30 Outfits in 30 Days.

Holla holla. I'm feeling very hip today (yes, I just used the word "hip" at the ripe old age of 23), so I felt that this greeting was necessary.

Do any of ya'll read Kendi Everyday? Well, I do, and I have to say-- she is a genius. How do you cure a twenty-three-years-and-running shopping addiction? Well, you shop your closet of course! Kendi has come up with the "30 For 30" challenge, where you pick 30 items from your closet and "remix" them for 30 days. She so graciously shared this method of saving money and rediscovering the fabulous things that you already own with the rest of blogland, and after some long, hard thought...I've decided to do it.

Yes, that means I will be taking pictures of myself and yes, that means that I will feel extremely stupid so don't make too much fun. My dreams of modeling for Limited Too were given up by the age of 11 and with good reason.

I'm going to start this challenge on August 1st. I'm already trying to figure out what I want to include in my "30 items" and am actually really excited to see how creative I can be! This has fueled so much excitement that I'm even thinking of posting a "What I Wore" post once a week, like so many other bloggers do. Maybe. We'll see. I love, love, love shopping and fashion...always have, so why not blog about it?

Here are a few new inspiration pictures from Pinterest. Yes, more Pinterest. You will look at it and you will love it, until I get my computer back. :)

Great for work:

Source: None via Katy on Pinterest

This is probably the best scarf I have ever seen.

Source: productshots1.modcloth.com via Katy on Pinterest

I love the simplicity of this. And I'm pretty sure everyone and their mom is obsessed with stripes right now.

Source: ishandchi.blogspot.com via Katy on Pinterest

I need it to be winter so I can wear this outfit.

Source: bexastylediary.blogspot.com via Katy on Pinterest

This necklace. There are no words.

Source: anthropologie.com via Katy on Pinterest

So, does anyone else want to join me in this 30 For 30 challenge? It will be fun!!

New Stuff

Sorry I'm not very original with my post titles. So...I woke up today feeling very inspired, and the next thing I know, I had come up with tons of cute designs for personal stationery cards for my Etsy shop! Basically ever since I opened my shop, I've been trying to decide what audience and style to focus in on (hello, marketing classes). I love to play with a ton of styles (modern, classic, simple, girly...) but I need to stick with just one of two if I want to be successful. I also decided to narrow down the type of stationery I want to sell. After today's design extravaganza, I think I have it all figured out.

From now on, I will only be selling personal stationery. I really love wedding related stationery, but I tend to get stuck and frustrated....so I'm hoping this new direction works well!

Here are just a few of the card designs I came up with today....

I became obsessed with ticking stripe a few weeks ago, hence the next two cards...

AND I just orded cardstock to print these on--linen textured. They will look amazing.

P.S. Yardwork sucks. And also you should go download the new Eli Young Band song "Crazy Girl" and "7 & 7" by Turnpike Troubadours. SO so good. Ok...I am leaving this computer! I haven't showered yet and all I've eaten today is a cupcake. I know, TMI.

I Heart Invitations

So last week I was finally able to see one of my designs in print! Usually when I make something, I send it off and never see it again. I about jumped up and down when I got Megan and Westin's Save the Date in the mail!

Excuse the brick house in the background... I was running out of daylight and didn't want to take the picture without it...natural light is SO great for photography.

Anyway, she had them printed on linen textured cardstock...I love them! She also printed and sent out this one as well:

I also wanted to give ya'll an update on my brand new Etsy Shop. I haven't sold anything yet, but since it's only been open for a week I'm not worried at all and I'm still hopeful that things will pick up in the next few months as I add more items (and maybe start advertising). Here are a few more invitations I added this week:

Yes, I did use my sisters and sister-in-law for these, and YES they are marrying celebrities haha!

Love them all! I might get this printed just so I can post pictures of how much cooler they would look in person!

New Etsy Shop

I finally got around to starting my own Etsy shop! It's called KatyLady Designs!

I've been talking about doing this for months, so last night while I was STILL recovering from my cold/fever/deadly illness, I went ahead and made a shop. In the last year, I've probably made some sort of invitation for someone every couple of weeks, so I decided that I want to start selling them.

I only have 2 items for sale right now, but I intend on adding more in the next month. I will be selling pre-made digital templates for people to print their own invitations/cards for weddings and parties. Eventually, I want to do custom orders and maybe even print them myself, but for now, I'm going to stick with this. We'll see how it goes! I may sell nothing at all, and if so, I'll change my methods...only time will tell. If I ever get too busy or just don't like doing this anymore, I'll close the shop, but as of right now, I'm having fun doing this in my free time and am very excited!

You can visit the shop by clicking HERE!