This past month, Minted asked designers to create designs for Children's stationery. I submitted 3 variations on a sports theme, basketball, soccer, and baseball. Click on the images below to vote, and be sure to vote for other designs as well - there are some great designers in this challenge!
Want to make your own tissue pom owls for your camping party or halloween time? Here's a step-by-step guide.
You'll need:
6-8 sheets of (approximately) 20"x 30" tissue paper (for the owl's body)
1 additional sheet of tissue paper, same color (for the owl's head, ears, and wings.) If your pack comes with 8 sheets like mine did, use 7 for the body and 1 for the head.
Styrofoam ball, approximately 5" in diameter.
Felt in black, white, and orange.
Pink/orange pipe cleaners for legs
1. Accordion fold 6-8 sheets of tissue paper. Tie with floral wire. Snip ends, either as a rounded...
My daughter Rory Kate is really, really fun. She loves being outside, crawling really fast, and eating snacks. I decided to throw her a campout birthday party for her friends, and since it'll be our last time hanging out with these folks for a while (we're moving to california next week) we decided to go all out for one last playtime together.
As guests arrived, they were directed to head to the backyard with sweet pink wood signs. My 2.5 year old Leah helped make these signs, and it was such a blast. She did a lot of the painting (we squirted on some pink paint, and she spread...
I had the amazing opportunity to work with Tami Jones on the brand design of her Kirkland, WA pilates business, The Union Method. Tami had great vision and direction for elements that she wanted included in her brand design, making it so fun to put her ideas up on the screen.
My favorite part of the design process is talking with clients about their small business. I always leave the conversations feeling so energized and inspired, and talking to Tami was no exception.
Tami explained The Union Method as "a Pilates regime that aims to unite body, mind and soul." She plans to initially...