Is there anything better than working in the studio with a bowl of tomato soup in front of you? I would argue that there is not! And oyster crackers to top it off! mmmmm
These chevroned tree ornaments are getting packaged up for Saturday’s show at Mercy HS. I’m hoping that they are popular grab and gift items, being paired with a handcrafted holiday card. We’ll see! Many more preparations to wrap up by this weekend.
I had to post this commission as soon as it was gifted, because I was so happy with the way that it turned out. A few years ago I did a painting of her older brother Griffin in a pumpkin patch, so it was fun to do something that reflected her personality and complimented the first piece. For the skirt, I painted over a floral fabric, which is something that I’ve missed doing since college. I think it suits the piece well with all the daisies, which just happen to be her mom’s favorite flower! What a sweetie.
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Quick post with some things I made for my cousin’s baby shower. Patterns are from this etsy shop, which is also where the bunny hat came from (my favorite!).
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A detail of an heirloom nightstand that I recently refinished for a very good friend. I decided on doing a more contemporary vintage look, with textured crackle sides and a more muted palette than I usually use. I’m really liking the floral motif that I designed for the top. Furniture is always such a fun challenge.
The boxes came in for my packaged ornaments and prints for this year’s holiday shows. I’m pretty excited about how they look together, and hopefully shoppers find them to be the ‘ready to gift’ gifts that I intended them to be. I’m still debating whether or not a ribbon around the box would cover up too much of the print. So many decisions!
Gosh. It’s been almost a month since my last post. We have been very busy making our new house our home, and I’ve also had a few projects on the back burner since my paints were buried. I am looking forward to sharing those soon(ish). For now, here is the end result of this summer’s buffet renovation. The white was actually quite simple, since the piece had such great detailing to begin with. I love the inlaid stars on the drawer, and we ended up keeping the old hardware so that they weren’t covered up.
This is another baby shower invitation that I recently made. I am pretty happy with the lacy look of the inner envelopes. It folded in around the actual card, and felt appropriately sweet for a little baby girl. I also used my custom logo stamp on the luxe blush envelopes, which ended up being a pretty subtle way to go about branding.
I am loving this weather! It’s always so refreshing to be comfortable in jeans and a tshirt or sweatshirt outside, and it’s perfect for furniture refinishing. This piece we came across at our favorite church flea market, which I mentioned a few posts back. We had been on the hunt for a buffet, and this happens to match in a quite extraordinary way to the china cabinet that we got from the salvation army a few years ago. Can’t wait to give this a good sand and polish it up! We are planning on white for the top and sides, and sanding down to the natural wood grain for the front. I’ll post progress photos as we get working on it.
The most recent invitation that I’ve done, for my lovely cousin Molly. She is accenting a very classic black and white wedding with tiffany blue and an eggplant purple, which I think will be so elegant. I loved the different elements here, especially my new baker’s twine & metallic teal ink envelope calligraphy!
This is a sneak peak to something that I’m working on for my fall and holiday shows. I’ve been making felt ornaments for a few years now, and thought this year that I’d create designs to coordinate with some of my more popular prints. I plan on selling them as a packaged set, with some sort of gift wrapping. I will post more of the combinations next week.
Still keeping up with tiny little baby creations. This one was knit from a (free!) pattern on the lion brand yarn site. I attempted making this after being inspired by the adorable blabla knit stuffed animals.
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One more for today: a custom piece for a bird themed neutral nursery.
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Is there anything more beautiful than the end of summer sunsets? This one from the weekend made me want to slow down time and sit in that moment forever. So much calm and peace.
Now and then it’s nice to know if someone is expecting a boy or a girl, especially when you have the opportunity to make the baby shower invitations. Of course, I was then able to go overboard with the pinks, ginghams, and plaids, scalloped edges, flowers and hearts. Plus, I just love onesie graphics- darling!
I think this is such a unique choice for a wedding song, and I had a fun time working on a design for this custom piece. The bouquets were going to have sunflowers, with accent colors of eggplant and green.
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This last weekend was our church flea market, where we always seem to be able to find great treasures. This year we really made out well though. I left with a few nice planters, linens, baby things, and a nice buffet that will be perfect for our new dining room. My favorite find though was an old framed Jesse Wilcox Smith print from the Mercy HS Library. I am in LOVE with this picture, and Jesse Wilcox Smith is one of my favorite children’s book illustrators to date. Did I mention that this was only $2? Talk about a steal!
Last year I picked up this old frame. It’s 2×3 feet, and I intended to use it for a painting that I have here, but I found a new purpose for it for last weekend’s Hearts & Crafts show. My dad had some old insulation panels in the garage, which worked out perfectly for a homemade cork board. I went on a hunt that evening for some fabric and (after some fancy stapling) I was done! Easy breezy. It sure beats rummaging through a pile of prints on a table – you can’t beat the convenience of visibility!
I’ve been trying to work on my branding a bit. My blog makeover from a few weeks back has inspired me to focus on other aspects of my brand too. I had this stamp made with my new logo, which I hope to use on some packaging or maybe even the envelopes in my cards.
Some new things for our nursery. I’m sure (like me) that you’re all wondering when this closing will be so I can finally stop talking about the mystery house. We are still hoping for one week from today (cross your fingers!). Will the anxiousness never end!
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One more new print for this weekend, for all of my Avett Brothers fans. I’ll have the original 5×7″ illustration there if you’re interested, too!
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