I Have Gang Connotations?

Earlier this year 13 Creative leased it’s very first ‘Company Car’! How exciting, no? When my license plates arrived in the mail a few weeks after I got the car, I was pretty bummed out… not a 13 in sight! … Continue reading

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The Real & The Fake Real

Not long ago, I hired a photographer to shoot some of my recently completed wedding invitations and  announcements. When I’m not designing wedding invitations and announcements, you can usually find me hard at work designing food packaging and other more … Continue reading

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A White White Wedding!

In 1994 I graduated highschool, and moved to Chicago to attend The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.  While at school there, studying bookbinding and papermaking (and sort of attempting to be in the graphic design program) I made a … Continue reading

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The Pigeon Doesn’t Realize How Long It Takes To Make A Pigeon Costume!

Up until Brad nearly lost his marbles recently, and insisted on a new bedtime story to read to Grace, Grace was usually very quick to pick one of her many “Pigeon” books for daddy to read to her every night.  Each and … Continue reading

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Okay, Go Ahead… Judge a Blog By Its Cover!

Well, somehow instead of putting the finishing touches on my logo presentation due tomorrow morning, I got sucked into my {oh so poorly designed} blog tonight. glog You know how when you spend a ton of money on the most … Continue reading

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The Days Are Snails, The Years Are Gazelles

A friend of mine (who had a baby recently) expressed concern on the phone to me the other day. “Jenn,” she said, “the days crawl by, but the years are passing so quickly.” I knew exactly what she meant. The … Continue reading

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Designer OR De-sinner

Well, hello! It’s been a long time since I took a few minutes to sit down and blog. Last I wrote, I was preparing to move to the burbs and have a baby. As luck would have it, since my … Continue reading

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Location, Location, Location!

Well, the time has come to put away my “going out clothes” (the ones I used to wear before the baby, the ones that I almost got back into after the baby, but then got pregnant again and now, not … Continue reading

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Style Me Pretty

So, as you all know about my penchant for Wedding Porn, it will come as no surprise that the Porn doesn’t only take the shape of magazines.  Wedding blogs, wedding websites, photography websites, invitation-design websites… it all falls under the … Continue reading

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I’m so flattered…

I got an email this morning from a woman I’ve never met.   _ _ _ _ Hey Jenn!  I just wanted to let you know that we have done a post about 13 Creative on our blog for Weddings … Continue reading

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