SALE :: LOGO DESIGNS

Are you or someone you know currently in the market for a new LOGO DESIGN? In case you didn't know, I am a graphic designer and my background is in design so I love designing logos as well as what you see me doing here. I get inquires all of the time and have designed many logos for you all but I have been asked in the last few months if I ever have a sale on my logos.

So it got me thinking, as when someone hires me as their designer, they also get many options to choose from, for their logo, on the first round with me, as I want to ensure the client gets exactly what they are looking for. Often times, my clients have a hard time picking just one design and I am left with a lot of great logos that hit the design floor, 'so to speak'. So here is my idea as it may help those of you that have been inquiring about a new logo or a makeover on yours . . . why not take some of these logos and sell them to you all 'as-is'. Meaning I will share them with you and they will be at a discounted price since they are already designed and ready to go for the most part. The price will include inserting your name into the logo and of course your color palette for your biz. I will have it include MINOR changes to the logos and you will receive ONE proof/round of changes. ANY other design changes will be discussed and most likely incur an additional fee. However the savings on these will for sure be a benefit to someone looking for a cost effective way to gain a new logo!

Be sure to stop by my Facebook page starting Tuesday Nov. 18 as I will start listing them there first and eventually move them into my Etsy shop if there are any leftover. Feel free to stop by as they will be first come, first serve on them and I would love to help you out with a deal for your business!

Interested in knowing what else I can design for you? Take a look at this blog post that has some of my popular design services. 

Hope to design something for you soon! ;)

 

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SHOPPING :: for Christmas Cards

My favorite holiday is fast approaching. As in only 5 more weekends before it is here. Yeah . . . I just said that. Can you believe that?! One of the things I look forward to every year about this time is choosing my Christmas card design to send out to my family and friends. I have designed my own in the past as well as have someone else do it for me. I have chosen cards with a photo of the family and sometimes I choose ones without a photo - it's whatever I am feeling at the moment, ya know? Well, this is one of those years that I find myself trying to work smarter not harder with my limited time to get everything I want to do accomplished, so I am enlisting the help of someone else to do it for me. Sometimes you just have to admit you can't 'do it all' and ask for help! So I decided to start looking around online to see what my options were and to ask my friends who they were loving for Christmas card designs. After looking around awhile, I decided on a company that I have been wanting to try out for awhile as I have always heard great things about them: Minted.

These are the three designs that I narrowed it down to, can you guess which one I chose? Comment below your guess as I would love to see who is correct! One thing I loved about the ordering process was I was able to upload my own photos before I started trying to pick the one that I wanted for this year - it made it sooooo nice to be able to do that. You can upload just one photo or several at a time, it was pretty cool and fun to see the pics in the different designs. I would highly recommend doing this as I actually changed my mind on the designs I narrowed it down to, once I saw my own picture in the design. Sometimes your photo will look better in some than others. Just upload and play around with it, as you can even change colors on some of the designs, which is very helpful to see.

I think the hardest part of the process is choosing the right photo for your cards. Do you choose a nice family portrait, a shot of your family pet or a goofy pose from a family gathering? Sometimes it's nice to take the opportunity to have a formal family pose done with a photographer and I found this article on their blog about how to take great family portraits for your holiday cards. But if you don't have time this year, like I don't, to have that arranged, maybe choosing one you already have is the way to go. I am leaning towards one with our family pup, Chili. He is quite the character and everyone loves him plus it gives me a chance to maybe think about doing a whimsical card design instead of a more glamorous one. That's what I love about sending cards up, is changing it up every year!

While I was on Minted's site, I had no idea all of the other items they have that you can buy. You all know I LOVE art prints and I spent quite a bit of time perusing through all of the great artwork on the site and actually thinking about getting a print or two for a couple areas in my home. What do you all think of these two prints? I'm kinda crushing on them. ;)

Make sure to watch for me sharing which Christmas card design I decided on as I will definitely let you all know. Plus I will be sure and share which art prints I decided on and pics of them in my home. Have you purchased anything from Minted before? Let me know below as I would love to check it out!

