Archive | April, 2010

behind the scenes: new website

6. April 2010

Now that I’ve shared the logo and identity process, I’ll explain how I built the new website home for Jess LC. To begin, I’ll start by explaining the faults with the original site. As you can see, the old site wasn’t exactly ugly, it was really clean and simple actually. To save money, I have [...]

behind the scenes: Jess LC logo and identity

6. April 2010

As promised, this week I’m going to share the process I took to make the new Jess LC become a reality. The first thing I did was create a new logo that captured what Jess LC was about. Though I had a slew of other changes I wanted to make, I needed to get this [...]

off the chain: new Jess LC savings

5. April 2010

Good morning!First, I’d like to say that for the rest of the month of April, there will be free US shipping on all Jess LC orders! No need to enter a discount, free domestic USPS First Class Mail (no tracking number) will happen automatically during checkout. Secondly, I am excited to share that last week [...]

end of the week exfoliation

4. April 2010

Happy Easter! I woke up this morning to a pink and purple basket of chocolate goodies a la Erwin which has pretty much made my day. Not to mention the weather here in Chicago is ideal for being outside. Which means I’m a pretty happy camper today. I hope your weekend was equally as beautiful [...]

a little entrepreneurship inspiration…

3. April 2010

What a great little piece for anyone thinking about entrepreneurship. Thanks, Eva, for pointing this out to me! (Via Ice Cream and Peonies) (PS- Ashley will be back for a quick update on her Dream Reporting next week.)

sponsor mml

2. April 2010

Though I’ve never done this formally, I would like to do a shout out for new MML sponsors. Over the past few months, MML has been steadily growing and I recently received an incredible email from Heidi of To Be Luminous, a current MML sponsor. Her email (below) got me thinking that advertising might also [...]

DESIGN YOUR LIFE: Holly of Decor8

1. April 2010

Today’s DYL features one of the most sweet, genuine (and prolific) bloggers around: Holly from Decor8. As many of you may know, her awesome design blog is a constant source of inspiration for interior design and handmade goods, and her Blogging Your Way classes are also extremely popular. When I found out I had the [...]