NEW BLOG ALERT! :)

 

 

 

 

Remember this post where I explained my new blog and brand redesign thoughts?! Well, Jordan of Create Like Crazy made all of my blog dreams come true! It’s everything I hoped for…be on the lookout for a post about the process and the key features of my new look.

You can check out my new blog at —> http://www.ohidesignblog.com. I know what some of you are thinking…. you are used to coming to this URL and are going to get confused on the new name. But, I can assure you… it’s for the best for me and my branding. All I ask is you go ahead and bookmark, add me to your bloglovin’, or whatever it is YOU do to get you to this little piece of the internet world. Your support means the world to me and I am so excited to embark on this new and improved blog rebrand!! Let’s do this.  I would love to hear your thoughts!! xo

 

CREATIVE CONNECTION SAN DIEGO MIXER

 

We are having our first ever Creative Connection San Diego MIXER – men and women of all creative outlets join us on Wednesday, April 24th from 5:30-8:00pm at West Elm in Mission Valley. We are going to have a night of networking with some awesome featured creatives! Hope to see you all there.

GET YOUR TICKET HERE. 

Send any questions to sd@creativeconnectionusa.com

 

 

ANTHRO EVENT

I had the pleasure of helping host a DIY Event at Anthropologie with the lovely Ana Spick of We Love Citrus. If you don’t know Ana, she is the craft QUEEN… so of course, they asked her to come up with a craft that all of the attendees could create. There was such a great turnout of San Diego locals that wanted to hang out and craft with us for the afternoon.

I just love this gal.

those cupcakes were to die for…and the cookies.

Conni, Ana & Jen ..oh and me. (Yes those are swans on my shirt..)

Conni gave us temporary tattoos… she is a true talent people. Not only with her tattoo efforts, but also her styling talents.

and let me just say…the Anthro team at Fashion Valley Mall is incredible! Thank you for welcoming us with open arms and all of the yummy treats – you ladies rock! (ps. how cute is Ana’s baby bump? she recently had her little girl!!)

We made garland out of dollies, tulle and string – they turned out so cute!

stop it.

I think my favorite part of decorating the tables was tossing confetti everywhere. It really adds something to the craft paper…. don’t you think?

Ana and I put together these cute goodie bags for everyone to take home. There were some amazing donators to the content of the bags:  Thank you to The Love Stitch for donating the crochet bow rings, My Three Sons for the sweet heart barrettes, Red Star Ink for the lovely heart cards, and Whisker Graphics for the cute glassiness bags.

Thank you for having us Anthropologie! I hope I get the opportunity to do more workshops in the future – it was such a blast!!

Photos by the talented Stephanie Matthew.  More photos on our facebook page.

 

Here is a little clip of the event.

Thanks Michelle Berg for capturing the event for us!

 

DRESS YOUR WALLS

After my first couple of weeks at my new job, I have become more familiar with many new art vendors and have been opening my mind to new ways of filling blank wall space. Let me just say…there is a lot of really bad art out there, but after searching through pages and pages for THAT ONE… I have found I really enjoy the process of finding a piece that completes a room. Art has the ability to ground a vignette, add dimension to the wall and be that pop of color the room needs. It just takes some time. I have always been really inspired by SFGirlByBay’s Column “Art Goes Here” – she consistently amazes me with the art/artists she curates on her blog. I hope to bring more art inspired posts to the ol’ blog every once in a while. Heck – it might even be a regular thing.

Here are some of my current favorite art pieces:

 

I am also a big fan of this gallery hanging system company called AS Hanging Systems – they have some really awesome products for installing art without ruining your walls. I am obsessed already!! Check out their website here.

the unknown via leftbank | yellow circles via art.com | white circles via uttermost | multifaceted via zgallerie | metro via zgallerie | 

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DO NOT WORRY

hey guys – i am sorry i have been so mia lately. It’s been a little crazy over here with starting my new job, wedding planning, creative connection event prep and freelance projects. Whew… I just stressed myself out a little as I was typing it all. But I am very happy to announce my blog redesign will be launching in the next week or so! I cannot wait to show you guys what amazing things Jordan of Create Like Crazy has up her sleeves for this little piece of the internet. With the blog facelift will also come more content + series ideas + etc. I cannot contain my excitement!!

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AN UPDATE

Ah, life…it’s so crazy sometimes. Especially when opportunities arise during the most unexpected times. For those of you who have not heard –  I recently left my full-time position at West Elm to be a designer for a local interior design firm. It was obviously a tough decision as you all know I adore West Elm, the projects and my colleagues. However, I know from a long-term goal point of view… I made the right decision! It’s such an awesome company and the atmosphere is incredible. I mean take a look at the photo below… the ceilings are to die for. Also, my new coworkers decorated my desk to welcome me on my first day – which of course made me feel right at home. 

I am so excited for what’s to come and I am also very excited that I am still able to take on freelance projects with my company With Love, Design. Everything seems to be falling into place and I couldn’t be more thankful for each person I have met here in San Diego… the city keeps getting smaller and smaller. As in, everyone is starting to feel like family. It makes me excited to think about my wedding in a few months and bringing all of my loved ones from Oklahoma/Texas area to San Diego. Ugh, I need to stop and go to sleep before I get emotional.

 

 

I hope everyone has a lovely week + thank you for all of your support as always.

xo