2016 CALENDARS IN THE SHOP!

Better late than never! 2016 calendars are up in the shop! They are each 11 x 14 and ready to be framed.  All new orders will now ship after Christmas. 

XO

NEW IN THE SHOP : FLORAL WEEKLY PLANNER NOTEPADS

I am so excited about these new weekly planner notepads.  I have been offering a few smaller ones and dreaming about making some of a larger size for awhile.  I'm so pleased with how everything turned out.  I'm currently using mine as a mousepad and daily to do list.  They are 8.5 x 11 with 50 pages so you can use it all year long. 

Shop them right here 

STUDIO WORK LIFE / LATELY

It's been a whirlwind lately with the holidays in full swing.  Here is a little glimpse inside December so far.  My favorite month! 

(above) Some of my favorite cards from my shop.  Remember, this is the last weekend to shop! I'm closing my shop for holiday at the end of next week. Thursday will be the last date to receive orders in time for Christmas! 

 Client meetings with beautiful and delicious lattes at Oxford Exchange 

Some office snaps: A little corner of my studio (looking forward to get a little more organized up in here for 2015) / Calligraphy in grey tones (favorite!) / More poppies of course / some of my favorite greyscale floral prints available in the shop

The art of preserving flowers and my velvet ribbon obsession continues

My renewed passport aka daydreaming a lot about my upcoming trip to Antarctica.  Only 15 more days until we leave.  I am over the moon excited for this experience. 

Celebrated my birthday (a few times).  As usual my family, friends, and Hunter made the whole week exciting and special.  There were lots of flowers, cocktails, and cake.  Brunching and dinner. And my mom and I went to Orlando for the night.  We stayed at the Grand Bohemian, got massages, and did some shopping.  It was all perfect! 

Finally, my favorite little Christmas scene in the house. I love everything smelling like fresh pine right now.  

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As for this weekend I will be catching up on painting and editing, wrapping presents, beginning to bake, and working on some fun projects for this little ole blog.  Hope everyone has a lovely weekend as well.   xox 

NEW POPPY NOTEPADS IN THE SHOP (& MORE SOON!)

My photo of this design on instagram seemed to be a hit, so I've listed these fun notepads in the shop!  I've ordered printing samples of a lot of the floral photos I post over there… more notepads, new prints, and greeting card sets! I'm really thrilled to have found some down time last month to work on things I've really been wanted to do (aka more products and stationery).  It's easy to keep wrapped up custom orders, but the dream has always been to have a product line.  All good things take time, right?  Check back for more flower power soon.  xox 

{Shop these notepads here}

OFFICE REMIX : THE INSPIRATION

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chair / boxes / light / shelves / vase / filing cabinet / lamp / rug 

I've been on a mission lately to get my office in shape for the busy months ahead.  Throughout the year I have arranged and re-arranged (using what I've had for a long time) to find that it just hasn't been quite right.  You see, a big issue is my battle between keeping everything organized and visually pleasing versus functionality (aka having my supplies out at all times so I can quickly and easily stop and start projects).  I decided to take the time to evaluate my process, the things I'm using everyday, and what set up will work best and keep me inspired for the long run. 

A few things I've considered are that I need three main areas in my office.  I need my messy table where I paint, my desk with my computer where I do my e-mailing, editing photos, etc) and a clean table I can use for packaging client projects and photographing my products.  Also, I've decided what bothers me most is seeing lose papers everywhere (and there are a ton of them between paintings, scans for clients, actual business paperwork, etc).  I decided to get a few filing cabinets like the above simple white one from Ikea.  These have helped sort my papers and I labeled each drawer with things like "artwork originals", "client artwork / scans", "to be scanned", etc.  This has helped tremendously in cleaning up the place!  Just a small step into it's complete makeover but I'm excited about the way things are turning out.  I took some (scary) before pictures so I hope to share both once I'm finished.  The above spaces are a few that inspire me greatly.  The fresh white walls, inspiration boards, and fun lights and accessories…love. 

Any tips on how you stay organized and productive while maintaining a space that is aesthetically pleasing?  Any resources for your favorite office supplies and furniture? 

And also, happy friday! xx 

STUDIO SNAPS : WORK IN PROGRESS

Yet another messy and busy week has just flown by.  These are a few instagrams from around the studio.  I'm pretty excited about the whales and fruits... looking forward to turning them into something special and adding to the shop soon.  xx

PAINT LIFE

Popping in to say happy Monday.  I spend the weekend painting, working on personal home projects, and practicing with my new studio equipment (see here).  Now it's back to wrapping up wedding invitations! xo

OFFICE REMIX

I'm thrilled to be almost finished remixing my office.  It's long overdue and quite the task.  I finished painting the last bit of the wall this week.  Now everything will slowly but surely get put back into place.  It's so nice to have a blank canvas.  I'm not totally sure what else I'm going to hang but I love what has been started with the shelves above.  I wanted one wall with lots of shelving for storing everyday supplies and already packaged goods.  I can't wait to complete it and share more.  This is literally the breath of fresh air I needed to prepare for a new, crazy year!  

Items shown above: 

buffalo print via The Animal Print Shop // black frame via Michaels // wire baskets & black /white stripe bin via Container Store // small printed frame is Nake Berkus for Target // black shelves and brackets from Ikea // bowls, vase, antler, dreamcatcher are vintage / flea market finds // larger white shelf is custom.  

xox

HOME SWEET HOME

There not many things I enjoy more than traveling.  Although, coming back home is one of the best parts. Everything seems that much more cozy and welcoming.  I had a BLAST in New Orleans this weekend! but I'm excited to get back to work on fall projects and editing lots of photos.  I also missed these fur balls and Hunter so much.  I love how excited the animals are to see me after I've been gone, they are my favorite, sweetest little nuggets.  I am so looking forward to sharing some Nola snaps and behind the scenes of Camilyn Beth's first fashion show!  More on that soon. 

xox