Disclaimer: I received compensation/product from Minted in exchange for this post review, but as always, all opinions are my own and I only recommend and stand behind products I would actually love, trust or use.

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SHOPPING :: IKEA finds

What are your favorite stores to shop at? I mean like really SHOP at? One of my personal faves is IKEA. I totally did 'may have' done the 'happy dance' when they finally put an IKEA near me a couple years ago and I haven't been the same since. I LOVE that place and can ALWAYS find something I need, find inspiration everywhere and get a ton of ideas for how to organize my life! Even if you just go and 'look' (but who could do that- seriously?) you will walk away with sooooo many ideas and feel inspired to get your 'organize on'!

Today I thought I would share some of the things that inspired me from my recent shopping visit there, as I know I LOVE seeing what people get when they visit there and what they found! Enjoy my IKEA finds!

My favorite thing in this photo of this living room is the awesome star lights hanging from the windows! Love that & would have probably never thought to try that.

Loving the festive garland around the window and they had these in different colors as well. Great use of the space under the window - tons of storage!

This is such an vibrant room. Every time I visit, I find something new I love about it. The hanging lanterns, the color palette, the huge initial art on the wall, all of the storage, that chair . . the fun pop of yellow in the chair in the foreground . . . such a fun room!

Oh my word! Can you believe that mirror treatment on the wall? Is that FAB or what? And then let's talk about this new lamp hanging . . .wish I could have gotten a better pic but it is a deep berry color with a pop of copper on the inside! Say what? I know. I die. Oh and this color palette just so happens to be what I am re-doing MY master bedroom in. Bonus!

This corner is amazing and one of these days I am going to replicate it in my house. I have this color on my wall already and I am loving this bench type seating that goes around the corner - what a FAB idea! Imagine all of the pillows you could change out with this all of the time! ;)

Check out the circle patterns!!!! Oh my LOVE! If you know me, then you know I LOVE anything with a circle pattern on it so when I saw this tray I had to have it! And hello, it was black n white to boot! It's like it was screaming at me 'take me home!' ;) Some of you may be crushing on the gold circle runner but me . . .(wanna know a secret? NOT a fan of gold. Like at all. I know, I know . . .what can I say.  But you can enjoy it. :)

So I am not a fan of this backsplash BUT I am a fan of the wine glass storage idea above the sink = genius! And I am sorta LOVING that giant clipboard!

How much do I LOVE this giant clipboard? Well enough to track someone down when I couldn't find it in the area it said it should be in, only to find out they would not be restocking anytime soon as they had been selling like crazy. BUT I still scored one, as I made a friend and he let me purchase the one on display - cha ching! Score! And p.s. I freakin LOVE it!!!!!

I was crushing on so many things on this table but in the end I bought the red table runner as I have BIG plans for it. Stay tuned.

For me personally, this is another one of my fave rooms at IKEA as I have gathered so many ideas for my office makeover from it! I mean seriously? Look at this table set-up for sewing or crafting! And that STORAGE wall . . . 

Hello oh beautiful storage wall . . . where have you been my whole life!? Let me say this, I "may" have purchased almost everything on this wall. Well the shelving, the bars to hang storage items, boxes and a few other items . . .oh yeah, this IS happening!

And this. This is the same room but the other side . . . totally using the idea here of hanging items. But instead of hanging fabric swatches . . . I will be hanging artwork to dry! LOVE!

This is one of their NEW items that I snagged while I was there. I haven't shared it yet on the blog as I am debating on location still . . . it may go on a wall in the kitchenette area of my home or in my office . . . still deciding but it will be awesome! There's a place to put mail or work orders, a magnetic board to pin things up and those hooks on the bottom . . .NICE!

I LOVE their lighting department as I can ALWAYS find exactly what I need for a space in my home. However sometimes I find lighting I LOVE and have trouble finding a place to put it in my home. For example, isn't this chandelier so FAB? I would love to find a place for it. Maybe someday. ;)

I did however pick these up on  my last trip to IKEA a couple months ago and have them as part of my master bedroom makeover I am in the middle of doing. I bought the white shade even though I really love the blush color. I did however pick a different base for this lampshade + got a matching floor lamp.

