When I think about Fall I can’t help but think of cozy evenings curled up with a blanket, tea, and a good book! So for my fellow homebodies and book lovers, I have a little something for you to add to those evenings –…
If you’ve been here for a while, you know that October is my favorite month of the year! A welcoming front door scene (complete with my dream blush door) seemed like the perfect way to welcome this new month. Happy Fall, my friends! To…
Pumpkin lover’s rejoice! September makes it officially time to revel in all things pumpkin and FALL! I couldn’t resist adding in a few cute fairytale pumpkin illustrations since that has developed into a sort of theme for me this year! I hope you enjoy…
This Fall collaboration is one of our absolute favorites! We teamed up with Marah Frank of Wild Botanical to offer you this sweet bundle for Fall! It includes one 5×7 print from our new Fall release and a specially coordinated dried floral bouquet from…
The Fall launch is always my favorite of the whole year and this yearβs collection represents so much for me… a new chapter personally and in my business. I loved creating these designs so much. The new designs came from the place of seeing…
Original Fine Art Soft Pastel Paintings Are Now Available
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…
Lately, I’ve been paying close attention to the beautiful Western Pennsylvania landscape – lush, green countrysides dotted with specks of color and whimsy. Wildflowers add such magic to the whole scene! It’s amazing the beauty that is all around us when we stop to…
Roses. Romantic, soft, frilly roses. When I posted this watercolor painting to Instagram, many of you said it gave you a peaceful and calming feeling. I loved that so much and it made me think why not give that vibe to our screens where…
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 Iβm not supposed…