Tag Archives: design

A Glimpse of Things to Come

That’s right, folks. You get a look at my NEW BLOG LOGO today!! Waahhooooo!!

I hope you’re as excited as I am. Because really, you should be. It’s pretty sweet.

Or, I should say, they’re pretty sweet. Because there are several.

Seeing as my new logos are going to appear on my new bloggy business cards that will be disseminated throughout Haven next week, I only thought it right and proper if I give you all a peek as well. I was hoping with all my hope to also have a completely new site design (!!) to herald the arrival of my logo and biz cards. But alas, my developer has been busy/out of town 😉

So, without further ado…

ado…

ado… (are you annoyed yet??)

Here they are!

squeeeee! Awesome, right?

And none of this would have been possible without the creative vision and collaboration of my friend and co-worker, Michelle. BIG props to you, Michelle!

Have a wonderful weekend! Stop by next week to check out our crown moulding progress, among other things!

Telling It Like It Is

If you don’t already know about the amazingness of Emily McDowell… well, I’m telling you now.. so pay attention and take notes! Or rather, just click this hyperlinked text and go check out her newly-launched/relaunched shop full of awesome-sauce greeting cards and prints.

You won’t regret it!

*I solemnly swear I am in no way affiliated with this site, nor was I paid to write this post. The opinions above are my own, about an awesome site/brand/product/artist that I want to share with you*

Photog in the Making

That’s right, folks! The picture quality here on Two Purple Couches is getting an upgrade! Tom surprised me earlier this week with a Sony NEX-F3K. Now, I truly know nothing about cameras, but I do know that I LOVE the clarity and crispness I’m getting out of the practice shots I’ve been taking around the house.

The iPhone 4s camera just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I mean, you can’t be a real blogger with a iPhone-quality photos. That schtuff is grainy!

The Sony has lots of fancy-sounding features. It took me 5 days to figure out how to delete a photo from playback mode. So… it’s going to a long road to fancy-camera-mastery. And clearly I could use a Lighting 101 course.

But so far? I’m obsessed.

Brick By Brika

Have you heard of Brika? I just stumbled upon it via Pinterest the other day, and I am smitten. Here’s how the first meeting went down:

Sigh. Not another flash sale site. I mean, seriously. 90% of my daily emails come from these kinds of sites; I don’t want one more.

…Oh…. my… goodness. This site is amazing!

So, here’s the deal. Brika is like Joss and Main meets Etsy… a mecca of flash sales featuring curated handmade goods by talented artisans! Um, can you say heaven? You know I love me some curated handmade goods! Plus there are profiles about the artists, so the whole experience feels more personal, or maybe like an online craft show? I dunno, but it’s cool, so you should check it out. Bonus: I got a $15 credit just for signing up… not after I refered people and they purchased items and blah, blah, blah… just for signing up! So, there might be a couple of new art prints and an awesome hand-printed infinity scarf heading my way… maybe…

Weekly Wishlist: Emilie Marian Designs

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Weekly Wishlist. So let me waste no time in introducing you to Emilie Marian Designs! Her Etsy shop features an irresistible array of lovelies, from paper goods to stylish iPhone cases. These are just a couple of my favorite items:

I even had the good fortune to win a set of her stickers:

You can also find more from lovelies from Emilie on her website: FlourishandHope.com