Logo, Print & Web: The Painted Drawer

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Hey friends! Welcome to another awesome spring weekend! Anything fun on your schedule? I'm meeting friends at the Farmer's Market, and hoping to catch a few minutes on the back porch with a good book! And I'm looking forward to celebrating my mom, hubby's mom, AND being a mom. It's my 3rd mother's day with my sweet Boogie.  In business news, I'm introducing you to Suzanne from The Painted Drawer today! Check out her graphics package below... Logo, business card and art show banner shown above. Below, I did a re-fresh on her website that includes a custom header, menu bar, social icons, custom fonts and a post footer graphic. I also love … [Read more...]

Facebook Design: Update your look!

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Don't you love spring?!?! What a time of fresh renewal! The whole earth bursts forth in bloom! If you're like me, all the faded, winter colors that seemed so snuggly and comforting all winter are being quickly discarded for bright and cheerful hues.  What a fun time to freshen up your business graphics! Check out the lovely spring/summer version of Bienvenue's logo on their facebook page. It's totally ok to change up the colors of your brand, especially somewhere fun like facebook.  No need to order new business cards and price tags, this kind of change is quick and only for a season. And below is the original logo, still used for … [Read more...]

Adoption Blogger Design: A Promise Kept

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I'm really so blessed to work with soon-to-be adoptive moms. I love following their journey and helping fulfill this great call on their family's life.  My latest design is for Jennifer and her hubby, who are using our same agency!!  You should too, they are opening offices all over the place! {hooray!!} Check out A Promise Kept, and say a sweet prayer over this journey to parenthood. … [Read more...]

Web & Print design: Riley Wedding

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Happy Monday friends! I can't believe I haven't blogged about this amazing wedding yet. I posted several pictures for you facebook fans, but here is the whole amazing package at one!  Britain is such a sweet friend, I was so blessed with this project. I'm also in love with the classic navy and white color scheme!   Take a look below at her wedding website and print products. Wedding Save the Date, website, and logo design.  Wedding invitation and enclosures.   Wedding menu and thank you cards. But wouldn't you love to see these in REAL LIFE???!!! I'm so thankful their fab photographer, Pam Bell, offered these wedding photos. I'm … [Read more...]

Adoption Fundraisers! Psalm 91:4 t-shirts

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Hey again friends! Sharing a special need today...another close-to-my-heart adoption story.  What a blessing to get to know so many sisters-in-Christ through my adoption program.  Maria and her sweet family have been matched with a baby girl due in May {whoa that's soon!} but need to raise more money due to the cost of a failed recent placement. Can you help? I had the joy of designing a t-shirt for them that's available in several colors and fits. You can check their shop out here or their blog here to learn a bit more about their family. Thanks Maria for blessing me with this project!!! Have a happy day everyone! … [Read more...]

Blogger Design: Arrows of Hope

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Hello friends!It's dark and rainy here, but I'm trying to enjoy the last anticipation of warm weather. It's supposed to be 80 next week, I'm very thankful! I'm sharing a new blog design with you today for a precious {and very cool} family.  Courtney is such an example of clinging to Christ in the midst of adoption trials.  I met her through my Free to Adopt program. Have you heard about it?  You will so love reading her first post, and I know you will come away encouraged.  After a failed placement, her family is fund-raising to begin the adoption process again.  I hope you'll help. I hope you'll skip coffee or a cupcake {eik!} today … [Read more...]

Blogger Design: Grace Upon Grace

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I am so privileged to call Suzanne a best friend. What a joy to carry other sisters in Christ close to your heart for accountability, prayer and laughter. She is a gifted Girl's Minister in the Atlanta area, and recently asked for help with a new site design.  I love the verse she chose from John, which lead to her blog's title, Grace Upon Grace. A quick look at her mood board: I'm loving the fresh mix of mint, mustard and navy, grounded in burlap, and accented with chevron patterns and mason jars.  It's the perfect mix of Southern roots and modern style. Go check it out here! *all photo images from Pinterest{credit, credit}   … [Read more...]

