LrnM Design

30 Day Photo Challenge- The Final Frontier (Days 26-30)

2012-01-31T18:01:00.001-05:00

26- Close up

27- From a distance

28- Flowers

29- Black and White

30- Self Photo

Well, the photo challenge is over. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I started getting a bit bored with it towards the end. Still, if you're interested you should give it a try! I would love to see what you all come up with.

30 Day Photo Challenge- Days 22-25

2012-01-26T17:43:00.000-05:00

22- Hands

23- Sunflare (this was a cloudy day, but enjoy the image below of a sunflare from a few days earlier!)

24- Animal

25- Something pink

30 Day Photo Challenge- Days 13-21

2012-01-22T14:04:00.001-05:00

13- Myself with 13 things (my favorite nail polishes!)

14- eyes

15- silhouette

16- long exposure

17- technology

18- my shoes

19- Something orange

20- bokeh

21- Faceless self-photo

To all of the non-Valentine's Day-haters...

2012-01-17T22:56:00.002-05:00

...I have added some new Valentine's Day cards to the shop! Some are a bit racy, but hey, we're all adults :)

Check out the full line of greeting cards and spread the love!

http://www.lrnmdesign.com/

*Updated 1/18*

I have also added Valentine's Day Gift Sets to the shop! Click the image below for more information.

30 Day Photo Challenge- Days 9-12

2012-01-17T17:28:00.000-05:00

9- Someone you love

10- Childhood memory

11- Something blue

12- Sunset

30 Day Photo Challenge- Days 6-8

2012-01-09T13:34:00.000-05:00

6- From a low angle

7- A fruit

8- A bad habit

30 Day Photo Challenge- Days 3-5

2012-01-05T20:55:00.000-05:00

3- Clouds (there were none...nice view anyway!)

4- Something green

5- From a high angle

30 Day Photography Challenge

2012-01-03T00:56:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year, guys! I hope you all had a great Holiday season. Mine was great...full of relaxation and family time.

To start the year off, I am going to be posting a series of pictures for a 30 day photography challenge. I came across this idea on pinterest and decided to do this for the new year. There is a list of 30 pictures to take, one for each day. Hopefully this will flex my creative muscle a little more and bring on some great ideas! Some of the posts may have just an image, and some may have more details. Depends on my mood for the day. Instead of posting 30 times, I might be combining days into one post. This is all to say check back often or follow me (on the right of this screen) so that you know when I post something new!

Day 1- Self-Photo

Day 2- What I wore

Turquoise + Lime

2011-12-07T23:15:00.000-05:00

This is the color scheme for one of our Christmas trees. Yes, we have two this year, our main one in the living room and this little cutie in the front window (visible to the neighborhood at night). It would be hard to part ways with this tree since it's the first tree that Simon and I had together.

Autumn, Beautiful Autumn

2011-12-01T21:01:00.000-05:00

Feathers!

2011-11-22T23:48:00.000-05:00

In honor of the impending Thanksgiving holiday, I would like to dedicate this post to all things feather. Enjoy!

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Enjoy your holiday!

New Product: Christmas Photo Greeting Cards

2011-11-09T23:47:00.001-05:00

Hello there! I hope you are gearing up for the Holidays because it's right around the corner! I'm definitely in the Holiday spirit and wanted to share my latest products added to the shop, Photo Greeting Cards. They come in a variety of colors and styles, and many elements can be customized. What makes them even better is they are Eco-friendly. We email you a high resolution jpeg of your card and you can submit the file to the printing facility of your choice! No shipping time required, so the turnaround is rather quick. Take a look at the designs below and visit the shop for more information. Also, use the code PC2011 for 20% off of your order from November 10- November 23!

1. Noel

2. Modern Lights

3. Modern Tree

4. Joy

5. Snowflake

http://www.lrnmdesign.com/

How are you preparing for the Holidays? Getting in shape so that you can tackle people and push through crowds on Black Friday? Maybe scouring the internet for unique recipes? Perhaps trying to get your drinking tolerance up so that you will be well prepared? Please share!

Graphic Design 101

2011-11-01T23:33:00.000-04:00

I came across some of my first creative/abstract/wtf graphic design experimental pieces a few weeks ago. Just thought I'd share.

New Product: Calling Cards

2011-10-25T12:10:00.001-04:00

Hello! I hope your week is coming along well. Mine is just lovely thus far!

Today I want to do a quick post about the latest products to my shop, www.LrnMDesign.com. Calling cards are great to hand out to people giving all of your contact information in one location. Simply giving your phone number to someone to lock into their phone (and eventually getting lost amongst the others) is no good. Check out the three customizable designs below:

Check out the shop for more information!

Blowin' Up the Spot

2011-10-19T00:25:00.003-04:00

I'm back with another installment of "Blowin' Up the Spot" where you try to figure out what the image is that I have posted.

What could this be?

Keep guessing.......

One more try..........

TIME!

It's a beautiful earring from a pair that my mom had from the 70's. I'm going to start rockin' these earrings once I give them a good once over of polishing.

Adieu!

Fall Boot Time

2011-10-12T00:00:00.003-04:00

It's time for some new brown boots. I mean, it has been about 10 years since I bought a pair of brown. The last pair that I had...well, I wore them into the ground. I'm 5' 3.5" (yes, I count my half), so when I put on knee-high or thigh-high boots it kinda shrinks me. I want a nice ankle to mid-calf height boot. Here are a few that I enjoy.

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Summer, oh how I love thee.

2011-10-04T00:53:00.000-04:00

Hiatus

2011-09-05T23:22:00.000-04:00

Hi! I hope you all are doing well! Just to let you know, I will be going on hiatus for one month. No blogging, no social networking, just getting in touch with other areas of my life (and nature!). Check out my other blog for a little more info.

Until then...

Featured!

2011-08-24T17:39:00.003-04:00

It's Wednesday evening already! We're almost at the end of the week and on to a wonderful weekend! What do you all have planned? I have a few things up my sleeve, but we'll see how things pan out.

Today I was featured on the blog A Home in the Making (Thanks Jenn)! I designed a new favicon for her blog, and it flows so well with her design (not to mention that it's awesomely orange)! Head on over to check her out. She and her hubby are renovating their bungalow, and they do it so well!

Graphic Prints!

2011-08-18T12:40:00.001-04:00

Greetings! How have things been going for you all? Things are changing around LrnM Design for the better! This post is dedicated to the launch of my new Graphic Prints! They can be framed and hung in your home or office or framed and placed on a flat surface. They are intended to be a visual reminder of a few positive reinforcements. Check out all of the prints at http://www.lrnmdesign.com/

Because you are reading this blog post right now {and I do appreciate you for that}, I am offering a 10% discount from now until August 28th, 2011! Just enter the code Prints10 during checkout.

