My new office!

Well, I finally have afterwards pictures for you from my previous blog about getting new office furniture. You can read that here.

So, here they are... look closely, its all there! :)





Let me just note a few things:
1- Check out the sunlight. This office is pretty much ideal because of all of the gorgeous sunlight shining through! :)
2- It may look messy, but come on people, I'm an artist. I got a lot of stuff :)

Enjoy, and be jealous of my soon-to-be daily view ;)

The lovely GOCCO!

Well, I finally put my awesome gocco to work. And boy, does it take some practice and patience. Anyways, I'm going to attempt to explain how this thing works as best I can. So, here's the machine:



Its a small Japanese printer that you ink yourself after your burn the image onto a silkscreen. This is a photo of the gocco opened up. It requires 2 flash bulbs and a new screen each time you burn an image onto the screen, which is inserted into the small light blue area.



After you burn the image to the screen by exposing it with flash bulbs, you ink your image. After inking the image, your screen looks like this:


A mess. Its pretty much magic I'd say... how this thing works. For my first project I think I was pretty successful. However, this is actually a dual post... announcing our ENGAGEMENT!!! Since I am a designer, of course everything in our wedding will be designed by me (and the help and input of my wonderful fiance). Let me know what you think of them! Here's the final project, in its mass :) and also the hand-made envelopes that I made to complete the unique design for our party!

Please feel free to contact me for a special and unique project!

Where have I been?

Hey guys, I know its been forever since my last post. A week and a day to be exact. Anyways, let me just update on you on my whereabouts.

Friday - long day of packing, organizing and some crazy working out.
Saturday - even longer day of moving lots of stuff and setting up a new office, trying to get my laptop to work.

Monday - working on the laptop. Problems: Charger seems to fail... what can I say, its a 6 year old iBook and its still kickin. I'm very thankful! Got a few wedding invitation samples completed, discussed with customers. Lots of research.

Tuesday - faught with laptop all day. Decided to go with an old desktop temporaily... and its a PC. Yes, I said that right. Its pretty unfortunate but what I have to do. Its about the only way I can work remotely.

Wednesday - More tax work, hoping to finish it today. Researching and aquiring quotes for invitations.

Thursday - Bought lots of supplies for invites (hence the gazillion I have to produce in the next few weeks.) and a few things for the wedding :)

Friday - here we are today. Plans for today? Work on and complete tax stuff. Lots of organization. Wish me luck :)

Plans for next week?
1) Get LOTS of invitations done and in the mail.
2) More samples up on etsy - make sure you check it out by clicking on the links to the right of these posts!
3) Work on several custom orders... and ones that will be placed.
4) Get ready for a bridal shoot on Sunday.
5) I'm sure there's tons more on the agenda, my brain just can't focus on it right now!

As for now, have a fantastic weekend and look forward to new items in the shop!

New gift tags in the shop!

Finally! An adorable item that adds the perfect touch to your gift - a personalized gift tag with the recipient's first initial! Tied with twine, these add such color and glam to your gift! Special requests are always welcome! If you don't see your letter let me know, I'll be happy to make one make you a special listing!

Look at and purchase them here!

Quote

An awesome quote to start my day provided by my awesome mom:

You didn't exit the womb with your intended career tattooed on your chest. No printout of innate skills accompanied your birth. But as life progressed, you began noticing your gifts. Skills, revealed, Knacks, uncovered. God gave those.

Oh, so true!

Thundersnow... in South Carolina!

Well, guys, its time to share some pics of this crazy snow storm we had across the southeast. It made our 2.5 hr trip from Atlanta become 8 hrs, caused tons of accidents, tore down plenty of trees, (see photos below) but overall made me really happy. I love the snow and how it just beautifies the earth.

These photos below are of the neighboorhood -








And the crazy and dangerous Woodruff road... halfway through the day (you'd think it'd be better that this...)


And lastly... photos E and I took of the house... check out the mailbox. We got at least 6 inches! :) Too bad we didn't get any pics of the little kids we went sliding with! The driveway pic is where E tore it up trying to get in and got stuck :)

New design project

Well, here's a new design project I've been working on. I'd like my readers out there to participate. If you have a preference over any of these designs, let me know! Add a comment and lets get this poll going!

This is a project for a Wellness Center that is promoting healthy and natural weight loss.

Adorable Stamps!

Hey guys! After reading one of my favorite blogs, BudgetSavvyBride and falling in LOVE with the cute stamps she blogged about, I bit the bullet and bought myself one for my new home! The one I chose is here. I can't wait until I get it in and can use it! I'm such a stamp freak :-P

New Bridal Items!

Newly added to the shop....
Know that special person who needs handmade items for her shower, luncheon, or party? These are your items!!!




You may personalize your wording and ribbon color that will match the name color, and your background paper pattern. Just specify two colors that you would like as your theme and I will do the rest! Ivory envelopes are included with your order. Size of invite measures 5 3/4 X 4 1/2 inches. Such a creative and unique way to share your special day!

Also, matching place cards are available. See picture below.
These place cards are perfect for your shower, luncheon or party. Please specify two colors you would like and I will take care of the rest! These place cards coordinate with the bridal shower/luncheon invitations. Each place card includes a first name, patterned backing card, and a ribbon with brad or small flower. These are fully customizable. If you would like a specific listing for a different amount, don't hesitate to contact me!



Guys, these possibilities are endless. Make sure to contact me on specific pricing, or check out the listing www.imagetoimpact.net and click on start shopping!

FINALLY!!!!... Engagement RING PICS!!!

Alright guys, I'm sorry to let you down for such a long time, but finally, here they are. Here's some pics I promised of my engagement ring, just so you can get a better look at what it looks like and the FANTASTIC job that he did. Feel free to comment!

Also... if you see orange roses... that was part of the awesome surprise I received for Valentines day! (all 24 of them!)