My Designs in Hobby Lobby and Beyond!
On a random Friday night last year, my husband and I were wandering through Hobby Lobby looking for decorations for our baby's nursery, when we stumbled upon my "Love is Sweet" artwork! I was in shock! Tears were flowing, extra hard thanks to those darn pregnancy hormones, as I smiled like a goof in the middle of the aisle. Almost a year prior to that, I had been contacted by an overseas manufacturing company that was in need of an American hand lettering artist to create several designs for them to sell to stores such as Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Pier One, etc. Over the course of that next month, I worked tirelessly coming up with sayings and crafting the perfect designs to submit. And once I submitted them, they would take it from there to pair my design with the perfect background material and frame. And since they bought the design from me outright, I had no idea when or if the designs would be picked up by any stores! So that's why, almost a year later, the shock to see my very own handwriting on the shelf in Hobby Lobby, MY FAVORITE STORE EVERRRRR, was the most exciting, the most gratifying, the
Amie’s Baby Shower and Emma’s Watercolor Floral Birth Announcement
Well this sweet baby girl is a whole year old now! I am antsy to share photos from her first birthday but before I do, I have to share photos from the baby shower and her birth announcement! Better a year late than never, right? Right?! Since I was still in the midst of morning sickness when shower planning was underway, I opted to purchase some watercolor graphics for the florals. I fell in love with the ones I found from By Lef on Etsy. They were so easy to implement and came in such a variety! Make sure to check out her beautiful shop! Amie's mom and sisters threw such a beautiful shower!! I was honored to get to contribute a few handlettered goods to compliment their shabby chic decorations
Eight Month Old Isaiah
For some reason, 8 months feels SO MUCH closer to a year old. I've started to really be able to picture you as a toddler, but then you do something that reminds me you really are still a baby (i.e. like bonk yourself in the head for lack of hand/eye coordination) and I must really cherish these last few moments that are ever so fleeting. People say you look just like your daddy, but I see so much of me in you too. Your Godmama says she can hear me in your excited squeals but then I hear your grumpy stares remind them of your daddy. You're quite the mix of us both and I love that. Since this month's recap image above focuses on things you love
Seven Month Old Isaiah
Oh my little love. What an eventful month! We celebrated your first Christmas
Five Month Old Isaiah
Another month has come and gone and here I am posting over 3 weeks late about our little man's month-iversary
30 Wishes
Ugh, 30?! Seriously, when did that even happen?! I don't feel 30
Three Month Old Isaiah
Our little Isaiah is now 3 months old! It feels like so much longer than that yet as though he was born yesterday. So much has stayed the same from last month
One Month Old Isaiah
Before I catch up on my (amazing!!!) baby showers, and his stunningly adorable newborn photos
Pregnancy Update
So apparently getting pregnant meant abandoning my blog! I always thought I'd be one of those adorably put together pregnant mamas that took gorgeous weekly photo updates that incorporate the baby size fruit of the week with glowing light and compositions. Or that I wouldn't bail on all other aspects of life except the things that *have to* be done everyday. But I am so not. I didn't start taking weekly photos until halfway through the pregnancy. I am over 2 months (or is it 3 now?) behind in my pregnancy devotional and even further behind in my pregnancy journal. I get my shop orders done and anything outside of that for friends and family takes me forever and a day and absolutely nothing personal has been worked on like my daily lettering or THIS BLOG. Oh and the house basically became a disaster of clutter (I literally just finished unpacking from our big trip last fall this past month!). Oh and the bills that I have missed paying (multiple times) and the other random mail that I keep finding from December and January
Trisha’s Hand Painted Watercolor Twinkle Twinkle Sprinkle Baby Shower Invitation
There are projects that just make me want to create, make me want to get to work, that make me want to drop every other responsibility in my life just so I can get started on that blank canvas. Designing for my friend Trisha and her growing family makes me feel this way with every single project she's asked me to work on for her this past year. This is one of two invitation projects for her that I wanted to share