Pink Light featured on Orange Circle Studio Blog

Thanks to Orange Circle Studio for featuring us on their blog. Check it out here.

Here's to happy weeks everywhere!

Karmic Management, a must read!

The first quote in this book is ancient wisdom that says:

"The odds of success In all things Are 100%."

That's an attention getter!

Karmic Management is the sequel to The Diamond Cutter which is a global business classic. Read Karmic Management and stop stressing over decisions. Know how to make things happen.

"The line between me and you is artificial". --Master Shantideva, 700 AD

With that being said...I will be taking my yoga teacher training at the end of July!!!

I'm very excited but apparently I have to study lots of anatomy in the next month. :) I'm not stressing, especially after reading this book! It's a super easy read and actually...a super easy practice! Enjoy.

"Your First Year" Baby Calendar Give Away by Orange Circle Studios

One of the most rewarding projects of 2010 was the "Your First Year" baby calendar I designed for Orange Circle Studios. My true love is not only designing, but actually seeing the product come to life. Please click here for more info on the calendar and to sign up to win a free one! This calendar is printed beautifully and it's the perfect gift as it's gender neutral and a great price! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed designing it!

Wednesday's Woman: Mary Beth Freet, Pink Light Design Creative Director, Designer, and Agent

I was out of the office on Monday attending a CRAVE Seattle business event which was quite lovely. I really had no idea what to expect on Monday, other than that I was going to learn some great skills to improve my business. While I did learn and was also reminded of a few key elements for success, the biggest thing I learned is that I am a successful business woman who is working it! :)

I am going to be very candid here because there is really no other way to say it but that I truly believe that we can do anything and achieve anything that we are truly passionate about as long as we are listening with our hearts. With that being said, after our dreams become reality, in order to move to the next step, there is something that needs to happen internally which is called "expanding your mental equivalent". I have been struggling a bit since Surtex with the idea of "what's next?" and how to sort of "move into it". Part of expanding your mental equivalent is that you literally need to sort of "move your mind" into the place where you want to go next and to truly believe that it is possible. It is much different than the law of attraction which many people know about and practice. The law of attraction comes from the point of view that you "attract" things into your life that you think about or picture. The Law of Mental Equivalent is more about becoming or growing into the type of person you dream about and expanding your capacity to experience all that is Good in life. For example, if you want to go from point A to point F, then your mental equivalent should be in the range of point E to G. It would not be to your benefit to try to put your mental equivalent at Z, for example, unless it truly seemed within your mental capacity of believability. Think of point A as "I want to start my own business" and point Z as "I want to have 100 employees and be on the Fortune 500 list of best companies to work for". It would be to your benefit to set goals along the way, and as you reach each goal, adjust your mental equivalent so that you can more easily achieve the next one and the next one. It is crucial that your mental equivalent always be within a range that you feel is 100% possible. Then when you reach that goal, you can expand to the next level.

I have been taking a few weeks since Surtex to really think about a lot of these ideas and to sort out how to keep my original business intentions while continuing to expand my mental equivalent. Most of all, how can I move forward while always remaining grounded, balanced, and having complete humility. I'm sharing this process because I think it is quite intriguing from a business perspective.

With this all being said, what I have resolved is that yes, I am a successful business woman, it is ok to claim it, and most importantly, I will continue to let my hot Pink Light SHINE!! I will do this by sharing my knowledge and inspiring others to do what makes their heart sings. In order to do this humbly all I need do is remember where that light comes from. It is a reflection of everyone around me and all of the wonderful experiences I have had that have gotten me to this exact moment. With deepest gratitude to Tanya, Rachel, Andrea, Nancy, Danielle, Kanae, Rupa, Khristian, my mom, my grandma (my angel), Sandy, my family, and my two boys who teach me more than anyone else every day and who are the two reasons why I do what I do. May we teach them how to create beautiful lives for themselves.

Tuesday Teen Talk with Maryah: Tie Dye Party

Last weekend my dance class came over to tye-dye t-shirts for our dance costumes, which will be for our dance recital in JUNE!!!!

Here is the LONG, creative process to making the most perfect, crazy tye-dyed shirts!!!!!

You start with Rubber band MANIA!!! I couldn’t BELIEVE how many rubber bands it took to make these crazy t-shirts! We found out that the thicker, stronger rubber bands worked best for this project!

There were 13 girls that came over to my house and we used over 300 rubber bands!!!

You can twist and turn your t-shirt in anydirection! When we tied our shirts up they looked super weird!! Several of them ended up looking like chickens, robots, and evenlooked like crazy little people!!!!!

Before you start the actual dying process you have to rinse your t-shirts in water. We had a huge pile of them as you saw above, so while the shirts were rinsing we thought this was a good time to have a pizza break!!!!

Let’s start tye-dying!!! Dip, drop, or pore… anything works!!!

WAIT!!! Wait for the dye to set in…… We found that if you let the dye sit longer the brighter the colors will be!

Untie the rubber bands, and rinse in cold water until water runs clear.

Look at your master piece!!!! (This is my dance instructor Sharnessa Sanden! She was the first one to rinse her shirt out and it turned out SO awesome!)

Wash EACH ITEM in cold water then dry in dryer or air dry.

THE FINISHED PRUODUCT!!!! They ALL look AMAZING, and each one turned out so different!!! Good job everyone!!!! I can’t wait to see how these will all look on stage at our performance!!!

*****My mom and I had a little trouble on this project I took us 4 try’s!! So make sure to use COLD water!!! And they may not look good all rolled up, but just wait…. They will look awesome when you are all done!!!!*****

Sweet Shoes!

Thank goodness I can't walk in slingbacks...otherwise I might have to make an impulse purchase! So sweet!

Happy Thought for the day

“The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action. They know that love is not a mere sentiment, but the ultimate truth at the heart of the universe.”

-Deepak Chopra

National Stationery Show Standout

I only had a quick moment to run through the aisles at The National Stationery Show. When I did, one new line stood out above all the rest, Rifle Paper Company. Anna Bonds, Owner and Creative Director's beautiful hand painted designs are so intricate and lovely. Her hand lettering is beautiful. Actually, I don't even have words for how lovely the hand lettering is on her recently launched custom designs for wedding and birth announcements. When I saw her cursive hand painted lettering my mouth just dropped and I starred in awe for a few moments. ;) See pix below, but I must say, seeing them in person was so exciting as they were the most unique designs I've seen in a while. I look forward to seeing them instore soon!