One of my good friend's asked me to do their child's 1st birthday party invitations, I gladly accepted! Her theme was Monkeys.... she had monkey themed food, decor, and games. She also wanted to incorporate the feeling of "child" so we went with a chalkboard accent. Check out the result below! Love this design and want to order? Purchase here! #baby #invite #invites #birthday #A7 #freelance #blue #chevron

Since the theme was "wine", I chose to design the invitations on an actual beverage coaster. The wine stain and event appears on the front of the invitation, and the remaining information on the back. There was also a little tag that was attached to the twine piece that wrapped around the entire invite. A kraft paper envelope was chosen to keep with the theme, along with a matching colors and fonts. #invites #elegant #classy #winethemed #invite #shower #blush #grey #A7 #theme

I was so excited when my hair dresser asked me to design some of her wedding materials, particularly because she was having an "Art Deco/1920's" themed wedding. I have never done one of those before, so needless to say this was going to be fun! I started my research on her theme, and got to work! She wanted to have the program printed on something other than your standard paper stock, so I went with Stardream Metallic Paper. This paper is great for someone who doesn't want to

I paried the package with a navy envelope andd matching envelope liner. The navy envelope had white ink printed for the mailing address. An alternative cheaper option would have been to design a really nice/unconventional mailing label that would wrap around the top of the envelope. The invitation card They wanted an nice, but not too formal wedding invitation. She had expressed that her overall feeling for the wedding was "fun.. more like a party, rather than a formal day."

Most of my followers know me as someone who blogs about weddings and home projects. BUT if you look further than the blog posts, you'll find out that my profession is graphic design. I do freelance wedding & baby invitations and decor on the side, web design management is my full time job. Psst, I am also working on my Etsy shop, check it out here. This year, I plan to mix in a little bit of freelance work to my blog as I finish them, so here goes this first post! Sara is my

Last year I kicked off my blog with what I wanted to do in 2014. Below I will review how I did with accomplishing those goals, and what my goals for 2015 are. 2014 Write more {Accomplished!} This was my first year writing in a blog. It focused on wedding planning and house stuff. I might start adding more to the blog besides those this year. Diet and Exercise {Semi-Accomplished!} The first half of the year I did really well with this, then we put our home on the market, sold

After getting over the initial excitement of the engagement, the wedding planning kicks in, the dress, the venue, THE COST. My advice would be choose a few parts of the wedding to yourself, and do research on other ways to save money. Taking on several projects for the wedding can seem fun and easy at first, but it will become too much when the other aspects of the wedding start flowing in. We've all seen the best/worst Pinterest projects and food, so let's share some wedding