Thanks for your support and readership!

The Cutest

2011-08-17T21:59:00.001-04:00

Is this or is this not the cutest?

I was on the Fly blog and spotted the post about them there. They are animal figurines painted in a stylish way!

via here

New Series- Blowin' Up the Spot

2011-07-24T23:23:00.000-04:00

Yes, that's right, Blowin' Up the Spot. This series is all about being aware of the things around you because after all, art surrounds us every second of our lives! I will be taking pictures of things at an extreme close-up in an artistic way then showing what the image actually is. Shall we begin?

Any clue?

C'mon......

No?

Okay, here it is-

Helvetica Neue

2011-07-19T23:31:00.001-04:00

This is my absolute favorite font. It's so pretty. It's sexy. It's thin. I would compare this font to a top shelf margarita on a hot summer day! In fact, this is one of the fonts that I use in my logo. See?

Since this is a thin font, it can be seen as feminine, luxurious and/or modern. This would be fitting for a woman's brand or product, but with the right colors, imagery and words, this can be masculine as well.

Here are a few examples of where this font was used.

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So, what's your favorite font and why?

Pretty Cool Home Page

2011-06-17T00:06:00.005-04:00

Surfing the net (is it lame to say that now?), I came across a site for a design studio called Sagmeister. What struck me was their home page. It's a live webcam shot of their studio. Crazy idea! So whatever time you visit their site, you can see the inside of their studio live (and the cars driving past outside). Check it out here.

Here's a shot as of 12:08 am est.

Color Scheme Envy

2011-06-07T18:33:00.007-04:00

I came across a website for the company Glam Media , and immediately fell in love with the colors on their About section. The bold, sophisticated black paired with pops of saturated colors?!?! This would be great for a dining room or a bedroom in my opinion. Graphic Design wise, it's perfect for this kind of company, and I LOVE the sans serif fonts. Here are a few shots that drew me in-

Artsy Fartsy

2011-06-02T22:08:00.000-04:00

Yeah, that's me. I'm an artist. I may not wear thick framed black glasses every day {the stylish type}, I may not have an avant-garde hairstyle, I may not wear mismatched clothes and I may not cut my ear off and send it to my lover...but doggonit I'm an artist! Here's proof:

I started this painting on Monday evening and finished Tuesday night. Pretty good for a decisive person in training wouldn't ya say? Now I have to decide if it's going to stay on the mantel or hang above the buffet in the dining room...

*Okay, I realize that was possibly stereotypical of artists, but I meant it in all fun. No harm intended :)

Myers Maison!

2011-05-03T15:56:00.006-04:00

Hello! It has been far too long since I have posted, but I plan to improve! One reason is that I have started a new blog because I decided to separate business ventures and graphic design from home ventures and decorating. So...check out the new blog if you're interested in seeing the happenings at the Myers' household decor wise and otherwise!

MyersMaison.Blogspot.com

Back to the Future

2011-03-08T23:49:00.013-05:00

The internet is a funny place full of inspiration! I came across something tonight that I thought was uber cute and I may consider trying myself...one day.

Photographer Irina Werning is working on a project called "Back to the Future" in which the subject chooses a picture from their childhood and recreates the scene down to the clothes, accessories and even location of the original picture {if possible}. See what I mean?

If I tackle this, I'll let you all know. Perhaps it could be a piece of wall art in my home...

{all images via here}

The Long and {not so} Short of it

2011-02-28T20:52:00.006-05:00

Hello good people! Hope all is well. Things around here are starting to pick up...both business wise and interior design wise. Stay tuned for some exciting additions to my shop this spring!

Drapes...it was something that I had been wanting to add to our great room for a year now. last winter was cold, and with nothing but paper shaded to keep the heat in, we were definitely looking to get them up as quick as possible. Fast forward to the following winter, and it's even more cold! Still no drapes! Reason? I'm indecisive...if you didn't know. Well let me rephrase...I'm a decisive person in training. To make a long story short, I decided to make my own drapes because I was having no luck finding the length that I needed for a decent price and a fabric that I liked. Went to the fabric store, and everything happened to be $3.99 a yard that day {score!}. Found a fabric that I liked and purchased it after consulting via text message/picture message with Simon. The fabric sat around for a good month before I cut it into the four panels needed. Another three weeks went by before we actually started putting them together. Thanks to a tutorial from the wonderful couple of Young House Love, we used heavy duty hem tape for the edges since we don't know how to sew {yet}. Okay, okay, enough talking already. Here we go:

The fabric rolled up all nice and tight

Our work area {the great room floor}

Good old trusty iron

Great Room windows before {even before we moved in!}

And after

Another before {in which we were living this time}

The plan is to keep the walls the neutral color that they are and to add color with art work, possibly wall decals, and a nice mirror {more on that mirror later...}. What I really love now is a nice golden glow that greets me every morning when I open my bedroom door to go downstairs!

We decided to stick with neutral colored panels..well...because...who really wants to go through all of that again? We plan to make more curtains for the house, but not that length! It was a wonderful and rewarding experience though, I must admit.

Any DIY projects underway around your way?

Speaking of J*DaVeY

2011-02-23T17:16:00.005-05:00

They have released a new EP entitled "Evil Christian Cop: The Great Mistapes" available for free to download on their Band Camp site, Jdavey.bandcamp.com!

Five songs, all hott (well, one instrumental which is decent, but I like lyrics in songs). Have I ever mentioned that I love J*DaVeY? If not...well, I do!

Skulduggery

2011-02-08T23:22:00.005-05:00

This is totally random, but I was watching the first Batman movie this past October, and I heard this quote from the Penguin:

"Now hear this, now hear this. This is your Captain speaking. My fine pinioned pirates, we're approaching the tricky buoy! Sharpen your cutlasses! There may be skulduggery ahead!"

I have a Dictionary app on my phone, so I looked up Skulduggery and the definition is:

Dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.

Immediately this word started making cameos into my everyday conversations. Since it was around Halloween, it also felt fitting to say "Skulduggery or treat!"

Dialogue and the choice of words in movies seemed to be better back in the 40's, 50's and 60's. They utilized great words, it's mind-boggling to see how far we have moved away from it.

Okay, done with the random thoughts.

Kitchen Thoughts

2011-01-26T12:24:00.007-05:00

I'm officially in decorating mode. We just finished making our curtains a couple of days ago {more on that later} and I finally decided on a color to paint the kitchen! This is HUGE because I have a problem making decisions especially when it comes to colors. One thing that I vowed to do this year was to be more decisive, and it's going well thus far.

