McKinney Home and Garden Show

This past weekend my family and I went to the McKinney Home and Garden Show and saw some beautiful homes and very nice gardens. It really brought memories of me going to garden walks in the summer with my mom as a child. I hope when my daughter is a little older she will enjoy it with me. Unfortunately we crossed into nap time and that quickly shut down the tour for us...  We wished we could have stopped by the other homes, but it was not meant to be...

The woman of the McKinney Garden Club were so nice and the owners who opened up there homes were so gracious. I look forward to working with the club on future events and maybe work on my green thumb when I have some more time!

 

Here is the map I created for the show.

Here is the map I created for the show.

Check the McKinney Garden Club on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MckinneyGardenClub

Connections Near and Far

Hi! I am Jeremy,  Carol's husband, and partner at CW Designs. I will be blogging on this site from time to time about new offerings, events, and things we think are cool. I  am just a small cog in the wheel of CW Designs, but I hope you find my posts interesting, informative, and mildly entertaining.

We recently joined the McKinney Chamber of Commerce and are so excited about the opportunities the chamber offers, the great people we have met so far, and getting more involved in our community. Carol and I are both fueled by interesting and creative people and there has been no shortage of that here in McKinney. We attended a recent gathering of local business owners and everyone was so helpful, gracious, and dedicated. We look forward to building more relationships with local vendors, clients, and making new friends along the way. I look forward to writing a future blog post about some of the clients and vendors we have recently worked with. One is a local letter press master, very cool.

On a not so local front, we had the opportunity to be part of a Twitter Q&A session moderated by Lisa of A Bride on a Budget (@abrideabudget). She runs a massively successful blog and website to help couples navigate the often costly waters of planning a wedding. We had a great time answering questions and sharing our thoughts on CW Designs past, present, and future. She wrote and awesome blog about CW Designs and Carol's work. The entry even got Carol a little misty eyed after she read it. Check out Lisa's site, www.abrideonabudget.com and the blog entry from June 4, if you want to read her thought on CW Designs. Thanks again Lisa, it was a blast.

Carol and I have really been blessed to meet such cool people here in our new home town and hopefully one day we can meet in-person with some of the great people whose faces we've never seen but feel like we know.

Off to bed, it's been a long but productive day!

 

 

McKinney Home and Garden Show

I recently just finished creating a map for the upcoming Home and Garden Show in our new hometown of McKinney, TX. Valarie Merchant Kerby, the Home and Garden Tour Chairman, contacted me a few weeks back so we sat down and discussed a little bit about the show, her real estate business, and how I grew up attending garden walk shows with my mother. We had a lot common, it was a perfect match! Valarie is such a sweet woman full of great ideas and passion for everything she does, very inspiring! I am so happy we met and I can't wait to work with her again soon. Check out the map below that will also double as a fan for the attendees!  The McKinney Home and Garden Show is June 14, more information can be found at www.mckinneygardenclub.org.

 

 

Photo Session

I recently had some professional shots taken of my maps, invites, and totes by my talented friend and photographer, Patrizia Montanari of McKinney Foto. We spent the morning eating and taking photo's at one of our favorite shops/eateries in McKinney, Patina Green. The lighting there may be the best in the city, but it can't hold a candle to the food, amazing! Patrizia got some great shots, she is so talented. I've been so lucky to land in a city surrounded by creative locals and people from around the country/world. For more information on some of the amazing shops in downtown McKinney, head over to the On the Square Blog. Check out some of my favorite shots from the session below. 

Jennifer & Brandon California Deco Wedding

Jennifer and Branden asked me to design their wedding map for their invitations. Jennifer was so gracious to send over some beautiful wedding photos. Jennifer liked the map so much,  she  decided to place a seating chart I designed in the map format. These new large seating charts look so great! Jennifer also purchased small lockets for each guest with their photos in them!! How amazing is that?! I love it! The day looked amazing.

Congratulations Jennifer & Branden!

The beautiful couple!

The beautiful couple!

Seating chart!

Seating chart!