{"id":1182,"date":"2013-11-08T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T21:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicholaswaters.com\/beautifulcuteness\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2013-11-08T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T21:40:36","slug":"the-story-of-neon-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/the-story-of-neon-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of&#8230;Neon Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my past jobs was a teacher at a local school. In addition to teaching, I also ran their film club and yearbook. The neon stars design came from my experience doing the yearbook.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1186\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicholaswaters.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Scan10020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1186\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1186\" alt=\"An example of my design neon stars used in a year book\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholaswaters.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Scan10020-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of my design neon stars used in a year book<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The way the yearbook worked was the school had two cameras that the kids could use to take candids and pictures at events. One of the student&#8217;s mother was a professional photographer and did the student portraits. I took the group class pictures, some candids and some event pictures.<\/p>\n<p>For time and consistency reasons, I would put the yearbook together. Each year, a different theme was selected. One year it was reaching for the stars. The neon star design was used on the corners of some of the pages. (Luckily, I got to keep the rights to the designs.)<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t quite remember how the color scheme came about. Maybe the kids picked it? We did have meetings and they did give input, but I don&#8217;t remember since it was a few years ago. The green may have come from the fact that the school colors were purple and green.<\/p>\n<p>Working with the kids and putting together the yearbook and was a very enjoyable experience! Was there an unexpected experience that inspired a design?<\/p>\n<p>Did you know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the clubs that I use to work with has a Zazzle Store that students would contribute designs to.<\/li>\n<li>The neon stars design is available on Valerie&#8217;s Gallery at <a title=\"Neon Stars at Valerie's Gallery at Zazzle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/valeriesgallery\/gifts?cg=196330926985186551&amp;rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\" target=\"_blank\">Zazzle<\/a>, <a title=\"Neon Stars at Valerie's Gallery on Red Bubble\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/valeriesgallery\/works\/8319213-neon-stars?p=poster\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bubble<\/a>, <a title=\"Neon Star Shirt at Valerie's Gallery on Skreened\" href=\"http:\/\/skreened.com\/valeriesgallery\/neon-star\" target=\"_blank\">Skreened<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A huge thanks to Pink Owlz Studio for featuring my Christmas Ballet Pig Pin Button on their <a title=\"Pink Owlz Studio Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinkowlz.com\/dashing-through-the-snow\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other star and neon art you might be interested in:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr><!--Fiesta Phone--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/fiesta_stripes_iphone_5_5s_case-256021098257297823?rf=238264968534703054\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Fiesta Stripes iPhone 5\/5s Case\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/fiesta_stripes_iphone_5_5s_case-rcbcee41712b94cfb9c402d9f07b7040b_iwjid_8byvr_200.jpg\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/fiesta_stripes_iphone_5_5s_case-256021098257297823?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\">Fiesta Stripes iPhone 5\/5s Case<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\">by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/pinkowlz?rf=238264968534703054\">pinkowlz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--4thJulyCard--><\/p>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/holiday-cards\/fourth-of-july-cards\/general-fourth-of-july\/fourth-of-july-with-fireworks-1095336?gcu=46750629119\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.greetingcarduniverse.com\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/17\/94\/61\/\/1095336-1_TN_shadow.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fourth of July, with Fireworks, Stars and Stripes card by <a title=\"Che Bella Nota on Greeting Card Universe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/chebellanota\" target=\"_blank\">Teri Nelson Kuster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--poopstar--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/fun_poop_star_baby_pacifier-256349036695092560?color=blue&amp;rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Fun Poop Star Baby Pacifier\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/fun_poop_star_baby_pacifier-r34d64779272b458aab59d3f8b26feaa9_8byj3_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/fun_poop_star_baby_pacifier-256349036695092560?color=blue&amp;rf=238264968534703054\">Fun Poop Star Baby Pacifier<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/dizzydebbie?rf=238264968534703054\">DizzyDebbie<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!--Row002--><\/p>\n<tr><!--Starbinder--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/rainbow_stars_fantasy_avery_binder-127272581270874907?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Rainbow Stars Fantasy Avery Binder\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/rainbow_stars_fantasy_avery_binder-reb94b52e2ac743eb9c1fe68e5554bbfc_xz89y_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/rainbow_stars_fantasy_avery_binder-127272581270874907?rf=238264968534703054\">Rainbow Stars Fantasy Avery Binder<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/gothicbusiness?rf=238264968534703054\">gothicbusiness<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/for-kids-birthday-cards\/for-boys\/happy-birthday-awesome-boy-customize-889634?gcu=46750629119\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.greetingcarduniverse.com\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/17\/97\/99\/\/889634-1_TN_shadow.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy Birthday Awesome Boy customize age and name card by <a title=\"Birthday Cards Cafe on Greeting Card Universe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/birthdaycardscafe\" target=\"_blank\">Betsy Bush<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--AquariusMug--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/starred_mug_aquarius-168583554249795627?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"starred mug aquarius\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/starred_mug_aquarius-r5757c3aff9aa48b997dc6d59045ea5e6_x7j1w_8byvr_200.jpg\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/starred_mug_aquarius-168583554249795627?rf=238264968534703054\">starred mug aquarius<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/jicha_names?rf=238264968534703054\">Jicha_names<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/tee_future_star-235479937407626105?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"TEE Future Star\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/tee_future_star-rc7d4fc4393a545558280458022074f51_8nhmi_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/tee_future_star-235479937407626105?rf=238264968534703054\">TEE Future Star<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/teepossible?rf=238264968534703054\">teepossible<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--NieceGraduation--><\/p>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/congratulations-cards\/graduation\/for-niece\/niece-graduation-congratulation-stars-563022?gcu=46750629119\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.greetingcarduniverse.com\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/32\/29\/563022_TN_shadow.