Dahlia Placemats

Love these dahlia placemats from Chiasso.

Coastal Modern Living

My girlfriend recently purchased a new house. I put together some fun Coastal Modern Inspiration Images for her house. She is less than a mile from the beach, and her bungalow has some retro flair and great character. I think many of you Southern Californian's might enjoy these images as well.

Tree Bark Orchid - Terrain

I just love this beautiful oncidium orchid which are spotted with chartreuse, yellow and purple. Potted in a hollowed out tree fern trunk. It makes a great rustic look with and edge of modern from Terrain.

Etsy Banners or E-Commerce Identities

I recently completed a menagerie of designs for a client's e-commerce site. Here are a few of the designs that I just adore, that were passed over. I would love to do more of this type of design for clients. These types of banners would work for your etsy store image, or for an online web banner advertising campaign, an even as an online identity for many e-commerce web site templates. Let us know if you are interested. Hi Octane Design offers affordable graphic design rates for clientele in Oceanside, North San Diego County, Orange County or Nationwide.

Pattern Junkie Love

I was screen shopping over at Pip last night and found this fabulous book with an incredible pattern on the cover.
Check out their site if you haven't in a while. It is wonderbar.

Felted Bouquets

I found these felted bouquets on Etsy. The bouquets above are created by a Russian Artist Tatiana. I love the diversity of her felted flowers. She also creates some amazing shrugs.

There are tons of felted bouquets on Etsy. Many with buttons and brooches.

Beach Wedding Inspiration | Alchemy Events

I recently had the pleasure of joining Vanessa from Alchemy Fine Events on location for a photo shoot she was doing. I assisted in the creation of a few things for the shoot including name place tags and weathered wood menu boards.

I had such a wonderful time setting up the pieces on the beach. Shooting on location is not without it's challenges of heat, sand, wind and finding level ground. But we weathered the challenges, enjoyed the beautiful view and made a wonderful day of it.

The shoot was featured in Rivieria Magazine and you can read more about Vanessa's expertise here on her blog.

If you are interested in seeing more images feel free to take a look at my Flickr set here.