"since i've been gooone" (cue kelly clarkson)

hello love,

wow, it has been a while. since i've been gone: i have found my vacay group, my heart is still in florida, i have been designing like a crazy person, and am not ready to be back in school. spring break could not have been more perfect!!! like i said, i have found my group (the perfect mixture of laid back and complete fun!)- i can only hope we will still be vacationing together when we are 30. the beach was amazing- i have more freckles, a few bruises from boogy boarding and a ton of great memories.

as far as design goes, i have been busy designing a save the date, a wedding invitation and a couple of logos! here is one i just finished for my photographer friend ryan (check his blog out).  what do you think lovies?

save the date, a summer night

hello love, 

wow, has it been a while or WHAT?! sooo stinking much has happened in the past week, including me getting a JOB (whoa!!!), so i haven't had much (well, any) time for blogging...

another time consumer has been my little freelancing "career," which has been so much fun! i've just had the best time getting to know people, hearing they're vision for the design they want, and then working with them to get the design perfect for what they want! it has been a blast- i have found my passion :)

so, here is a project i just finished for my friends Iain and Corrie- they are save the date postcards!... what do you think?

water marbled nails!!

hello love,

oh my, i am sooo excited to start off the spring time with a fun (very design oriented may i add) new way to do my nails! i got the idea from miss jen fabulous on youtube. click here to see her video and let me know if you all try it out!

cheers to new springy nails- perfect for the beach :)

hmm, mine could use some work... but here is my first try:

can you tell they are MARBLED? i used "for audrey" by china glaze, "dating a royal" by opi, a white base by sally hansen 

and some sparkles for the top coat

Opinions?

hello love,

here's another announcement, didn't i have the best little model?! Let me know what y'all think!!

this way to the beach

hello love,

spring break cannot come fast enough! do i need a vacation? hmm, let's ask my poor right hand that is so beyond sore after writing 7 pages worth of essays for my 19th century european art history test. i'll give you a hint- the answer is quite resounding and begins with a capital Y. 

beach, here i come! i am so so excited to take a trip with 3 close girlfriends- it's going to be so fun and a much needed rest from life. anyway, here are some pictures to get you excited with me :)

cutest little pillow on etsy

i can hear the waves already- they are calling my name

what are all of your plans for this spring break?

BABY

hello love,

one of my dear friends and mentor Les just had a sweet baby girl 3(ish) weeks ago! oh my gosh, and i can't even describe how precious she is... well you can obviously see for yourself. anyway, i went to visit this little one last week and we ended up having an addy photo shoot! here's a few pics that i took and i just designed this announcement for fun today... this is what i've been doing tonight when i realized that i was supposed to be sitting in class- ooops! yours truly here has officially become the WORST student (dang you, senioritis), in one day i have dropped a class and now am forgetting that i even have them. oh well- i'm graduating in may with two degrees, that counts for something right? 

::enjoy precious addy:: 

the beautiful, the wise

hello love,

so i don't know if you are anything like me, but i have been OBSESSED with looking at everything that has been going on in New York this week- fashion week 2011 was incredible!! and, as sad as i am that it's over, it's probably a good thing- i can have my life back now. a few of my favs include: nanette lepore (her lace dress was to DIE for), obviously marc jacobs (he's always a fav of mine), alice + olivia (so cool), and anna sui. 

one of my other favorites during NY fashion week is looking at the fashion of the attendants. let me tell you, some women just know how to dress. i'm so inspired by the older women who were there, i can only hope that i'm as classy and fashion aware when i am that age. i mean, just LOOK at Iris Apfel and Linda Fargo... oh my gosh, can you say amazing?!!!

so beyond beautiful!- and i am loving those glasses... 

what other 88 year old looks this incredible?! wow.