Cool iPhone Fashion Sketch Cases, plus Free Matching Wallpapers!

Check out these pretty sweet iPhone hard shell cases! Each design was created using some of my original pen ink sketches (which can be viewed on my Society6 page). I'm always adding new designs, so feel free to bookmark the page!

And since I'm obsessed with my iPhone (lucky you), I wanted to sweeten the deal! So head over to my Flickr page and download some matching iPhone wallpapers! I'll be adding additional designs from my Society6 page in the New Year.

{ Cool Find } Free artist market research & product funding!

Ok, I'm definitely *psyched* about this new web find! It's called Kickstarter, and if you're an aspiring artist of any kind, then you'll be just as thrilled over this site as I am! Quite simply, Kickstarter is a "new way to fund creative projects". There are already a million ideas flowing through my head...!

Browsing through the site, I'm impressed by how many amazing projects are listed. It's a cool, functional resource for allocating back-up funding. This is a non-conventional, but very easy way to test market your idea on a community of peers. If your project reaches 100% funding then you receive the monetary funds needed to bring your idea to life! This is by no means a draw-back to this site - it just means that the money raised will only go to ideas that are supported by a large community of like-mind individuals who are just as enthused about your project as you are!

AND, if you support someone else's project, you're entitled to receive some very cool kickback! Whatever final product is produced from the money raised will be distributed in terms set by the artist to the community of supporters! It's all based on your contribution amount and the details of what you'll receive is listed on the project's information page. Tres chic!

Check out some of the items listed  under "graphic design" (below), and then feel free to scour the rest of the site! It's filled with some pretty cool ideas and talented artists! And who knows, I may be on there soon enough... *wink*

>> Kickstarter: An Artist's Best Friend - { Visit Site Now }

{ Free Craft Workshops for Kids! } Lowes Build & Grow

Ok, if you know anything about me by now (shame on you if you don't), then you'll know that I love any activity that's FREE! And this is a pretty cool one. Read on. Read on...

I found out about these workshops through my dad. Well, kind of. He brought this magnet home and it remained plastered against our refrigerator for months before I actually took the time to read past the "Lowes" logo (shame on ME, I know)!

Ok, so here are the deets (eh hem, as in "details" of course). You register your "littles" online at http://lowesbuildandgrow.com for the workshop(s) you'd like to take them to, print out the registration form & then show up at your local Lowes on the scheduled date & time. That's it! Well, don't forget your child of course (it CAN happen)...

Once you're there, each child receives a free apron, goggles and a wood kit they can build. And the fun continues after they're done too. For each completed project, your child(ren) are given a certificate & a custom project badge which can be attached to their apron as a sign of their previous accomplishments (I was instructed that hot glue works best). Honestly, like I really need any additional incentive past the "free" part to be excited! Everything is quite literally a bonus!

There are upcoming workshops until the end of December! I suggest signing up directly in-store so that you can block off your space. And you can choose to go at 10am, 12noon or 2pm. The next two upcoming workshops (pictured above) are:

>> Santa Sleigh with Reindeer - November 19, 2011 and

>> Train (Part 1) - December 3, 2011

  

Cost is FREE, so don't forget to sign up!

Fabulous Design Inspiration - with a Sales Tag!

I'm always in love with finding a site that can inspire me on multiple levels. I always want to create something after visiting this particular website - and you gotta' love the fresh content & the designer layout! *sigh* ...in love.

This little "shin-diggy" actually piques my curiosity though! I go in there to "window shop" and to see what I absolutely MUST splurge on regardless if I knew I even wanted it or not! And the sweetest part of the entire experience? The sales tag. :D

Tooting their own horn as a site offering "daily design inspirations & sales at up to 70% off retail", I'm hooked to Fab.com. Let's just face it. You're definitely going to go wanna' visit. You're going to fall in love with half - if not all - the products featured, and then you'll be back to thank me. So just click this little link here and request an invitation to join! { Yes, it's by invitation-only! But it's FREE! }

I've attached a few of "today's" favorites! I love, love, LOVE journals, quirky posters & tshirts, fun tote bags, funny books & a few extras in between. TELL me that doesn't inspire you in some kinda' way?!

OMG! And they have a matching iPhone app too...! Just died... <3

> Go visit Fab.com now...

{ FREEBIE } - Scrapbook Wednesday Digital Template!

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{ FREEBIE } - Scrapbook Wednesday Digital Template!

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{ FREEBIE } - Scrapbook Wednesday Digital Template!

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It's SCRAPBOOK Wednesday! Please click here* to download your weekly FREE digital scrapbook layout (pictured on the left) offered exclusively to LG Design & Clipart Studios and Design Lookout Blog fans / members. 

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CraftGawker: Best iPhone Inspiration & DIY Art Discovery App

Considering I was up until about 530am playing on this iPhone app, deftly titled "craftgawker", I just couldn't consciously keep this find to myself!

The app interface is beautiful in its simplicity! Immediately upon opening the app, you're taken into a gallery of products. You can scroll down & choose any item to be taken to its 'details' page, which showcases a larger photo & a mini description. Optionally, you can also perform a general key word search - and believe  me, after scrolling through all the cool projects, you'll want to narrow things down!

Once you pinpoint your hearts desire { *swoon* } you'll be able to see the original source page. And this is possibly the best part, because almost every item I've found has been attached to a DIY tutorial! YAY!

> Visit this link to download app.

> Don't have an iPhone or another compatible phone? Not to worry! You can also view the fabulous arts & craft inspirations online at www.craftgawker.com

Some of my personal favorite finds include:
- Baby's Sushi Costume
- Leather iPhone Case
- Paper Feathers
- Handmade Leather Journals
- Repurposed Newspaper Bags
- Paper Art Necklace
- Oversized Wall Mural

Simply stated... I'm in love with Sugar Pop Boutique Jewelry!

How amazing is high quality .925 sterling silver jewelry?! I just want to give a quick little (shameless) plug to SugarPopBoutique.com. What I love most about this designer boutique theme is the fact that all of the marketing materials are crisp & clean.

The colors are simple and understated, but yet still give a nice "pop" against the similar undertones of the jewelry. How did that happen...? I'm sure it's the typography & the smart placement of background colors! And don't get me started on the main website tumblr template. It's super simple, but it works. The jewelry is showcased like it was intended. Great  use of white space!

>> Enter Sugar Pop's "Win a His or Hers Boutique Bracelet" Giveaway & then...

>> Go visit the Facebook Fan Page & sign up to receive their Exclusive Deals too!

Did You Know? Sugar Pop Boutique is designed / maintained (& owned) by none other than yours truly! Just scandalous! <3

Free iPhone Wallpapers!

As part of my new website "revamp", I decided to create something just for fun! And what better way to curve some of that "design appetite" than to create something fabulous & funky with Photoshop?!

Since I just can't put my iPhone down (unless I'm on my laptop, of course), I decided to create a new line of iPhone wallpapers. Currently there are about 10 designs, with even funkier designs coming soon! Let's just say it's going to be an ongoing project. I can't help but create! :D

You can view the free designs on my Flickr Photostream, under the "iPhone Wallpapers" Set.

Pictured Below (from left to right): Urban Piano & Plotting Penguin

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Fab & funky hand-drawn illustrations make for a fabulous wallet!

I'm in love with this chic "taxi wallet" by Alicia Klein! I think it combines the love of design with a dash of illustration fun for a cool, funky exterior that screams "buy me NOW!".




I definitely want one and it's inspired me to create a few new hand-drawn illustrations of my own... look for those designs soon! I may just plug them on a tshirt, you never know ;) <3 <3 <3