I've been looking for some kitchen lighting to replace the fluorescent rectangular standard fixture that our house came with. I want something a little more luxurious/modern/rustic {if there is such a fixture out there please leave a link!}. I also want my kitchen to give a feeling of happiness when you walk in it. I want the kind of kitchen that makes you want to cook when you're in it. Here are a few images that I fell in love with. I searched for French Kitchens {since I do have a love affair with France}.

I LOVE this kitchen. The brick with the crystal fixture and hints of grey and white looks lovely to me.

These lanterns are cute; I like the concept of multiple small fixtures hanging from the ceiling.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this kitchen. So simple and chic. I could definitely see myself preparing a meal in here.

I love these fixtures and the clean look with pops of color.

Something about this image just makes me smile. It looks very inviting with all of the spices, oils, tools, etc. nicely organized by the stove. I also love that exposed brick.

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Is anyone else working on a special room at the moment? Where do you go to find inspiring images?

Mood Music

2011-01-18T01:48:00.004-05:00

I love music. So many genres it's hard to name them all. I like to think of myself as cultured when it comes to music. I find that I perform better when music is playing. Cleaning, cooking, working, reading, they all call for different types of music.

This is what I like to listen to in the following situations:

Driving to Work-

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Pharrell/N.E.R.D.

J*DaVeY

Roisin Murphy

Working-

Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz {Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tito Puente}
{Astrud Gilberto}

Chill {Zero 7, Air}

Radiohead

Beck

Driving Home-

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Electrik Red

Pharrell/N.E.R.D.
Cake

Cooking-

Classic Jazz {John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra}
{Duke}
Chill {Zero 7, Air}

Cleaning-

90's satellite radio
Grunge
Old School rap
{Salt-n-Pepa}

These can change up at any time, but it's an overall view of my day in music.

What about you?

*all images courtesy of http://www.last.fm/

60 Day {or so} Wrap Up

2011-01-17T16:40:00.010-05:00

Happy New Year! Okay, I'm a few weeks late, but at least it's still January. Before I get back to my regularly scheduled blogging about hotttt designs, yummy food/recipes, killer decor and {insert random topic here}, I want to give you all a glimpse of my Holiday Season. Thanksgiving through New Years. That's right...all in pictures. My holiday's were filled with lots of...

Cake baking {from scratch!}
Wreath making...

Tree decorating...

Wine drinking...
Cookie decorating...
Fire lighting...
Pancake making...
Cranberry Sauce making (a first!)

Sister helping...
Snow falling...

Happy New Yearing!
I'm officially finished with the Holidays now that this post is complete. I will now continue with my regularly scheduled blogging {ideally more frequently than before}.

Adieu! :)

Christmas in Photos {and some words}

2010-12-28T22:44:00.009-05:00

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Mine was splendid. I spent time with my family and relaxed. It even snowed here which it hasn't done on Christmas since the 1800's! Every Christmas Eve we spend the night at my mom's house, then on Christmas morning she makes breakfast casserole and we open gifts. Later on we have dinner and drinks and just relax.

Here are pictures from my mom's {and a few of my gifts}:

Here are pictures from my house later that night:

A few more of my gifts :)

I hope that you all have a safe and happy New Year!

Adieu!

Lamp Before and After

2010-12-21T23:12:00.012-05:00

I want to start off saying that this post is coming to you a little late. This is a project that I completed in one day around a month and a half ago. So sue me!

I am working on my indecisive nature. Making decisions is not something that I do easily, but I am getting better. This is one reason that I have not decorated much in my house...do you know how many color combos there are that look great together? So while visiting my local Home Goods I came across this:

and decided that it would be an accent color in the great room.

A few weeks later I visited my local Habitat for Humanity Restore and came across this fine specimen of a lamp. Btw, I had been searching for a lamp that looks like this for at least six months, and it was only 5 bucks at the Restore!

As you can see, there is a little rust damage on the base.

Since I knew what my accent colors were going to be, I headed to Lowe's to find spray paint to fix this baby up. I also found a drum lampshade at Target for seven bucks on clearance! All of that together created this:

I am so in love. So proud of myself as well. This little project jump started my decoration frenzy. I love spray paint. Love it. I found these candle holders at Value Village:

With a little spray paint, this is what happened:

I still have a half of a bottle left...I wonder what else will fall victim to the nozzle?

Christmas Decor

2010-12-14T22:42:00.008-05:00

Wow, it has been a busy month! Between packing orders, Christmas shopping, family visits, parties and decorating I am SPENT! And to think, Christmas isn't even here yet. It's okay though, I'm planning on enjoying the last few weeks of the year.

Just to give you an idea, here is some of the madness that I have been going through:

- Decorated two wreaths
- Decorated our tree
- Made a gift tower for the mantel
- Put up lights outside

The colors this year are turquoise and black, and I'm loving every piece of it. Here are a few shots of the house:

Christmas, Christmas everywhere!

2010-11-24T01:54:00.003-05:00

Maybe you have already trimmed your tree and placed lights on the house/shrubs/windows...and maybe not. Either way, I am in the Christmas spirit fairly early this year, and my tree is probably going up this weekend.

Speaking of Christmas, my new line of Christmas cards are now available on my shop. Here are a select few:

Enjoy your Thanksgiving, and if you are a Black Friday shopper, don't forget the Vaseline!

Bamboo for You

2010-11-22T02:27:00.010-05:00

I hope all is well in your world! Mine is dandy; just continuing to strive to accomplish my goals in life.

So, you may recall the snippet of a wedding invitation that I designed a few months ago (namely, this). Well I am happy to say that my friends are now married and all is well. They had a small ceremony at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and it was absolutely beautiful! The weather was perfect, the vibe was perfect, the location was perfect...it was such an honour to be a part of their day!

Now, a few pictures of the invitation suite for your viewing pleasure-

A custom stamp with their picture on it! (I wasn't responsible for this, but it's such a cute element!)
The outside of the invitation
Inside
More inside

Response card
A little behind the scenes action for ya
I wish these two the best in life and all that they do :)

Staycation Inspiration

2010-10-27T22:25:00.006-04:00

It is the eve of my return to work after a great week off. I actually accomplished a respectable amount of things. One of them was much needed cleaning and organizing. I hate cleaning, but I can say that I actually enjoyed it over the past week. Perhaps because I was off of work, so everything seemed a little sweeter?

