FREE Thanksgiving Paper Goodies

Free Printables to put some "sparkle" in your Thanksgiving celebrations!
{This is my way of saying "thank you" for supporting me and my design work!}

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Use these for favors, place settings, name tags, home decor, classroom parties, or
just for fun to keep the kids busy while the grown-ups pig out on Thanksgiving day!

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Download the files here.

More Thanksgiving craft ideas!

Ships and teepees for centerpieces
Popcorn filled paper bag "turkey leg" favors
Pumpkin placeholders
Arrow treat bags

 

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Photography Website Design

 Website Design Project for Jen CYK Photography

I'm super excited to share a recent project of mine that definitely took long hours to create! There's as much love put in to this site as there were mouse clicks! Jen Hrycyk, is not only a great friend that I've known for years & years, but she also happens to be an amazingly talented photographer at Jen CYK Photography! Over the years, I've helped her with branding material- business cards, and other marketing tools. So when she needed an "update" to her website, I was soooo excited that she asked me for help! I knew I wanted to make it fresh and modern and reflect her vibrant, positive, magnetic personality as well as showcase her beautiful photography style and brand image!

And special thanks to the very talented Melissa of Jelly Design Studio for translating my designs into an awesome and functional site!

Check out the finished product HERE and have fun clicking around and getting to know Jen through her gorgeous images {and her great blog posts- they're always a great read!}


By the way- how much do you LOOOOVE her teeny favicon (the pic that shows up on the tab in your browser!)??? Too cute, right?

 

And how cool is the new branding package that was inspired by her site!? The newly-designed business cards, stickers, and notecards will make her clients happy! Yay for fun packaging!
 

I'm a graphic artist specializing in Life Branding- customized designs inspired by you and your life! My work ranges from custom printed goods to logo packages to website design. Contact me at deannamooredesign@gmail.com so we can share ideas about ways I can help to brand your life’s next project!

 
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Since I can remember, I've had a strong need to be creative. As a child, I would spend hours cutting, gluing, drawing, and crafting all sorts of artwork. I later developed my talents through years of school as well as through the working world as a graphic artist in the surf apparel industry. When I became a full time “stay at home mom”, I knew I still had a strong need for a creative outlet but now had a new focus in mind- my beautiful daughters! I put my creative energy in to making their birthday celebrations extra special- using them as my inspiration! As the years went on, I provided my branding skills to support fundraising efforts for their schools and extracurricular organizations.

I've taken on countless branding projects for fundraisers, weddings, birthdays, baby showers, anniversaries... and have found something I truly love to do! I love working with people to help them express their personal style in their life events through design. Life Branding is my passion- I still get that feeling of excitement with each and every project I take on and I can't wait work with you so we can share that excitement!
 

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Mom Card . Glitter Labels . Holiday Gift tags . Eat & Drink Black & White Placemat . Dad Badges Booklet

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Photo Strip Necklace . Faux Etched Glass . PomPom Headboard . Contact Paper Credenza . Monogrammed Jars

{Click the links to see the post!}

Contact paper photo wall . DIY succulent centerpieces . Geometric hanging planter . Blingy Succulent Bouquet . Monogrammed Pillow
{Click the links to see the post!}

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EVENT BRANDING . WEDDING INVITES & CREATIVE STYLING .  PARTY DETAILS & PRINTABLES
WEBSITE DESIGN . BRAND IDENTITY . CUSTOM PROJECTS

VIEW MY FULL PORTFOLIO HERE.

Definitely check out my Flickr Portfolio page to see my designs! You'll find that my work ranges from floral design & dessert displays to crafts & decor to web design & brand identity AND of course lots of party printables! Be sure to contact me with ANY questions or ideas you may have about your project- I would LOVE to collaborate with you to tell your visual story in a beautiful way through creativity and good design.

Read more ABOUT ME and Life Branding here.


Don't forget to visit me on Etsy to see my selection of customizable party printables!

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Family Pictures in the Forest {2013}

* * *   * * * FUN with FLOWERS * * *  * * *

 

I love having beautiful images of my adorable family and I'm spoiled and SO lucky to have a good friend, Jen of Jen CYK Photography to take amazing pictures for us. The girls grow so fast and time flies by so it's so important for me as a mom to have photos like these... Of course, it's not easy photographing kids... moodiness, hunger, boredom, and eventually exhaustion set in quickly this time around but it was all worth it!

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You may have seen last year's tea party family pictures {here} that turned out so colorful and fun! This year, I knew I wanted to bring in lots of color in a new way... and I wanted to "style" the shoot with things that are meaningful to us as a family. So I thought about how much my girls and I love flowers. And I knew I wanted to a location in the midst of nature (Vivi's favorite thing!) I chose all white for our clothing and picked super bright colored flowers that looked like what you would find growing wild in a meadow. I also brought along a bold, bright floral print quilt for us to sit on and some containers to hold the flowers.

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I love how it all turned out... the gorgeous natural setting, the neutral and casual feel to our clothes, the pops of color from the florals... and best of all, the sweet smiling faces of my favorite people in the world!

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Pretzels & Brew Birthday Party

 

The past 5 years, I've gone ALL OUT for almost every birthday celebration for my 2 daughters. You may have noticed that I get VERY into the details of each event.. it's always so much fun but soooo much work! This year, I challenged myself to do something outside of my comfort zone- throw a party somewhere other than our house and allow the venue to take care of {almost} all the details.

My husband and my oldest daughter, Vivian, have birthdays only 4 days apart so I wanted to find a way to celebrate them both at one event. For a long time, I had been wanting to visit a local spot called  "Brewbakers" where you can make soda, pretzels, as well as brew your own beer. It turned out to be the perfect place to host a father/daughter birthday party! {see more pictures of the brew party click here.}

I didn't have to worry about what to feed everyone.

I didn't have to create any fancy "tablescapes".

There was NO cleaning or decorating to do.

The activities were planned out.

But, I HAD to do something...!!! I decided to put time and effort in to having fun, customized, functional party favors for each guest. With the help of iCustomLabel and their amazing, high-quality printed labels, here's what I was able to create...

MONOGRAMMED ETCHED GLASS MASON JARS 
to hold the root beer guests could take home!

This was my first time etching glass... I created shapes with painters tape, vinyl lettering, and contact paper. Then applied the etching cream and had instant etched glass! These jar/jugs were 99 cents each and were the perfect and useful favor for guests to enjoy for years to come! Here's how they turned out:

 you may have noticed the charms hanging off the jars...

PHOTO SHRINKY DINK CHARMS
printed on my home printer, then shrunk and attached to ball-chain necklaces.

I attached these adorable charms to lobster clasps to make it super simple to attach it to other things like key chains, backpacks, etc. They were wrapped around the etched glass jars for guests to take home. Check out how cute they turned out!

I love wearing my mini photo strip charm that has all my favorite people on it! :)

Guests also too home their own bottles of root beer. (I customized labels with their faces on them as well as a birthday party version.) And I even had custom-printed drink carriers for them!

Jen CYK Photography

And of course, I had to pass out candy (I'm kindof obsessed w/candy). I made little custom printed favor bags full of gummy soda bottles as well as baggies full of hand-dipped white chocolate pretzels. I tried my best to NOT over think things and turned a cardboard box in to my "display" for the favors. I thought it was fitting since the venue was literally a bar packed with stacks of boxes of beer bottles! :)

Jen CYK Photography

Oh, yeah, and I made placemats, too!!

 

This was definitely a fun venue and a great birthday party we'll always remember!

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography

Jen CYK Photography