I think the first time I came upon Honey Kennedy, I sighed out loud because it made me so happy.  I have a thing for stars, and pretty much all things nautical.  Basically, this design tugs at my heartstrings.  I just love it.  This beautiful design was put together by the talented Anna Dorfman. So… read more »

I came across Think Runway last week while perusing the site of the designer, Shay Bocks, who I met through The Blog Designer Network (AND is another VA designer, like me!)  Let’s chat about it! My favorite thing about this design is the use of texture and the neutral colors.  All the colors coordinate perfectly, but… read more »

Today I am excited to show you guys the lovely blog Scarlet Begonia Vintage!  I found Jess’ blog through Curious Damsel, and I just love the soft look of her blog, which was designed by Tabitha Emma. I think my favorite thing about this blog design is how all of the elements come together to… read more »

Today I am excited to be featuring the design of Amanda K. by the Bay.  Amanda’s lovely blog was designed by Hannah of a cup of subtle tea, who happens to be located in Virginia just like me! I think my favorite thing about this design is the color scheme.  It’s feminine and fresh and punchy… read more »

I came across Sweetly Complicated for the first time the other day and I just knew it would be perfect for a Design Inspiration post!  This fresh design was created by Melissa of Cherry on Top Blog Shoppe, who launched her site just last month and already has a bunch of beautiful designs in her portfolio!… read more »

Instead of doing a typical design inspiration post today, I thought I would share my go-to places and to find the colors I use in my designs.  One of my favorite parts of the design process is putting together the color palette.  I just love finding colors that work well together.  It’s also a fairly… read more »

Oops, I’m a little late on the Design Inspiration post this week!  I hope you’ll forgive me.  Today I am featuring the design for Em for Marvelous.  First things first: how adorable is that blog name?  I just love it!  I came across this cute blog on I Still Love You.  I’m a huge fan of Melissa’s… read more »

Anna was one of my very first blog friends, and her blog has always been lovely.  She recently redesigned her blog and I think she did a wonderful job. I’m always impressed when bloggers who aren’t designers take on the project of designing their own blogs.  I know from personal experience that it can be… read more »

Don’t get  me wrong, I love color.  But Creative Index makes me want to design all my sites in black and white and gray.  It just looks so chic and modern, fun and professional. Jessica is a fellow blog designer, and ever since I came across her blog a few weeks ago I’ve been completely… read more »

I received a nice comment on my blog from Anna last week.  I headed over to her blog, And Everything Nice, and was instantly struck by how adorable it was.  It’s clean and fresh, but still feminine with some vintage details. My favorite thing about this design is the color scheme.  It’s so simple.  One… read more »