One great resource I have created for you is a watercolor coloring book. In it are 20 hand drawn sketches you can trace onto watercolor paper, add in your own details and use as the basis of your own unique artwork. Sometimes just coming up… Continue Reading…How to use the Watercolor Coloring Pages (and how to get them for free!)
Here’s a fun project to do on your own, with friends or to keep the kids creatively occupied for a bit this Christmas season: A watercolor coloring page. I sketched a simple scene of Christmas houses and rather than filling it in with the typical… Continue Reading…Free Printable Christmas Houses Watercolor Coloring Page
Every year at Christmastime, I make sea salt caramels (here’s my recipe). I make them for our family. I make them for our church coffee + cookie Sunday. I make them for teacher gifts and to give to neighbors with our family Christmas card. They… Continue Reading…Pretty Packaging for little treats
Here’s a fun project to do on your own, with friends or to keep the kids creatively occupied for a bit: A watercolor coloring page. I drew a quick sketch of a sweet bird and simple lettering and you get to fill it in! Rather… Continue Reading…Free printable watercolor coloring page
Each month, I volunteer in the kids’ elementary school classroom teaching art. At our first art lesson of each school year, I like to ask the students to do something for me. I say to them: “raise your hand if you are an artist“. In… Continue Reading…Watercolor for the everyday artist
Houseplants and fresh greenery are key to my neutral decorating style … but first came my love of flowers. As a teenager, when other girls were covering their bedroom walls with cute boys and fashion tips, mine were filled with magazine tear outs of flowers.… Continue Reading…Life is beautiful … but it sure is prettier with flowers
My adorable cousin and her husband had the sweetest baby last weekend. This is their first and we could not be more excited for this new addition to our family. I know all families are different, so when you hear ‘cousin’ it might not be… Continue Reading…simple + sweet diy painted wood hangers
Oh, new Magnolia Hearth + Hand line at Target, you are adorable. I ordered a few things this weekend and while I was in the store earlier this week, I saw the whole collection (or at least what was left of it in my store)… Continue Reading…A DIY pillow inspired by the new Magnolia Hearth + Hand line
We’ve been spending a lot of time out on the front porch this summer which means I’ve been showing more photos of it. And in nearly every one of those photos is the porch swing with pom pom garland draped above. I mean, how adorable… Continue Reading…How to create pom pom garlands (like the ones on our porch swing)
I’ve been wanting to do this for quite some time and finally the opportunity presented itself : You can now download the font for free {previously $4.99} by joining our exclusive freebies page. Click the link above to get your free font and much more!… Continue Reading…the emily handwriting font
Up in the studio (and throughout the whole house, actually), the outlets, light switches and wall plates are almond colored. I’m assuming this almond color was the standard back in 1992 when the house was built. Not a huge deal except that they look pretty… Continue Reading…how to camouflage outlet covers with wallpaper
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to share a few freebie love note designs. What’s not to LOVE about watercolor hearts, arrows, rain clouds raining down hearts? My illustrations were scanned and formatted into sweet little note cards with matching diy envelopes.… Continue Reading…get your free set of valentine note cards + envelopes
After all the back and forth and option-weighing, I decided the desk in the studio will stay as originally planned. We’ll adjust the chairs to raise them up a bit and call it good. I actually feel very happy with the decision and can continue on… Continue Reading…When you can’t find the table lamp you want, you improvise
Today I’m guest posting at Finding Fabulous – a blog dedicated to finding fabulous design without spending a bunch of money. So in honor of the idea of decorating for less & thinking outside the design box, I’ve done a tutorial on turning a {thrifted}… Continue Reading…cable knit sweater pillow tutorial
Here we are on day five of a graphic-design-y week! I hope you’ve found beauty and inspiration in the posts so far. In case you missed any, first I shared a handful of designs from my custom stationery designing days. Lots of cute projects and… Continue Reading…5 favorite tricks & techniques in Illustrator AND a new class