craftgrrl | (no subject)

I have a question about graphic design...

To anyone here who has actually sought out and paid for graphic design services (for business cards, site layout, print ads, etc), is there anyone you can recommend for me? I've contacted Aeolidia, but they are probably going to be out of my price range. The most I can probably afford for this is $500, maybe a little more but even that is pushing it right now because I've tapped myself out using money for other things (buying supplies, buying advertising even though my ad sucked which was a stupid move, etc).

I really would prefer to work with a professional, and not someone who is just doing amateur work on the side. I desperately need a very clean, very professional look and maybe amateurs can do that, but I think it's much more of a risk. Cheaper, yes, but risky. Anyway, to give anyone who is still reading an idea of my products and to make this less boring and text-onlyish, I'll post some of my stuff. Some of it has been posted before though, so I apologize if you're seeing it again