The Tea Library

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If you are looking for branding tips, website help or past client projects, then you're in the right place.

I get it, you might not have the time or resources to outsource your website just yet. So you’re left with DIY’ing your site. But, have you ever done that before? Chances are your business website is the first site you’ve ever designed. And you’re learning SO many things as you build it. But, you […]

Websites

Your How-To Guide to Publishing Your Own Website

Can I tell you a secret?🤫⁠⁠Holding on to projects thinking you’ll get around to them one day, can stop you from chasing your dreams. ⁠⁠⁠⁠You aren’t meant to do everything alone. You can’t possibly do it all yourself. We were designed to work together and help each other⁠⁠.⁠⁠It’s the same thing in business, you can’t […]

Branding, Design

Should You Outsource or DIY Your Design Project?

Portland Website Designer Woman Writing

When I was in the middle of my first year of business, I needed some help. I reached out to a fellow designer to ask if they had taken any courses to help them with their business. She recommended I look into Elizabeth McCravy’s Booked Out Designer. As I was narrowing in on my offerings, […]

About Me, Websites

Review Of Elizabeth McCravy’s Booked Out Designer Course

laptop open to Booked out Designer Course

One of the projects I’m super excited to share is the website launch for a friend of mine, Caireen. ⁠ Caireen and I went to church together back in Canada. I’ve babysat her children, sung on the worship team and choir together, and gone hiking and camping with them. She reached out last fall because […]

client projects, Websites

Website Highlight: Peregrine Coaching & Consulting

This past fall brought on a lot of fun projects. One is the brand design of Bennett’s Custom Designs based in Florida. The Bennett’s came to me through a referral and we signed on in September for a brand + website design. They are a custom prefab building company that designs operator cabs, office buildings, […]

Branding, client projects

Brand Highlight: Bennett’s Custom Designs

It’s okay if this has happened to you👇🏻⁠⁠1️⃣ You start to see some things wrong with your current website, maybe it’s not capturing the direction you want to go. ⁠⁠2️⃣ Your website isn’t standing out from your competitors⁠⁠3️⃣ You want a more custom website but you are stuck to work in your current website’s boxy […]

client projects, Websites

Why is Now A Good Time To Relaunch Your Website

woman holding iPad with Hoffman Creative Co. website

Wanna hear a fun story? I was scrolling through Facebook in late 2020 and saw an old friend from summer camp share that his wife was starting a new business. I decided to comment “congratulations! If she needs any help with marketing, let me know!” I kinda threw it out there. Not really thinking much […]

client projects, Design

Brand Highlight: Pandemic Academic Tutoring

Look I know there are a lot of website platforms out there. And I used to be willing to design on several of them. But then one day, I heard about this new platform, Showit. And I wanted to give it a try. And not to be dramatic—yet I really am—Showit CHANGED MY LIFE. I […]

Websites

Why I Chose to Design on Showit

Jess and I met while working with Allee from Right Up Your Allee last year. We’ve been in coaching calls together and watched each other grow in business. She had mentioned that her website needed an upgrade, but she kept putting it on the back burner. One day, we talked more about it and decided […]

client projects, Websites

Website Highlight: Jess Bundy Photography

I’m here to help you save some time and money⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes, you read that right! ⁠⁠⁠⁠If you’ve ever thought “Should I hire a Graphic Designer for this or do it myself?”⁠⁠ Then keep reading👇🏻⁠⁠⁠⁠ When to Hire Out? First, think about what you are wanting to make. Is it going to be a lot of detail […]

Branding, Design

Should You Hire a Designer or DIY?