A Holiday Greeting from Lara J Designs
At Lara J Designs, we have a deep appreciation for classic design that continues to resonate across time. This year, as we planned our holiday card, we wanted to create something that both reflected our brand style and colors and conveyed feelings of warmth and nostalgia, calling to mind [...]
Lesser Violetear Hummingbird
Colibri cyanotus The Lesser Violetear is a medium-size hummingbird that lives throughout the forests of South & Central America including Nicaragua, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. They can also be found at feeders and gardens. This hummingbird has a beautiful sparkly green feathers with patches of blue and [...]
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata The blue jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. The blue jay can be beneficial to other bird species, as it may chase predatory birds such as hawks away. It has also been known to sound an alarm call when [...]
Violet-Green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina The Violet-Green Swallow is a relatively small Northwest American bird. Mature males have a white face and green upperparts and a purple rump. Females and juvenile birds are duller on the upperparts, sometimes just gray. They are common in a variety of open habitats, often foraging over meadows [...]
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris The European Starling is a beautiful bird found primarily in Europe and North America. A small number of these birds were originally released in New York in 1890. Since then, they have become a common sighting in the United States. Averaging 8½ inches in lengths, they are a [...]
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis The Paradise Tanager is a vibrantly colored bird that resides in the tropical forests of South America, particularly in countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Known for its beautiful appearance, this species has a plethora of colors, including deep blue, vibrant green, and sometimes red. The [...]
Lara J Designs Holiday Cookie Recipe
This holiday season the Lara J Designs team decided to share one of their favorite holiday cookie recipes with you! We hope that you enjoy making them as much as we did. Holiday Cookies makes 24 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter 1 [...]
Graphic Designer & Entrepreneur Career Day video
Hi there! Our owner, Lara Jeanneret, was asked to create a Career Day video for the Cartersville Elementary School 4th graders during the Covid-19 pandemic (as visitors were not allowed in the school at the time) and we thought you would enjoy watching this video, as well. In the video [...]
IMPACT Awards in Daily Tribune News
IMPACT Awards: Chamber of Commerce’s accolades showcase five extraordinary young professionals Posted Saturday, January 9, 2021 BY MARIE NESMITH View original article on Daily Tribune News here. To showcase “outstanding leadership,” the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce presented its second annual IMPACT Awards to five accomplished young professionals. Noble & [...]
Lara Jeanneret honored as notable woman of Bartow County
Bartow History Museum's Women of Bartow Temporary Exhibit (through January 30, 2021) features the stories of over 25 women who have made an impact on Bartow County and beyond dating back to the early 1800s through the present. The exhibit highlights their contributions to a variety of fields including business, [...]