By Diane Gilleland We bloggers are so lucky – no matter what blogging platform we’re using, we have thousands of design templates to choose from. Not only that, an increasing number of them are customizable. Still, it’s easy to get bogged down in all those visual options. What kind of header should we use? How […]
Continue ReadingThe New Domestic shows you how you can easily create your own modern large scale painting for non-artists. With some painter’s tape and acrylic paint, you can easy make a colorful and bold piece of art for your home. [via How About Orange]
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Bothe Capturing either fast-moving or often sleeping babies with our cameras can be a challenge. As a photographer specializing in all forms of family portraiture, I share some useful tips below on how to photograph your precious little ones. Topics discussed in this how-to include the following: set-up, lighting, composition, camera settings and […]
Continue ReadingNo silly, this isn’t a post about the bouquet from my first of many weddings! (So far I’ve only been married once, fingers crossed!) It’s actually the first wedding bouquet I ever made. I created it for my friend Harper, and I kinda went over the top with the flowers I chose. It has 5 […]
Continue ReadingSave the Dates are a fabulous opportunity to be playful and creative, and to really imbue the personality of the bride and groom in the announcement. Even if you plan on sending out a formal wedding invitation — in small caps, on cream paper, with some kind of frilly imagery — there is no hard […]
Continue ReadingTilework detail at Hazrat-e Masumeh mosque in Qom, Iran. Photo taken by me. The Wade Photo Archive has a wonderful website of 4000 pattern images you can browse for design inspiration. Much of the work is copyrighted so you can’t exactly grab and go, but just looking through centuries of incredibly ornate patterns can really […]
Continue ReadingI’m still sad that the TV show LOST has ended but am loving all the creative ways in which the show is still being celebrated. These retro-style LOST posters by designer Ty Mattson are a couple of my favorite. I can still see Hurley starting up the VW van and the numbers one brings me […]
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