via SFgirlbybay via Bri Emery.  Just so simple clean and gorgeous!

 As many of you know, I am a graphic designer by trade....I don't really write alot about the graphics side of things, probably because I have been doing it for so long.  But I love it when graphics AND interiors meld so wonderfully together.   

This morning, I was looking at the Rue Magazine Party that they had at the Lavish event in Atlanta this weekend, and came across their super talented graphic designer Bri Emery's site.  One thing led to anther and I ended up on San Fransico Girl by Bay where Bri does a Design Love Fest SPACES series on Mondays.  I started scrolling through and loved the how the graphics and interiors in the spaces that she has highlighted go together.  AND then I came across the picture above and thought...."concrete letters" what a great idea.  I have been wanting to find letters to add around the house but haven't been able to find unique vintagey letters that I really like. 

So a little google search led me to this site The Sign Factory  where you can buy the molds in many fonts and sizes. BRILLIANT.  They have every other kind of letter too, from the aluminum to wood.    (too bad it is so close to Christmas, it would have made killer, and unique presents. Maybe next year.

So if you are feeling crafty this would be an awesome thing to do.  It has just gone on my list (towards the top of course...)

Happy Thursday.

To tell everyone a couple of things.....Things I have been keeping secret...nothing huge or anything....maybe not "secret" perse, just that I was feeling a bit shy about putting myself out there...(as if this blog isn't putting myself  "out there"  HA!)

First of all, I started an etsy shop a few weeks ago.  There are only 4 things in there right now.  Over the weekend I made my first sale.  It was really exciting to get that email popping into my email box...Etsy transaction!  I thought that was a sign to let everyone know that







I though the name fitting.  As you all well know, I am all about the "collected look", mixing old with new, vintage and antiques, bringing pieces that were otherwise discarded back to life with new fabric and paint...making a space feel like a home.

Sooooo stay tuned for more additions to the shop....I will add a link to my sidebar soon.  Some great lighting, and furniture (that may or may not be recovered or painted.  Maybe even a few of my custom designs (pillows, embroidery designs, fabric designs, etc.) Who knows....

Which leads me to another confession...my quest to HELP others CREATE a Collected Home....a home that tells a story about its owners, a home with a soul, a home that makes you happy to BE in your space. Giving CLIENTS the courage to paint a room, move furniture, recover a family heirloom, maybe even throw something away that isn't bringing joy to the space.  EVERYONE deserves to have a Happy space regardless of budget or other constraints.  And I intend to help make that happen...because it makes me HAPPY to do so!

I am officially hanging out my shingle.

This is the ad I just placed in my local Home Tour Booklet....I am on the committee and in charge of the tour booklet... I place a graphic design ad in every year....but this year, I changed it up a bit.  To my surprise, I got a bit of good feedback.  And maybe even a few potential clients:)

So there you have it....deep breath, sigh, smile:)  And a big thank you for all of the support I get here, it has really given me the courage to just go for it....we will see.

Happy Monday!