Strike gold with the whole family at Elk Creek Mining Company! With a new Kids Menu designed by Elyse Hutchinson Design, even the kids will be shouting EUREKA!

Seeking an online look and feel to reflect the unique and one-of-a-kind offerings of their store, The Nest of New Castle, Colorado along with Elyse Hutchinson Design, revealed today their new website.

Along with pictures of the fun items shoppers can expect to find in the shop, the site features bios of the 3 owners and an interactive map by Google.

Wanting to set their company apart from the competition, Silt Mesa Excavating asked Elyse Hutchinson Design to create a logo for their vehicles that would be bold, easily recognized and versatile for many applications.  The result was an illustration of an Excavator Machine that seems to come right out of the borders of the logo.

Silt Mesa Excavating plans on using the logo for vehicle graphics, on their machery and on business collateral.

Commuter Challenge-2011 Pilot

Do you remember walking or bicycling to
school? Wouldn’t it be great if all children in
Colorado could have those same happy
memories? Walk to School Colorado can
help you and your school make it happen by
initiating Walk to School Day, Walk to School
Wednesdays, and a Safe Routes to School
program.

CLEER in conjuntion with CDOT are sponsoring the Garfield Clean Energy Commuter Challenge this October. Elyse Hutchinson Design was contacted to design a set of posters for the pilot project. The art is fun and is intended to generate excitement for the program with kids and adults alike.

After hours of staring at my computer monitor, my eyes start to bug out and I have to step away. I suppose I could do laundry or bake banana bread, but lately I have been fascinated with the possibilities of upcycling. I lie awake at night dreaming up things to do with  stuff that would otherwise go into the trash. I suppose this has been a lifetime obsession – I remember making furniture for my dollhouse out of egg cartons and sewing tiny pillows out of an old sock.

Recently I started making tiny notebooks out of used gift cards. That evolved into Jewelry. Who knows what comes next? My craft table is covered in notebooks and scraps of plastic. I’d love your feedback and ideas for new items!

Check out some of my upcycled creations in my new Etsy Store: The Re-Giftables. I need to get rid of some of this stuff so I can make more!!  http://www.etsy.com/shop/eandvhutch

Artwork by Elyse Hutchinson Design

Have you ever walked through an old cemetery and wondered about the people buried there? New Castle’s Highland Cemetery has been the final resting place of many since 1888. Included in its residents are town founders, gunfighters, miners lost in the Vulcan Mine explosion, and many many others.

This year during Burning Mountain Festival you have the unique opportunity to meet with the spirits of Highland Cemetery. In cooperation with the historical society, an educational walking tour is going to be offered Sept. 9th at 9:00pm. Various spirits of New Castle’s past will be telling you about their lives.

Money raised will go toward building a Veterans’ Memorial at Highland Cemetery. Tickets are $5 and are available at many businesses in New Castle, including Patti’s Main Street Coffee House, Spirits of New Castle, Sassy Cuts, Making New Waves and Alpine Bank.

Patti and Bill were some of my first clients when I started freelancing. EHD has helped them from everything from Chamber of Commerce websites to business cards, menus and marketing.  They just relased this new video produced by ReelSoul productions about their love for not only their business, but for their community. Take a look!

Patti’s Main Street Coffee House Video

Elk Creek Mining Company Bar & Grill has added a new pasta dish to its offerings. Aptly named “Hell’s Revenge Pasta” the ingredients include fettuccine, alfredo sauce, grilled chicken, fresh jalapeños, ghost sauce, cayenne pepper and ground habanero. Restaurant owner John Webber warns: For serious hot food lovers only!

Webber partnered with Elyse Hutchinson Design to create awarness for the new dish by creating a logo, mailer and email newsletter.  Why try to beat the heat this summer when you can eat it!

Custom Real Estate Website by Elyse Hutchinson Design

Elyse Hutchinson Design offers services to Real Estate professionals looking for custom websites for their premier listings. Vicki Lee Green top salesperson LaPriel Armijo recently had FlatTopsCabin.com created for her newest client. This is the second custom website EHD has created for LaPriel. In 2010, LaPriel listed the Prince Creek Ranch located outside of Aspen, Colorado, and sold it with the use of a custom website by EHD.

Other examples of custom listing websites can be seen at MaloneRanch.com and AspenAreaBandBforSale.com.

If you are a real estate professional and are interested in offering the top level of service for your clients, contact EHD today for a free consultation.