design your life
Everyone needs fans. These rooting for you gift tags are to show support in small or big ways. Some ideas you might use them for are friends who are starting a new job; who have been sick or going through a difficult or stressful time; who are taking that big test or competing in a [...]
Creative inspiration has been harder for me lately. I was trying to come up with an idea for a gift tag that was a little different than my usual design, and then it occurred to me that I could just use the word inspire. I incorporated the calligraphy script into the stem of a red [...]
I love recycling vintage ephemera into new gift tags. To make these, I collaged floral imagery from antique French seed packets with the backs of old postcards that I collected when I was a child. They are perfect to keep on hand for whenever you need to wrap a gift. I especially like the way [...]
Yesterday I met a friend for brunch in Old Town Alexandria. I had a little time to kill afterward, so popped into the Paper Source in search of inspiration. Of course, I ended up buying a few things as well, including some fun gift boxes with lids that were on sale. Even though I had [...]
We have had absolutely stunning weather in Northern Virginia this week. Warm, sunny, a nice breeze. I worked from home today and it was brutal not being able to go play in my garden, and so the minute I was off the clock I headed out. I arranged my planter boxes last week and snapped [...]