A day behind, and not a ton to report, but we have finally adjusted to not having air conditioning. Our apartment is lovely and our AirBnB host left the essentials for us: Water, Marmalade, and Champagne! Last night we had dinner at @doubledragon_paris thanks to tips from @parisismykitchen. The reel goes quickly but we had: Cold Dan Dan Noodles with sesame, peas and beans; Tuna with Tamarind; BBQ Zucchini/Yellow Squash; the most amazing Confit Pork Cheeks with caramelized onions; and a Tempura Whitefish (I forget the species) with a cold mushroom salad. Then we looked out the window beside us, love. Blair has already gone to bed, but I’m wired, sleeping pill here I come (it’s 2:30 here) 💗🇫🇷 #blizdotheolympics #lovelysomethingstravels
The City of Love is showing out! We arrived yesterday morning, made it to our apartment in Montmartre, had some major naps as we didn’t really sleep on our overnight flight, had a delicious dinner and forced ourselves to go to bed at 2am. #jetlagisreal #blizdotheolympics
Already missing these two, but thank goodness they have the best grandma in the world, who flew up to stay with them,l…and spoils them rotten, Piper has a new seahorse toy that she carries around with her and check out Quinn’s new bow tie in pic 2. Many thanks to @akroncookiecompany for helping me spoil mom a little. Melissa made a bunch of adorable Olympic themed cookies but mom enjoyed them so much before I could get a pic 💗🇫🇷🥇🐶🍪
📷 OPEN CALL: Looking for photographers in Northeast Ohio. Know someone? Please tag in the comments. Are you a photographer? Please email me a link to your portfolio: Liz@lizscottdesigns.com. I’m looking for ALL experience levels - contract-based work - range of subjects, from food to people to pets to architecture, and everything in between.
Three cheers to Akron, and @silas_hite! This spring I had the honor of hosting a pre-party for a screening of The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, at our very own @nightlightakron, followed by a Q&A with our dear friend, that composed it’s score (the music is used here, too), Silas. Read and see more about it on my blog, link in bio, but I’ll spill the beans on what makes Akron special, us, the people!
Thank you for everyone that came together to make this incredible night happen and to all that attended, you are our hearts.
Star: @silas_hite
Venue: @nightlightakron
Moderator: @pvreese
Cheese Mountain: @waxedcrescent featuring @lowrentfancy bread
Bourbon: @riverrootsbarrelco
Road Sodas: @norkabeverage
Treats: @jamtoothbakingco
Plants: @grafgrowers
Photos: @akronmomandkids
Logistics: @alinboyd
Engagement: @broadlawnfarm
Table Linens: @furbishstudio
Ideas, Designs, Connections: @lizscottdesigns
I’ve entered my purple phase. Have you ever had the experience where you realize you’ve never noticed a certain type of car, then you see it everywhere? That happens to me with color all of the time. Of course I know alllllll the colors but often I’m drawn to one over all the others. And currently it’s purple, but like a really warm shade, plum-y. Currently obsessed with this landscape via @clivenichols and the tender branches from @sarah_c_owens that I discovered via @jamtoothbakingco. 💜☔️🙋🏻♀️
I find insane gratitude and pride when a former colleague asks me to do work for their team/clients. I’m so very grateful to have the honor of doing work for the wonderful Barb Crock and her org, Crock Leadership Associates. Barb is based in Michigan, but we have previously worked on nationwide education-based projects in the past which led her to engaging me to design an Instructional Playbook for a school system in Florida. I can’t wait to show you what she refers to as the “magic”…taking a stripped down google doc, and bringing it to life. #designmatters #letlizhelp #lizscottdesigns
Appreciation post for my person 💗 for no real reason 💓 but for so many reasons. @blaircscott you are incredible. Your capacity for kindness and desire to treat everyone fairly knows no bounds. You can go from playful uncle, to super model, to activist, to the greatest dog dad, to lover of the finer things, to karaoke master, all in the blink of an eye, but you are ALWAYS my favorite person. Thank you for making my life a million times happier, LOUDER, and almost always going along (often begrudgingly) with my crazy ideas. Love you 🐛 #lovelysomethingsathome
✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ We want to wish our friends @nightlightakron a very Happy 10th Birthday! We’re no longer able to make the super exclusive showing of Amadeus this Saturday night, so are giving away our 2 tickets (value: $100) to one of you. Simply comment your favorite movie that you’ve seen at the Nightlight for your chance to win. Haven’t made it to the Nightlight yet? Go! And don’t worry you can still win, simply comment your fave movie that you’ve seen in a theater…it’s just not the same as @Netflix. Enter as many times as you want for more chances to win. I will randomly select a winner at noon EST, on Friday 6/28. Amadeus screening is Saturday 6/29 at 8pm at The Nightlight, downtown Akron. 🎂 Remember to donate to their 2nd Screen campaign, too!