Anyhow, I took a visit to my local bookstore and picked up a copy of the latest House Beautiful magazine. This issue had so many great ideas in it! I was totally inspired to do something in the house...especially after reading the "Send us a picture of" feature. Apparently readers send in pictures of whatever the magazine will be showcasing, and hopefully their picture will be one of the lucky ones chosen. This month's spotlight was coat closets. Eek...mine was a complete mess. In fact, I would cringe before opening the door because I knew what it looked like. So this is the feature-

This is the embarrassing "I can't believe I'm posting a picture of this for the world to see" before shot-

And this is the "Thank you House Beautiful for giving me the drive to clean up this hell hole" after shot-

Now I look forward to opening the closet door and smile every time. But I can't help but wonder...of the closets that were chosen, how many of them looked like mine before they took their "magazine worthy" picture?

I'm baaaack!

2010-10-05T00:37:00.006-04:00

Greetings! I promised I would be back and that exciting things were underway. Well here I am with my latest project, wedding invitations and response cards for dear friends of mine. Since I am not complete with everything yet, I am not going to post the full suite until after they have been sent out. Until then, enjoy the snippet...

Just wanna say...

2010-08-16T00:39:00.003-04:00

...I'm on another hiatus (obv). I'll be back soon. Exciting things are underway!

Adieu!

Typography is a friend of mine

2010-06-24T22:59:00.009-04:00

Maybe it's just the designer in me, but I really do love typography. I find it entertaining to try to remember the names of fonts that I see on billboards, magazines, tv, wherever. Lame? Oh well, I love it!

So as a result of this love, typography has spilled over to my home decor. Oddly enough, the only room that is fully decorated in my house is the guest bathroom {as of two days ago}. I guess it's kind of a default thing since it's the bathroom on the main level and everyone that visits uses it. Of course, I fell upon a shower curtain that goes with the paint, floor and cabinets in the bathroom so well...and it just so happens to have different fonts all over it. Loved it, so snatched it! Then I decided to house extra towels and washcloths into the basket that we used to hold our wedding programs {reduce, reuse, recycle!}. So this is before...

and this is after...

The bathroom has looked like this since October '09. There was something missing though. I started wondering what kind of images do you hang in a bathroom? Let's see...watercolor paintings of bathroom images like a pedestal sink or a claw foot tub? Nah, won't go with the overall look or feel. Hmmm...a picture of hubs and I? Nah, I doubt you want to look at a picture of us while you're on the toilet. Awkward? Then came a brilliant idea...

Duh! Carry out the typography theme with hubs and my initials! So I designed the prints and put them in a frame that I already had, rearranged the items on the counter, and called it a night!

Here is the completed bathroom:

One room down...seven to go!

Party Like a Rock Star!

2010-06-24T22:42:00.005-04:00

What's better than a party with a creative theme?

A child's party with a creative theme of course! My latest project was designing backstage passes for Zoe's 4th birthday party. It is a rock star theme, so all of the kids will be dressing up in rocker gear. How cute is that? Here are a few shots of the passes:

Rock on!

Jewelry Launch {finally}!

2010-06-02T02:16:00.006-04:00

You may recall a post about a sneak peek. Well, I'm happy to announce that I have posted a couple of jewelry pieces on my shop. Here are a few images: I hope you enjoy!

Ummm...Score?

2010-05-27T16:26:00.004-04:00

I have heard of finding big name brands at thrift stores, but for the most part I've never been so lucky. On the way to the checkout lane, I happened to look through a cart that had clothing that hadn't been distributed to their correct locations yet. I actually looked once and didn't see anything. I went to the other side and was looking at something else on some other rack, then I happened to glance at the first rack again and I saw this pattern.

I pulled the item out of where it was hiding {it had to be hiding because I didn't see it at first!} and thought, wow...

Then I looked at the size and noticed the tag...

Juicy Couture?!?!?! Are you kidding me??? Snatch!!! It was $6.00...but it was also half off day...you do the math.

So ummm yeah...score!

Thrifty Find

2010-05-27T16:21:00.001-04:00

To continue through my week, yesterday I went on a hunt for more items. My grandma knows when to shop and where, because yesterday was another 50% off day at a thrift store! I happened to find some great items yesterday, one being this vase. Okay, I don't know if it was originally a vase or not, but that's what we're going to use it as. I don't know what this is made out of, but it's got a little weight behind it, so that's a good sign.

I love that it is shiny and white {especially because of the bleach bath it got last night}, and it will fit in nicely with our living room colors {that we are still deciding on...inspiration board coming soon...}.

I also enjoy the details of this piece. The scalloped edges...

...and the deep ridges...

...but one of my favorite aspects? The price. $1.35

Lighting Update

2010-05-27T14:11:00.004-04:00

I hope your week is going well! Mine has been productive to say the least. It has been full of cleaning/reorganizing, shopping and chilling. For starters, I went to a few thrift stores with my grandma and found a few gems.

You may recall the mini lamp shades that I purchased for 5 bucks to put on the chandelier in the dining room. If not, here's a picture~

Well I wasn't looking for a replacement, but I happened to run across a new pair, and since it was half off Monday, I got the set for 2 bucks!

I enjoyed the first shades, but this set is more me. I love the clean look of it, and the color and texture matches nicely with the chairs. It also doesn't look as traditional, which I love.

Whadaya think?

Subscribe if ya love me!

2010-05-23T19:01:00.004-04:00

Hello there. Just wanted to stop in to say that I have not forgotten about you. I would never do that. I predict an active week on here since I am on a holiday from work! So for now, if you haven't noticed there is a little spot to the left that says "join our mailing list". If you haven't already, please subscribe so that you can be the first to know about new products and special promotions! To see the fancy "official" subscription page, click here.

I look forward to spending more time with you this week!

Adieu!

Liberty Belle

2010-05-05T23:42:00.005-04:00

Mother's Day is almost here, and I'm just about done packaging card orders. Now that it's spring {AKA wedding season}, I plan to write wedding related posts more often. I haven't posted a wedding inspiration board lately, so I thought I would post this board that I finished a while back {via Polyvore}. I absolutely LOVE this color scheme. An invitation to match this scheme is coming soon...

Liberty Belle by LrnM Design featuring Vivienne Westwood Gold Label dresses

Treasury!

2010-04-29T21:13:00.008-04:00

I'm excited today because one of my Mother's Day cards was added to the treasury of etsy member Amy Cantini. Yay! Take a look! {click me}

Have a splendid day!

p.s. it was this one

Mommy

2010-04-27T00:33:00.005-04:00

Hello world! I just wanted to pop in after a three week hiatus and let you know that I now have mother's day cards available on both my etsy and bigcartel shops. Here are a few images of may faves.

I hope your week got off to a great start! If not, try to consciously change it.

