{image via a beautiful mess}
How adorable is this? Pink and red velvet hot chocolate! I might need to get up a little extra early in the morning so I’ll have time to have a cup before heading for work! Find the recipe over on the always creative and inspiring Beautiful Mess Blog.
I may–or may not–get my love of hearts from my mom (who loves all things Brighton). These simple and adorable hearts are perfect for Valentine’s Day, but could easily be worn year round. Easily customize a conversation heart necklace at Hannah Blount Jewelry. That little heart bracelet could easily make it’s way into my jewelry stash! Images: Be Mine Conversation Heart Necklace, via Hanna Blount Jewelry. Single Heart Bangle via Kris Nations Jewelry.
I can’t believe it’s already February! Ai yi yi.
14 Days of LOVE starts today! I thought it’d be fun to roundup 14 of my favorite Valentine-themed projects/recipes/crafts/downloads for the two weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day! Every day will feature something different–things I’ve found around the web, Pinterest, or things I’ve come up with. (I can be crafty occasionally! 
Day 1 :: from Twig & Thistle
Love, love, love these little treat bags from Twig & Thistle! Just download, run a paper bag through your printer and fill with fresh brownies–my favorite–and you have an adorable Love Day treat! Click here to see the original post from 2009, or click here for an updated treat bag download.
And for heart-shaped brownies, simply use a cookie cutter!
image via Twig & Thistle
The business cards of ALT have received lots of attention–there was quite a bit of talk before the conference about how to best represent yourself through your card. Letterpressed or stamped? Foil or flat ink? Edge painting? Traditional size? Include a little surprise with your card? Enclose in an envelope? Textured paper? Smooth? Vellum? Die cut? Clearly, lots to think about. It’s been a while since I’ve designed a hand-out-worthy business card for myself, and with time not really on my side, things were kept pretty simple.
This afternoon I spotted my little ol’ card in a business card round up over on Creature Comforts, along with Muffin’s beautiful card! (Mine’s the one with the little floral print, one of the papers from the Pebbles Floral Lane collection.) Ez was so fun to chat with, and totally willing to answer any and all of our questions about photography!
Oh, hey there! It’s 2012. It’s been a while!
I just spent the last two days in Salt Lake for ALT and to say that it was amazing would be a severe understatement! So many amazing, talented, beautiful, creative, inspiring, influential, encouraging people, all with different stories, all together to learn and be inspired by others. Classes, round table discussions, panels, keynote speakers, parties. 30 pages of notes and thoughts. Dreaming big. Just a few of the highlights:
• Spending time with the adorable and talented Muffin…so glad we went together! Muffin and I met in school, and our paths have crossed several times since. Love this girl!
• Listening to Ben Silbermann, founder of Pinterest. Loads of respect for him, and next time I get the 404 error message, I’ll be a little more patient!
• Meeting and spending time with and making new friends…and meeting ‘the face behind the blog.’
• Thought-provoking questions.
• Setting goals for this year and working to accomplish these goals.
Loved my time at ALT. Well worth it.
Pinterest, how I love you! Cataloging, pulling things together and being inspired has seriously never been easier! Pre-Pinterest, I had a little inspiration blog, but it got to be too much to save the image, upload it, attempt to link back to the original source, etc., but 1600+ pins and I’m totally hooked.
Love, love, love me some Pinterest.
It’s maybe just a little early to be excited about Valentine’s Day, but the newest release from Pebbles has me excited for February! With Love was recently released, and I must say, pictures don’t do the papers justice…traditional reds and pinks mixed with a hint of minty green make the collection so sweet. Click over to the Pebbles blog for a sneak peek!
Hello! I’m Lindsay, sometimes known as LinnieBell — the nickname I was given when I was young by my family, after my great-grandmother. I like to think that part of her is in everything I do.
Things I love: Design. Freshly folded fabric. Picnics. Tulips. Anthropologie. Moleskine sketch books. Letterpress. Fancy dishes. Office supplies. Paper lanterns. Baker’s twine. Cute umbrellas. To-do lists. Surprises. Pinterest. I could keep going, and going…
Just a few other things about me: I’ve been designing products for Pebbles since 2007, under the American Crafts brand. My first love is fabric, with paper coming in at a close second. I look forward to the adventure that the future holds!