My new Celebrity Muse

I have always described my design aesthetic as elegance with edge...and who personifies that better than screen vixen Megan Fox!? I think she is everything that's great about Angelina Jolie but better. Her spread in June's Elle is just stunning. Just like that, she bumped Natalie Portman to a distant second.

Refer a Bride who orders her gown for $50 Visa Gift Card!

Hey friends and family - listen up! We here at Natalie Harris Design are incredibly excited to be taking our Custom Bridal design services to the next level with a new advertising campaign! HOWEVER...

Everyone knows that word of mouth is the best way to find a trusted professional. That is why we are offering a $50 Visa Gift Card to those of you who refer a bride who places her order for a custom wedding gown or bridal party (5 or more bridesmaids)! (For orders placed through Aug 31, 09.)

So please...recommend us to everyone your engaged friends and family!

Natalie Harris Design: We make dream dresses a reality.

Polyvore: The Poor Man's Photoshop

...but I decided to play with it, as I'm hopelessly torn between two ideas for revamping the "Duck" room, my studio/home office which still showcases the wall duckies from the previous owner. Anyway, one idea is an indigo for the walls, using white accents, and changing to a lucite ceiling fan. On the other hand, I'm toying with a non-offensive shade of chartreuse for the walls, then doing a palm-blade ceiling fan and natural accents. Help?! (I'll try to whip up an image of the green palette in a bit.)

http://www.polyvore.com/duck_room_peacock_indigo/set?id=8817362

(Belated) Birthday Recap

My thanks to Caty for this most entertaining card:

(Inside reads: "I got it on Ebay!")

Dear Hubs and I spent the day together field-trip style at the zoo. It was a beautiful day and a great time. Thumbs down to the zoo, who added a barrier between my Okapi friends and I. Eh, it was hot, so my stupid Okapi friend hid in the shade anyway. :( I did get a few images of cool, colorful animals to add to my ever-growing inspiration file! Please enjoy the following stupidity:

Hubs in an aquarium

"Special" Giraffe

We ended the night at Gianna's (an amazing Italian Ristorante in Tomball) with some friends. It was a fantastic day all around...

even despite that whole downward-slide-to-30 thing.