Friday Favorites...

Happy Friday all!!! This was the longest 3 day work week of my life!! It may have had something to do with having to come back to work mid-week from a 5 day vacation, but I'm just so happy its almost the weekend again, because I definitely use the time off again lol

I plan on working on more note cards and my sister's graduation invitations. I have some note cards to send out to some of my fellow bloggers as mentioned earlier this week. I order some beautiful Linen paper and pretty watermelon envelopes... I seriously love paper goods/products, it's almost sad lol

I assemble a rather large list all of my favorite things I've found on the internet this past week and mushed (is that even a real word?) them all together into a cute, little collage. I hope you all enjoy! 

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*No link available, sorry guys!

(Please excuse the amateur attempt at this collage, It was my first one for my F.F. & I definitely made it too small, sorry!)

Have a super stellar weekend all!!

xxoo

Shop Update...

Hi lovelies!! As mentioned earlier this week, I decided to add those monogramed chevron note cards to my Etsy Shop! Be sure to check them out & maybe even purchase some, if you feel so inclined! [i would love you to the moon and back if you do!] 

There's 5 different color combos, and the monogram is customizable!  I also accept custom requests for all your paper goods needs, so don't be afraid to ask! I'd be happier than you could imagine to design something special for you! 

Super stellar things happening people & I'm so glad I get to share this with all of you!!

Have a stellar Friday!!

xxoo

A Day in the City [a photo-less post]

On Tuesday, I took probably the shortest trip into NYC with my mom & dad. I forgot how much I really love the city and all it has to offer. I always imagined myself living in the city after I graduated high school to study design. But, alas, life had other plans for me and I'm not mad about that either. I like where I'm at in life at this moment. Although, I still hope to live in the city, even if just for a little while.

Back to my city story, I didn't have that great of an adventure in NY, but it was still lots of fun. Tuesday was the last day of my vacation from work, so I'm happy I was able to do something out of the ordinary, and spend time with my parents. 

My dad actually had some work to do, hence the reason we ventured into the city that day, so while he went to work, my mom and I drove around looking for something yummy to eat... and after 40 minutes of driving all over midtown, and seeing all that 5th Ave. has me dreaming about, we actually ended up right back where we started. 

[You can laugh, it's quite funny] We found an 'okay' pizzeria two doors down from where my dad was working and decided to enjoy a slice. The pizza was just average in my opinion and nothing like how people know NY pizza to be. But it was fun to spend time with my mom and get some good laughs in while she was trying her best to navigate her way through the streets of NY. 

Sorry there's no pictures of my day, but I wasn't there that long and was having too much fun to think of taking pictures. But no worries, I plan on visiting again next weekend, so I'll absolutely be sure to take lots of pictures then! 

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I'm always baffled by the fact that It only takes me a good 20 minutes or so to get into NYC from my house, and yet I seldom visit that wondrous city.So I made sure to make a mental list of places I want to visit next weekend [I have some family grad parties to attend this weekend so I can't go] with my sister and some friends. There's like 20+ Irish pubs I *must* go to! I'm obsessed, [as most of you know] with Irish/British culture, so any time I find a pub, I must visit lol As well, I want to visit my company's retail store in the city and also some of my customer's retail locations. Being that I only converse with them via telephone and have yet to meet them in person. I was sick for the National Stationery Show, so I couldn't attend and I missed out on meeting everyone...there's always next year though! Plus, I'm sure once we're in the city, we'll find a hundred more things to do! 

The city is such an exciting and adventurous place to be. When I'm there, i feel like I can seriously do anything! Such a powerful feeling to have. If you have yet to visit NYC, I *highly* suggest that you make plans to do so sometime soon, because the city is an amazing place in of itself, but there's nothing like new york in the summertime!

If you've been to the city before, what's your favorite places to visit? Any good restaurants? Favorite thing to do? Let me know so I can add them to my list for my next visit! 

Have a lovely Thursday all!

xxoo

Handmade Graduation Gift...

Hello, and Happy Wednesday!! Half way to the weekend already! (Except for me lol because yesterday was the last day of my 5 day vacation from work, and it was very much needed/enjoyed!), so I only have three work days left this week and then I get to enjoy a family graduation party on Saturday and attend my little brothers' baseball games. Yayy!!!

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So I'm back to share with you all, those custom stationery note cards I was talking about in my last post. I was on Etsy for some inspiration for graduation presents for my friends, who have recently graduated from college, and I saw that stationery was a highly recommended gift. Being that I have a liking for creating paper goods, I thought, "Oh my gosh, I could totally make custom stationery for my friends' gifts!" And hence, the stationery note cards I've created below. I'm in love with chevron, so I decided to use that in my design and to add the unique, personalized element, I placed a monogramed design at the center front of the note card. I'm super, super pleased with the design, and I am definitely considering adding these babies to my Etsy Shop! 

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Be on the look out for a Shop Update this weekend! & don't forget you can still get 15% off your order when you use the Promo Code below:

Happy Wednesday all!!!

xxoo

Graduations, Family, Friends & Stationery...

Hi all! June is finally here and the first week is practically over already! It's crazy how fast the days seem to be going lately. I have a couple graduation parties to attend this month and I'm rather excited about it. I really love when my family all gets together and can enjoy each other's company. My youngest sister is graduating 8th grade and will be starting high school this fall!! I'm still in disbelief, as it was only a mere 4 years ago that I was in high school!! It's mind boggling! I know she going to do fantastically well, like I did and have a really great four years.

I'm working on lots of design stuff for some friends and fellow bloggers, so this is a turning out to be a busy month for me, and I'm happy about that! I love to design/create, and being able to share what I make with others is a truly wonderful feeling.

For my youngest sister's graduation party, I'm in the process of designing her invites. Hopefully, I'll be able to come up with something she agrees with and loves. We've been through several different designs/themes already and so far she hasn't fell in love with any thing. I mean she's only fourteen, so she changes her mind depending on the day of the week lol I have faith will come up with something soon, as long as she stops changed her idea in mind lol

I'm also currently obsessed with stationery, so I've been putting some designs together to send out to some lovely blogger friends... Maybe we'll start pen-paling! That'd be loads of fun! I haven't had a pen pal since the third grade lol I miss writing snail mail to others, it's such a truly fun and unfortunately forgotten form of communicating.

Also, my friend recently graduated from college and so I thought a great, unique gift would be a simple stationery set for her to write little letters/notes to her friends and family, just in case her career path leads her far away from home. So I decided to design a simple monogram theme for her and I'm going to gift them to her at her party. Fingers- crossed she loves them!

I'll post pictures later on so you can all see what I've been working on...

Happy June Everyone!!

Here's to another stellar month!

xxoo

Vanilla Cupcakes for Two...

Hello all!! Happy June!!! I seriously just love when June rolls around, it's truly such a lovely time of year.

Last weekend I was in the mood to bake, so I did! lol I used a recipe that makes just two cupcakes! The perfect amount for you and your best friend lol



The recipe worked surpisingly well and my from scratch frosting was the perfect finish. I added some sweeten shaved coconuts to the frosting and on top for a little something extra..