging or reading blogs. You can read more about Christy at Real Life Adventures.

Red Hot Design Coordinator - Arianne

A Midwest transplant from Los Angeles, Arianne is a former Paralegal turned freelance writer and mom of three boys. She loves to challenge people to think and to educate themselves, all the while throwing in a little snark for good fun. An advocate for natural health and green living, she fully embraces the “eco-mom” title. Her two oldest boys have autism, and their view on life challenges and inspires her every day. With the baby on her hip and the older boys in tow, she is on a mission to change the world…or at least a few dirty diapers.

She can also be found writing at her personal blog, To Think Is To Create, her NWI Parent Magazine autism blog, Stop Looking At Me, at Chicago Moms Blog, and as a contributer for Mama Speaks and Blissfully Domestic. Also, come check in with her on Twitter at ToThink

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