Ciao y'all!

Headed out tonight to Rome and Tuscany-- Wish me luck in outdoing the likes of Jersey Shore in terrorizing italy!

9/11 Memorial

Untitled from rebecca kimmons on Vimeo.

Kimmies and I received two tickets for the memorial site last weekend. The fountains were both eerily peaceful and hauntingly impactful. Each occupies the exact footprint of one of the Twin Towers destroyed in the attacks and, as each tower was big, each cascade is like a cuboid Niagara.... an inverted eruption.....falling 30 feet to a flat basin, and then another 30 feet through a smaller square hole in the centre. For those who have not been, do so. It really is an amazing thing to experience first hand. Above are a few of kimmies' pics and a video from our tour. It is so strange that I can not only see these fountains from my apt, but can actually hear the force of the water too.

Sprucing Up Organized Fun

Working on some fun corporate invitations to add to the Askew collection-- because company events need design love too!

Need A Serious Cup of Joe, Stat

Have been up late working these past few days on finalizing a slew of projects before flying out this friday to .... ITALY!!!!! Just 5 more days until I'm donning eating pants for a week.

Bright and Bold

Made a quick board of some of my favorite color drenched swipe.

Next Up, Honey Badger gets a Hollywood Star

I mean, this dude is blowin' up! He's like the paris hilton of the animal kingdom. Go on with your bad self, honey badger.

Busted Hand

Turns out falling down subway stairs is not as glamorous as one might think. Especially when you're in a mini and heels. And face plant in a puddle of nasty water. Behold, a little preview of what my inflated, mickey mouse gloved hand looks like. I've cropped out the disgusting bruising and sausage finger swelling. But peeps be warned: subway stairs mean bid-ness. Take your time and mind the gap... between each step.

This PSA brought to you by a chick with a hamburger helper hand.

Pleats please

Love this flowy number

A Hug And A Strangle All In One

Me and my little brother, Nickster, at Sis's engagement dinner.

Wedding Design

For the one and only Darcy! We are both getting so excited to get this puppy on press and to see the final letterpressed product. Here is a sneak peek of some of the details of the invitation set.

This is how we roll

Our current taxi-wrap in London. Hopefully my mum gets to ride in one before her return to the states in a few short days...

Missing My Lakes

The Lake sisters came to stay with me for a long weekend of museum tours, shopping and of course, eating and boozin'.... and I can't believe how quickly the time flew. So very very sad to see them leave. I need to get to planning my next trip to the ATL! Thanks for all the great times and laughs... and of course, enabling my late night pizza ordering.

* a card for lizzie I made for her 6 years ago, and that she currently uses as her FB profile pic.

Bad Music Mondays

OH YES, It's a country song y'all. And totally sappy... Be still my redneck heart, for I have secretly loved this tune for quite some time.

I wish I could quit you blake shelton!

	Blake Shelton - Home .mp3
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

OH my gravyyyyyyyy!!!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL!!! Yours truly is headed to BUENOS AIRES for an eight day trip in january!!!! Between that and my trip to Italy in 2 weeks, I feel as if my passport is finally getting that much needed workout I've continually promised it.

Exactly.

Bad Idea Jeans, You've Met Your Match

My lady crush on Kristen Wig just got worse. Work that pinkie nail girl!

Holiday Cheer

A few designs for this year's holiday cards... can't believe October is almost here... It will be Christmas in no time.

You're my (drumbeat) Ladyyyy

A cute tumblr with daily insightful quotes for us ladybirds. A great find, courtesy of Kimmies.

Bad Music Mondays

Brought to you on a tuesday. Enjoy!

	Captain and Tenille - Love Will Keep Us Together .mp3
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

Holiday Press Luncheon

One of my designs not chosen this year for our prestigious annual press luncheon. Unfortunately, it was one of my favorites (although my other design that was chosen will be beautiful too when executed)... would have loved to have seen the double sided, duplexed invitation engraved on a beautiful, toothy, aubergine colored paper, in TCO and metallic silver ink. I wanted to use graphics this year that paid homage to our long heritage, and therefore brought in an art nouveau frame I made in illustrator (we have many tulip themed pieces in our archives that I referenced). Additionally, we have a gorgeous logo lock-up that was created many moons ago- with which I built into the border. But alas this option is on the Tiffany cutting room floor... maybe next year!

Visions

Love the washed pastel softness of these photographs. So dreamlike and delicate. Found this image of vintage postcards where the palette of the photographs beautifully translates on paper.

Darker Design

I so want to paint my walls black like this... or a darker hue and arrange a myriad of bright white framed pics.

Pics from Sis's Engagement Dinner

Congrats again to my lil sister twister-- was wonderful to go home and see everyone from the big M. With the help of vino, laughs, great food, better company, fog machines and 40's, Stella got her groove back. Nothing quite like finishing out the tour de Memphis with some Raifords action. But of course, no trip is complete without a little late night torturing of midge-the-pidge, in which I hold up any item and say very slowly "midgggeeey did you do thisss"... her tail starts to thump uncontrollably and is followed by a long sideways glance in the opposite direction. Silly lil pup.

How Monday feels

Save the Date Options for PMP

It's that time of year again where the designing begins for all of 2012 invitations-- from charity galas to black tie weddings, my designing dance card is filling up fast. First up, Perlman save the dates.

The Perfect End to a Long Week

Dinner tonight with my two favorite NYC sisters at my one favorite restaurant. The sweet promise of fried pickles and stealth margaritas is the only thing keeping me going during this dreary day.

Sarasota save the date

Working with the wonderful Darcy to create a custom vintage postcard for her save the date. She actually found an old photograph of her grandparents, and from there we slightly colorized and gave texture to the image to give it a retro postcard feel. Just loving the final outcome! More fun designed details for her nuptials coming soon....