D-lisha's logo and blog header

I was SO excited when Allisha contacted me about designing a logo/label and blog header for her buttermilk syrup company. Sounds delicious, right? I LOVE how this turned out. This was a client with A LOT of great insight. She wanted to make sure that the contrast between the syrup in the jar and the label on the jar was great enough, which is a very important detail to consider. She also wanted something SO fun and unique. I feel like we really accomplished it all with this on. What do you think? Go check out her blog and order some syrup. I hear it's delicious!

Unusual Hotels of the World

This website is SO cool! In case you run into A LOT of money that you need to spend, might I suggest traveling with the help of this website. It is full of unusual and very cool hotels all over the world. I love that you can browse by category. My personal favorite is the ice hotel. I have started a dream list of favorites.

hattie mae logo and business cards

I was so excited to work with Carlie on a logo and business cards for her little business. She makes embellished hats, mostly beanies and they are SO cute! I think the name of the company is so creative and fun, which goes well with her product. She was such a great client to work with. She knew what she wanted and it came together really quickly. I LOVE the colors. I've been wanting to use these colors for a project and this is the perfect fit. What do you think?

Let's hear it for all these successful ladies starting businesses! Girl Power!

photo by jessie alexis photography

Remember this design I did a few months ago for a cheer leading fundraiser? I saw this photo of the finished product and wanted to share. Didn't these shirts turn out well? I was so excited to see the girls wearing the different designs. SO cute! I hope they love them as much as I do. These are definitely cuter than anything we had at our high school.

things I adore: household "tools"

I recognize that this is a funny post, but I have some serious opinions about what I use in my house cleaning/keeping. I wanted to share my loves and find out what gems I am missing out on. Please share!

1. Flour sack towels: The hubby introduced me and I LOVE these. They are huge and so helpful in drying dishes.

2. Swiffer: Maybe you don't shed like I do, but these are so helpful in cleaning up hair in the bathroom.

3. F09: I use this everywhere and love it. Try the lemon scented. It's so fresh!

4. Downey fabric softener: my sweet grandma always uses A LOT of downey in her laundry. It is the lovely smell of her home. Her towels are so soft and fluffy too. Maybe it's the nostalgia, but I use a lot of downey with my towels and sheets and love the way it feels. It's a little extra work to listen for the cycle, but SO worth it!

5. Dish scrubber: so simple, yet so helpful and much more effecient than a rag or sponge.

6. Hand soap: I love buying sweet smelling hand soap for our house, especially from bath and body works. It's a little luxary that makes my day! They have awesome sales too, so the price is very close to what you would pay at the grocery store.

7. orange pledge: love the scent of this and the way it takes care of dust.

december 2009

please feel free to print and use this calendar in your planning, just click on the image to enlarge

Can you believe it's here? It's December and I am so excited! I love this time of the year! I'm going to try to keep things simple this month and enjoy the holidays. In addition to all the holiday cheer I plan on...

• posting about the very fun christmas card I'm designing for my family
• hosting a little giveaway
• blogging 6x a week (November was a busy month and I slacked on the daily posts, sorry!)
• attending family and work holiday parties... yippee!
• posting about a fab logo and blog header
• picking out some ribbon and other beautiful wrapping materials
• making homemade caramels (don't these look awesome?!)
• making a few new blog friends (by commenting, I love so many blogs, but don't comment a lot, I am picking it up this month, I promise)

What are your plans?

heather's christmas cards

Remember Heather? She was the lucky winner of the christmas card giveaway. I have loved working with her and making a new friend. I think these turned out SO well. Hope she loves them as much as I do. She was sure she wanted a turquoise and red scheme and she wanted to use trees for sure. It's so fun when the client has a vision and together we can accomplish that vision. Cute family, right?