Emily Marie is Me

41. Design a personal logo/brand (12/6/2017) So after finally deciding on a name for my Etsy shop, obviously a logo is next! I knew I wanted to make it simple and clean, while still having it capture the feel of my shop. I thought that doing a graphic with text wouldn't work as well for what I was going for, so I decided to just do text.  I also initially did a version with a quilt block behind it, but when asking people which they liked better, the plain text won every time. But I spent a lot of work on it so I'll probably end up using it somewhere ;) I really like the handwritten fonts that are popular right now, especially when used in script/sans serif combos.  I picked 5-10 fonts of each type and started pairing them up.  I honestly thought it would take me a lot longer to decide on fonts ( because I have a lot and I'm picky ), but I feel like these two were just made for each other. The script is called " Huh! Girls " and the sans serif is called &q

UPDATE: On January 19th I finally put up some listings! I have a shop AND I have things in it! We'll see how this goes :) 38. Start an Etsy shop (12/1/2017) I FINALLY PICKED A NAME!! All it took was insomnia! I was awake until about 3 AM on the 1st and during that time I was brainstorming. (It's amazing what you can do when you have nothing to distract you.) I wanted a name that was unique and that had some meaning behind it. To do that, I tried looking for ideas relating to something I liked, to my design style/abilities, or to my experiences and life. Some of my brainstorming (past and present): Daisy-related Sunshine/happy things flowers - especially roses or tulips my name + design/design studio twists of my name (backwards, scrambled, etc) "Kind of Creative" And a slew of other random words Around 2 AM, my thoughts went to my vitiligo. Maybe I could do a name related to that? It is literally something about me. In all honesty, my skin conditi

ME THIS MONTH This month was BUSY. Hence the later-than-I'd-like posting of my monthly update with a little-less-than-I'd-like amount of info on here. I've been working a ton, my little brother got married, Thanksgiving happened, and we've just had some extra stuff with friends and family. All good things, but all make for a busy month. I'm just tired. But December isn't going to be much different, so I need to buckle up! At least I have Christmas to look forward to! Eating:   the best homemade mac and cheese I have ever had. Seriously it's amazing. Link! Making :  our Christmas ornament for the year! We swirled paint in clear ball ornaments to represent us being more creative this year. Enjoying :  our Christmas decorations and tree! Listening: to the Carpenter's Christmas album! It's not Christmas without it :) (obviously right after Thanksgiving, Christmas was all that mattered haha) THE FOCUS GROUP So I've gotten into a winter