Wordless Wednesday: A Color Palette from Martha's Vineyard

My Latest Logo Client: Creative Cooking Gluten Free

lo・go
(noun)
1. a symbol or other design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc.

Ah yes, logo design! One of my favorite things to do is create an identity or logo for a client. Today's logo reveal is for the talented Chef Jenny Manseau and her site Creative Cooking Gluten Free.
It love how it came out. Don't you?

Wordless Wednesday September 5, 2012

nature's palette

Wordless Wednesday: Season's First Flower Arrangement

Spring Color Palette for your Palate

My friend, EA Stewart (a Registered Dietician  & fabulous food blogger) recently posted a recipe for Potato Leek Soup with spring pea shoots. Not only does the recipe sound delicious, the photos accompanying it are gorgeous! I was inspired to create a color palette from the photo below. When you get a chance, hop over to The Spicy RD blog and enjoy EA's recipes and photos!

Have a lovely weekend!

xoxo
Patti

Just Breathe...

It was an amazing week here at the Easton Place studio. I finalized details with my new online shop and had a fabulous launch day on Thursday! All the excitement of the launch (and mostly preparing for the launch) was emotionally taxing. Yesterday I took a walk around the property and used my "real camera" to take a few photos of all the natural launches happening throughout the garden. It was a much needed time to "just breathe". With my trusty companion Aggie, at my side, I was able to put work on the back burner for a bit to enjoy all that nature has created over the past few weeks. I love Spring. It's a time to renew... start fresh... shake off the layers of clothes needed for Winter... feel the warmth of the sun... Just Breathe in all the natural beauty and inspiration God has given us. Below are a few of the photos from my walk. I hope you can find a moment to enjoy the natural beauty in your own back yard or neighborhood.
Have a lovely weekend, friends!
xoxo
Patti

Color Palette: Pretty Peonies

I am a huge fan of Instagram. It reminds me of a more intimate and visual twitter in my humble opinion. While browsing instagram this afternoon I came across a photo by Kelley Moore. "Pretty Peonies" was a wonderful inspiration for this week's Spring color palette. Thank you Kelley! When you get a moment, stop by Kelley's site and follow her on twitter as well.

Saint Patrick's Day Picks

If I had been born a male, my name would be Patrick. As luck would have it, I was born a female and so Patricia it is! I like to look at St. Patrick's Day as a special day for all of us "Patty-folk". With that in mind, I decided to pick a few Irish-inspired lovelies in honor of "our day"!

Music: (Irish singer/songwriter, Lisa Hannigan)

Sweets: Pistachio and White Chocolate Cupcakes. (photo and recipe by Fresh New England)

Embroidery: Custom Embroidery on Linen (photo and work by Stitchfork Designs)

Jewelry: Hand Stitched Shamrock Necklace and photo by September House (etsy)

Jewelry: Chrysophrase Gemstone Necklace and photo by Stones Artisan Jewelry (etsy)

A Green Misty Pond:

Be sure to stop by each of the shops or blogs and have a look at all their lovely items. Cheers to the Irish inspired and all the "Patty-folk" of the world! Happy St. Patrick's Day.

xoxo
-Patti

Color Palette: "double impatiens"

I took this photo last summer. I plant double impatiens in the garden every year. They remind me of tiny roses. With Spring just weeks away, I thought I would create a color palette from this photo. I'm growing impatient for my double impatiens. (pun fully intended!) What's flowers are planted in your garden each year?

p.s.
Happy leap day!

Color Palette: Blossoms on the Trees

I took this photo April, 2011. Lovely reminder that this is just a few weeks away for 2012. Have a beautiful day...

xoxo

Patti

The Bar Mitzvah Invitations Are Mailed!

As many of you know, I've been designing my son's Bar Mitzvah invitations for a while. I've asked several of my fellow stationery friends and the census seems to hold true for all of them: Designing for your own event is significantly more difficult than designing for someone else's event! It seemed to take me a really, really long time to pull all this together, but I'm thrilled with the outcome.

When starting the process of designing the invitation suite, I consulted the Bar Mitzvah boy himself. After discussing possible color combinations we decided on colors found on a walk in the forest. Jacob loves to hike and mountain bike. He's also very environmentally conscious, so a "theme" centering around nature is fitting. So without further adieu  I give you Jacob's forest inspired Bar Mitzvah invitation suite.

The suite features shades of mossy greens and charcoal. I hand drew Jacob's Hebrew name. Jacob told me that it is his favorite part of the entire set. Included in the square envelope is the invitation which is backed with a 120 lb. onyx pearly cardstock, the reply card with stamped envelope, directions to the synagogue and "after party" invitations individually addressed to each of Jacob's friends.

The thank-you card for after the event.

Stay tuned for photos of the party! And keep your fingers crossed for lovely weather, please.