Happy Weekend!
Have a great Labor Day weekend. I hope you all can relax for at least two days. No Friday Freebie today, but check back next Tuesday for a week of great color palettes, DIY, freebies, and other fun stuff. I hope you are all enjoying the unofficial end to summer someplace fabulous like in the [...]
DIY Project: Pin Board
So, if you have read my post on my Longest Yard Sale finds, you will know I am a freak for vintage costume jewelry, especially broaches. I don’t really have a great way to display them though. So, this weekend, I remedied the problem. I created this board to display all of my pins on…Turned [...]
Color Palette: Wow!
I posted this color palette a couple of months ago on COLOURlovers. I loved the contrast in the photo I used to build the palette, and it translated well to a palette. Hope you like it. Stay tuned for a cute little DIY project tomorrow…More to come!
Nature is so Inspiring
My husband and I live in a little house right outside of Corinth, Mississippi. It is close enough to town that we have all of the conveniences that we need just minutes away, but far enough away that we kind of live in the country. I love the nature that surrounds our little house. I [...]
About Me: My Design Background
I started some “About Me” posts a week or so ago to make sure that my readers knew the person behind the blog. Today I will tell you about how I actually got into graphic design. I have always had a crafty/design side to my personality, and when I went to college I knew I [...]
Friday Freebie: Luggage Tags
Hopefully you will be taking one more fun summer trip before fall and winter set in. If so, use this cutie-patootie luggage tags to personalize your bags. Enjoy and have a fabulous weekend! DOWNLOAD THE PDF FILE
Fabulous Color Palette: Reminds Me of Chocolate & Raspberries
How fabulous is this color palette from aery on COLOURlovers? Can you just imaging a bowl full of beautiful ripe raspberries, dripping with dark chocolate…This palette is almost sinful. I am going to have to use it sometime…Hope you will too!
The Big Reveal: Refurbished Desk
“Before” So here it is…the “new” desk! Sorry the pics aren’t very well lit…I don’t have very much natural light in my office thanks to a big beautiful oak tree right outside my window! “After” I will give you a bit of a DIY background to the process. I started by stripping and sanding the [...]
Fonts I Am Using Now
Inspired by poppytalk’s Type Tuesday, I thought I would share some of my current favorite fonts, too. The first two fonts are from the fine folks at 1001fonts.com. Extra Ornamental No.2 I love the hand sketched look of this font. It makes a statement when designing monograms, especially. Fontleroy Brown This is a more formal [...]
Monday Morning Photo Inspiration
Sorry for the late post, but I am running a bit behind from the weekend. I usually write my first of the week posts over the weekend, but I was working on my desk this weekend. Guess what? It is finished! I am so excited because it looks great. I am going to post photographs [...]
