well this is a first

Our very first Christmas card! That feels so grown up to do. Haha. Enjoy your holidays friends! We hope yours is filled with love and family and laughter and a good dose of treats. All our love!

last years free tags + our favorite holiday drink recipe

Mapping it Out

After seeing the family photos, my Mom said it was time for our side to get updated! So Sarah and I have been scheming away, and I for sure want a map involved. We're a cross country family, I think it would be a great touch. These are my favorites right now:

National Geographic Map

Contemporary Print

These are Things Aqua World Map

These are Things American Flag Map

The black one is winning so far because it's graphic and I think would translate well in a photo, and is the least expensive. But hey, maybe I'll get lucky and win the last one. ;)

Wallpapering your desktop

Wallpapers are one of my favorite ways to spice up my day to day life. Aren't I exciting? But there are three places that I know I can always go to for sweet designs.

fossil / sei lifestyle / lisa rupp (shown)

Between work and home these are pretty much in constant rotation! Any go to's for you?

27/30

day 27 I wore: 13 / 18 / 27 / 30 / 31

YES I am getting so much milage out of the added ruffle tank. It could be my guilty conscience telling me I have to use it a ton to make it worth it, but boy am I listening. Also LBB and florals? Can't go wrong.

I've been tweaking the colors and design of the blog and I think it's finally in a place I love. Minty green and charcoal and pink and orange? Yep...it's me! Is the sidebar more manageable now? I'm such a control freak about design I gave up on all those wild link lists. Now I feel like I can breathe when I look at the blog anyway. :) Thoughts?

Drumroll...

Sarah and I have been busy little beavers of late...wanna know why? Go look at her new blog and tell us what you think of it!

Also, she matches. For. The. Love. She's amazing.

The Fox Is Awesome

Normally I'm not a soda person, but I'm such a sucker for good packaging this may change my mind! And that was her idea, so well done girl. From designer Sofie:

“Eventyrbrus is a Norwegian soda drink that hasn`t been re-designed since the early 50s. Our task was to re-design everything, Increase sales, Increase the relevance and product awareness for those who do not consider the brand.”

Designs by student Sofie Platou via Lovely Package

Geometrics

I love the simplicity of these prints! The hummingbird reminds me of a tangram puzzle. If you pop over to seesaw, you can enter to win a poster of your own! The peace is my favorite.



posters by field trip

Free for You

I've got a little treat for you today! I designed some printable cards to give out to your favorite Dad on Father's Day. Each is a separate pdf that you can print to your hearts content. Click on each link below to download and enjoy! And welcome all you One Pretty Thing viewers...say hi because I'm so glad you're here!

thanks, dad / #1 dad / the tie

Alternate universe?

You know what's weird? Looking on a super cool blog, and seeing your work. That's a really crazy way to start your day!

I can claim the giraffes, buffaloes, penguins, alligators, sheep, and chicks. The furry kitty, unfortunately, is not mine.


Gray Days on Color Me Katie / Zoo Pals Paperpad by SEI

Fonterific

Hooray for free things! One by Four has a super sweet vintage styled font available for free to download. Retro lovers rejoice.

Matchbook font via How About Orange

Book worm

You know those simple, wonderful ideas that make you say "Why didn't I think of that?" Well, this is one of them. Love, love, love. AmberLee posted about it on her guest post last week at s.e.i. lifestyle and I can't get over how cool they are!

bookmark + bookjacket by Icoeye

Vintage books are so cool. I love the retro colors and all the sweet little patterns. Plus, she looks really comfortable!

via Tigerluxe on flickr.