love to be here...

what a gorgeous setting... Seaside Home's new ad for the craftsman newspaper.

calm before the storm

little did i know, this photo of my beautiful mini pink rose topiary was the peaceful vision before the storm. the 5.7 earthquake that is. scared sheff & i so much we were still shaking hours later :(

floor model sale

the floor model sale ads are done and now it is on to web site updates for seaside-home.com

absolutely in *love*

This Ralph Lauren bedroom is an absolute dream. Crystal lamps, gorgeous pale gold silk screens, the elegant lines of the furniture and bed... seasidehome.com updates continue as does the annual floor model sale. Select Ralph Lauren items are included in the sale!

real estate thursday

Today is all about real estate ads and then tomorrow my good friend from home is in town for the weekend!!!

working on this new logo design...

ad design for seaside papery

jackman real estate updates

The web clip is from Jackman Realty- jackmanrealestate.com , a site I designed a few years ago but have been updating recently. If you want to see some of the prettiest homes for sale on the island this site is fun to browse.

office view

The view from my office window ~ totally inspiring today!

* saturday *

It is late Saturday afternoon and all I want to do is be with my beautiful family and admire pretty things... light playing on crystal... pretty flowers from the garden...

seaside home

Seaside Home is quite easily the most beautiful home store I have ever had the pleasure of visiting- east coast or west. Every room scene, every fabric selection- so beautifully chosen. This week I am working on the Annual Floor Model Sale collateral. Up to 70% off. Definitely worth a visit to La Jolla or Rancho Santa Fe stores.

seaside-home.com

ocean soul yoga

oceansoulyoga.com I first met Claire Petretti a few years ago when she hired me to develop a website to help expand her yoga practice. Together we created the beautiful website oceansoulyoga.com.

Since then, Claire's life has taken twists and turns - one of which being given the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer.

Claire has been faithfully writing in her blog throughout this entire process - sharing some of the most inspirational thoughts and feelings as she battles this disease.

I recently had the opportunity to update some photos on her website that are just absolutely beautiful. They were taken by tai of photaigraphy.com and are truly lovely and empowering images.

I am so very proud to have the opportunity to work with Claire. I love the website we created together and I completely admire her. This is a must read blog. Truly. And if time and location permit... definitely take a yoga class with Claire! she is continuing to teach classes! see her yoga schedule.

* seaside papery has a new summer website *

Seaside Papery has always been one of my absolute favorite clients to work with. It is a fun, beachy, beautifully appointed boutique. Jori, the owner, always finds the most unique and delightful items. This is where we designed our engraved wedding invitations which lead to designing gorgeous engraved business cards which I love love. This is the type of shop where I know I can always find a perfect gift for anyone on my list.

SO when I began to develop design concepts for a new seaside papery website this spring, I knew whatever I developed had to be really special. I wanted the designs to reflect everything I love about the store and how it ties into the beautiful island location of Coronado.

We tried a few directions but one thought kept coming back to me... the beautiful look and feel of a shabby chic beach cottage. Adorably styled with an eclectic mix of comfortable paired with elegant. Distressed white furniture, bright big fluffy summer flowers in crystal vases, seashells collected in glass bowls, a favorite pair of flip flops by the door. This is the look and feel I wanted to capture for this summer website.

So with these images in mind, I started out with a seashell frame and an assortment of paper items, clipped and placed into a collage - the same way you would save your favorite photos, postcards or cards. Then on a whim I began distressing the frame and the photos- giving them that amazing summer feel. I loved how that looked but something was missing. I kept thinking about summer... what are some other things that really feel like a summer at the beach? A summer love of course! I began to draft a love letter and screened it into the background. A letter written by a young woman to the man she is missing and wishing he was with her on the island. Next came the idea to add a sketch. A year ago I sketched out a chinoiserie style concept for a room scene I wanted to paint on my bedroom walls... I haven't finished that project yet, but I definitely love how it looks screened back into this site design.

So there it is... a new summer website... with a story.

seasidepapery.com

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