minted crush growing ever stronger

several months ago i shared my love for minted journals that i gifted the girls at christmas time.

i recently placed an order for new business cards, 

stationary & some graduation gifts from minted 

that i am so pleased with & wanted to share with you

 

i have used these for my photography business for a few months

 & love their clean crisp look.

i could spend hours, & usually do, creating personalized stationary

especially when an image can be added.

i think their boxed notes are packaged so cute!

bought several of the journals again for grad gifts.

i uploaded the girl's images on the inside but didn't want to open & risk bending them before they're gifted...but they are super cute & very well made!

i also wanted to create some cards to easily carry in my wallet 

for my noonday collection.

this little style is fun measuring a 2" square.

minted continues to have a great referral plan

go check it out

you get $25 & your friend gets $25 ( with details explained on site)

have a great day & go forth

and create great gifts!

my new studio

  

months ago dan encouraged me to create a studio

or a workplace if you will.

i was traveling around the house with my laptop

& felt sorta homeless.

we basically were only using our living room 

as the room that holds the christmas tree

so it seemed the perfect space.

we found two perfect homes for the sofas

& began to make a plan.

during the interim caroline enjoyed having her own personal dance space!

basically i need a place to write, edit photos

& work on noonday.

we had our budget in mind & headed to world market to purchase

a table, chair and a couple other little pieces for the space.

i realize it's pretty sparse right now

but too much clutter actually makes me nervous.

i'm going to let the room evolve...

may or may not add storage for my noonday inventory

may or may not do something different with lighting

(i'd love a chandelier)

may or may not reupholster one of dan's moms chairs that she passed down to me

may or may not add some art

or make some big boards to showcase photography.

but for now i'm loving the space.

when the girls come home from school

someone usually camps out in here & works on homework.

i wanted a big comfy chair so that while i'm working on the computer

someone can snuggle up with a book. 

i realize it's probably a designer's nightmare

or it looks completely uninspiring to you

but it's  perfect for me!

i usually have the window closest to my desk open

& listen to the birds right out side my window

that nest in the maple tree

while listening to fleetwood mac or needtobreathe on pandora.

i love it!

 

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because i thought you might ask~~

table, stool, metal organizing shelf - world market

camera bag- jeanne oliver

business cards - minted

white chair- IKEA
big striped frame with beach photo - the handmade home 
beach photo i had printed on canvas - easy canvas prints
salvaged tarp France bucket - restoration hardware

leather journals - anthropologie

framed art - janet hill

gold frames- collected at country living fair & gifts from a friend

brinkley - adopt a golden agency in atlanta ;)

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thank you to my dan for encouraging me to

begin this new adventure with my photography

& with noonday.

thank you for wanting to me have a space to be me.

thank you for believing in my dreams

especially the ones i didn't even know i had in my heart...

i'll love you forever with all of mine.