Recent Logo Designs

It's funny how things work out in life. I can very clearly remember working on logo designs in one of my graphic design classes in college and thinking to myself  "This is such a PROCESS!...I will not be doing these after I graduate.". My professor, like I have said before, was great. He pushed his students to have perfection shown in their designs. Our process for coming up with a logo designs was a tedious and long one....but we ended up with a stunning logo in the end. I use to hate doing them and now I find joy in making them!

A Few of my Favorite Things- Edition 2

Every now and then I come across products, clothes and jewelry that I can't stop using or wearing. I think this is normal for the female race? Or so I tell myself it is. Starting off the New Year right with some fresh makeup and a killer pair of shoes can make all the difference in the world!

Anastasia Eyebrow Gel: This stuff has changed my life. Okay maybe not my life but it has changed how my eyebrows look at the end of a long day! After penciling in your eyebrows, simply sweep the wand across the eyebrows and TA-DA....Beautiful, non-crazy haired eyebrows.

Urban Decay NAKED 2: So I felt somewhat out of the loop when I got back to reality after the holiday season and didn't think to ask Santa for this little gem like the rest of the world had. Everybody was talking about it and nobody had it in stock. So naturally- I ordered it online and now I know what all the hype was about! This stuff is fab-u-lous. Perfect shades for daytime and nightime looks!

Gold Glitter Booties from Bloom: I was shopping in downtown McKinney with my mom one Saturday when I heard her gasp out loud after going into this little boutique called Bloom. Thinking she had spilled her coffee or forget her phone somewhere, I turned around to see her holding up these shoes with her mouth open. The apple doesn't fall from the tree when it comes to a love of a good pair of shoes I guess. Perfect height, perfect color and perfect amount of shimmer. It was love at first gasp. 

NARS "Orgasm" Blush: Telling your friends about this product can sometimes make you blush simply by the name of it alone, but this blush is the perfect pinky peach shade for any skin tone! It doesn't go on too heavy, which I love for the mornings I do my makeup in bed next to a dim light. (Don't act like you've never done it.)

Kendra Scott Skylar Earrings: Oh Kendra, how I love thee. These black earrings go with practically any outfit and you will find yourself wearing them everyday as if they are glue to your earlobes. 

"Deal Sealer Dress" by Blue Door Boutique: Okay. Confession. I actually don't have this dress......yet. But how CUTE is it?! Perfect for the office or a night out on the town. Dress it down with a blazer and BAM- You have yourself the perfect dress. 

Click names of products to find where you can get these all yourself!

Red Egg Party Invitation

About a month ago I had the opportunity to create this gem of an invitation for a friend's friend down in Houston! At first when she told me she needed an invitation created for a Red Egg party I totally did what every normal person does when they don't know what something means....

I Googled it.

"Red Egg and Ginger Party is where proud parents introduce their new baby to friends and relatives. Traditionally, a newborn was not given a name or formally accepted into the family until this time because, as in other countries, infant mortality rates in China were quite high. A baby who reached one month of age was likely to survive, and so the event was celebrated! The naming of the baby was very important because the Chinese believed that one's name can influence everything that happens in life. Why an egg? Eggs are significant because they symbolize fertility and the renewal of life. Also, their shape is traditionally associated with harmony and unity."

Crazy right? Not only did I get to design this awesome invite for Tiffany and Matthew Lim...I learned some new interesting facts about the Chinese culture! :) 

Congrats to the Lim's on their new baby girl Madeline!

Southern Girl Swap: Fancy Little Things; Christmas Traditions

Hi guys! Today I am blogging over at Kati
s Get Away so go check it out HERE! But before you do- check out Allie's guest blog post below! :) 

Hi everyone!!!

I'm Allie and I blog over at Young Love.

This is me with my sweet fiance, Blake. He is a coach for Russellville!

This is our pride and joy, Ace. 

Over at my blog you will find a little bit of everything.... fashion, food, football, a little DIY... all that kind of stuff!

I am so excited to be guest posting here today, and I wanted to talk about something very exciting coming up... Christmas! And more specifically.. Christmas presents!

Being a broke college student... buying Christmas presents for two very large families (mine and Blake's) can be expensive. So this year I decided to get creative. 

Now you will probably laugh a little when I tell you what I've been up to... but laugh all you want, because I am quite proud of my homemade presents!

I have taken up kitting.

Yes, you read right.... knitting.

