Creative ruts are an inevitable part of creating. I used to become so frustrated with myself, but through the years I’ve better learned my rhythms and what I need to do. I’ve also learned that creativity is a discipline. We may think that being…
Happy November and almost Thanksgiving, friends! This season for me has been all about seeking “A Gentle Christmas.” It’s a soft and soothing counterbalance to all the tumult and noise. I feel this very deeply. My heart is craving it. It’s been a strange…
I have a ONE year old! I can’t believe it. This past weekend we celebrated Vienna’s “little cutie” first birthday with a small family gathering in my parent’s backyard (hooray for Pennsylvania going into green!) and I wanted to share a few of the…
Happy National Letter Writing Month, friends! I’m going to state the obvious and say this Letter Writing Month is different than ever before. Since we’re all at home and going through this crazy time of isolation and quarantine, a letter is a wonderful (and…
Friends, I am so excited to introduce you to my latest collaboration with Mixbook today… A new photo book that speaks right to my heart. When I was drawing the lettering/illustrations and designing this book, I had NO idea we would be in the…
Friends, I’m so happy to finally share this chalkboard wall installation I created for a women’s event called The Well at my church, Northway Christian Community back in January. I absolutely loved working on this project and especially because of what it represented. It’s…
With it being Valentine’s Day this week, I thought I’d share something that’s been on my mind lately: Self Love. I know, I know it seems that “self care” and “self love” have been buzzwords lately, but for good reason. It’s so important to…
Friends! If you’ve been following for a while, you probably know how much I love designing for Mixbook! Mixbook offers custom photo cards, wedding invitations, calendars, and books. I’ve purchased their products on several occasions and have had the privilege of creating designs that…
A few months ago we introduced the latest in the Keepsake Kitchen Diary series – a Baking Edition! I just love this version to hold all of your sweet, pastries, cakes, pies, cookies and, of course, the memories and stories that go with them.…
I just LOVE the fact that nostalgic ceramic Christmas trees are coming back! I was feeling sentimental for the one my Grandma had one, so I decided to draw it! Her tree was my favorite Christmas decoration growing up. I loved taking the tiny…
