Finals

Alright, Dont mind if I bow out for probably the next week or so, finals are upon us. This is the fastest quarter I think I have ever been apart of, it has certainly been a great journey and have enjoyed it immensely. My first quarter with just design classes, ah living the life.


 gonna be drinking a whole lotta this the next week.
 
 yep, I decided to do hand lettering for a final project. oye.

although I enjoy the challenge time to time.

game face

This is the face of determination, of hard work, of uncertainty, of growth. This week has been able to show me how everything I have worked for in my college career has come down to this moment, and it is my time to shine. I always hoped people would call me for those interviews for internships but the fact that it was before me was amazing rewarding.
 





I put together my trusty portfolio, knowing how hard it has been to come to this moment. I also had to accept it in terms of realizing that I am worth it, that I am not just another design student making it through the program, I work very hard and this is my dream, to make it.

Yep, I still dont believe I get to say it, I got an interview with Hallmark. Yes, Hallmark the 4.1 Billion dollar company that owns the retail greeting card market and is a staple for every holiday. Even if I dont get the opprotunity, I was chosen for an interview, mind-blowing.


It was a great week of growth, and realizing that I am worth the opportunities before me. A very hard realization that has taken some time. 

eating...

Okay so I have never loved eating more than I have here in Savannah, so many options, so much good food. You would think I would be gaining like 94832048 lbs. but luckily I bike everywhere and keep my outings to once a week (if i can)

Green Truck Pub;

Be still my heart.  What is not to love about this place!? Fresh organic ingredients and everything made from scratch!  Truly worth every penny and trip down to 40th and Habersham.






A must have is certainly the homemade ranch dressing (eek!) and homemade ketchup (perfect for this food) There arnt many words I have for Green Truck other than love. I must say, it keeps me speechless.

heres a layout I have devoted to the glory.

What a Week....

First and foremost, if you have not seen my layout on Jillibean Soup today, you should probably do that. Jillibean Soup  What an honor, I am happy for just about any first step.



It made me so very happy.  Above is my V-day Garb, tried to be festive while slaving on school work, ya know. I am not to sure that my professors really cared.














Spent the week working on this, Repeat patterning really is not as easy as it looks. But I am happy with the overall result and am excited to see the finished product.  This pattern is going to be applied to a model scale vehicle as a mock vehicle wrap, fun right?



Got my Pantone solid coated color bridge in the mail. It is so much easier for color matching and understanding what color you items will really print like.  Downside, printed on some really flimsy text weightish paper, I paid 75$ (cheap) for this thing, where is my cardstock?!







The final Vehicle wrap laid out in illustrator for print. eek!

other than that I'm a bit flustered "breaking the grid" for a publication project for my brand identity I showed you all a bit earlier. Not as easy as it may look, argh.

Off to more and more researching. hmph.

Creating

With Valentines day a moment away, I thought I would share this layout i created for Crate Papers color challenge this month.  I love my kitty, and shes always there so she gets the spotlight.

Sure, I am getting back into crafting, my apartment is usually one big craft project because I cannot stop decorating it! I have been re-arranging it too.






in other random picture news, check out all of these coke bottles, and well pepsi... In the coke capital of america it is fun to see all of the collector special edition versions.

Hey there....

Alright, I'm back its been a pretty crazy few weeks... My mom visited me, and midterms rolled around like a thief in the night.

oh that up there? my new do, it was time for a change and plus im tired of dealing with all of my hair when its 398237493287 degrees outside.







The perk of visitors; free food. My mom and I revisited Gryphon Tea Room, owned by my school. We have not been there in some time and boy was I glad I went back.  They have re-done the decor, and re-vamped the menu.  I got the croque monsieur with salad on the side. Not overdone, not too heavy, perfect amount of cheese, mustard and green apple (!). It was heavenly, and certainly reminded me that that place is certainly another savannah gem.



designed this ^


& rebranded this ^


its been pretty crazy, but enjoying most of it. I have been scrapbooking again, and its been fun to try a new style I am sure you will find firmilar.  soon!

getting a bit crafty!

I also have to give a shoutout to my good friend Cheryl Day from Back in the Day Bakery here in Savannah for another appearance on paula deens show, I finally caught you on the show!

sorry for the vacancy, things have been a bit hectic around here; projects due, medical issues, and trying to take care of life!

Today I wanted to share a bit of a craft for you craft friends out there, I don't get much time to do this stuff while at school so this is a quick and cheep house decoration for just about anyone:

this here is part of my living room, and since my couch sits diagonal there is a cornered wall for me to decorate, quickly and easily.


We start off simply by using any sort of picture frame, any size any color, this one is from Target but I definitely hitting up your local dollar store (dollar tree) for some great architectural frames, even if they are not the right colors.  I ended up spray painting all of mine gold and got a very eclectic vintage feel.


For my fabric I ended up choices coordinating designer patters that matched my quilt on my sofa up there and purchased them in fat quarters, plenty for many frames each.  Take the glass insert and measure your fabric around it, and cut it with about a half inch border around the actual glass.

With the fabric cut keep it on the outside of the glass and place all layers within the frame.  Now with the extra fabric peaking out pull taught from all sides to get a smooth piece of fabric on the front. If you have excess fabric on the back you can cut it from being visable while hanging.



You can add pictures on top of your fabric to give it a more personal feel if you want, I also added a few paper touches.  But you can certainly keep them plain so you just get a graphic display of the patterns.

It's that simple!


ah the excitement of new scrap supplies!


heres a great picture of my every morning view. ah Savannah.