Adieu!

Saving Money

2010-04-07T11:00:00.005-04:00

I'm all about it now. Simon and I aren't big spenders anyway, but there are always ways to save a little extra. I was so inspired by a post last week from the bloggers of Young House Love. I love their blog. I found them about two months ago, and have been an avid reader ever since. They purchased an older home that needed plenty of upgrades, and they pretty much diy'ed everything (and if you didn't know, I'm all about diy as well!).

So back to the point. After reading this post, I felt an immediate need to reorganize our finances and start cutting back a little more. Now, I'm all about finding a good deal on something rather than buying it without a coupon, gift card, etc. Not to say that I'm never buying full price again, but I'm just going to be more aware of my spending. I'm also going to start planning meals better and try to eat all of the food that we have before going to the grocery store. This means making "creative" meals from the things that are usually an oversight in the pantry. For example, last night I cooked the last two pieces of salmon that we had in the freezer and made a special sauce for them, then made a pasta salad using penne, a little olive oil and asiago and balsamic salad dressing and sprinkled a little parmesan on top. it was a simple meal, and all of the ingredients were at home already. I actually spent a portion of my day trying to decide what to cook from what we already had. Tonight I have a few ideas, so we'll see how that goes!

Another thing that I always do when I am shopping online is check for coupon codes via Retail Me Not. You will more than likely find a coupon code for a percentage off of your purchase, free shipping, a dollar amount off or something like that. Sometimes you may not find something, but it's always a good place to check out before...checking out.

One last thing that I did was attach my Kroger Plus shopping card to the website Shortcuts. You can add coupons to your grocery store shopping cards rather than clipping coupons. Since we eat mainly organic foods, there didn't seem to be much that we could add to our card, but their coupons are updated often, so we'll just keep checking back to see what they have.

These are just a few things that I have done in the past week, so there hasn't been much notice of dollar changes, but I'll check in from time to time to let you know how it's going!

Any other money saving suggestions?

The Chains of Love

2010-03-24T22:55:00.010-04:00

Hello beautiful people!
I was doing a little net surfing and came across the shop, The Chains of Love. I love the different pieces of jewelry that they offer. Very refreshing. I never heard of leg chains, but I am loving these-

I also love this earring/necklace combo-

{all images are from The Chains of Love shop}
Adieu!

Z Gallerie Field Trip

2010-03-15T18:09:00.012-04:00

Yesterday my husband and I hung out outside of the house (something that we don't really do that much). We had lunch at CPK, and went to Ikea. We happened to stop by Z Gallerie because I had been dying to go in for weeks (I saw some great items online and wanted to see them in person). While there, I saw this amazing bed---

Then we saw this one (which Simon flipped for)---

Here are a few more things that we saw and loved:

(credits: round bed, grey sofa, grey chair, mirror )

I absolutely cannot wait to start decorating our home! Has anyone started a new design project around the house?

Ashton's Sweet 16!

2010-03-06T20:16:00.000-05:00

I remember when I turned sixteen. I felt like a new person, and when I looked in the mirror in the morning before school, my face looked different. My face looked more mature. It was strange. Even more strange, my face still looks like I'm sixteen according to a lot of people. That's kinda good and kinda bad. Good because it seems that I am going to age well, but bad because I look crazy buying alcohol {stare at my face, stare at my ID, stare at my face again}.

Anyway, I wanted to share the "sweet" sweet 16 birthday party invitations that I completed this week for Ashton. I wanted them to be elegant and fun but still reflective of a teenager. Her favorite color is pink, so of course pink was incorporated. Enjoy!

Kitchen Love Triangle

2010-02-22T18:43:00.000-05:00

The next room that I plan to decorate is the kitchen {mainly since it's adjoined to the great room}. We're thinking of painting a small section of a wall with chalkboard paint since we always have lists and thoughts to jot down. I'm still trying to decide what the main color of the walls will be, but I've narrowed it down to a shade of grey...not sure which one yet though. So as I was browsing kitchens I came across these two gorgeous ones. I can see myself nestled in them with a glass of wine and jazz playing in the background.

(images: Living etc. here and here)

Great Room Inspiration

2010-02-22T18:31:00.001-05:00

One thing that I told myself is that this year I would dedicate myself to decorating my house. The first few months of getting settled in and used to paying a mortgage are over, so now it's time for the fun to begin!

I have been looking at different design styles, color schemes, etc. and I have just about finalized the colors that I am going to do for three rooms. I'm starting with the great room since we need to hang curtains up (the neighbors behind us can probably see straight into our house since we have a 2-story great room with windows at the top, eek!). I am loving this image; it's so sleek and sexy.

(image from Living Etc.)

The colors in this room are similar to the colors that I would like to do, however I plan to add turquoise and yellow. Inspiration board to come...

Thoughts?

It's almost V-Day! ...

2010-02-07T23:51:00.000-05:00

...But you may or may not care. Well for those that do care, here are a few greeting cards that you can give to that special someone in your life! More items available on my etsy shop, LrnMDesign.etsy.com

Nyla's Favor Tags

2010-01-24T18:54:00.000-05:00

I had the pleasure of designing the favor tags for 3 year old Nyla! The theme for her party was "The Princess and the Frog", so I designed the tags with a princess crown and a little jewel embellishment. Hey, she calls herself a princess all of the time, so it's fitting! My sister baked the cookies (chocolate chip and snickerdoodle...yum!), and I dropped some M&M's at the bottom of each bag for a burst of color.

Sneak Peek...

2010-01-10T11:46:00.000-05:00

I started a new venture, and I'm going to see where it takes me. Graphic design is my number one love, but hey, I can add new things to the roster! Here is a sneak peek...

More details to come :)

Happy New Decade!

2010-01-10T11:20:00.000-05:00

A new decade indeed! The holiday season was great, and I had a nice break. Now it's time to get back to business!
One thing that I vowed to myself to complete before the new year was my updated business card. Here is the result {and might I say, I am very pleased!}.

What a way to ring in the new year! Although I didn't finish everything that I wanted to on the last week of the year, this one was the most important, so I still feel good!

Crafty Christmas III

2009-12-21T00:22:00.001-05:00

Another year has gone by, and it is already Christmas week! Since my husband and I are new homeowners, we are trying to be more conscious of our spending. I always do something for my coworkers, but this year it had to be something that was not too expensive. I decided to attach a tag to a candy cane, and write a little note on the back. I used scissors with scalloped blades to cut a design on the edges of each tag. I then finished it off with a red ribbon which was tied to the candy cane. I am very pleased with the results!

O(ur) Christmas Tree!

