Any graphic designer will tell you that its incredibly difficult to design marketing materials for their own business. It’s easy to get so busy creating gorgeous collateral for clients that they don’t have the time or energy left to promote themselves. I have found this to be true for my freelance business too. Combine that […]
Categories: Brand Identity,On the Cheap,Portfolio,Stationery
I just returned from a spontaneous trip to Chicago with my mom. We were chatting on the phone several days ago and the conversation went something like this: Mom: “We should take a girls’ trip somewhere.” Me: “Ok, where do you want to go?” Mom: “Wouldn’t it be fun to take an architectural tour of […]
Categories: Architecture,Friends & Family,Travel
I know I’m not the only one who enjoys getting real mail. What’s more fun than opening the mailbox to find a handwritten card or letter poking out from under a pile of boring bills? This week I was designing custom address labels for a client’s wedding invitations and was having so much fun that […]
Categories: Freebies,Greeting Cards,Invitations,On the Cheap,Party,Portfolio,Stationery
I spent the weekend with Frank Lloyd Wright. Um, I should probably clarify that statement. I didn’t actually see him (he’s dead, you know), but rather spent the night inside the architectural masterpiece he designed in downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The 19-story Price Tower, Wright’s tallest constructed project, was completed in 1956 when the architect was […]
Categories: Architecture,Decor,Design Trends,Inspiration,Travel
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” – Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) in You’ve Got Mail Well, it doesn’t exactly feel like fall here in Tulsa, Oklahoma but that back to […]
Categories: Design Trends,Fashion,Inspiration,Stationery,Tulsa
This weekend I decided to do something about the chaos inside my jewelry box because all my necklaces were somehow tangled together into one giant ball. (Perhaps it’s a good thing they come from Target, not Tiffany’s!) Anyway, after I spent a sweet forever unraveling them, I decided there had to be a better way. […]
Categories: Decor,Fashion,Home Improvement,Organization
It’s Summertime and the livin’ is easy… especially when it comes to cooking! It is just too darn hot right now to be slaving over the stove, so most evenings we’ve been firing up the barbecue instead. Usually we just grill fish or chicken, along with whatever fresh veggies we picked up that week at […]
Summer is a terrific time to complete a few organizing projects, especially on those triple-digit days when going outside after 7 a.m. is not even an option. While tackling some clutter this week, I was reminded of my favorite tools for corralling personal keepsakes: My mom purchased this chest from Lillian Vernon when I was […]
Categories: Organization
One of the things I’ve come to appreciate most about Tulsa is its rich architectural history. The city has some really fabulous buildings, many of which were built by wealthy oil tycoons in the first half of the 20th Century when Tulsa earned its reputation as “Oil Capital of the World”. The discovery of oil […]
Categories: Architecture,Tulsa
So, I haven’t been this relaxed in a LONG time! We just returned from Los Cabos, Mexico, where we spent the last few days on the beach living the good life. This was our first visit to Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and we chose to stay in the quaint town of San Jose del Cabo at the […]
Categories: Decor,Design Trends,Food,Inspiration,Travel