Hey friends! There became so much that I wanted to tell you that I thought it was fitting for a little life update. I wanted to answer some of the questions I’ve been receiving and just have a moment to share where I’m at,…
This month marks a huge milestone… It is the 10th anniversary of Lily & Val!!! In fact, it was today, June 6th, 2012 when I opened my chalk art shop on Etsy. What a ride it’s been since then! So today, I thought I…
Dear friends, I shared this letter with our Love Letter subscribers and I wanted to share it here on the blog too… As I write this letter to you, there’s a fresh, white blanket of snow on the ground – the first of the…
Friends, I can finally share the special project I have been working on! Introducing my illustrated Flower Alphabet brought to life in a custom photo book for your littles! As always, I’ve loved working with my friends at Mixbook. When they brought me the…
We almost made it to the end of 2020! Can you believe it? Every year since I started Lily & Val I have been writing a year-end re-cap or review. I list out all the things that happened that year in my business and…
So… yesterday I did a thing… I pushed through some fear, held my breath, and sent out an L&V love letter to our email subscribers telling them I had made a few original soft pastel paintings available! (Side note: If you don’t already receive…
Here’s a little fun fact you may not know about me: I went to college for marketing and prior to starting Lily & Val, I owned a small, boutique marketing firm with Mak! (Yep, we’ve been business partners for a LONG time.) Much of…
This post took me months to write. Actually, in a way, it took years. Years of learning, growing, transforming, and mistake-making (mostly mistake-making as it would seem.) The truth is, last Spring I wanted to quit my business. Some might say I’m not supposed…
Each year since 2014, I’ve been writing these yearly recaps. It’s been interesting for me to look back on all that has happened with Lily & Val throughout the years and I’m so glad I have this record to look back on. The 2019…
For this month’s Pretty Ordinary Friday #105, we’re documenting snapshots of our month. While our pictures may not be the prettiest or the most interesting, we enjoyed each instance and want to remember them! These are the behind-the-scenes, in-between moments – the small peeks…