2009-12-12T11:32:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to post a picture of our Christmas tree. It's gold and black this year. We might put some lights outside, so I will post those pics if we do.

A little tardy

2009-12-09T01:00:00.000-05:00

It has been a busy month, but I wanted to post a few pictures from Thanksgiving. The actual turnout looks a tad different from the inspiration board, but that's okay, life is all about changes!

My Little Pony...

2009-11-10T22:54:00.000-05:00

I don't know if I'm late, but this is totally new to me. My sister showed me a site today that sells modified versions of My Little Pony. The creator is Finland artist Mari Kasurinen. She starts with a regular pony, and adds costumes, hair, makeup, etc to make them into celebrities and movie characters. I love it! Here are my two favorites-

My Little Lady Gaga

My Little Bride (Kill Bill!)

Thanksgiving Inspiration Board

2009-11-08T10:07:00.000-05:00

Since we have a house now, we decided to host Thanksgiving this year! My grandma got us a beautiful set of china (similar to the image below, but our set has a beautiful red, gold and peach design on it), so I am going to base the rest of the design off of it. I created an inspiration board at Polyvore to try to get started with ideas of the feel that I want.

Thoughts?

One down, many more to go!

2009-10-26T14:08:00.000-04:00

At this exact time last year, I was in the bridal suite getting my makeup and hair done. I wasn't nervous oddly enough. I was more concerned with taking my own pictures on my camera (go figure!). Of course I was wondering how everything that I had planned over the past eight months was going to turn out, but it wasn't taking over my mind. I was also thinking about the pending vacation (Puerto Rican honeymoon!), and having my soon-to-be husband by my side through everything in our lives.

Well, everything turned out beautiful. Although there were things that I would have liked to have been different, I still wouldn't trade that day in for anything else. This first year of marriage was wonderful. Some people say that the first year of marriage is the hardest. I can't say that I agree. It was a very smooth transition for us. People always ask me "How is married life?" I always say that it is great and that nothing has changed. I think that is the key to a happy marriage from my experience so far. If the two of you stay true to yourselves and don't try to be something/someone that you aren't, you are on the right track to many happy years together. It's beautiful to see couples that have been together for years and years that still act like young teenagers in love. That is what I want, and I feel confident that we will have. So to you, loving husband, happy anniversary!

photos courtesy of Marlo Herring

First House Project!

2009-10-18T22:04:00.000-04:00

With the suggestion of a dear friend of mine, I decided to write a list of all things that need to be done to the house (mainly so that I don't forget anything...and maybe so that I can scare myself into doing it by looking at the long list). I decided to start somewhere with it yesterday. The chandelier that is in our dining area was pretty plain. I want to change it out at some point, but in order to save money I decided to just add a little something to it in the meantime. I mentioned to my grandma that I might want to put shades on it, and she told me about a local thrift shop that had a good variety of them. I decided to go there yesterday and I got them for one dollar each!

This is before...

...and this is after.

I feel like I accomplished something this weekend!

Adieu!

I Heart Moving...

2009-10-14T23:10:00.000-04:00

...kind of.

I have been totally out of sync with this move, but I am incredibly happy and so thankful for this blessing! Now I'm just trying to finish unpacking and trying to tie a few loose ends (getting termite protection set up, gas deposit, first mortgage payment, computers set up in the office, etc.). It's coming along well though. I finally have the internet back after a month without it. It's funny how we can't seem to live without the things that we didn't have, say, 20 years ago, these days...but we survived somehow. Maybe we're just getting lazier? Or...maybe we just want to capitalize on all 24 hrs of the day, so we do it by utilizing the things that make life a little easier. Yeah, I'll stick with that one!

I want to share a few pictures of my husband and I after closing, and my family helping us move out of the apartment and into the house. Many great design ideas are to come, and I will be posting them here before, during and after.

The Long Awaited Website

2009-09-10T00:55:00.000-04:00

It has been a while, but I have still been at it! Along with working on projects, my husband and I have been in the process of buying our first home! I'm so excited because I will have my own office that I can decorate like I want! I will keep you all updated on the progress and the before and afters when the time comes.

As the title states, there is a long awaited website that is now complete! It is for Milestone Events, an event planning company. You can see some of the work that I have done for them here and here.

Here is a sneak peek of the site:

If you have a special event approaching and are looking for a reliable, creative event planner, contact Milestone Events! I definitely recommend their services; this is the company that we used for our wedding coordination and from the images from our wedding that I posted you can see what a great job they did.

Adieu!

Moroccan Romance

2009-08-16T19:05:00.000-04:00

I went to Disney World two summers ago. The first park that we went to was the Epcot Center. I had not been there since I was about 10 years old! The place looked so familiar, yet so different. We enjoyed the rides, and I especially enjoyed our lunch. We decided to eat at the Moroccan restaurant, Marrakesh, at the World Showcase. I had a chicken gyro with couscous and tabouli. It was so delicious, and oddly enough it was the best meal that I had on our vacation! This became the beginning of my love for all things Moroccan. The designs inside of the restaurant were such an inspiration, so I decided to design an invitation that had a Moroccan flair to it but was still romantic. Shown are the invitation, rsvp, and envelope with matching liner. I hope you enjoy!

Packaging Love!

2009-08-04T17:57:00.000-04:00

I came across the Annick Goutal website today and absolutely looooved the packaging! It gives me the feeling of being in love in a beautiful city on a mild fall evening

I'm a packaging freak by the way. Packaging is very important when you are selling a product, so the better packaging you have the better for your business. Think about it like this: If there were two products that were made of the same ingredients, were the same size, had the same quality and had the same cost, how would you decide which one to buy? For most people it would come down to the packaging. We're just vain like that I suppose? Or we just like to have nice stuff? At any rate, I have never heard of this company, but I am officially in love. Here's why...

Modern + Elegant = A Sweet Invitation

2009-07-13T22:57:00.000-04:00

Hello out there. This is the latest invitation that I have completed. It is a booklet style invite with a band around it to keep it closed. The inside has a pocket which holds the rsvp and directions, and the physical invitation is on the opposite side. I hope you enjoy! Remember, if you or anyone you know has a special event coming up, send an email to Occasions@LrnMDesign.com to find out about our Event Branding!

Adieu!

Landscape Love

2009-07-08T22:08:00.000-04:00

Design portfolio = a never ending book that you continually update to prove that you are still relevant.
Wow, that's deep {good job, Lauren!} I am still trying to complete mine after 3 years. I'll get there one day!

