I printed some extras too with a little more ink saturation making the color all the more vivid. So if you’re looking for your own set, find them here: Blush and Beau’s Etsy Shop.

#2 Pinterest, which lead to my discovery of this precious gem:

#3 Leven Thumps. Being down and out with the thumps (which I thought could pass for a rather deadly disease) is actually quite great.

Plus, my neighbor looks almost identical to the Leven illustrated on the cover — minus the gray patch.

(PS Click the image to visit Something Navy)

She let me know that they like the simplicity of the page but wanted to steer clear of the cliche navy-esque things. They’re looking for something simple and chic. And, although they like the style of the current font used in the logo, Malia was curious to see what it would be like in a different one.

Since I consider my own style pretty minimal and I’m always striving for elegance, I’m quite convinced we’ll find a great new look for Something Navy.

So without further ado, here are a few of the first draft designs:

I started off using the current font and just tweaking some of the elements of the logo to add an updated feel. (#1) Then I worked on a few samples using a hand drawn ribbon banner and a few different fonts as well as their current one. (#2) For the next logo, I incorporated the anchor to dot the “i” and keep a very simple font for a clean and classic feel. (#3) And finally, because I’m a little obsessed with the charm and imperfection in handwritten scripts right now, I redid the logo in a unique cursive and drew an anchor to compliment the feel of the font.

If you’re interested in having me work on a design project with you, I’d love to do it! Drop me a line: jenica[at]jenicasparks.com

Next, Tina came over. And we set a brilliant plot in motion resulting in this 2-day project:

(More on that later.)

Then I reorganized my bathroom and didn’t think to take photos.

And that pretty much leads us up to today which was spent addressing envelopes, visiting the doctor (all is progressing smoothly), eating lunch with my wonderful hubby, and attempting to make some blankets with mom-in-law.

A tinsy bit more on the blankets: I was picking up some copy paper at Walmart and noticed a flock of grandmas hording around the material bins in the fabric section. Turns out the flannel is $2.50 a yard this week and next. That’s just about 1/2 price. So I picked out a couple yards. And how could I pass up the cows jumping over the moon print when I have so many wonderful memories of grandpa singing about such cows and dishes running away with forks.

Step 1: Create some business cards ushering people to www.jenicasparks.com. CHECK! (see post below)
Step 2: Create a working Web site that actually links to something useful. Almost CHECK! (visit www.jenicasparks.com)
Step 3: Update Blog template to add some cohesion to it all. (This is not so much a top priority as it is a cross my fingers hope to have it happen sort of thing. Sooo we’ll see some updates over time.)
Step 4: Use business cards the next time I get asked about my work and feel super proud that I’m sending someone to a legit portfolio.

A snap shot of the homepage design plan :

Snazzy, eh?

Like I said, I’m about mid-way through the site, and I promise I’m not stopping there. I hope to have every link working by the end of Saturday, and then adding more portfolio pieces over time. It’s something I’ve really been needing to do, and after making business cards I said to myself that this whole site thing needs to happen now otherwise we’re gonna have a baby all up in here and things will be too crazy to ever mark it off my to-do list.