Brand new lighting that I fell in love with! Am totally digging this lamp but currently do not have a need for it. Someone needs to get it and share a photo of it. lol

I am sure you have seen these already but if not, they are GORG! Hello circles! They came home with me the first time I ever saw them but thought I would share anyway with you. I just bought a set to use for stylized photo shoots. They are amazing!

This. This is the infamous NEW 'paper product' section that I am sure you have heard of by now as everyone has been talking about it. There are about 4 more rows of this in different colors but I took a pic of the hot pink aisle as duh! . . . it matched my blog! Truth! I may have done some damage in this section, just sayin'. Me + paper = love.

Loving some of the fun Christmas decor they have near the checkout but take my word on this . . . if you see something you like - SNAG it! As chances are, you may never see it again. The seasonal area always tends to sell out fast! But this is so FUN right?

Can you say I WANT! I NEED! These huge star lamps are awesome & would look fab-U-lous on my mantle! So much in fact that they were out of this lamp in red but will have more next week. Guess I will have to make a trip back nest week . . . twist twist of my arm ;)

I hope you will stay tuned to see what I do with some of my IKEA finds. In the meantime, here are a few of the posts I have done using products from IKEA:
- Creating a Mudroom
- Sneak Peek - Girls Bedroom Makeover
- How to Create a Gallery Wall
- Decorating with Vinyl


Have you visited an IKEA lately? What is one of your fave products that you have gotten from there? Let me know below as I would love to hear . . .

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WEDDING :: Navy & Blush Inspiration Board

Hello everyone & welcome to "Wedding Wednesday"!

::  invite  ::  confetti  ::  dress  ::  cake  ::  bouquet  ::  necklace  ::  couch 

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Navy is one of those colors that can be paired up with any other color and it looks great. Right now I am loving navy married up with a soft pink blush color as it so reminds me of a marriage: navy representing the man and the blush color, the ladies. This is a fabulous color option when the guy doesn't want anything too 'girly' for a color scheme too. Everyone wins as this is a FAB color solution for your event.

 
  I love the details of this lace invite as it gives a soft edge to the color navy and is super stylish all at the same time. Confetti makes everything so much fun and these heart shaped confetti are so perfect to throw later in the night or scatter down the tables. Using the soft pale blush pink color in the bouquets will look amazing against navy dresses, not to mention, who wouldn't love wearing these dresses, they are so classic! Stripes. Stripes! - I adore stripes and this cake is a winner for your wedding cake. Period. It is just gorgeous!  Give the gift of jewelry to all of those people who make your day extra special. Last but not least, let's discuss this couch. Velvet goodness in every way! If you find a couch like this, make sure to snag it to use for the photos alone, as this is just an incredible item to have around! 


 
Have you all been to a wedding that incorporated navy & blush into the theme?  What was your favorite element of the event?  I would LOVE to hear the details . . .spill below ;)

 

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HAND LETTERED :: Table Tents + Birthday Banner

     

Hello there!

 

As many of you are, I have been 'extra' busy these last couple weeks preparing my home for the holidays and so I feel like I haven't had much time to blog and talk with all of you about what I have been up to. So I wanted to take a moment and share a couple custom orders with you today, that I have also added to my shop so you can order if you ever find the need.

I was asked recently to ink some table tents for a huge birthday party along with a custom birthday banner for this very special person. I love doing custom orders so this was one of those jobs that I sooooo looked forward to doing because when I'm inking I am so calm and happy. It definitely is so relaxing for me. Can you tell I love doing it?

As you can see, these are the actual hand lettered table tent cards I did for this party. I decided to add them to my shop in case you need some for an event, a party, wedding or even a photo shoot. You will have your choice of paper as well as ink color choice. Check the link for more details or email me.

This is the Hand Lettered Birthday Banner. This one she requested to say "Happy 40" but you can have it say whatever you like. 

Hope you are loving these new hand lettered items as I have MORE decor ideas coming soon so make sure to keep an eye out! ;)

 

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