a year in review: 2011

Posted on 31. Dec, 2011 by Princess Lasertron in Grab Bag

Highlights: Amazing interns who helped me make CAMP spectacular ♥ Alice playing with snow for the first time ♥ Alice and Turbo finally became friends

Best of PL.com: How I Handled a Wedding Disaster ♥ Window Displays and Waxed Envelopes ♥ Questions From You ♥ Let’s Visit Alice in her Room

Highlights: Wonder Woman MAC Collection ♥ Presenting at the Nebraska Summit for Entrepreneurship ♥ Full house at CAMP ♥ Speaking at Meet the Pros ♥ Speaking at Awesomecamp

Best of PL.com:  Make it Yours: How to take inspiration from others without copying their work ♥ A fun little last-minute birthday party for my mom ♥ breastfeeding in style

Highlights:  Going to Chicago with Dave and our friend Eric for a fun trip ♥ Speaking students in the UNL textiles department ♥ Speaking at UNO about new media ♥

Best of PL.com:  Karin’s flowers ♥ Five books that changed my life and my business ♥ Lisa’s flowers

Highlights:  Vegan bake sale with powerhouse author Isa Chandra Moskowitz ♥ Spending Easter with family where Alice got to meet some cute baby animals ♥ So surrounded by beauty

Best of PL.com: Marketing your personality in the design industry: things employers want that can’t be found on your resume ♥ making easter pretty: setting a friendly table ♥ my real life: ten things I’m really into ♥ my birdhouse home ♥ making handmade felt birthday hats ♥ “How do I start my business?” The first steps.

Highlights:  Our first birthday together ♥ The Signature Styles book release party ♥ Feature in Cosmo Brides UK ♥ Big Omaha

Best of PL.com:  pictures from karin and jeremy’s arbor day barn wedding ♥ alice and megan’s first birthday ♥ for the men: princess lasertron’s best boutonnieres

Highlights:  Met the editor of Kiplinger’s to talk about an Omaha story ♥ Recorded an online class for Rick Rack ♥ Went to Okoboji with Team Lasertron ♥ Dave got photographed for a father’s day feature on Esoteric Velvet

Best of PL.com:  Questions from you ♥ amy’s flowers ♥ How much is a Princess Lasertron felt flower bouquet?

Highlights:  Worked like hell getting sponsors and VIP guests for Omaha Fashion Week ♥ Met the team behind Cut Out & Keep ♥ Watched Project Runway and totally vegged out ♥ Endless photoshoots ♥ True Blood at Isa’s house

Best of PL.com:  Our tiny cupcake toppers in Inspired Ideas magazine! ♥  Bejeweled chain necklace DIY for people who can’t make jewelry ♥ Embroidered felt price tags: a fun (eco-friendly!) DIY for crafty businessowners ♥ Is it ever okay to profit from someone else’s design? ♥ Questions from you no. 29: Mr. Lasertron Edition

Highlights: Hosting a fundraiser for the Nebraska Aids Project featuring Mondo Guerra ♥ Meeting Kat Williams of Rock N Roll Bride who became my instant bff  ♥ Produced our secret spring preview show ♥ Fashion week, of course ♥ Made friends with a psychic ♥ Nonstop photoshoots ♥ Alice went swimming nonstop ♥ Got the Omaha Fashion Magazine cover

Best of PL.com:  omaha fashion week ♥ princess lasertron + rock n roll bride on KMTV’s morning blend ♥ the omaha fashion magazine cover! ♥ so you want to be a model… ♥ promises to my daughter

Highlights:  Another successful Barcamp Omaha with my main gentlemen ♥ Teaching at The Creative Connection Event/BlogHer Handmade ♥ Speaking on a Verizon panel ♥ Got all-new furniture at CAMP

Best of PL.com:  redecorating and reorganizing: on my desk ♥ Claire and Andy’s wedding flowers ♥ the lucky life: my ten favorite experiences at the creative connection event 2011 ♥ where did “make it pretty” come from?

Highlights: Krug Park opening, the best bar in Omaha ♥ Being on the Whatever Mathers podcast ♥ Reiki ♥ Filmed for a Gallup Organization video about entrepreneurship ♥ Spoke on a panel at UNO about new media ♥ got an iPhone ♥ My face on the electronic billboard downtown! ♥ Alice was a bat

Best of PL.com: magic and love at grandma camp ♥ photos from annie and sheldon’s backyard wedding ♥ emerald city: fash flood x lasertron ♥ Photos from Almudena and Quique’s beautiful and casual Spain wedding

Highlights:  Spoke at the Nebraska Broadband Conference ♥ Underwent a little blog redesign ♥ Spoke at UNO on a panel ♥ Developed some new kits and products

Best of PL.com: a letter to my husband: I am grateful for you. ♥ Fifteen things I want to do in my lifetime ♥ how-to: use your pretty magazines to make a festive ball garland

Highlights:  December was ALL Radvent ♥ I was recognized as one of Omaha’s “40 under 40″ ♥ Alice got a black eye ♥ I got a housekeeper ♥ A video about PL was featured at the Gallup Impact Summit ♥ Was filmed for a video about Omaha by AIM

Best of PL.com: How to start: a guide for procrastinators, excuse-makers, busy people, and everyone with a big scary dream ♥ brown paper packages: a quick and dirty gift wrapping tutorial ♥ waxed paper book covers: a radvent tutorial! ♥ radvent day 24: magic – ways to attract charm for a life with more magic

Best wishes, dear readers, for a safe and happy new year. See you in the year of the dragon!

xo
meg

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