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That’s A Wrap: April

April 30, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

Ok guys, I feel like sooooo much happened this month! Even one big thing that I can’t tell y’all yet! April felt like it was only three days long, anyone else?

Ciera Design Blog Posts April

 

In The Studio

– You have probably noticed that the site got a facelift! What do you think?
– In addition to the aesthetics, I also updated my services and added consulting to my packages! You get to pick my brain and I’ll help you nail down a plan for whatever it is you’re working towards. We can cover anything from a new design direction to finding a focus for your blog and social media strategies.
– My ebook on hosting local events is in the works! The content is almost complete so I’m starting on the design now. If you want to stay in the loop make sure to sign up for my newsletter.
– I posted the 2013 design for the Touro Infirmary Foundation and started working on the 2014 invite as well as the 2104 YLC Role Model’s gala invite.
– I also gave my Etsy shop a facelift and added a print-yourself Mother’s Day card.

Mother’s Day Printable Card

 

Elsewhere

– I am now a contributor for the Creative Market blog and my first post, 5 Hand Lettering Artists To Follow On Instagram, was published this month!
– Want to read all about my journey as a designer? My profile is now live on the Women in Business site!
– Designed desktop freebies for Whimsey Box and Bunny & Dolly

 

On the blog

– I started a new column called Inspiring Instagrammer and first up was Zachary Smith
– I wrote about working out and eating healthy
– Shared some Twitter tips for small businesses and bloggers
– Recapped the photo walk that I hosted
– Announced that I joined the Minted designer community and need your help – voting will close Monday, May 5 at 9am PT so you still have time!
– Photos from Record Store Day
– I hosted a baby shower for my best friend. I posted the invitation and I’ll be posting more photos from the party soon!

 

Favorite Fonts

Enyo Serif Font by Antipixel
Daft Brush Font by Pintassilgo Prints

 

From the Archives

How to Protect Your Skin This Summer
4 Ways to Stand Out from the Rest
DIY Ombre Cluster Necklace
Crawfish Boil Fun

Minted Eye of the Beholder Art Challenge

April 29, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

I recently joined the Minted design community and submitted a few designs to their Eye of the Beholder Art Challenge! For those of you who are not familiar, Minted crowd-sources design and art from a global community of independent designers, then sells their best designs as products such as stationery, wall art, and décor for the home and holidays. If you’d like to see Minted sell my designs as art prints, just head over to vote and give them a 5 for me! If they get enough votes, Minted will add them to their shop, and with multiple color variations as well! Just click on the photos below to bring you right to the listing on Minted. You’ll have to quickly sign up for a Minted.com account before you can vote but it’s super easy. Please pass this along and share away on social media if you’d like to support my designs! Thank you so much – as always, I appreciate your support!

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Made In Mind April Photo Walk

April 28, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

For those of you who don’t know, I host a Made In Mind meet up every other month and for April we did an Intameet! The weather was absolutely perfect, it was SO gorgeous! One fun thing about New Orleans is that you can drink on the street so we met up at Tivoli and Lee for a to-go mimosas and then got to walking! We chatted and snapped photos together as we walked around the Warehouse District. Along the route, we stopped at the Before I Die wall, then HARO for some amazing sweets and coffee and ended at Bellocq for a few cocktails, yummy cheese and great conversation! It was an awesome day and I definitely want to plan another instameet soon! I was taking photos with my camera which you can see here and also with my iPhone to post to Instagram.

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Head over to Made In Mind for the full recap and more photos! Not in New Orleans but want to hold awesome events like this one? Start a Made In Mind chapter in your city! Interested in sponsoring an event? Find details here.

Enyo Serif Font by Antipixel

April 25, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

Hi friends, a new favorite font for y’all this Friday! Enyo is a decorative, display, serif handwritten font designed by Antipixel. This font is great for providing a more informal look to your work! It can be used for small amounts of text but especially for display usage because of its glyph quality. Enyo offers OpenType features, including ligatures, alternates, smallcaps, scientific superior/inferior figures, oldstyle figures, fractions, slashed zero, and kerning. I love that is looks professional with a touch of personality! Enyo Serif Font by Antipixel

Type samples from MyFonts.com. Affiliate links used.

Euclid Records: Out & About New Orleans

April 19, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

Out and About New Orleans at Euclid Records

Happy Record Store Day friends! These photos are actually from last year when Zander and I went down to Euclid to celebrate the holiday. I’ll let them speak for themselves, it’s a pretty crazy place!

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Inspiring Instagrammer: Zachary Smith

April 18, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

As a designer myself, I love to follow others who inspire me on Instagram. And I want to start sharing them with you here! First up is @zacharysmithh. You’ve probably seen some of his work floating around Pinterest and not even realized it, but wow, this dude is talented. He’s a hand lettering artist and designer, based in Savannah, GA and creates beautiful images combined of hand painted type, textures and beautiful photography that leaves me longing for adventure. Seriously, go check out Zachary Smith and let me know what you think. Then head over to my guest post on Creative Market to see some other hand lettering artists that I’m loving on Instagram!

