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Design Your Best Life

Adventures in secondhand shopping & frugal fashion

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DIY’d: Keys Ring

I saw this key chain ages ago in O Magazine ages ago & finally got all the coats of spraypaint on my own leftover mystery keys – who doesn’t have those? This is my own simpler (cheaper) version of the clever keychain pictured  by Harry Allen.  I already had the keys & ring in my junk

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June 27, 2011 at 6:32 pmLeave a comment
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Made: Coming Soon

Here are some upcoming projects I am hoping to get to & post here eventually.  I’ve got this all laid out on my desk so that I can do a little on them when I have time.

June 7, 2011Leave a comment
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Like: Spine Candle

I might be a little macabre.  Alright, I totally am.  My friends tease me about my love of skulls.  Now I’ve seen these via: Inspire Me Now I might expand my collection to include a variety of bones! Check ’em out on Etsy in TheOneLifeRider’s shop.

June 5, 2011 at 12:08 amLeave a comment
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Watching: True Blood Season 3

My husband picked up True Blood Season 3  last Tuesday.  We have been waiting for this for a while with giddy excitement!  He was also cool enough to buy me my very own bottle of Tru Blood while he was in Best Buy getting it.  It is delicious – it’s a very sweet blood orange

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June 4, 2011Leave a comment
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Life, Roller Derby

Did: Went to see FMDG Roller Derby

Last night I attended me second roller derby up at Bamboozles in Ft. Myers.  Those who know me know that after I watched my first bout I was hooked.  I am now planning to try-out in July. EEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!  I can’t wait but I’m nervous because I have never been in anything even approaching “in shape”. 

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May 30, 20112 Comments
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Web Design

New Site Launch: Charles Hayes, PA

We just launched Charles Hayes, PA, a bankruptcy attorney here in Naples. Design brief: Serious, professional, client likes blue & green. I just couldn’t work the blue & green together on this one so I chose to work with the blue only.  I used shades of blue & navy plus white & pale grey to keep it from

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April 27, 2011 at 7:06 pmLeave a comment
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New Site Launch: Lin Danto

This is a site for the debut line of leather handbags by Lin Danto. We’ve been working with Ms. Danto on this for a while & I am so happy to see it finally live on the web. The home page is done completely in Flash.  The backpages feature a Flash slide-in menu.  There is also

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April 25, 2011 at 6:41 pmLeave a comment
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Make Your Forms Beautiful

I am so excited to have my home office finally back up & running!  I can again sit down & learn some new things with no deadlines looming.  Much more relaxing than trying to learn new things on the fly at work.  Not that I’m complaining – I love that type of stimulation as well.  Sometimes I learn &

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April 23, 2011 at 6:35 pmLeave a comment
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New Design Launch: LarryRoorda.com

New home page: LarryRoorda.com Design brief: Create a splash page with buttons/links to 4 different sites, include social media buttons, more modern web 2.0 style.  Based on hand-drawn sketch from the boss & her feedback plus client’s. We created 3 different sites for this Naples, Florida realtor several years ago.  During a recent meeting he decided he wanted them

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March 16, 2011 at 2:23 amLeave a comment
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New Site Launch: Slick Ink ALL Media

Launched recently: Slick Ink ALL MEDIA. Design brief: Create a WordPress site based on the company’s existing marketing materials. Notes: I got lucky with this one.  The clients were adventurous & brought some already amazing marketing materials to the table.  It was a pleasure designing this site & working with the client.

March 12, 2011 at 12:20 amLeave a comment
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