Oh. My. Wine-Design!

I would love to design wine labels. When I go to buy wine, I'm not thinking about the year, the location, the type of grape in-season, and what-not... I am analyzing the labels. Do I like the organic lines in that one, or the geometric nature of this one... but then again I'm always a sucker for texture! I buy based on what I'm liking that day. Weird? Psh. I think not! I bet some of you do this without even realizing it!

Take a look at some that I am really in-love with right now...

{found at TheCoolist }

{see that beautiful scorpion bottle there, I need to try that one}

Columbus Wine Festival

Well, weekend wise, I am a week behind on keeping up with my blog, but hopefully this week I can straighten that out! The Columbus Wine Festival hosted by Giant Eagle was last weekend (August 27th) at the Conservatory! It was a warm and beautiful day, and I was lucky enough to have some wonderful visitors!! Three of my college roommates, and Erin's boyfriend, Mike! We all had so much fun, a little too much wine, but many memorable laughs! These are some of my favorite photos/memories from that weekend!

The Conservatory- Must go back and go inside!

Me, Alyssa, Catie, and Samantha

YUM

Reggae Wine tattoos

A little something in our tummies

He was quite the connoisseur 

Erin and Mike

Note to self: BUY!

Sunset

And it's evening!

Lucky Duck

I love making home-made pizza for friends and family! I recently made some delicious pizza for my roommate Erin and I. Using just a sandwich wrap for the crust, I whipped up a white sauce (olive oil, garlic, and italian seasoning) and topped it off with mozerella, goat cheese, and tomatoes! The other is regular red sauce (prego traditional pasta sauce) with three or four cheeses I found in the fridge (use what you like!). With our pizza, we had a glass of Lucky Duck Sauvignon Blanc (wonderfully smooth white wine!).

We topped the pizza off with parmigniano, and it was perfection!

Chic Design

Discovered @ http://www.designlovefest.com/. (amazing blog! check it out!!) This gem of a label is super chic and modern! My dream is to work for a studio that deals with branding, packaging, and wine labels (galore)! 

vino vino vino

Restaurant Week in Columbus

Ttrattoria Roma, Grandview

Restaurant week is my favorite time of the year! This year, I spent it at home in Columbus and only had the chance to go to one restaurant – Trattoria Roma. It was $20 dollars for a miniature three-course meal. I had margherita flat bread, a salad with peach vinaigrette (sounds strange but I highly suggest you try it!) and sausage ravioli. AMAZING! The whole meal was delicious! 

Slowly, but surely I am figuring life out in Columbus, and thus far I have come across unique finds that a just my style! Trattoria Roma, for example, is a lovely restaurant with a great atmosphere to relax, enjoy a meal, and good conversation over a glass of wine! I would recommend it to any who ask!

Lazy days

Stuffed peppers are easy to make and absolutely delicious! These are stuffed with wild rice, tomato, orange pepper, corn, and beans in a little lemon juice and topped with a little goat cheese!

I am obsessed with wine labels- as these two photos show! One day I'd love to travel around the world and design/redesign labels for vineyards.

I actually designed the one in the front for a graphic design project last year — I  selected the name "Incandescence" for the wine company. It was one of my favorite projects by far!

Work all the time leaves me with very little free time (other than the weekends) but after work I like to relax, and naturally I like my nails painted, and recently I've started to try fun things such as stripes, dots, colored french tips, etc. If you've get any great ideas for me to try, please let me know :)

This was inspired by my friend Catie! She recently got a job as well (a big congrats- I can tell she really loves it!) At her job she deals with a lot of the social media stuff and is always finding awesome new blogs- she found one with newsprint nails! Its super easy- you paint your nails, let it dry, dip you nails in rubbing alcohol, then cut out sections of the paper to adorn your nails as you please and use a q-tip or cotton ball to dab the newsprint on your nails. Presto! Just apply a coat of clear- and you're all set!

A place to call home

The small painting is a local artist I met while I studied in Florence. One of the most remarkable adventures I have ever been on! (Which reminds me, I need to post some pictures from my travels)

The roomie, Erin brought this home from her visit to Chicago. We split the whole jug in one night... it was delicious and turned out to be a very interesting night out in the arena district! ha need I say more!

I love wine and decorating with the bottles is super fun! This bottle of Erath- Pinot Noir was opened and drank move-in weekend! My mom gave it to me a house a house warming gift (along with a plant) and let me tell you if you like a good flavorful red- this is AMAZING!!! Five stars for sure :) Thanks momma!!

Welcome to my cozy apartment for two! My roommate, Erin and I moved to Columbus a few weeks ago and we're loving the city! There is always something to do and thousands of great people to meet!