WordPress site design: Couponing with Kim

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Kim is a repeat client who needed a website to blog about deals and steals in the Atlanta area and throughout the country. She also offers couponing classes, where she teaches tricks and tips to save the most green!  She had an existing fab logo, so I used the green and pink colors, tempered with gray, to create a fun and functional site!  Her design includes a blog home page, static pages, calendar and registration options, social icons, grab button and unique fonts. Check out the calendar and registration function below! Couponers can find classes, register, and pay online! Kim gets to set date, time, number of seats, cancelation … [Read more...]

Logo, Print and Website Design: Atlanta House Sitters

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Atlanta House Sitters was such a fun project for me! This great couple runs a home and pet sitting business in Atlanta {hire them!!}, that offeres a range of services to those headed away from town.  They wanted a logo that reflected their biz and their city and we did just that! A professional script and peach graphic are set off by a navy house silhouette and orange tagline. Standard business card size with front and back design.  The back is a perfect place for extra info and a mini logo outline. The addition of orange shapes and navy dashed lines add variety and resemble the road out of town {hopefully on vacay}. Half-page … [Read more...]

Logo and Business Card Design: The Wedding Godmothers

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Lisa and Mary are snappy, creative and fun business women with kids who married each other! So they are mothers-in-law-in-law? They have recently made their passion for planning into a wonderful business of creating and coordinating beautiful weddings. They live in Arizona.  Need a wedding planner in Arizona? {hire them here!!!} They came to me for a logo and business card design, and I just knew it would be a fun project! The Wedding Godmothers logo is a modern fairytale with a stylized carriage border, magic wand and purple stars. It's combined with a mix of calligraphic and serif fonts, staples of a beautiful wedding. The … [Read more...]

WordPress & Big Cartel Design: Webster’s Chalk Paint Powder

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I'm always excited to introduce a new site design! Mostly because by the time I blog about a client, we've become friends...and I love to introduce friends to friends;) I double love this friend and AMAZING product!! Let's check out her site design below! Webster's site runs on a Wordpress platform and features a boat load of custom graphics. A few special features to check out: feature thumbnail images from the before & after category, 2 menu bars full of important info, divided sidebar, custom buttons and social icons, and an instagram feed that customers can participate in. FUN! We also utilized an easy gallery to feature lots of … [Read more...]

Blog Design: The Duchess of Plumewood

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Hey hey hey, it's new design Friday! It's been super rainy and stormy here, but a bit of sunshine today has really lifted my spirits...you too?!  I'm totally loving Katherine's {the duchess} new blog design. It's fresh and classic and total regal, don't you think so too? Site features include social icons and sidebar titles, special category graphics, a custom header and footer, iphone icon, favicon and coordinating fonts. Isn't that dog just the cutest? Don't tell my Polly, she would be jealous;) And here's a peek at her mood board. Fun huh? Head over to meet the Duchess now, she just blogged some loveliness for Valentine's … [Read more...]

Dziner Doorz

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It's new design Friday! Time for a coffee break and a browse through a new favorite shop! I loved getting to know Becky, a super-skilled designer and shop owner.  She wanted a clean, professional logo and branding package that focused on black, grays and white. I think it shows off her vibrant wreaths, don't you? Here's a look at her full branding package. Make sure to find her on facebook and add some cuteness to your front door! … [Read more...]

A trip to Florida and a princess wedding shower

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I'm a warm weather girl, winters are always...uh...not my favorite. at all.  Several days in sunny Florida sure does help warm the soul, and so does time with great friends, who happen to be family. I went to the farmer's market in Winter Park, Florida with my cousin Sarah and snapped these photos. Oh spring, come quickly!! We also enjoyed ice cream in downtown Troy, Alabama. What a pleasant place full of boutiques and cafes. My friend's shop wasn't open, but we did some fabulous window shopping:)  I'm so honored to be a bridesmaid in my brother-in-law's wedding in June. His bride is a precious friend, fellow cupcake-eater, and … [Read more...]

The Gibson’s Grace Journey

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Hey friends! Here's some LONG overdue new design!  This Blogger design is to chronicle the journey of my sweet friends as they adopt a child!! {Hooray!!} Brooke is a great friend who asked me to create her business branding (logo, biz card, etsy) a bit ago  for Gloriart, and I was honored to help again with this new design. It features a fun rollover nav bar (seen above), a custom header, signature, and sidebar links. Here's a quick look at her mood board for a modern, watercolor design...and she loves bikes;) Check out the design and follow the grace journey here, or purchase something in her shop here. … [Read more...]