From Purpose to Paycheck: Creative Careers Panel at IUPUI

Come hear this dynamic panel of IUPUI alumni discuss:

• How to GAIN Experience
• How to MAKE connections
• What SKILLS are needed for SUCCESS

Panelists include:

• Kim Hannel, Managing Editor, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, English grad
• Steve Hodges, IUPUI Media Relations, Media Arts & Sciences grad from IU School of Informatics
• Emily McLaughlin, Assistant Clinical Professor Program Director for Interior Design Technology at IUPUI
• Stacy Quasebarth, Marketing Manager at LMV Consulting, Visual Communications grad

Please feel free to attend even if the panelists are not an EXACT match for your targeted career path. The panelists will be asked to give a variety of information and tips on networking, keys for success, and how to navigate that first professional job after college.
Attendees are welcome to bring lunch.

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Invitations & Ink Branding & Website Design

Client: Debra Fox of Invitations & Ink - Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Objective: Refresh and update look and feel of the Invitations & Ink brand with new logo design. Implement new look and feel with complete website design overhaul.

Product: Logo and website.

Blog Crush: Twig & Thistle

Yup, it is official - I have a blog crush! Who is it?? Twig and Thistle! Everything about this blog is fabulous - so crafty, so chic, so wonderful! Check out Twig & Thistle's latest post about the adorable winter garb you see above! I love gray and lavender as a wintertime (or anytime) color palette - something so soothing about those colors together!

Interior Inspirations: Coastal Christmas

Need a little design inspiration for Christmas? I know I do!! One of my favorite blogs, A Life's Design has some great inspirational shots of coastal Christmas decor! I especially love the starfish used to glam up this wintery table! Go check it out!

From A Life's Design

Cupcake Garland

Love this fabulous idea for garland - cupcake liners! Definitely a must for my next cupcake swap!!

Found on 100 Layer Cake

Dozi Blog Giveaway!!

Recently had the opportunity from CSN stores to review a product (see the darling hedgehog above) and give away one to one of my lucky readers as well!! How awesome is that?! This little guy will bring instant cheer to any dreary desk, happily holding your paperclips OR perch him along side your sewing machine to pin down those persnickety needles and safety pins! I haven't quite decided where my little guy is going to reside quite yet. He (yup its a he) camped out on my desk yesterday holding my stock of hardly used paper clips but I am going to see if I could put him to better use holding my safety pins at home. Currently they are in a bowl that I keep knocking over and spilling hundreds of pins all over the floor. (which I've done like three times now - arg!!)

Now on to how to score your own Alessi Paperclip Holder!!

Giveaway Alert:

Would like you to have a chance to win the same darling little hedge hog Alessi Paperclip Holder (in a color of your choice - either pink, black or green) that I received? Here's how you can enter to win!:

1. Leave a comment - yup plain and simple! :)

2. For a second chance to win leave a comment telling me what your favorite piece of office furniture from the CSN.com web site is.
　
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3. For a fourth chance to win, blog or tweet about this contest with a link here, then come back and leave another comment(s) telling me about it.
　
4. For a fifth chance to win, subscribe to the CSN deals via email sales newsletter, then come back and tell me that you have done that.
　
5. If you're not a blogger, be sure to leave your contact e-mail address like this to avoid spammers: username (at) gmail (dot) com. If I don't have a way to reach you or you don't respond in three days, your name will be disqualified, and I will choose again.

Good Luck!!
　
Open to US residents only, 18+.
Winners will be chosen by random.org.
Email addresses will not be shared with any third parties.
This giveaway ends on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at midnight.

Custom Curtain Inspiration

Having moved in the spring of 2007 you'd think we'd already have all our windows outfitted with curtains right? Sigh. No.

We've slowly progressed with our curtains - first we found a steal for the windows downstairs, then we splurged for blackout curtains in our bedroom and we're left with a good 5 windows left in the landing and two spare bedrooms.

I am thinking about just sewing up from fabric I like instead of searching and searching for the right ones on sale. I really love these sewn tie-up curtains from Making It Lovely! So lovely!!