You're welcome for this little Gem

So for those of you who know me I have a weird obsession with cupcakes and mustaches (not together I take that back sometimes they got together) but I love all things cupcakes. Decor and to eat... I came across this posting and I am super inspired! Every body knows what i'll be doing this weekend :) Enjoy!

Not your Grandma's Valentines Day Card

So this year...Cody(boyfriend) and I  are POOR! Super Poor! So poor in fact that I've officially cancelled valentines day, well I postponed it tell May 14th. Regardless I had to make him a little something so I decided a nice card to really say how I feel about him. Thats the beauty of being a designer I can design things my way, the way I want to say them.  I'll give you a little extra meaning behind this card. One of my greatest flaws (depending on who you talk to ) is I cuss like a sailor. Its especially bad when I'm driving. Cody is always telling me "You shouldn't cuss so much you don't sound lady like" My response was "Oh relax its not like I say the eff word in front of your mom" That very night I was conversing with Sandy (Cody's Mom)  about a subject that I'm very passionate about and out the word came and I didn't even skip a beat until I realized what I had said. I apologized, we all laughed and I told her I had a cussing problem. Cody's response was a lame ass "I told you so" response, the worst kind to hear really. So for this Valentines day I knew that making a card like this, Cody would know that it truly is from my heart, and worded like my heart would speak. So enjoy feel free to print it off and share the love...

The inside of the card says "See Front" to really emphasis that I really do "cuss word" love him. Hope everybody has a great Valentine's Day or May 14th for me :) 

I'm sorry about the lack of blogging as well..... that is going to change soon, if that damn show "Cupcake wars" wasn't so addicting.

-a

New Calendar!

I came across this great new calendar! Its more of a reflection of your day as oppose to planning your day! I LOVE it!!!!!!!!! These great calendars can be found here. Thanks Brigada Creativa.

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Combat boots... oh yes!

I have been on a quest for a while for some good warm boots that are super cute and comfy. When searching I finally found what I had been looking for.... Combat boots!! Love love love them! Here are some fun new ideas for my combat boots :) Thanks Forever 21

Jessica Hische.... You couldn't be more right!

My BFF Shanna McNear Sent me this and I have to say it is a Gem! I love Jessica Hische's work and this is not only hilarious but so true.
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Snowed in....

I am so ready for 2011 I bought a new moleskin day planner, downloaded the "evernote" app and a little motivation and I'm ready to go! Except I'm snowed in. While bored at my house and watching all the tv I could stand before my A.D.D kicked in I decided  to wander around my house and look for something cool... and by my house I mean my parents cause thats where I'm currently residing, which is another blog post. But anywho my parents a couple years ago decided to go "green" and stop buying paper napkins. I applaud this effort especially because my mom has some sweet ass vintages napkins.  One of them especially caught my eye because there was a signature on it signed "Vera" with a lady bug. Low and behold my mom owns some Vera Neumann napkins.  I can't believe I've been wiping my face with this for at least 5 months and haven't realized that it was Vera Neumann. So thank you snow day for the boredom to take time and look at inspiration literally right in front of my face. Please excuse the picture my other camera's battery's are charging:) I'm sure there are plenty of other hidden treasurers that Rho-Rho has hidden somewhere :)

Cheers to 2011

So this year for Cody and I decided to make adjective resolutions instead of particular things. I, like most people, don't keep my resolutions. So this year I wanted to mix it up and try something new and something that doesn't just improve one aspect of my life but rather an overall improvement. I decided to stick to 3 adjectives that I'm going to aim for.
1) Calm- I am a spaz. Its true I'm self diagnosed with A.D.D. My mind is going a thousand miles a minute and sometimes I just need to relax and take a deep breath. I need to think about whats in front of my sometimes instead of the the next thing. Thats always been a trent in my life I'm always looking ahead and sometimes forget about the present.
2) Caring- When I choose the word caring I was thinking more caring about  slowing down and taking my time and putting the love into things that need love. That goes far beyond just design....
3) Focus- 2011 is my year to focus. Cut the fat off the meat so to speak. This year I really need to focus on whats important and what I really want to do with my life, and hopefully this will also help me not be such a spaz :)

So those are my new resolutions adjectives. Something that I might actually stick too!

I also wanted to share probably one of the best presents that I've ever made. Cody, his sister Staci, and I complied, copied and edited their home videos for their mom for Christmas and it turned out great! I was so excited to give it to her. So here it is, hope you enjoy.

Happy 2011!
A