Branding & Design for Small Business and the Everyday
Brand new look for Prickly Pear Design Co – coming soon!
Happy Holidays! I hope you’re already deep in the festivities of the holiday season at your house. Around here, I count prepping for holiday celebrations, purchasing gifts, and decorating our home as part of the holiday fun and I hope you do too. Even though I count the prep as fun, it still adds…
It’s Wednesday and Halloween is just a few days away. We’re making last minute fixes to Halloween costumes and baking cupcakes for class parties around here. Despite the fact that Halloween is a lot of fun, I’m secretly looking forward to Thanksgiving and the chance I have to gather with family and friends and be…
So yesterday we talked about 5 Tips for a Stress Free Holiday Season. If you haven’t had a chance already, jump back to that post and make sure to grab your FREE 2016 Holiday Planner. The menu planners you see above are included in that 8 page PDF and should help make things a lot easier…
This week I’ve given myself a challenge. Each day I’m giving away a printable to help boost productivity, planning, or just to get you excited about cute planning sheets and to do lists. (I secretly love to do lists and will admit that I add things to my lists that I’ve already completed, just so…
There doesn’t seem to be a day that goes by that I don’t try to increase my productivity in one way or another. I want to be more organized and have proof that I’m accomplishing something, regardless of the fact that my little toddler tornado sometimes tries to prove otherwise. I’m an avid list…
It may seem like graduation season is finally over, but I’ve spent the past week working fast and furiously on grad announcements for some of my all time favorite people – Texas Aggies. (That’s one thing about graduation – most colleges these days have at least 2 graduations- spring & summer). Of course, if…
When it comes to photos for your blog or website you really have just 2 options – DIY or get them from somewhere else. Unless you’re a photographer, you’re probably not swimming in photo equipment or a ton of great pictures. Doing it yourself is always going to guarantee that you have original content, but…
As a graphic designer you’re going to spend a lot of time collaborating with clients on current projects and helping them through the design and production process. Often when I work with small business clients, I’m their first experience working with a graphic designer and marketer. They love their company, they want to grow…
Hi friends! I’m so excited to share a project I’ve been working on and introduce you to a brand new foodie blogger whom I think you’re going to love. Ami of The Amiable Cooks has just launched her new brand and site ad her recipes are to die for. The best part – she’s sharing how…
I’m so excited for this holiday season. There’s something about Halloween parties and coming down off the sugar coma that makes me excited to start focusing on family and gratitude and what’s important (not that I don’t totally love a spooky good time). It seems like November and December are 8 weeks of…
If you’re ready to start planning for 2016 or even if you’re not – the Young Women 2016 Presidency Binder Kit will make staying organized for your Young Women calling a piece of cake. This kit includes lots of templates you can use again and again and many of them are black and white so…
I love working with clients on logos and website design. In fact, I love pretty much every aspect of the little business that came about from a MBA turned stay at home mom who needed a hobby, but some of my favorite projects are those that I do when friends make a request. A dear…
