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Etsy, Handlettering & Calligraphy, watercolor
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I strive to create unique gifts for Mother's Day, and luckily for you, not just for my mom! I love creating gifts for YOU to give the mothers in your life too! I collected a few of my favorite items—that you can purchase today—that I guarantee will make your mom, your wife, your grandmother smile straight from the heart! 1. Watercolor Family Portrait A watercolor painting turns your photos into works of art! Whether you want to use a professional photo or snapshot from your phone, using a photo that you love puts more emphasis on the sentimental bond of love between the mother and child, or grandmother and grandchild (hint, hint!!). These watercolor portraits are always a hit! Links to purchase: Watercolor Family Portraits 2. Hand Drawn Papercut Silhouette I've been selling these little cuties since 2014! I love how the stylized look of their profiles make you focus in on their unique features: their buttons noses, the shape of their lips, and the curl of their hair. Links to purchase: Single Person or Siblings Silhouettes 3. Floral Last Name Sign I don't think I could describe why I love these signs so much, not any more than the Avett Brothers say in their song: "Always

 
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design, Etsy, Graphic Design, Handlettering & Calligraphy, Lettering, Photography, portfolio, reflections
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2017 was quite a busy year! I was a horrible blogger all year too so please pardon me as I post a giant update on what I was working on the first half of last year! As you'll soon find out, this was the year I broke into the watercolor floral game and had a lot of fun doing it too! January To start the year off, I worked on some sweet little first birthday invites for some close friends. February The month started with first birthday prep for my bestie's little girl. Even though this was well over a year ago, I still plan to share a more in depth blog on it because it was so darling!! I was also working on another batch of designs to be presented to retail stores like Hobby Lobby! They were really my favorites and was so happy to see them in stores later in the year. February is also the month Disney released some of the most epic of their original animated films and I love to create some fan art in honor of their anniversaries! The month also included a few more custom pieces including this adorable woodcut sign! And lastly!! Handpainted Where the Wild Things Are

 
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Nearly 2 years ago, a friend of mine commissioned me to make her a handlettered print to give as a gift to her daughter's godparents. After listing it in my shop, I had a few requests to have "Will You Be My Godmother?" cards. Of course, at the time, greeting cards were not in my skill set—or so I thought—so I would decline those orders. After the launch of my bridal party invitation line last October, it occurred to me that I was now more than able to offer Godparent cards. Just after Christmas, I created and listed "Will You Be My Godmother/father/parents?" cards and they were more of a success than I could have dreamed. I love selling on Etsy as it is a shopping platform that invites its customers to truly create something so unique. There is no hesitation to reach out to customize existing listings and thanks to that, I've been able to design some very fun and personal cards and prints. With the immediate success of the cards, I thought to update my original Godparent poem listing with a fully handlettered poem to match the cards and list it as a Instant Download, Godparents Handwritten Poem, or a

 
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Etsy, friends, shower
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A few weeks ago, I had the honor to co-host a baby shower for my forever friend, Brittany. Friends since second grade, bridesmaids in each other's weddings, moms are best friends, she's practically family. Thankfully, my mom and "Tutu Kathy" (an aunt of sorts) were able to step up and really host this shower while I got to just help with decorations and stationery. Between the three of us, this shower was so so adorable and so so delicious. Here's some photos of the event along with some links for their amazing recipes. Seriously amazing recipes. But first, let's start with the beautiful mother to be!! Then we'll get on to those lovely party details

 
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Going over these past couple months' of works just made me smile. There were so many amazing clients and projects to work on. It also reminded me of just how crazy work has been, not like I could forget that of course. I'm quite looking forward to a somewhat lighter load over these next couple weeks as Andy and I take a 2 week trip for some BBQ competitions. I'll be chained to my laptop quite often while still fulfilling orders, but working on my Etsy shop only in Oregon and Colorado sure sounds soooo nice! Anyway, that's my update for the here and now. Here's peeks at the fun from the last couple months!   March First off, I wanted to share some work done for family and friends in the month of March. On March 7, my hubby's cousin, Dustin, proposed to his girlfriend, Sara! My aunt-in-law, Terri, then asked me to design invitations for their engagement party. I was thrilled to do so and loved coming up with this custom lettering for their event. Spring is time for lots of my friends' kiddos birthdays! First up was little Owen's Mickey Mouse themed birthday invites. The (self-inflicted) pressure was on to give justice to

 
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