Taking Care of Business

So just yesterday I blogged about the Triad's very own Becca of Rebecca Rose Events and the genius behind Ever Lovely.  Well I am so honored that this wedding planner extraordinaire has given me plenty of business this fall and even bestowed the honor to not only create her open house invites but also her new business cards!

Now that the office signs are officially up...

photo via Rebecca Rose Events

 Becca has new business cards & notecards to hand out to all the lovely brides and grooms out there! Feel free to swing by on Thursday, October 20th from 5 to 8pm to pick one up!   I'll be there ready to redesign that if need be.

Chevron business card

Gray business card

Green business card

Gray flat notecard

Congrats on your continuing success Becca! Can't wait to toast on Thursday!

Circle the Date!

If you live in the vicinity of Winston-Salem, NC then you better circle this date, Thursday, October 20th.  I had the pleasure of designing the grand opening invitation for the lovely Becca of Rebecca Rose Events & Amy of Amy Lynne Originals.

These two women are some of the Triad's finest stylists in town.  Lucky for you they are now both in the same place. They have joined forces and now share an office space on historic Burke Street. {Read more here}

photos via Sally Gupton

 Becca has an amazing eye for turning weddings & events into affairs! {May I direct the members of the jury to exhibits A, B, C}

Photos via Nia Capri Photography

Photo via Jessica Lobdell

Photo via Sally Gupton

 And Amy takes flowers and literally creates magic. {Don't believe me-feast your eyes on these concoctions}

Photos all via Amy Lynne Originals

So what happens now that these two share a creative space? -THIS, this is what happens. Please check out their Red photo shoots:

Photos via The Red Balloon Studios

 And this, and this and this! {You can see more from all three photos shoots}

So knowing that these two together are rock stars and they have a love for the color red, we decided to take a photo from their Red photo shoot collaboration and redesign that into a fab grand opening invite.  The front side of our invite looked like this:

And this was the back side of the invite!

Circle the date, grab your champagne flute, wear a red dress, scarf or heels and join us for a little shindig!

Turtle Power

Hello out there!?  I apologize for being so quiet. I hope I still have some followers.  I have a lot of fun things that I have been working on that I need to show you so I can get you up to speed.  First up: Turtle Power. 

I got a redesign request to create a baby shower invite reflective of this adorable little nursery.  I honestly can't get enough of these pictures. Have fun checking out this precious space.

Tell me this nursery isn't absolutely bananas?  I am drooling over the neutral stripes on the wall, the mix of fabric on the baby bumper and bed crib skirt, the baskets on the built in bookshelf and of course those lovable turtles.  I zoned in on the turtles b/c they obviously are a focal point of the nursery and really tie in the color scheme so nicely. 

Hey, maybe I could redesign that sweet little nursery into equally as sweet little baby shower invite.  Please note the names have been changed to protect the innocent!

Don't worry, I haven't caught the baby fever just yet but I do think I can glean some redecorating ideas from that nursery.  That reminds me I feel a redesigned room by room post coming soon!

{Featured} Floral Loveliness!

Who knew this was my feature week online! My wedding flowers are being featured online today over at my AH-MA-ZING florist's, Alison Kynerd Thomas, new blog. Please hop over to her new blog and check out her magic.  She is the lady responsible for this and this and of course this.

Welcome to the Blogosphere Alison and we can't wait to see what other outstanding arrangements and designs you will be working on. Hey maybe I might even redesign some of your bouquets!

{Featured} How Lovely!

I am so honored! My new friend in town Becca, of the fabulous Rebecca Rose Events, featured little ole me on her Ever Lovely Blog. She has done such an amazing job of welcoming me to the Triad area and sending me freelance jobs along the way. Her taste is impeccable, not to mention that I can't get enough of her two adorable pugs! Hop on over and check it out here.

Keys to a Happy Home

Well we have been in our new house for over 2 months!   We still have several rooms to update and decorate but it is starting to feel like home.  Even on the days when the Mr. has to work a night shift at the hospital, I look forward to coming home.  I think one of the happiest moments was getting our keys at closing and hooking them on our keychain.

I came across a large oversize skeleton key at this cute vintage/consignment store here in town, Retale. {Every item has a story}  I mean check out how amaze balls this store is from the street.

photo via Retale FB page

I am still kicking myself for not buying that key.  I am crossing my fingers it is still in the shop and will try to find it this week. Because just look at all the fab, decorative things you can do with skeleton keys.

1. Framed in a shadowbox-easy and awesome {photo via Hollysrollercoaster}
2. Another shadowbox but with sheet music behind it-get it keys/music keys!  {photo via etsy shop Country Chic Cottage}
3. Please look at this creative way to decorate a bookshelf, I even love the keys in the vase {photo via Country Living}
4. Okay I am utterly in love with this bouquet-vintage & romantic {photo via The Bride's Cafe}
5. Matching guest table idea, little notes tied to keys aka-"Keys to a Happy Marriage" I totally stole/altered the title for this post by the way {photo via The Bride's Cafe}
6. And I absolutely adore this idea for escort cards-BA-NAN-NAS {photo via United With Love}

There are so many reasons why I am digging these right now. The key alone feels like it has a story to tell, a secret to unlock and a code to crack. They are vintage, mysterious, romantic and intriguing.

Hey maybe I could redesign that vintage skeleton key into a simple "We've Moved" card.  If you know me well enough then you probably walked to your mailbox in the last couple of weeks and got our card.  I chose a simple key/heart motif and I used green to match our front door/shutters.

To everyone who received our card-Home really is where the heart is and pieces of our heart are all over the country in each of your homes! We miss y'all!

Sunburst Save the Dates

While in the throes of home decorating, I have fallen victim to the cliche of the Sunburst Mirror.  I had no idea these mirrors were in such high demand and pretty common among home interior circles.  But the moment I saw them on HGTV and in design magazines, I had to have one.

Then my newest Ballard Designs catalog came and what do you know-boom Sunburst Mirror. Case in point-screen shot from the digital catalog:

screen capture via Ballard Design online catalog

We already have painted our den a bold navy.  ( Don't worry a Redesigned Room by Room post coming soon)  I knew I wanted to display our yet to be purchased Sunburst Mirror in the den but I was a little fuzzy on the other details. 

So I did a trusty Google search and stumbled upon the fab blog of interior designer, Emily A Clark.  Not only do we share the first name Emily and middle initial A, but we also both live in North Carolina!  After that, the similarities pretty much stop there.  Please enjoy her fabulous living room, complete with navy walls and a Sunburst Mirror.

all photos via Emily A. Clark

So being the thrifty gal that I am, I found a Sunburst Mirror from Target for a whopping $24.99 and it was the first item to go up on our navy walls.  Here is your sneak peek. Once the Mr. helps me hang some shelves, we will have a complete post.

Sorry for the crappy iPhone photo

Hey, maybe I could redesign that Sunburst Mirror into a fun Save the Date.  I would stick with the navy & gold-why mess up a good thing and I will even create a backer for this invite.

Sunburst: Front of card. Stripes: Back of card.

So thanks Emily A Clark for much needed inspiration and maybe some day when I'm making the big bucks I can hire you for a real consultation!