Month: September 2012

Career

Small Business 101: Stay Focused!

It’s been awhile since I wrote something for my fellow (or aspiring) small business owners. That’s on purpose since I’ve felt a little scattered lately. How can I give you suggestions for how to do it when I’m not feeling it myself? Then I realized that’s my lesson – it is guaranteed there will be […]

Inspiration

Gamecock Wedding Inspiration Board

I’m continuing the theme of college colors as inspiration and made a board using all things garnet and black. My alma mater, the University of South Carolina has relatively common school colors, but we have one of the most unusual mascots – the Gamecock! This allowed me to tie in a little farmhouse-feel to this […]

Everyday, Inspiration

Why I Love Fall

Ok, I’ll be honest. Fall isn’t my favorite season. It has a lot going for it, but there is the big, ugly winter that comes around right after it. I just can’t get over that nasty finale to such a pretty time of year! But we’re about positivity here at Mark the Occasion Designs (well, […]

Inspiration

Using College Colors to Decorate Your Event

One of my favorite things about fall is college football. No, not football in general, but college football. I am a proud Gamecock surrounded by a sea of Badgers, so Saturdays in September are commonly spent watching College GameDay. I know folks who bleed school colors and use them to decorate their homes, paint their […]