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Niece Graduation Congratulation Stars card by<br \/>\n<a title=\"Sandra Rose Designs on Greeting Card Universe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/SandraRoseDesigns\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Rose Designs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--Star Design--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/red_and_white_stars_pattern_iphone_5_covers-179858902963520991?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Red and White Stars Pattern. iPhone 5 Covers\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/red_and_white_stars_pattern_iphone_5_covers-r2c31f461b7674e1ebdb5af724bda3f02_80c4n_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/red_and_white_stars_pattern_iphone_5_covers-179858902963520991?rf=238264968534703054\">Red and White Stars Pattern. iPhone 5 Covers<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/graphics_by_metarla?rf=238264968534703054\">Graphics_By_Metarla<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!--Row004--><\/p>\n<tr><!--BornStar--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/born_to_be_a_star_romper-235871361036120623?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Born to be a star romper\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/born_to_be_a_star_romper-r94ec6c64175142679003469c01d1468c_f0c6y_200.jpg\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/born_to_be_a_star_romper-235871361036120623?rf=238264968534703054\">Born to be a star romper<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/astriddesign?rf=238264968534703054\">Astriddesign<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--StarFishCard--><\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/holiday-cards\/fourth-of-july-cards\/general-fourth-of-july\/greeting-card-213191?gcu=46750629119\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.greetingcarduniverse.com\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/33\/63\/\/213191-1_TN_shadow.png\" \/><\/a>starfish with sunglasses on the beach with American flag and bikini card by <a title=\"Maria Dryfhout on Greeting Card Universe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/click_a_pic\" target=\"_blank\">maria dryfhout<\/a><\/td>\n<p><!--GoldStar--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/gold_stars_and_moons_circles_pattern_case-179512081778009475?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Gold Stars and Moons Circles Pattern iPhone 5C Cover\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/gold_stars_and_moons_circles_pattern_case-r4689c7affbfd407c97990c2abec01308_izruf_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/gold_stars_and_moons_circles_pattern_case-179512081778009475?rf=238264968534703054\">Gold Stars and Moons Circles Pattern iPhone 5C Cover<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/alleyshirts?rf=238264968534703054\">alleyshirts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!--Row005--><\/p>\n<tr><!--CuteStar--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/cute_smiling_stars_throw_pillow-189996381130790968?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Cute Smiling Stars Throw Pillow\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/cute_smiling_stars_throw_pillow-r2724186c2b5a49d08d9dba0fd42f895a_2izwx_8byvr_200.jpg\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/cute_smiling_stars_throw_pillow-189996381130790968?rf=238264968534703054\">Cute Smiling Stars Throw Pillow<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/amethyst_mouse?rf=238264968534703054\">Amethyst_Mouse<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--CatStars--><\/p>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/love-and-romance-cards\/general-love-and-romance\/lucky-stars-89629?gcu=46750629119\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.greetingcarduniverse.com\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/21\/38\/89629_TN_shadow.png\" \/><\/a>Lucky Stars card by <a title=\"Totally Painted on Greeting Card Universe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/totallypainted\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9totallypainted<\/a><\/td>\n<p><!--Planet and Stars--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/planet_stars_and_sun_in_galaxy_fantasy_art_walldecal-256398843445629132?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"Planet, stars and Sun in Galaxy Fantasy Art Room Sticker\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/planet_stars_and_sun_in_galaxy_fantasy_art_walldecal-r2d1dfedf0e1b4b2faedb157597a93893_8veno_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/planet_stars_and_sun_in_galaxy_fantasy_art_walldecal-256398843445629132?rf=238264968534703054\">Planet, stars and Sun in Galaxy Fantasy Art Room Sticker<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/onebigsky?rf=238264968534703054\">OneBigSky<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!--Row006--><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/blacklight_poster-228204473784342329?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cue\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"BlackLight Poster\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/blacklight_poster-rc92b653f96d84f578c9a51ad402b7199_vw1y8_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/blacklight_poster-228204473784342329?rf=238264968534703054\">BlackLight Poster<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/djskagnetti?rf=238264968534703054\">djskagnetti<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/sympathy-cards\/scripture-religious\/sympathy-jewish-472540?gcu=46750629119\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.greetingcarduniverse.com\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/78\/75\/472540_TN_shadow.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sympathy &#8211; jewish card<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by <a title=\"Shalom Wishes on Greeting Card Universe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/shalomwishes\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p><!--GreenStar--><\/p>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/green_star_pattern_case_for_iphone_5c-179792186274099313?rf=238264968534703054&amp;tc=cute\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" alt=\"green star pattern case for iPhone 5C\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/green_star_pattern_case_for_iphone_5c-r09ee079fec7c4dc787655df35a7ce82c_izruf_8byvr_200.jpg?bg=0xffffff\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/green_star_pattern_case_for_iphone_5c-179792186274099313?rf=238264968534703054\">green star pattern case for iPhone 5C<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/thatcrazyredhead?rf=238264968534703054\">thatcrazyredhead<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my past jobs was a teacher at a local school. In addition to teaching, I also ran their film club and yearbook. The neon stars design came from my experience doing the yearbook. The way the yearbook worked &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/the-story-of-neon-stars\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[13,19,36,117,398,399,400,392,391,393,394,395,396,397,8],"class_list":["post-1182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thestoryof","tag-art","tag-design","tag-greeting-card-universe","tag-inspiration","tag-neon","tag-neon-color","tag-neon-colors","tag-neon-star","tag-neon-stars","tag-star","tag-stars","tag-yearbook","tag-yearbook-design","tag-yearbooks","tag-zazzle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1182"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1206,"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182\/revisions\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautifulcuteness.com\/beautifulcuteness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}