Andrea Cooley Creative Services

sorry for the lack of updates and eye-candy posts lately, life has returned to a normal pace (aka I am back to working 40 hours a week) and i’m still adjusting to the change. I have all kinds of things to post, like what i’m doing at my new job (for example, today one thing [...]

I haven’t been consistent in posting on Fridays, but today, on my last Friday at home before I head back to a 40 hour work week, I wanted to inspire you to give wallpaper a second chance. This isn’t your grandma’s dated wallpaper covered with oversized floral patterns. This is spunky, bright, and hip. Try [...]

If you know me, you know that while I’m a creative person, I don’t usually get out the scissors and glue gun to create things. I may rearrange the furniture, buy a magazine for inspiration, or bake cookies, but I’m not necessarily “crafty”
Maybe I’m turning over a new leaf, or maybe I’m just really ready [...]

I have been writing a lot during the last few weeks. Even when I was working full time at a magazine, writing wasn’t my favorite part of the job. I loved researching products, planning stories, photography. To be honest (and if you’re a writer you’ll know what I mean) writing was sometimes the hardest part [...]

Last week I said goodbye to Milo my little white MacBook. He has been adopted by my sister Karen. I know he will be loved and well used as she starts her degree in fabric design at Iowa State this fall, and I still have a mac to work on at home (yes, we were [...]