This was the most fascinating discovery to me, so I thought I would share it in hopes that it makes your day too - before you "pin" something, use your cursor to highlight a description of the item on that site, then click the pin icon in your tool bar, and wa-lah! Automatically that highlighted description will appear in the pop up box!
Try it out - it is very neat and convenient! Do you know any other pinterest secrets? [besides that it is fabulous!]
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
DESIGN*SPONGE TOUR: birmingham
Did ya'll see this? Get excited because ...
Grace Bonney and the Design*Sponge team are coming to the 'ham in 3 weeks! They will be doing a craft demo of -
how to make a great cupcake/cake display stand and how to customize it in several ways (new techniques we didn’t show in the book or online) for the holidays.
I am super excited and a group of girls are going if you are interested too! Will you be attending? For full details and how to register click here.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
BLURB BOOKS
Since we received our final disc of pictures from Heidi back in March, I have been slowly working on designing our wedding albums. I have been really excited about designing this book for several reasons ...
• I get to choose which pictures are in it
• It is a great way to have all your pictures in one place rather than individually printing them all
• Blurb now has an amazing InDesign plug-in that allows designers to customize their book any way imaginable
The books arrived a month ago and they are gorgeous. No, not because it is millions of pictures of Brandon and I, but because of the quality. I chose image wrapping for the hard cover, their new pro-line uncoated paper for the interior, and the largest square size available - 12"x12". The large size was quite surprising, but amazing. I love how vibrant and bold the pictures are.
I would definitely recommend Blurb to everyone - it is not just for weddings. There are so many choices and templates (for the non-designer) to choose from that it makes the process really fun, and straight forward. Here are a few pictures of my blurb book:
• I get to choose which pictures are in it
• It is a great way to have all your pictures in one place rather than individually printing them all
• Blurb now has an amazing InDesign plug-in that allows designers to customize their book any way imaginable
The books arrived a month ago and they are gorgeous. No, not because it is millions of pictures of Brandon and I, but because of the quality. I chose image wrapping for the hard cover, their new pro-line uncoated paper for the interior, and the largest square size available - 12"x12". The large size was quite surprising, but amazing. I love how vibrant and bold the pictures are.
I would definitely recommend Blurb to everyone - it is not just for weddings. There are so many choices and templates (for the non-designer) to choose from that it makes the process really fun, and straight forward. Here are a few pictures of my blurb book:
you can see the rest of the book here
For the parents I chose a smaller size, 7"x7", and it turned out just as cute, and much easier to handle! I think they have really enjoyed having all the pictures in one place for easy browsing. You can tell the proportion differences in both sets of pictures.
Friday, September 30, 2011
PHI MU ALUMNI: fall phi-esta
I wanted to share these fun gift items I designed for my college sorority's fall membership drive. It was themed "PHI-ESTA" and held at a local mexican restaurant. I designed these pink (of course!) koozies and labels for cupcake boxes as a 'thank you' for each girl. I think they turned out cute, and delicious!
Please let me know if you, or your organization, is interested in any design work! Please feel free to contact me anytime.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
FABULOUS FINDS
Through this amazing new website called Pinterest (not sure if you have heard about it yet), I have discovered some awesome products that have instantly been added to my 'wish list' or other boards. By repinning the new item you are lusting over, it almost feels as though you did actually purchase it! It is amazing.
But, what is even better is actually purchasing it ... getting to personally bond with the new item ... to have and hold, from this day forward. And that I did with this new, beautiful gold camera strap! I first saw this one on Pinterest through a friend:
But, what is even better is actually purchasing it ... getting to personally bond with the new item ... to have and hold, from this day forward. And that I did with this new, beautiful gold camera strap! I first saw this one on Pinterest through a friend:
I love the colors, fringe, and style this bohemian strap can add to your camera. But after browsing through the seller's Etsy shop I then discovered a metallic gold one! And then, I just couldn't resist. Here she is attached to my dslr:
please excuse the iphone photos
I never would have found these beauties without Pinterest! [FACT: Pinterest can be dangerous to the check book AMEX] Here are some of my other fabulous finds I am currently obsessing over:
Do you have any fabulous finds you would like to share?
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