Valentine's Day Round Up

While some may despise Valentine's Day for the over-commercialised nature of the holiday because of the large number of couples who decide that the 14th of February is that one day where expensive bouquets of roses need to be given, however, some love the excuse to do something sweet for their loved one.

Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of over-inflated prices for roses, I think it's the day where a sweet gesture goes a long way to show someone you care. It's also great for brownie points and for not making anyone feel left out!

Here is a round up of things that I've aww-ed and ahh-ed at, for the past few days whilst coming up with my own cute Valentine's ideas!

I'm loving ForTheLoveOfWords Awkcards on Etsy. I can just imagine some of the awkward moments when these are given to a loved one or even a friend. Followed by plenty and plenty of laughter of course! 

NIARMENA's handmade lovers pillows are the cutest 'couple-item' I have seen! I love the embroidery design and don't forget to check out the other sweet designs.

My favourite soft toy when I was a child was a rabbit which resembled Annielov's gorgeous miniature rabbit doll charms. 

I could imagine having Raemj's gift tag doilies to be the perfect finishing touch to tie around a fresh bunch of garden flowers this Valentine's Day.

Sugar Carousel's crochet pin is sure to put a smile on your face, or a pop of colour to your clothes!

I've never been a big fan of jewelry with names or letters on them but I sure wouldn't mind Diament's Designs vintage name bracelets!

Harvard5f's cute cupid stamps!

I'm lucky I'm here in Australia to have a summer Valentine's. Wouldn't Marifu6a's crochet dress (pattern only) be the perfect beach picnic outfit?

Don't forget to take a looksies at some of my Valentine's Day Printable designs at my shop:

Happy Valentine's Day!! To your love and happiness this year :) 

Rhiana.

I change shapes just to hide in this place

More business card calenders! I can't believe it's almost the end of the first month of the year. But it's not too late to start decorating with these mini calenders.

Featuring all the favourite animals and wildlife, this super cute set of business card calenders are perfect for decorating your wall or wallet with in 2013. Keep up to date with these pocket sized monthly cards which is sure to brighten up your day, month and year! Become organised this year with this set of 13 PRINTABLE business card calenders.

Dimensions: 5.5cm x 8.5cm
Set includes: 2 pages which includes a calender cover and 12 unique designed months.
Print as many as you like!

Get it here!

www.etsy.com/shop/zestandlime

Rhiana ♥

PRINTABLE 2013 Business Card Calender - Nature Series

New!

This super cute set of business card calenders are perfect for decorating your wall or wallet with in 2013. Keep up to date with these pocket sized monthly cards which is sure to brighten up your day, month and year! Become organised this year with this set of 13 PRINTABLE business card calenders.

Dimensions: 5.5cm x 8.5cm
Set includes: 2 pages which includes a calender cover and 12 unique designed months.
Print as many as you like!

Buy it here!

www.etsy.com/shop/zestandlime.

Love, Rhiana  ♥

Welcome to Zest & Lime!

Good morning and welcome to my blog for my brand new shop Zest & Lime!

I want to start off with the story of Zest & Lime and how I got to where I am (the beginning, really).

So, I've always wanted to create my own business. I've had this itching feeling for a year that I needed to do something. It was mainly for myself, I wanted something to do in my spare time and something that I could really evolve with. The problem was I was still in uni (still am!), I didn't really know what I could do and what I could do within my means. This mainly means my financial means and what skills (or lack of) I actually have to create my own business.

I've always loved being creative and design. I self taught myself how to use programs such as Adobe Illustrator from a pretty young age and for the past few years I've done small design projects for friends, family and even companies and organisations. I could advertise myself as a freelance graphic designer but I wanted to sell something physical which reflects my personality and style. Now this is where Zest & Lime comes in, the concept is simple really - create templates for parties and everyday, send them as a customisable PDF file and you can print as many as you want for your own mini DIY project!
Now I could practice my passion, make parties, homes and offices prettier and not break the bank.

That's the short, sweet story of Zest & Lime and you probably know the rest. I spent all my free time making designs and creating templates. I printed them out and did some DIY projects and now I'm bringing it to you!

I want to use this blog as a way to showcase new items on my Etsy store, updates, freebies (oooh yay!), crafty tutorials and anything else creative on my mind.

www.etsy.com/shop/zestandlime

Enjoy!

Love, Rhiana ♥