DIY Lace Earring Holder
Since my mother is a jeweler I tend to have a plethora of jewelry, the majority of it being earrings. Most of my earrings we’re completely disorganized and spread out between two jewelry boxes, so today I decided it was time to fix that. In under an hour I created a lovely earring display for my room, that’s also is a great way to organize my earrings. This project only cost me about $20 but you could certainly do it for cheaper if you buy a cheap frame (mine was about $15). Also you could use wire rather than lace, but for that I recommend using a nail gun and not a...
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The Owen Studio is my first personally completed and launched Magento site. I created this store for my father and mother who are both artists. My father (Thomas J Owen) is an internationally renowned artist who works in watercolor and oil. He predominately paints landscape or abstracts and teaches his methods regularly. He has taught both for universities and for workshops, plus he often holds more personalized classes at his home in Colorado Springs. My mother (Koreen Clay) is a jeweler who works in precious metals and stones. The site runs for only about $25 bucks a month and a once a...
read moreSkullcandy – Argyle Design Entry
Argyle is one of my favorite patterns, so when I saw an open design contest for Skullcandy I was certain I wanted to use that pattern. I incorporated the argyle pattern with the skullcandy logo to flesh out a creative yet simple headphone design.
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I finished up another site today. This one I am very proud of! Colorado Comedy is a site for local Coloradans to easily find great local comedy events. Check it out for yourself! The site is still under a little construction by the owners… I’ll update when it’s complete.
read morePerfect Guacamole Tacos
I’ve always thought there was something wonderful about the taste of avocado and steak. So in this recipe I’ve tried to balance the two for epic flavor! This recipe is gluten and onion free. Ingredients Marinade 1-2lb flank steak (depending on your carnivorousness) 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 garlic clove (minced) 1 large Serrano pepper (sliced diagonally & de-seeded) Onion poweder Northwoods Fire from Penzeys Spices (or your favorite spice) Salt & Pepper 1-2oz of Rum Guacamole 4 large ripe avocados 1 Green bell pepper 2 Serrano peppers lime juice 2 celery sticks...
read moreHow to add Footer Widgets to any Elegant Themes
Often you’ll choose a theme without really considering everything it does or doesn’t offer. A lot of paid WordPress themes like Elegant Themes don’t allow you to use widgets because they have a few built in ones that we’re custom designed for that theme. That sucks, so here is my simple way around it that is compatible with almost every design because it simply uses the footer area. Step one. Your going to need FTP access to your files and a text editor like dreamweaver or Aptana Aptana is the open source development tool I use. Once you have this you will need to...
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