This week is our Spring Break and we’re spending a few days at a little seaside town on the Washington coast called Seabrook. It’s darling and idyllic with walking paths and sweeping views and community parks, shops and cafes. It’s our first visit to the area… Continue Reading…subtle coastal decorating
This spring/summer, we’re traveling around the United States on a great family road trip (you can read all about it here). Many of you have given the most invaluable suggestions and we can’t wait to pore over each one as we finalize our travel itinerary. Thank… Continue Reading…Questions + Answers
The weather is changing, flowers are blooming and it’s time to switch out our chunky sweaters and cozy layers for easy, cheerful casual spring looks. Since we can all use a few new outfit ideas, I’ve put together six of my favorite looks for spring. And BONUS!… Continue Reading…Six Classically Casual Looks For Spring
You guys! I recovered the video! (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I tell the whole video saga at the end of this post). Anytime I see a video – whether it’s a makeup tutorial, lettering sample, photo editing – I tune… Continue Reading…The Making of the Illustrated Recipe (a video!)
I know that title makes a big deal out of a little thing. And while ‘changed my life’ might be a bit strong, this phone case is a small thing that has made a big difference in my everyday. For over 10 years I carried… Continue Reading…the iphone case that changed my life
If I have to choose between cooking and baking, I choose baking every time. I come from a long line of bakers and we have a handful of very delicious favorite family recipes. These blueberry muffins are one of them. The recipe is from my aunt,… Continue Reading…the best blueberry muffin recipe (and a free recipe art print!)
If you’re not familiar with Illustrator, you may think (based on its name, alone) that it is used primarily for illustrating. And maybe to the professional user, that might be true. But for all of us who just need a program we can use to… Continue Reading…18 Ways You Can Use Adobe Illustrator Everyday
I’ve been dreaming for some time about redoing our master bathroom. I laid out all my far-fetched ideas on this post, just because I needed to get them out of my imagination. This is what I would do if we were going to redo the… Continue Reading…If you only have a small budget for a bathroom makeover
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a sporadic reader. I devour a handful of books, proudly declaring my love for a great novel, and then months go by before I pick another one up. It could have something to do with… Continue Reading…9 Books to Read this Spring
One afternoon and a few strips of self-adhesive wallpaper made for quite a pretty transformation of this little wall in our home. If you’ve been around the blog for a while, you’ll recognize this sliver of wall as my old book page wall. When we moved into… Continue Reading…How I installed wallpaper all by myself in just a few hours
Even wonder how to turn your hand lettered art into a digital file that you can use to overlay on a photo or have printed to display? Maybe you’d like to alter your original art – move things around, add more space, resize or recolor? This… Continue Reading…how to turn hand-lettering into a digital file
Instagram. The place where I keep up with family and friends, fellow bloggers, get fashion inspiration, drool over gorgeous homes and darling babies and admire talented photographers. Also, the place where I’m consistently in awe of lovely lettering. I follow quite a few letterers and calligraphers on… Continue Reading…18 lovely letterers to follow on Instagram
There are two things I particularly like about myself: MY HAIR and MY HANDWRITING. There are other things, sure, but these two feel like my signature, random features that one might use to describe me, things I’m fond of and proud of. The hair thing is totally not… Continue Reading…Improve Your Penmanship + Develop Your Own Lettering Style
I sat on the beach, tears streaming down my cheeks, asking the hardest question I could think to ask: WHO AM I? Towards the end of our trip to Hawaii last spring, I just needed a moment to myself. Just me. And God. On the beach.… Continue Reading…who am i?
My baby turns six in a few weeks. Each year, we celebrate our kiddos with a party and this nearly-six-year-old has been counting down for the past several months. This girl is excited. Sometimes we host parties at home, sometimes we let a party place run the… Continue Reading…Balloon Invitations – a fun diy for birthday girls (or boys)