Hand Lettered Designs by Zachary Smith

P.S. The winner for the fitness giveaway was announced, was it you?

Choosing Healthier Options

April 15, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #TENways  http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

Last week I shared how I get motivated to work out including fun fitness programs and sprucing up my gym wardrobe. Today, I’m going to share a few things I’ve been switching up in my daily meals for a healthier diet!

Kitchen Prep

I used to eat cereal for breakfast and a sandwich consisting of bread, turkey, cheese and mustard for lunch. Hello Ciera, where the heck are the fruits and veggies?! That was just no good and I’m determined to live a healthier lifestyle so I’m being proactive and changing what I eat! The cool thing about the meals I suggest below is that you start with the basics but customize them with different fruits and vegetables so that it doesn’t get boring!

 

Breakfast

Now I eat greek yogurt with fruit and granola. I stick to plain greek yogurt and use vanilla almond granola to sweeten it up some. My favorite fruits to add are pears, blueberries, strawberries and bananas.

Yogurt Blueberries Granola Coffee Breakfast

Lunch

Now I eat quinoa with veggies. I like to cook a bunch of quinoa at the beginning of the week and then switch up the ingredients each day. My favorite things to add are spinach, carrots, broccoli, red onions, garlic and garbonzo beans. I really just throw in whatever we have in the fridge. I just drizzle a little olive oil on top then I usually top it with avocado, salt and pepper.

Quinoa Carrot Spinach Veggie Bowl

Beverages

Now I swap regular high calorie soda with the TEN sodas product line. I know that water is always your best bet but I just can’t completely give up my occasional soda. The TEN sodas come in four flavors, 7-up, Sunkist, Canada Dry & A&W, and I found them at Walmart. They only have ten calories a serving but with the same full flavor of their regular counterparts! I also tried the 7-up with a splash of cranberry juice and it was really good!

Ten Calorie Soda Option

What do you like to eat for a healthier diet?

You can save $0.50 at Walmart when you buy TWO 2 Liter bottles or TWO 4-pack cans of 7UP TEN, A&W TEN, Canada Dry TEN, RC TEN or Sunkist TEN soda. If you share that digital coupon via email, Facebook or Twitter (there is a click to share button) the coupon will save you $1.50 off that purchase instead of just $0.50! Offer available while supplies last, from 3/27-4/17. Click here for coupon and visit DPSG on Facebook and Twitter.

Gold and White Safari Animal Baby Shower Invitation

April 14, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

I hosted a baby shower for my best friend yesterday and it was so much fun! I’ll share some photos of the party soon but here are the invitations that I designed for it. Her nursery is going to be safari themed so we had a modern, gold and white color scheme with some cute gold animal details to tie it together. P.S. This design is now available in my Etsy shop!

Gold and White Safari Animal Baby Shower Invitation

Gold and White Safari Animal Baby Shower Invitation

Gold and White Safari Animal Baby Shower Invitation

Daft Brush Font by Pintassilgo Prints

April 11, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

Daft Brush is the stylish contemporary brush font you’ve been looking for by Pintassilgo Prints. It also brings 4 alternates for each letter, 2 alternates for numbers and also variations for punctuation marks. The OpenType Contextual Alternates feature is programmed to instantly cycle all these folks and get an amazing organic feel. And there is an introductory offer for 60% off this font until April 18! Love sharing the good deals with y’all! P.S. Showcase is still 80% off ’til tomorrow!

Daft Brush by Pintassilgo Prints

Type samples from MyFonts.com. Affiliate links used.

I’m Hosting An Instameet!

April 10, 2014 by Ciera Holzenthal

Instameet Invite

Calling all New Orleans area Instagram lovers! Instamgramming with other creatives is way better than doing it alone, right?! So The Made In Mind Social is hosting our first Instameet photo walk on Saturday, April 19th at 3pm and I hope you can make it! You don’t have to be a photographer or even an Instagrammer to attend. You can bring a cell phone, a digital camera, heck, even a disposable camera if you want to participate!

  • We’ll have a suggested path mapped out which we’ll walk together and snap photos along the way!
  • We are working on a fun scavenger hunt list if you want to challenge yourself during the walk!
  • We’ll also determine and ending spot to mingle a little after!

The route is still in the works but we will send an email to everyone who has RSVPd.

FREE TO ATTEND – CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Also, our super awesome sponsor Sticky9 is gifting each attendee with a free pack of their Instagram magnets! You choose nine of your own Instagram photos and get them back as magnets. They are super cool, I’ve written about them here before!

Not in New Orleans but want to hold awesome events like this one? Start a Made In Mind chapter in your city!

 

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