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Lesley Myrick Art + Design
www.lesleymyrick.com
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Lesley Myrick is a collage artist, interior design consultant, and graphic designer living in Los Angeles. She creates personalized photo collages, original collage art, art prints, and blank greeting cards in her Etsy shop. She also blogs about art, design, freelancing, and photography at www.lesleymyrick.com.
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A Few of My Favorite Blogs

[Photo by Petra Bindel via SFGirlbyBay] Happy Memorial Day! In news totally unrelated to Memorial Day, Ive added a new Link Love page (check it out in the top navbar) with a few of my favorite blogs ...

2 days ago

Life Lately: Disneyland!

This week: Hiking to the Hollywood sign; and spending two days at DISNEYLAND! We found zebra print mouse ears (eek!), hung out by the pool, explored Sleeping Beautys castle, consumed far too much cof...

6 days ago

Lovely Web Links: May 24, 2012

+ This advice to young designers is wonderful. A great read for anyone in a creative field - young or not-so young. + I love this colorful outfit! Also, Gwen Stafanis style rocks my socks. + Oh, funn...

24 may 12

Beauty Matters

[Artwork by Kelly Rae Roberts via Pinterest] Hello friends! Im back from my adventures in Disneyland. Cant wait to share photos with you on Friday! As I slowly adjust back to reality (wait, reality i...

22 may 12

Life Lately: May 18, 2012

This week: hanging out with Nates family on a cold beach in Malibu; enjoying a visit from Lisa; preparing for a week of AWESOME with Beth (she and her hubby arrive tomorrow, YAY!); figuring out this ...

18 may 12

Lovely Web Links: May 17, 2012

+ The best grey paint colors, according to Ryan Gosling. (Who wouldnt want his input when painting a room? This guide wouldve been super helpful about a year ago, when Nate and I tried to paint our b...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Listen to Your Heart...

[Photo by andifitz via Gabriela Fernandez] Sometimes listening to your heart does take you all the way to California. And let me tell you, its a pretty rad adventure! Especially when the people you l...

16 may 12

Life Lately: May 11, 2012

This week: Getting cozy at my desk for a big freelance project; making Red Wine Chocolate sauce; enjoying the worlds biggest bag of coffee; rocking some cute (thrifted!) faux snakeskin footwear;...

11 may 12

Lovely Web Links: May 10, 2012

+ A real-life Instagram camera. If this ever goes beyond a prototope, I WANT. + Puglypixel has a great tutorial on how to create a static website with Blogger. + New to blogging? Heres how to start y...

10 may 12

6 Reasons Why Comparison Can Wreck Your Business

[Quote via Pinterest; original source unknown] Good morning! Im thrilled to present a special guest post from Create Hype - a fantastic resource for women entrepreneurs. In once of their recent email...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Creative Inspiration: Mary Ann Moss

Boy, its been a while since the last Creative Inspiration post! Do you ever go through phases where youre super inspired, and then the desire tapers off? I have definitely been in an art slump, ...

09 may 12

A Room Design Inspired by Matisse

This week on Style Illuminated, I had some fun designing a room based on a famous artwork by Henri Matisse. Check out the post here to see the original artwork, and how it inspired this living room d...

05 may 12

Life Lately: May 4, 2012

This week: Leading worship at Mosaic with the hubby and awesome friends; obsessively painting my nails (I even experimented with this cool chevron design thats gotten popular on Pinterest!); and...

04 may 12

All I Want to Be...

[Art by Clifton Burt via lesleymyrick on Pinterest] What do you want to be? Happy Wednesday!

03 may 12

8 Tips on Styling a Bookshelf

On Style Illuminated, Ive put together a little design guide with tips on how to style a bookshelf. If youre looking to add a little pizazz and personality to your book collection (college ...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

12 Goals for 2012: Follow a Bible Reading Plan

[Illustration by ParadaCreations on Etsy] Goal number 12 for 2012 is to follow a bible reading plan. I am THE WORST when it comes to reading my bible regularly. (And its full of such great stuff that...

27 apr 12

Lovely Web Links: April 26, 2012

[Awesome branding by Bri of Design Love Fest] Short and sweet this week...here are a few web links that Im currently a little obsessed with. + Seriously, how amazing is Ingrid Michaelson? Her cover o...

26 apr 12

You Look Fabulous.

[Image via Funny Kittehs on Pinterest; original source unknown] Hey you! Yes, you! You look fabulous. Happy Tuesday!   

24 apr 12

Life Lately: April 20, 2012

This week: rockin out on the Rhodes (my first time leading worship at Mosaic!); tacking up some inspiration in my office; stepping out in faith and applying to do something that kinda scares me ...

20 apr 12

Tips for Using Pinterest to Organize Decorating Projects

On Style Illuminated this week, Ive shared my favorite tips for using Pinterest to organize decorating projects. If you love Pinterest but youre not a decorista, these ideas are just as helpful if yo...

19 apr 12

Lovely Web Links: April 19, 2012

+ I adore this Instagram photo by Holly Becker. + For you indie business owners: Kyla Roma shares what shes learned at tax time from her first year as a biz owner. + The best catalogs for design insp...

19 apr 12

Styling The Sky Umbrella

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Tibor Kalmans iconic Sky Umbrella (you know the one!). Ive always loved this design (the clouds remind me of the works of one of my favorite painters, Rene Mag...

17 apr 12

10 Best Free Fonts!

[Typewriter photograph by J2Studios; rainbow background textures by Lost + Taken] If you are a lover of Comic Sans, this post probably isnt for you. But if youre looking for some rad free fonts for y...

11 apr 12 1 person likes this

Creative Inspiration: Jaime Beitler

[Art by Jaime Beitler] The lovely Mary Wangerin introduced me to the art of Jaime Beitler, and Im smitten. I fully support any artist who is using their craft to encourage, inspire, and share Go...

10 apr 12

Free Wallpaper! On Being Unique...

[Background image from Lost & Taken; design by Lesley Myrick] I love this quote by designer Bunny Williams: "Everything in design is recycled...its how weve put together what weve seen that m...

06 apr 12

Lovely Web Links: April 5, 2012

+ Advice from Design Love Fest on what to charge your clients. (Also, an oldie but a super goodie: The Dark Art of Pricing.) + A great read by author Donald Miller: Some Thoughts on Self-Promotion an...

05 apr 12

Dress Your Desk with Poppin

Remember when I recently posted a photo of my shiny new computer on my desk? (Yes, Im still very smitten with it!) Well, the lovely folks at Poppin wanted to help me dress up my desk a litt...

03 apr 12

Lifesnaps: The Frugal Fashionista

Im not a fashion blogger, but I just had to share this outfit that I craftily pulled together for work this week. This is one of those times that I feel like watching many, many episodes of What Not ...

30 mar 12

And the Story is Happening

I just pre-ordered Sabrina Ward Harrisons new book, And the Story is Happening. Excited? YES. I find Sabrina and her artwork so inspiring, and I cant wait to sit down with her words and collages...

28 mar 12 1 person likes this

Useful and Beautiful is All You Need

It all starts with a pile of stuff, and becomes something beautiful. Thats all I need - useful and beautiful. Happy Thursday!

27 mar 12

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