Thursday, April 26, 2012

mixing pattern and color | personal style

One of my best friends, Alison, alerted me to a  little "flaw" in my wardrobe a few years ago....

side note: Alison is THE queen of mixing colors and patterns in her wardrobe.  Honestly, she's like our own personal little Rachel Zoe. She knows how to dress and has major style. major.

 So, when she told me that I needed to add more "pattern" into my closet..I listened.

Believe it or not...EVERY time I go shopping and reach for the solid black t-shirts...I stop myself and think of Alison reminding me to spice things up with pattern.  After all, I work with color and pattern everyday and I needed to start dressing with a little more spunk.

Fast forward a couple of years and I'm officially transformed. No more plain black t's for me. Well..only once in a while.

Here's a little example.  See...it's nothing too fancy....perfect for working at my home office, running the kids around to practices and best of all, still affordable ( shoes, earrings and t-shirt were under $45 for all three items)
1. ballet flats from target, $14.99
2. pink and ivory polka dot, 3/4 length tee from old navy, $19.00
3. turquoise and gold earrings from world market, $9.99


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

stackable word rings | trudee hill

I want these....not sure how "practical" they would be for every day wear...but I honestly don't care. They are awesome. I love the use of century gothic as I've always loved how round the o's are. Perfect for this type of application. The hardest part is going to be trying to figure out what "word" I want to spell.

Trudee Hill: Letters Form Words, Alphabet rings in sterling silver. May be worn individually or stacked to form your initials or a favorite word.
all images taken from trudeehill.com





Friday, April 6, 2012

elm and gray | graduation designs



Take a peek at a few of our 2102 graduation invitations/announcements available on tiny prints! I love that they are adding coordinating back designs to the cards. Super fresh + fun! I am trying to wrap  my head around the fact that my oldest son will need these in just two short years!



Dancing Date Graduation Invitations







Wednesday, April 4, 2012

dish towels for the typography fan

I always look forward to my emails from House Industries (one of my favorite font foundries). So, you can imagine my excitement to see these flour sack kitchen towels, decorated with typographic awesomeness, pop up in my inbox...you can buy them right here
You are welcome.

all images from house industries