To make a long story short, I received a beautiful portfolio cover for my birthday 1.5 months ago. I had been meaning to post the pics but never got around to it. I decided that my portrait portfolio wasn't going to do it for me, I needed a landscape...so that's what I got! {ask and you shall receive} I'm not a label whore, but it happens to be a Pina Zangaro! Owwwwww.

My new favorite song (and dancer)

2009-06-09T20:30:00.001-04:00

I'm a So You Think You Can Dance fan. I loooooove to watch it not only for the brilliant dancers and their talent, but also because they have the best songs showcased! The contemporary dancers seem to choose the best songs and they are usually new songs to me. One dancer, Kelsea Taylor, had what I would call one of the best if not THE best auditions this season.

The dance was beautiful, crazy, creative, unique, etc. and the song she chose was perfect. The song is called Tore My Heart by Oona.

Here's a link to her audition
Here's a link to the song {of course you have to click on the song on the right of their page}

It's stuck in my head...it's been there since I heard the song last night.

I'm still here!

2009-05-27T00:49:00.000-04:00

Hopefully you all are doing well and enjoyed the long holiday weekend!

I have been busy working on a few projects. Here's the list:

Started the website for Milestone Events
Began teaching myself some new web techniques that I plan to use on the up-update of my website {...don't ask, just know that I'm going to redesign my website again! The saga continues...}. CSS is killer when you're first starting out.
Website update for Soy Secrets as well as making more product labels and designing the business cards.
Trying to get a hang of this whole "wife" thing. It's not design related, but it still takes up time!

So forgive me for not posting lately, but I will be back again later this week with some exciting posts!

Until then...

My night consisted of...

2009-05-14T00:42:00.001-04:00

this:

for these:

{oh yeah, and America's Next Top Model}

I am such a dedicated designer that I hand punched 400 business card edges {100 cards, four edges}. My client needed her business cards by this coming Sunday, and with the rounded edges the turnaround and shipping time may not have worked in her favor. I remembered that I had a rounded edge punch, so I told her that I would order the regular cards and hand punch the edges. The cards arrived today {technically yesterday since it's after 12} and I completed them in about an hour. In the end, my client was happy and she saved money {no need for rush shipping!}.

Working^3

2009-05-07T04:44:00.000-04:00

As I stated in this post, I have a lot going on! I completed the family reunion flyer and it turned out well (pics later). Currently I am working on the branding for Milestone Events, an event planning company based here in Atlanta. This is the logo that I designed {minus the yellow "blogger image border"}

Business cards will be submitted to the printer tomorrow, and the website will be under construction shortly. All of this, along with finalizing my website and business cards {by next Tuesday according to my monthly goal sheet} is keeping me on my toes and I'm loving every moment!

So sad, but true

2009-05-01T23:02:00.000-04:00

I came across this bag by Modern Toss and just had to post it. I want one and would get it if it weren't in the UK {blasted international shipping!}. Oh well.

Thoughts?

Inspiration Board II

2009-04-25T15:19:00.000-04:00

Hello out there! Hopefully you are enjoying the day. It's finally sunny and not raining here anymore *yay*

Here's another inspiration board that I created on Polyvore. The idea was to create a nature themed board. The greens and blues together always remind me of nature {the sky and grass}. I absolutely love to be outside, and I always say that I would love to have an office in the woods surrounded in glass {hey, I love nature, but I can do without the bugs!}.

Enjoy your Saturday!

Something, something on the wall...

2009-04-20T22:36:00.000-04:00

A side project that I have been working on is making our apartment more of an inspirational space to reside in. My husband and I are both artists, so it makes sense for us to live in a creative environment. I started a drawing/painting to place on this wall a couple of months ago, but have yet to complete it. I'll get to it eventually...

Here are the before pictures. When I complete the piece I will post the after!

Adieu!

My Workspace

2009-04-15T00:37:00.000-04:00

Hello all!

One thing I love to do is peek into other people's lives and see the interior of their homes {especially office spaces}. I find it very inspiring, and it's interesting to see people's personal style and how they decorate/arrange/organize, etc {and what they have!}. So with that, I felt it would be good to put my work space out there since I have looked into so many others. Granted, it may not be snazzy like many others I have seen, but it's where I sit for HOURS at a time non-stop, so I love it. Perhaps I'll do a little more in there decor wise at some point...

{click on the images to view at a larger size}

I hope you enjoyed peeking into my world!

One of my favorite things

2009-04-11T14:04:00.000-04:00

Cupcakes...hands down!

Cupcakes are so cute!!! They're the perfect portion of a sweet treat, and they are so delicious. I especially love to see the branding of bakeries that specialize in cupcakes. I came across the cutest, most well designed brand for a bakery called Hello Cupcake. The design agency is OrangeYou Glad, and they designed the logo, website, store signage, packaging and menu's.

Great job! I give credit to my fellow designers where credit is due.

If I were a doll II

2009-04-11T13:44:00.000-04:00

This would be my house:

All I can say is OMG! This amazing dollhouse was created by Abura Houses. Take note of all of the details that the designer incorporated. What an amazing home {even if it is the size of a couple of shoe boxes}.

Adieu!

If I were a doll

2009-04-11T13:06:00.000-04:00

I would look like this {with darker skin}...

...I would often lounge in this chair...

...and I would relax in this room:

Apparently I have been living under a rock since I stopped playing with dolls many moons ago. Since when did dolls become so stylish? I found the first four images through the Haute Doll website. This is a magazine about...well, Haute Dolls. Check out the different dolls that they have for sale. They also have amazing doll houses out there that you can fill with accessories and decorate with different styles of home furnishings. The previous image and following images were taken by Michael Williams of Maw Photo.

Random jewelry post

2009-04-10T01:14:00.000-04:00

When I was in middle school I had all kinds of jewelry. High school...not so much. Early adulthood...not so much. Now? Yeah, it's like middle school all over again. I love jewelry! I really love unique pieces. I'm going to make my own jewelry some day...I just have to learn how to weld...

Anyway, here is one of my favorite necklaces:

I love how it looks, but I especially love it because it was on serious clearance at White House|Black Market!

G'Nite!

Livingetc. AKA Lovingetc.

2009-04-06T23:17:00.000-04:00

One of my all time favorite interior design magazines is Livingetc. hands down. I have a love affair with all things UK as it is {music, graphic art, openness, fashion...to a certain extent, kitchen appliances, etc.}, so this magazine just solidifies the affair. Every time I look at an issue, I always end up cleaning my home and trying to reorganize/redecorate/reeverything! My husband loves its effect on me.

Well I was checking out their site and came across a beautiful interior. It is the home of actress Holly Aird. I'm not going to lie, I have never heard of her before tonight, but nonetheless her home is GORGEOUS! I love the simplicity and splashes of color all throughout.

