Greetings, my peeps!
(Adam, my dear SIL, I said that just for you!)
Confession time.
My desktop was a mess.
Seriously – there were folders and PDFs and files strewn all over my desktop and whenever I've cleaned it up it's lasted, oh maybe, 2 days?
I was cruising around on Pinterest (big surprise, right?) and saw this really cool desktop from Moritz Fine Designs. Heather offers a bunch of downloads in different sizes. Heather, I pinned your designs on my Pinterest board – thanks for the idea!
After checking out her designs, I said to myself,
"Self, you could do that."
So I did.
I measured my desktop at 14.5" X 9".
I opened a new file on Photoshop with those dimensions and placed a scrapbooking background paper on the board. Using the rectangle tool, I added boxes and colored them using the eyedropper tool to match one of the colors on my background. For each box I added "bevel and emboss" under the object tab/effects/bevel and emboss, (Inner bevel, smooth, up, .2972, angled at 120 degrees).
Here is a picture of my desktop now.
Well, how it was when I started writing this post. I've already filed everything under the "To Do" window. This is a keeper.
I love it!
The best part is I can change the color or design whenever I get tired of it – which will probably be quite often.
Check out this post that my daughter Jillian sent to her husband, Taylor from the website [YOKE]: Dating a Designer: 10 Things You Need to Know. This is scary accurate! Bahahaha!
Another tip about designers – we're never satisfied with anything very long – if I can change it, I will, and often. That's the perk in these type of DIY projects.
Change is just a click away.
I might just add some pictures of my grandkids or maybe a quote next time.
I've already seem my productivity improve and at a glance know what needs to be done because I have my projects and files organized on my desktop.
My daughter told me about a site called fiverr. It's a place you can advertise your work, but each product/service must be only $5.00. Check it out here. I'm going to add some of these desktop designs to see how they go. I'll add the link to my stuff when I get it set up. I think I need about 10 years to do everything I plan to do!
What cool thing are you working on?
Thank you so much! I just finally got around to going back to your email from this post and cleaned up my desktop with your link! I absolutely love it! What a great post of info! I pinned it too!
Blessings!
Great Rosenda! I l love mine and it has helped me stay focused and organized.
Thanks for sharing my idea with your readers, Val!!
It was a great idea Heather! I love my desktop now – so much easier to accomplish things with it so organized.