Posts by irenehardy
Impact of Social Media – Amy Chen
NEXT UP is Amy Chen (@amyventures) of Amy Chen Design. Amy is a freelance graphic designer, photographer & prop stylist. She is also a fellow color-lover, and an Instagram suggested user….aka she’s the real deal! Oh and if you’ve ever seen or used the hashtag #colorventures, you can thank Amy for that too. This NJ native definitely knows a thing or two about building community and leveraging social media…read on to hear her awesome advice. Spoiler alert: numbers don’t mean a thing:
Read MoreImpact of Social Media – Jaclyn Carlson of Blog Society
As many of you know, social media literally changed the face of my career. Not only did my Instagram and my online presence positively impact my full-time job search after college, but it also completely fueled my efforts to take my freelance social media & content creation services full-time. Social media enabled LISH creative.
Touring the Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
I stopped by the Ace Hotel Pittsburgh for my feature with @withthelocals. It is a huge deal that Ace is in this city – they only have 8 other properties in the entire world! They completely renovated a former YMCA and it is incredible. So much natural light! It’s full of minimal and retro design elements and has a real old meets new charm. Click through to see the Ace through my perspective, and to catch the surprise for Pittsburgh locals!
Read More6 resasons why it was time to leave my 9-5
If you follow me on Instagram, you heard my big news: I will be working for LISH creative full-time! I am thrilled for this new adventure, but one of the first questions that people have been asking me is “how did…
Read MoreThe Big Announcement…!
I have been dropping hints for a while now, and if you’re on my email list you already heard the inside scoop, but I wanted to take a minute to share the news here! I am officially self-employed! After three…
Read More1×3 Styling: Pink confetti on Pink
One of my new blog series in 2016 will feature one item, styled three ways! This weekend, Matt Crump and his @candyminimal feed announced the #CMWPINK challenge so I decided to run with it and make my first 1×3 styling…
Read Morelishylishy + framebridge
When Framebridge reached out about a potential collaboration, I was thrilled! I have been looking for a solution for framing Instagrams and I’ve also been on the hunt for creative holiday gifts, so this project was perfect timing!
Framebridge’s Instagram Minis are $39 and crazy beautiful. I chose the White Irvine Frame with a matte for all of my images so that they could be paired together cohesively, but omg there were so many options! I was definitely tempted by the various gold frames.
Read MoreThe Broad
My trip to The Broad was a strike of serendipity. After seeing dozens of beautiful Instagram images from Los Angeles’ newest modern art museum, I knew I had to squeeze in a visit during my next trip to the west coast! But with free tickets reserved months in advance, Jenna (@circusofcakes) and I decided to try our luck at the standby line.
Read MoreDrink Umbrella Backdrop DIY
If you’ve seen any images from the #LABrunchParty, there’s a good chance you caught a peek of my rainbow drink umbrella photo backdrop. And now, I’m giving you all the details on how to make one for yourself! Whether you’re looking to add a quick pop of color to a brunch party.
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THE IDEA
I have always wanted to meet the creatives that I regularly interact with on Instagram. The app has become such an incredible tool to connect with like-minded professionals, so it seemed only natural to extend those connections in real life – to convert these “online friends” into real life friends! A few months back, I was browsing Adriana’s (@pineapplesandcoffeecups).