Click here to view the rest of her wonderful home.

Adieu!

Inspiration Board I

2009-04-06T22:55:00.000-04:00

Polyvore is a wonderful website! Not only can you make fashion inspiration boards, you can pretty much make a board based off of anything you want. Polyvore works by you searching for any item you can think of in any color. You then comb through all of the images that the engine spits back at you from the internet, then you select an image of your liking, drag it to the work space, and continue on this path until you have come up with something like this:

This was my first take at the whole inspiration board thing, so excuse the image quality *eek*

I spy one of my invitation designs...

Adieu!

Getting the ball rolling

2009-04-02T23:31:00.000-04:00

Greetings earthlings! I am going to make a vow to start posting on here frequently!

So to start, I began working on concept sketches for my new client. It is a family reunion flyer, and I am very excited about it. *cheer*

Some other design happenings in my life (aka things I will soon be working on or am in the process of working on now):

* Branding for a new fashion designer's line (logo, identity suite, clothing tags)
* R&M Wedding invitations
* Branding for an event planning company (logo, identity suite, website)

Wow, that's a lot! I'm up for the challenge...ALWAYS! I'm so thankful that God continues to give me wonderful ideas and inspiration!

Adieu!

New Beginnings

2009-03-22T16:00:00.000-04:00

Hello world!

After long, hard thought, planning and lack of sleep, I would like to introduce to you "LrnM Design", a rebirth of sorts from "The Law Of Design". This name better suits me and my personality, and I am excited to share stuff with you! I plan to post beautiful, creative, strange (etc.) things on here as well as keep you up to date with the happenings in my design world.

For any posts that you see below this one, they were all brought over from the old blog, but the information in them is still golden!

Adieu!

Happy '09 (aka not too much of a cliche new years post)

2009-01-01T22:09:00.000-05:00

I would like to wish everyone a happy new year, and a year full of health, wealth and stealth. Ok, not stealth, but it rhymed. I'm not going to give the whole cliche new years spiel about trying new things and working hard to accomplish goals or whatever. I'm just going to say that there are 24 hrs in a day. This is something that everyone has no matter how old or young you are, no matter what your heritage is, and no matter (insert your own thing here). The difference between succesful people and...slackers is that one group knows what to do with their 24 hrs that will get them to where they want to go. I'm just trying to learn how to balance my hrs to do everything that needs to be done across the board. This didn't start today (Jan 1), either. A friend told me that every day is a new year, so your year can start whenever you want it to. Do things on your own time, but just don't waste time. Waste not want not!

Cheers!

Crafty Christmas II

2008-12-27T04:34:00.000-05:00

Since I love crafting and cute things so much, I decided to recycle the unused Chinese take-out containers from the wedding and redecorate them as a Christmas treat box. I filled them with holiday cookies and candies...and I'm sure all recipient's dentists will thank me!

Wedding Details

2008-12-27T04:27:00.000-05:00

To end the day of wedding related posts, I will be showcasing my design details that made the day even more personal, special and unique.

First, our programs were mini scrolls tied with an espresso, pool or green ribbon and all sat in an espresso and pool basket.

I wrapped a watercolor book with espresso fabric, then designed a cover slot that showed our names and our wedding date. This was lined with a ribbon that had an espresso, pool and green design on it.

The table name cards were designed to encourage movement. Each table was named after something that resembled us either as a couple or individually, and the story behind each name.

For the escort cards, we put tree branches in pots and hung the tags from the branches. Each card was hand stamped with a design in brown ink.

There was a table diagram on the escort tree table that showed the layout of the reception area as well as each table name/number so that guests would easily find their seats.

The dinner menu listed the buffet selections as well as a diagram for our wedding cake for dessert (yes, that is my husband and I smiling for the camera!).

We had a snack buffet for our favors. I decorated small Chinese take-out containers with our wedding logo and a green or pool ribbon. The items on our buffet were brown, blue or green to carry out our color scheme.

(some photos courtesy of our wonderful wedding photographer Marlo Herring and some photos courtesy of me! )

I hope you enjoyed and were inspired!

Wedding Invites

2008-12-26T23:03:00.000-05:00

Next up are the wedding invites. The colors of our wedding were Espresso, Pool and Ivory with Lime green accents. I wanted our invitation to be different, and to be an accurate representation of me and my (then) fiancee. It fit us to a T, and was much loved by everyone.

Bridal Shower Invites

2008-12-26T22:37:00.000-05:00

It has been way too long since my last post. I was in wedding planning mode during my blog hibernation...but now I am married and ready to continue showing this blog some love!

First up are my bridal shower invites. They were handmade with love! It was a lingerie shower with a healthy mix of naughty and nice. The colors du jour were black, grey and lavender. The outer paper was a very delicate material that reminded me of lace and fit in wonderfully with the lingerie theme. I sent them out in a black envelope and hand wrote each name and address with a silver pen to add a personal touch. I wanted the invites to mirror a sophisticated woman and I didn't want them to be too "girly". The outcome was a happy medium between the two and they were a hit!

Bridesmaids Cards

2008-06-25T00:33:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I know, I haven't been keeping up with the blog. Well just to catch you up, I got engaged! Of course that brings up more design projects, but this time for myself! First things first, bridesmaids cards. Here are the designs that I sent out to my girls.

It's a Family Affair

2008-02-06T21:34:00.000-05:00

This is my first post of the new year, yay to me! I spoke a few months back about creating a custom registration packet and logo for the Barlow-Divers Family Reunion, but I never posted the pictures of the completed work. Here they are~

Crafty Christmas

2007-12-18T00:50:00.000-05:00

Christmas is almost here, and I have been a busy little elf! I decided to forgo the "traditional" Christmas card and make my own. Crafting is something that I am growing a fast love for, so I decided to make my own cards that incorporated a crafty element. Take a look:

Remember, if you have a special event approaching and you need custom stationery items to make it memorable, email me so that we can get started! mailto:%20Occasions@LrnMDesign.com

Happy Holidays!

Soy Secrets (but this isn't a secret!)

2007-12-09T22:19:00.000-05:00

So as I said in my previous post, I was busy (in a good way). Recently, I finished designing the product labels and long awaited Soy Secrets website! Soy Secrets is a company that specializes in creating soy based body products and candles. There are great products available to purchase, and for your reading pleasure there is information regarding the benefits of using soy body products and candles over the traditional product ingredients (great for the skin, harmless to the environment, etc.). Check out the site, and if you like what you see go ahead and place an order :)

www.Soy-Secrets.com

Here are a few product shots~