Jennifer

Bramble Workshop | WordPress Design & Development

02/23/2016 by Jennifer 3 Comments

Remember when I shared all about my dreamy internship with Bramble Workshop? I assisted Jessica with art installations and event display projects for about six months and after that, we continued to meet up at coffee shops and work on our individual projects. Jessica ended up hiring me to design and develop a new website for Bramble Workshop and I’m happy to announce that it’s up and running! I know I always say this, but this has been one of my absolute favorite projects to work on. The fact that Jessica and I are good friends and live in the same city made the whole process really fun!

Bramble Workshop has a huge list of impressive clients including Hermès, Caravents, designlovefest, Oh Joy! Studio, Bash Please, and Ella Moss. Projects range from retail displays and photoshoot sets to large backdrops and interior art installations. Jessica also sells beautiful shibori linens and teaches crafty classes around Portland. Basically, she is living the dream.

Because Bramble Workshop is so visual, we wanted to create a clean website balanced with white space and large, vibrant photos. My favorite part of the site is the projects page, which displays all of Bramble Workshop’s projects in a grid with the titles showing on hover. We put a lot of focus on the order of the projects as well as their individual pages.

Another great feature of the site is that Jessica’s blog (which was formerly run through WordPress.com) is now integrated into the Bramble Workshop website. On her blog, she shares inspiration, mood boards, and glimpses into her life and creative process.

Visit Bramble Workshop to click around the new site and get all starry eyed over Jessica’s projects!

And as always, if you’re interested in working together please don’t hesitate to get in touch. :)

(btw, Bramble Workshop’s amazing logo and branding were done by Erica of Taiga Press!)

The Blog Market | WordPress Design & Development

11/13/2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

What a busy (and fun) week it’s been! On Monday, Angela and I relaunched The Blog Market with a new design that we’ve been working on for months and months. If you don’t already know about The Blog Market, it’s basically my other home. Now that I’ve turned Earl Grey into more of a website and portfolio, The Blog Market is where I share coding tutorials, blogging tips, etc. Angela from If Found, Make. co-runs the site with me and shares wonderful advice for small business owners and bloggers on TBM. This site started out as a small side project and has been growing immensely every month! Who woulda thought. :)

So about the design, we really wanted to make it more interactive than just a list of blog posts. We added three featured posts up top, more sidebar widgets, reader favorites at the bottom, and more! I’m really happy with how it all turned out and I’m especially swooning hard over our new color palette, which includes coral, peach, and the prettiest deep teal. I love coming up with new color schemes! Even if it takes a lifetime to come to a decision.

moodboard images: stationery / kitchen / watercolor / interior / bathtub / felt flowers / tiles

In addition to our main page, we revamped all other pages including the resources directory, the about page, and a newly added archive where you can view all of our posts by category. We also included a new Shop Our Favorites page, where we’re sharing our favorite workspace accessories and tools. Check out the new site and let me know what you think!

Well I’m off to the coast for a girl’s weekend. My 25th birthday is Sunday so I figured the best way to celebrate would be at my favorite foresty beach town in Oregon. We’re staying in a small cottage with a hot tub (!!!) and I’m so flippin’ excited.

Happy weekend!

Luminary Retreats WordPress Development

10/09/2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Hey guys! So happy to finally be sharing this BIG project with you! Over the past month, I’ve been working with Amber and Cara of Luminary Retreats to develop their beautiful WordPress website and blog. These ladies radiate positivity and compassion, have a strong vision for their business, and have amazing taste in design (which made this project very exciting to work on).

So what is Luminary? Luminary is an 8-week course that includes a 7-day retreat in the wine country of California and 7 weeks of pre and post-retreat content. Honestly, while coding up the site, I couldn’t help but feel like this retreat was made for me. Cara and Amber really know their stuff and are fully committed to empowering women to reach their full potential in their relationships, personal contentment, and work in the world.

Here is one of my favorite pages of the site, full of all the details regarding the winter retreat!

Look at all that of rose gold! Super pretty. Visit the website to read more about Luminary Retreats and the ladies behind it. And don’t forget to follow their blog – it’s already full of amazing content.

If you’re looking to revamp your website or blog, send over a message! I’d love to talk to you more. Enjoy your weekend!!

Checking In + Artful Blogging Magazine Giveaway!

08/31/2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

My last blog post here was over a month ago. Who am I?! I feel really free now that I’ve put Earl Grey “the blog” low on my priority, but I wanted to stop by to say hi and share a few updates.

Like I said in my last post, I went on vacation in late July/early August. It was wonderful to spend time with family and catch up with a few friends in my hometown. I’m still learning how to balance work and life now that I mostly work from home. It’s hard not to get stressed out even when my time off is planned and set aside.

I returned from vacay the first week of August and dove right into a web design project with a couple of super amazing ladies! The vision they have for their brand is beautiful and I seriously can’t wait to share everything with all of you. This project is what has been keeping me busy and inspired this month.

Over on The Blog Market, Angela and I have been working all day err day on our new design, shop, and weekly goodies for bloggers. To end the month on a good note, we’re hosting a giveaway with Artful Blogging Magazine! Angela was featured in their latest issue which is so cool (see second photo). The entire magazine seems to be full of the dreamiest, most inspiring content for bloggers.

The giveaway will run for the next week and there are a couple of different ways to enter. Click here for the deets!

How was the month of August for you? I really cannot believe it’s almost fall. It’s getting chilly enough for hot drinks and light sweaters (at least this week… you never know about Oregon weather) and I love/hate it. A couple more summery pool days need to happen before summer is “officially” over. :)

Earl Grey Creative Business Card Design

07/20/2015 by Jennifer 4 Comments

The last time I ordered business cards, I was selling handmade and vintage products and had lots and lots of flowers in my logo. So much has changed! I thought it was about time to get some new cards especially since I’ve been meeting so many creative people in my different communities. When I need biz cards, Moo is my go-to place. Have you ever ordered products from them? I always print my business card design on smooth matte cards in the special boxy “Moo Size” and I just love them.

This time I went overboard when choosing colors for the logo side of the cards. I began with the goldenrod yellow color that I use throughout this site. Then I added peach. And dark gray. And bright blue. And mint and coral. I had to stop myself at 6 colors but hypothetically I could have made every single card a different color because Moo is just that great. As you can see, the goldenrod ended up more mossy green but besides that everything else was perfect. I used RGB colors instead of CMYK so I suppose that is a lesson learned.

My next purchase from Moo will be business cards for The Blog Market. Can’t wait to get started on those. :) Click here to view all the other fancy products Moo has to offer!

10 Camping DIY Projects to Try This Summer

07/13/2015 by Jennifer 1 Comment

This year I am having pretty significant camping withdrawals. When I was younger, I used to go camping every year in my favorite California redwoods. Now that I’m older and have transportation and friends who like camping, you’d think it would be easier to take a trip to the great outdoors. But it’s actually quite the opposite! One of my biggest goals this year is to go camping, even if it’s a short trip. I just want trees and a fire and a tent and a small body of water. It’s gonna happen. :)

In honor of my favorite summer tradition, I thought I would round up some camping DIY projects I want to try asap:

(top left, counter clockwise)

Aren’t these amazing? I love the hammock but I don’t think I’m savvy enough with a sewing machine to make it happen. Maybe I’ll go for the modern cooler.

Do you have any plans to go camping or participate in camping DIY projects this summer? If anyone has Oregon coast camping recommendations, let me know!