This contest is not affiliated with Instagram/meta/anyone else. No cash value (we already gave them our cash) or refunds.
Holographic sticker I designed as a holiday gift I designed for The Nightlight a couple of years ago. #lizscottdesigns #letlizhelp #thenightlightrocks
The past two weeks, and summer thus far have been quite a blur. I’ve been consistently working late into the night, and when not doing that, I’ve been “playing” just as hard. Tried to get a decent selfie pre-Rolling Stones show, then tried for the Stones’ logo look, but the Gene Simmons look felt way more natural to me 👄👅🤦🏻♀️
It doesn’t get much cuter than this! They are def best friends, but to catch them sleeping like that, makes my heart burst. And don’t worry, Piper’s baby (chipmunk) is never far. 🐶💗🐶 #lovelysomethingsathome @adventuresofquinnandpiper
It’s a journey, right? These are the prime example of my ADHD (maybe I should write a blog post on my recent diagnosis) - gung ho at first taking care of my little seed babies but then time and more time wore on, and I’d get distracted, and distracted more, though these are also proof that they are resilient. The biggest hit was all of my recent traveling. Blair watered them once at the end of my Florida trip, but I guarantee they should be in different stages now. My original plan was to plant all of them this weekend. Well, my lawn guy still has to rototill the new bed (this weekend) that has been covered for months, and I moved about half of the trays out to the garage. Did you know you are supposed to “harden off” seedlings? It’s the act of getting them acclimated to your climate by putting them outside for increasing hours at a time. Well, I’m itching to plant so I know I won’t be able to wait a week+ of doing that, and I’m hoping since then temps are so high, that they won’t have a terrible time adjusting. Now the challenge is letting them chill in the driveway without Piper getting too curious and enjoying a seedling buffet 🌱#theytriedtoburyusbuttheydidntknowwewereseeds #lizziescutflowergarden #lovelysomethingsathone
What fun! Can’t wait to see which of our @norkabeverage designs @artxlovellc selected for their Bicentennial Deck of playing cards ♥️♣️♦️♠️ #norkaisakronbackwards #akronisawesome #letlizhelp
Happy Mother’s Day, to the greatest momma, Nana, Pup Grandma, pointer, and allround good sport out there! @alliefinnerty, we can’t wait to spoil you today and always. Thank you for loving and supporting us, to the best that you knew how, and now growing with us into the people that we have all become 💗 I love you, Mom!
Exciting...you all probably thought @heritagesteakandwhiskey was already my client because of how much I post about the food, the dining room, the cocktails, the details - that wasn't the case, but now it is! Welcome to the LSD Network, @therealfatdoug, @chefjeffgable, and the rest of your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ team.
#socialmediadesign #socialmediamanagement #letlizhelp #lizscottdesigns
I was able to create a lot of what swirls around in this brain of mine for a party Monday night to celebrate our amazing friend, @silas_hite, at the @nightlightakron. I can’t wait to share the full story with you, but in the meantime, here are some closeups of the beet tower I created, while still fresh 🚿 #letlizhelp #lizscottdesigns #partyhearty
So excited to finally reveal the @NORKAbeverage 100th anniversary logo! It has been an absolute honor to work with Mike and be a part of the brand's rebirth over the past 10 years. When we began this journey, Mike had a clear vision not to stray too far from the original branding, so from that I was able to develop the new NORKA. I can't tell you the absolute joy it is receiving behind the scenes pics of my designs on bottles on a conveyor belt; or walking into @housethreethirty and my little niece beaming with pride, pointing to the bottles saying "Aunt Liz, you made that!!!" (of course she then questioned if I designed everything else, not yet Nora, not yet); or walking through @acmefreshmarket and many other stores seeing huge displays of NORKA. Thank you @mwconsidine, for entrusting me with your baby AND for being the nicest person I have ever met. Cheers to celebrating a CENTURY of NORKA and hopefully 100 more! #NORKA100 #NORKATastesBetter #LetLizHelp #LizScottDesigns
Loving this weather! Anyone else think that I should add a little fun to the outside of my shed? Feeling a little inspired by this cottage in Czechoslovakia.
This year has definitely been one of growth, lots of growth! I'm excited to share more clients with you and the process of the work I do for and with them. Drumroll...my love for Liz's cheese plates (her name is Liz also, I'm not speaking in 3rd person), will soon be manifesting itself in a new brand design. She did her original logo herself (went to design school, too), but is looking to switch things up and has her hands full with, well, cheese. As a small business owner, I know how hard it is to wear all of the hats, so I'm tickled to relieve her of one of them, and explore the future of @waxedcrescent, with Liz. 🧀 💗 🤩 #letlizhelp #lizscottdesigns #consultingstrategydesign
A little delayed, and I know I said I wouldn’t write about the CAVS, or at least not too much, but MY last game was a week ago, and I was full of feelings. Read my love letter to the CAVS, link in bio to the blog 🏀
#letemknow #gocavs #thisiscle