a creative mint

Girl Power

Hello Friends,

Sorry for my long absence! A flu bug and then travel had me away from here longer than expected. I have lots and lots of posts in the making, so I am warning you, I hope you don't get sick of me! 

Firstly, I wanted to share with you three very talented women who have helped me create a serious makeover. I had my two year blog birthday a couple weeks ago and I thought it was time to smarten things up around here. I hired Jo Klima of The Darling Tree to give this little blog a new look and feel. I wanted my posts to be easier for you to navigate through and I hope the Posts by Color feature helps with this. Jo is a dream to work with and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone. She will also be designing a portfolio website for me in the next couple months. Thank you Jo!!!

The next talented gal I had the pleasure of working with was Sarah of Parrott Design Studio. Sarah designed and letterpress printed my new cards (I am thrilled with them). It is incredible how often I get asked for a business card. Even though my blog is not a "business" it is nice to have something beautiful to hand people who are interested in seeing my photography and styling work. Sarah created a piece that I am very proud to hand out and I could not help but hang some on a board in my studio. She also did a great post on her blog showing the making of my cards. If you ever need letterpress anything, Sarah is the gal to go to, her wedding invitations are over the moon gorgeous. Thank you Sarah!!!

Last but not least is Li Ward of Fat Orange Cat Studio. When Sarah and I were looking at fonts for my cards I knew I wanted something original so I asked her for some calligraphy recommendations. When I saw Li's work I knew I wanted her to pen my name! Not only does Li do calligraphy work, she is also an accomplished photographer. She specializes in pet and wedding photography. Yes, Li does both, very very well. You must check out her blog and see her wonderful work. After Li completed my name I quickly decided she should also pen "A Creative Mint" for my blog banner. I like her calligraphy work because it feels fresh, a little more modern and yet readable. Li did a super nice post on her work with me here. Thank you Li!!!

I love that this is a girl power post. I am blown away with these talented women who are making careers out of their creative passions. Their love for what they do is evident in the quality of their work and their professionalism in how they carry out their work. Each of them had my projects done fast and with attention to even the smallest of details. Inspiring.

xoleslie

Coral, Aqua, Lavender & Green

Hello, I wanted to stop in and post my Color Me Pretty photographs for you. I just wrapped up my teaching at Blogging Your Way and will be back around here more now. We had a fabulous bunch of students and I am a little sad that the course is over. There were many who worked very hard, it was incredible to see! With March coming to a close do you have any creative plans in the works for April? My list seems to be getting longer and longer! Oh my. See you back here soon. xoleslie

Color Me Pretty Time

Hello,

Thank you for all the compassion you expressed on my last post. I am always amazed at how the world feels smaller and we are all here together. 

A walk in a garden inspired a color story that I put together for my column on decor8 today.

Join me there whenever you have a moment. xoleslie

Peacock Pavilions

Hello Friends,

I hope you had a nice weekend. I wanted to share with you a few detail photographs I took at Peacock Pavilions, the boutique hotel where I stayed in Marrakesh last month. I took hundreds of photographs while in Morocco but I took mainly tight detail shots while staying at Maryam's desert oasis. I like having visual notes like these to remember certain colors or patterns when I return home. Hopefully, the notes will inspire a creative project of some sort or maybe they will just take me back for a little daydream. Please visit Maryam's blog for lot's of stunning photos of her pavilions and to read about her life in Morocco.

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and I will see you all back here soon. xoleslie

Neutrals and Rose

Hello Friends,

Happy November! I wanted to share this collection of photos with you as I thought you may enjoy them. I love naturals and creams mixed with a little toasty rose. I seem to have many photographs in this color palette and you will probably see more here again soon. I can't help it!

The overstuffed notebook in the photos is filled with small cuttings of paper, fabric, ribbons and photographs. I like making small projects like this that can archive my interests at a certain time and is really easy to carry around. Being that the notebook was so small it filled very quickly and I find myself enjoying going back through it again and again. I am now starting another one. It is not about words, only images and textures.

The Billet zine I photographed is beautiful but really hard to find. The Nani Iro book I have opened in my studio is lovely and is filled with many sewing projects. Some of the new ribbons I have for all the birthday wrapping I seem to be doing are from Anthropologie.

I hope you have a wonderful week. Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to visit me here. xoleslie