Such a Dingbat!

Created with Jackie’s Hand font and 2Peas Garden Girls love me dingbat font

Have you heard of dingbats? That’s the name for a fun type of character font that works well with custom graphic design work and digital scrapbooking techniques. Wikipedia defines a dingbat font as:

A dingbat is an ornament, character or spacer used in typesetting, sometimes more formally known as a “printer’s ornament” or “printer’s character”. The term continues to be used in the computer industry to describe fonts that have symbols and shapes in the positions designated for alphabetical or numeric characters.

Using dingbats is as easy as typing, just click on the alphabet key associated with the image you want to use. You can adjust the size of the font and fill with different colors. You can even use the shapes as a clipping mask and fill with colored or patterned papers (in Photoshop, I'm brand new to Photoshop so this is a learning process for me!). Many dingbats can be modified (such as colored). They are such an fun way to add easy and mostly FREE details to illustrate titles and themes to whatever you creating.



Here are a few of my favorites: 

Pea Betsy free at fonts for peas

 

Pea Cookie Doodles free at fonts for peas

Convo Balloons Free on dafont.com

 

Harry Potter Free on dafont.com

 

Garden Girl love me Free on fontspace.com

Forced Reentry (StarWars) free on dafont.com

 

Famous Folks free on dafont.com

This post inspired me to create this fun little piece with one of my favorite female American icons and quotes, using the Famous Folks dingbat font. Fun, right!?   

 
So are you ready to raid your dingbat files or download some now? I’d love to see what you create with these tiny little bits of art. Feel free to leave a comment and a link to the images you've created. Remember, it’s ok to play and have some fun!

Cheers!
Angee

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Pantone's 2013 Fall Color Report!

Pantone’s 2013 Fall Color Report

I forgot!  How did I forget?  

We all know that I love color. I love it! I love talking about it and thinking about it and putting together palettes and reading about it and planning and imagining it.

Here’s my little take on Pantone’s 2013 Fall Fashion Color Report: 

My guess for fall weddings is palettes of:
Purples and Pinks like Acai and Vivacious
Mixed greens like Emerald, Linden Green and Deep Lichen Green
Bright and bold like Samba, Koi and Vivacious
Mystical and Magical with Mykonos Blue, Emerald, Acai and Turbulence
Naturals paired with a deep bold like Carafe, Deep Lichen Green, Linden Green and Samba

 Cheers!

Angee

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Welcome to my blog!

Angee Billingsley

Welcome to my blog. I am Angee--Event Planner and Promoter. I am an eclectic, OCD, self proclaimed glitter whispering, Domestic Diva full of contagious ambition and excitement! My background in party planning includes those tiny, creative details that set your event apart! Custom graphic design and party accessorizing is available, whether it’s a wedding, Sweet Sixteen party, baby shower, promoting your business or media coverage. My ultimate goal is to provide my clients with the event of their dreams. Let me add the SPARKLE to set it apart and make it an exceptional, elegant, extravagant experience. 

This is where I will share a piece of my world with you. You'll find fabulous wedding and event design ideas, creative color palettes, DIY ideas, my favorite party recipes and even better cocktails, the latest industry trends and some of my most exciting moments and experiences. I hope you enjoy it! 

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