Backstory: When i was in high school, my Sunday school class learned how to knit. We knit tons and tons of scarves for a women's shelter during the Holidays. It was great. Well, then I moved away to college and forgot all about knitting. Then enters tiny bank account and the urge to buy lots of Christmas presents. So I got a little more creative. I have been working on some really fun projects and trying to "modernize" my knitting!!! Here are a few of the projects I've completed so far!

Here is an infinity scarf I made!

Here is a headband/ear warmer with a flower I added!

Here is a "cinched" headband/ear warmer!

Here is my latest project: Chevron knitting!!

So there you have it! My latest hobby! Knitting is super easy and super fun.. and the things I have made are SO much cheaper to make than to go out and buy! 

Thank you again, Bethany, for letting me take over your blog!

Happy December!

Creative Juices.

Breaks are the best. For a couple short days you finally have time to do...well, nothing. I always come back from the breaks with a new sense of creativity and less baggier eyes. Sitting in front of a computer all day being asked to come up with new and different designs can sometimes wear down on your creative juices a bit (whatever creative juice really is). You start staring at a blank screen and eventually find yourself clicking over to Pinterest for some great outfit ideas mind stimulation. So thanks to this long awaited Thanksgiving break...my mind is now so full of ideas, I can't even begin to start organizing them. *sigh*

In other news- got to work today to find these gems waiting for me. New XEN-TAN stationary printed with gold foil! I am in love.

I will never make fun of fanny packs again.

After walking in the Susan G. Koman 3 Day Walk, I thought it would be helpful to whoever might be participating in the future to know a couple tips that I picked up on as a newbie.

- You will NEED a fanny pack with water bottles attached on the side. Nice big jugs if you will. :) While walking you are literally sucking water down every 5 seconds to prevent dehydration. The last thing you want to do is faint and bust your face up on the concrete next to a major highway while cars honk at you as you walk by. Can't be cool doing that. Always fill one water bottle up with water and the other with some kind of sports drink. The fanny pack will hold everything from your cell phone to blister pads and its surprisingly comfortable to wear....I may bust mine out just for fun. Kidding. Maybe...

- "Eat, Pee, You Don't Want an IV" You should be peeing at every Stop and Go and Pit Stop available and eating on snacks high in sodium all day. If you find yourself not having to go to the bathroom then you are not drinking enough water. It's important to drink water even when you don't feel thirsty. These Stop and Go's and Pit Stops are located about every 2-4 miles apart and they will be your best friend.

- Battery Operated Blow Up Mattress: Carly and I thought we were so smart walking into camp with a 1 inch thick egg crate until we saw women blowing up air mattresses. Apparently they have battery operated ones and if you don't have one....You will envy and hate the women who do.

- Portable Speakers: All weekend long we would walk up on somebody who was blasting Justin Bieber, Katy Perry or Rihanna on these portable speakers hooked up to their fanny packs and you literally just wanted to follow them the whole time like a creepy stalker. Sure, talking to your friend all day is fun, but singing and fist pumping to Black Eyed Peas can sometimes be refreshing as well. So if you want to be followed by a mob of people and feel like a rockstar....bring some portable speakers to jam out to. The speakers below are ILuv's and are sold at Kohls for 18.00!

-Go up a shoe size: When picking out your shoes that you will be walking in- its probably a good idea to invest in some that are a size or two larger then what you normally wear. Sounds crazy I know...but walking on your feet all day can make them swell big time which can make for a LONG day if they are crammed in your normal size 8.5 walking shoe. Trust me, I found this out the hard way.

- Lambs Wool will become your best friend.: I didn't get a single blister the entire weekend but I contribute it to wrapping my toes in lambs wool each morning and putting blister band aids on my heels ahead of time. Don't wait till you actually SEE a blister or a hot spot forming to start preventing them. One woman at a Stop and Go decided to show me her 25 blisters that she had. Don't be that lady. Ever.

- Your fingers will look like sausages.  No alarm- this is normal. Your fingers will swell like crazy due to the fact that your hands are hanging by your side the whole time you are walking for hours upon hours and all the blood is rushing to your hands. It's important to keep your hands above your heart a couple minutes at a time to decrease the swelling. You may look like you are praising Jesus or "raising the roof"- but nobody around you will care because they have sausage fingers too.

If you are thinking about walking in the Susan G. Koman 3-day and have more questions about it! Feel free to email me at bethanytoney1021@gmail.com for more details! 

a few of my favorite things

I may be what they call a "product junkie". I don't mind the title really because if boys get to have their toys then girls should be able to have 8 sticks of lip gloss in their purse and 27 shades of nail polish under the bathroom counter. In the end, it all balances out I think.

What are some of your favorite things this fall?