jessicaNdesigns: September 2011

Friday Freebie: Home Print & My Weekend Plans

9.30.2011

I love this printable by eighteen25...the colors (*wink*) the meaning, and most of all that it is FREE! Choose your favorite colors, Download and print over at Eighteen25!

This weekend is the annual SWISS FESTIVAL in my town...I love the Swiss festival! Today we are going to the parade, eating yummy festival food like fried Swiss cheese, apple fritters & gyros and riding rides! Crappy weather be damned....I'm going to Swiss Fest it up!

Have a Happy Weekend!

Inspiration Workshop: DIY

9.29.2011

Another week of Inspiration Workshop & I am excited about this week’s prompt: DIY.

I LOVE doing DIY projects, the sad thing is that lately, I have had no time. Which is good and bad. Good because my business is growing and growing, bad because I crave some free time to be creative & dig into my long list of DIY projects I want to do!

Here are a few DIY projects from my

DIY Pinterest Board just waiting for me to try:

Vintage Sheet Skirt : Succulents : Pot Holders via jessicaNdesigns on Pinterest

Old door turned coffee table : Picture Wall via jessicaNdesigns on Pinterest

We are in the process of finishing a room that will be half playroom half my studio! It is so exciting! And I have so many DIY projects lined up for that room! I can't wait to get started & Share them with you!

Come Follow me on Pinterest...I will be adding more DIY projects to try all the time! And HOPEFULLY I will actually get some completed soon!

You can find some of my completed DIY projects here.

What's on your DIY LIST?

Freshly Pinned: Fall Fashion & 2 Tutorials!

9.28.2011

Welcome to another edition of Freshly Pinned...where I share some of my recent Pins.

Since Fall is here, and I LOVE shopping for fall clothes, I created the pin board "style me pretty" to keep track of my fall outfit ideas & today I am going to share some of my favorites AND teach you a new trick I learned!

<------- See that CUTE outfit & that nifty color palette beside it? I always wondered how people made those. So I did what anyone would do and googled it...and found this post, which led me to THIS sweet site: OMG A Color Palette Generator! {THRILLED over here}

The first tutorial on how to use the Color Palette Generator is SUPER easy to follow...so I won't re do that tutorial. But I will show you how to get rid of the ugly text it creates!

Example of what my palette looked like. {I didn't want the font #'s}

The second tutorial is taking a "screen shot" and cropping out the ugly text! So when I had that screen up I hit the Print Screen button on my keyboard to do a "screen shot" & then opened paint & hit paste. It automatically pastes the entire web page and then I just cropped out everything I don't want! EASY! SO super happy I know how to do screen shots now!! :)

Now, on to the fall fashion:

Pin 1, 2, 3 via jessicaNdesigns on Pinterest

image via jessicandesigns on pinterest

I am so excited to start wearing sweaters, layers, leggings, flats & skinny jeans with boots!
Come follow me on Pinterest!

Looking for a place to sponsor? I would love to have you!

9.26.2011

Have you been looking for a way to spread the word about your shop or blog?

Maybe you would be interested in Sponsoring jessicaNdesigns in October!

Check out my sponsorship page or email me for more information! I would love to have you!

I really enjoy featuring other great handmade shops and blogs and feel my sponsor options do a great job of getting the word out about you in a fun way! If you feel like we might be a good partnership, email me!

p.s. That picture is a sneak peek at my next sponsor spotlight! :)

Monday Mash Up: Fall Favorites

I just LOVED this mash up I did for Leonora's blog last week so I had to share it here! My fall favorites can be found here:

Headband : Eye Shadow : Vintage Card Catalog

Chocolate Soap : Stacking Rings : Awesome Print

Bowband : Vintage Necklace : Lip Shimmer

More Monday Mash Ups here.

What are your fall favorites?

Come Strut Your Stuff & Features!

9.25.2011

It's the weekend & you know what that means... it's time to Strut Your Stuff!

Last week we shared our favorite blog posts from the week & there were so many great ones! Here are some features from last week's party:

Kris from Vie a la Table shared these adorable baby gifts she made for her best friend! SO cute! She even shares where she found the tutorials! Another reason I need to learn how to sew pronto!

The Lovely Poppy shared pictures of her adorable booth from a craft show she participated in!

<------------- This picture inspired me to find an old wire hanging basket to use in my new studio space!

I will have limited space and thought this was a PERFECT and cute solution for some more storage! I am thinking my twine, some tools and my fabric will look perfect in one of these!

The Hollie Rogue shared her day in a photo journal! Such a great idea! One of these days I have to try that!

Thank you to everyone who linked up! If you were featured, grab a button:

It was such a successful week I think we will do the same thing this week and link up your FAVORITE BLOG POST from the week!!

Here's How the Party Works:

Follow my Blog! It's more fun that way! ;)
Link to your blog post and not your blog homepage.
Make the TITLE of your link your BLOG NAME!!!!
IMPORTANT: Make sure there's a text LINK or my "Strut Your Stuff" button in your post so others know to come join the party!
Add the "Strut Your Stuff" party button to your sidebar or links page so others can join the party!
Visit some other blogs & comment on their post. Everyone LOVES comments! Let's encourage one another & find some new friends & great blogs!

This weekly Link Party is meant as a way for us to have FUN, exchange inspiration, encouragement & new ideas. Everyone is invited to join in the fun!

READY? OKAY! Grab a Button & STRUT YOUR STUFF:

DIY Projects

9.23.2011

Friday Freebie: Your Story.

I absolutely love this FREE printable from Heather of Life Made Lovely. I love the colors, the tattered look & of course the message of it!

I am definitely printing and framing one for my studio that is currently in progress! (I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU) Okay, it is not so much a studio as it is a section of the playroom we are doing, but it is more than I have now...which is the corner of my living room and the basement floor! :)

Print yours over at Life Made Lovely & show her some love by leaving her a comment and let her know that I sent you!

Pssssttt..... I'm guest posting today over at Yellow Heart Art! Come over and say Hi! There may even be a discount to my shop! ;)

Monday Mash Up: Shop with my Sponsors!

9.20.2011

I know it's Tuesday...but Today's Monday Mash Up Features my AMAZING Sponsors!

The Holiday's are coming...faster than you think! Why not shop my sponsors! They are all amazing women with crazy talent! And Handmade gifts are MUCH better and more thoughtful than anything you can find at Walmart! TRUTH!

Some of my sponsor shops are on vacation, but be sure to check the sidebar often for pretty gifts, great blogs and wonderful women!

Happy Shopping!

Strut Your Stuff Saturday . Your Favorite Blog Posts!

9.17.2011

It's Saturday & you know what that means... it's time to Strut Your Stuff!

Last week we shared our favorite Fall Accessories!

My favorite is BOOTS!

Here are some of yours:

Jen in Wonderland is crushin' on some super cute cardigans!

I love this mustard & white stripped sweater!

April of a little of this and that LOVES leggings! {so do I} look at this cute montage of outfits with leggings:

Munchies Mama professed her love for the Old Navy Clearance section & showed us her fall outfit she purchased for $51!

Nat's Knapsack shared a love of cowls for fall!

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL DO THIS WEEK:

Link up your favorite Blog Post from the week!

ANY blog post you choose!

THIS was my favorite post of the week!