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Vanessa
hellovanny.com
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Graphic designer, aspiring photographer, blogger + fun-haver.
#9462 in All , #399 in General Lifestyle

Roasted artichokes

Megan started a new series on her blog this week involving a recipe with only 5 ingredients. As soon as I saw artichokes I knew I had to make this. And luckily enough, I just happened to have all 5 o...

11 h ago

Currently:

Last night I was experimenting with the new CS6 and had some fun making a martini. It’s adorable! I think I’ll start getting creative with this and experiment with different types of beve...

1 day ago

Swimwear

I’m so ready for Summer. And I’m even more excited because this will be our first Summer spent living near an ocean! Do you know what this means?! BEACH EVERYDAY. I’m more thrilled ...

3 days ago

Work

Since my last post I’ve been working away at putting all of my work together for my portfolio. It’s finally live and I’m so excited to share it with you all. Take a peek at it here.

4 days ago

Taking leaps

via I’ve known for quite sometime that I eventually want to be my own boss. I just love the idea of being able to work from home or in a studio doing what I love. Today I made a huge-sporadic-i...

24 may 12 4 people like this

WEEKLINKS

Joanna shared a neat tip on how to add pizazz to your photos. I love these photos that my favorite photography pair, Danelle + Hook took. See more of their photography here. This super neat installat...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Weekend Recap

This weekend was so nice. Today is Aaron’s birthday so his brothers and grandparents came into town to celebrate over the weekend. His little brother Nolan who’s about 12 years younger is...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

Life lately

If you are someone that works a day job, does freelance AND still finds time to write in your blog: I have so much respect for you. Ha! Right now I’m trying to juggle two jobs and freelance so ...

14 may 12

Typewriter Boneyard

Loving these amazing vintage styled lamps by Philip + Chelsea Hansen of Typewriter Boneyard. I love the idea of creating something from using unconventional materials like drift wood and old books. D...

03 may 12

Hitch Print Shop

I adore the prints that Megan just launched for her new shop Hitch Print Shop. Her hand drawn style is fantastic. My favorite is definitely the Be Bold one and I cannot get enough of the beard on tha...

01 may 12

Life lately: On Instagram

Life has been so crazy lately but I’ve been making the most out of it. Last week I had a great time at the Creative Connections event here in San Diego. Jessica + Marissa did an amazing job hos...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

The Sock Bun

So last week I discovered the sock bun. I’m pretty upset that none of you showed this to me before. My bad hair days are now over because of this neat invention. If you have no idea what I̵...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

Working two jobs.

{Work attire one day last week! I love getting to dress up for work.} Phew. What a crazy week it was. So instead of putting my two weeks in at my other job I decided I’d keep it and just work a...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

Paper

You might have already heard me talk about this app on Twitter or Instagram but it is awesome. Aaron introduced it to me last week and I’ve been using it like crazy. Doodling letters and words ...

18 apr 12 4 people like this

WEEKLINKS

Crab Rangoon grilled cheese? Um, yum! I loved the preview of some of Jessicas design work using pieces from West Elm. Love it! I’m so excited for Sara! She finally decided to go freelance. Chec...

16 apr 12

Sunday Breakfast

Aaron and I eat out a lot. I mean, who could blame us when the food here in San Diego is significantly better than anything we’ve ever had before. I’ve fallen in love with the quality and...

15 apr 12

Celebrating.

via Okay, I might be late to the game but who else knew that you could throw tennis balls in the dryer to help fluff your clothes? WHAT IN THE WORLD WHO THINKS OF THESE THINGS?! Well, after drying my...

13 apr 12 1 person likes this

An update

I hope you all had a fabulous Easter weekend! Things were definitely low key over here, which is always so nice. Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Jessica and Chelsea at a fun West Elm event. I...

10 apr 12 1 person likes this

Dog training

As much as I love Molli, she is as stubborn as her Mother(me). One of my favorite things to do is take her to the dog park. Now before I go on, Molli is an american bulldog and Aaron rescued her just...

04 apr 12

Twins

Love this twins series shot by photographer Martin Schoeller. Check out more of the series on National Geographic here. Kinda makes me wish I had a twin sister! I think it’d be so neat to share...

01 apr 12 1 person likes this

Pacific Beach

This morning Aaron and I woke up bright and early to go take pictures down at the beach. I’ve been dying to take my camera out and I’m so happy we did this together. It’s nice that ...

01 apr 12

WEEKLINKS

This yummy artichoke recipe. I LOVE ARTICHOKES. These beautiful engagement shots of Chelsea and her fiance. These beautiful paper flowers. This adorable camera strap DIY. This neat tutorial on how to...

01 apr 12 1 person likes this

Julian Bialowas

In love with all of these shots from photographer Julian Bialowas. Check out more of his photography here.

29 mar 12

Cinemagr.am

This app is so fun for creating cinemagraphs much like what you’ve seen over on the wonderful Jamie Beck’s blog. But the benefit is that you can do it from your phone! It’s so simpl...

27 mar 12 1 person likes this

because you’ve been everything good to me

It’s very rare that Aaron and I ever have the same taste in music. With one of his favorite bands being Remembering Never and mine Saves The Day we can hardly ever agree on what to listen to in...

20 mar 12

Weekend Recap + some thoughts

It poured here in San Diego all weekend. Which any other time I would be okay with but I actually wanted to get out and explore the city. The rain started pouring in on Saturday which blew my mind. I...

20 mar 12

Oat Creative

I am loving the work being produced by creatives Jennifer Lucey-Brzoza and Rory Keohane over at Oat Creative. Such a simple and unique style!

16 mar 12 1 person likes this

Emory Sage design

I just wrapped up a design I did for etsy shop owner, Megan Hill. She was such an easy going client to work with and it makes me so happy being able to aide in helping out small business owners. This...

16 mar 12

WEEKLINKS

Aaron showed me this awesome video of these talented dancers. So cool. These special birthday invites designed by Eva Black. This lovely dress. My jaw literally dropped when I saw these photos. So.si...

14 mar 12

Bits from the weekend.

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m either A) not taking enough pictures or B) taking far too many. This weekend was definitely one where I took far too many and just HAVE to share them ...

12 mar 12

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