Does the world need another Numbers print? Yes it does! Especially one finally designed to go with my Alphabet prints! You can now find these over at the shop. Featuring a cast of characters in order of their appearance, All of the characters in order of their appearance, lion, teddy bear, puppy dog, oscar the owl, fish, cat, ladybug, bunny rabbit, olive the bird {and tiny bird}
4 x 4 in.
Some days don't you wish you had one of these? Along with the crown? - already got the socks.
{click here to buy original} {also available as print in the shop}
it's a celebration - 6 x 6 in.
Today is my 5 year Anniversary on Etsy. Can you believe it? I'd say where did the time go but I know where it went. Hundreds of creations + 1 awesome trip to Paris + a growing business later, I still remember the very first customer who bought one of my prints. That day changed my life in the best possible way.
In celebration! I am having a 2 day sale {ends tomorrow @ 11:59 pm PST} over at the shop. Just enter the code '5years' at checkout. The painting above is a special 'anniversary' piece I made in honor of the occassion.
To all of my customers who have supported Creative Thursday, and especially my Etsy customers. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!
To be able to create art that I love, that makes me happy ~ that also makes you happy! There is nothing better.
{original is sold} {also available as a print}
As you know I'm getting serious about this self-care business :) particularly the getting more sleep part.
I have also let go of caffeine for now as an experiment. I want to see how my body really feels without using caffeine to wake it up. Turns out, it was tired. After the first 10 days {exhaustion kicks in first}, it's working! I feel happier! I feel better.
So this got me thinking...If I'm needing this right now, maybe you are too? As I said in my email that I sent out last night, I can't give you all more sleep but I can create a Care Package to brighten your day and inspire you to care more for you.
There are only 24 of these packages and they were announced to my email mailing last night. Each one has the same collection of Creative Thursday products, a print, a postcard pack, a small bundle of 3 fabrics, and a Valentine {plus one other tiny surprise!} The print and the fabric designs/colors will be different in each one. As I post this there are only 2 left. So you really do need inspiration and permission for self care {I know I did} or this is such a good deal, you can't pass it up!
*Edit* later today - All the packages sold out super fast, much quicker than I had anticipated. I've had some requests from those of you who missed them, so I'm looking into pulling together 10 more - if you had your heart set on one? If so, let me know!
*Edit* Friday morning - ok! wishes granted. I've just listed 10 more over at the shop - All the packages sold out and are on their way to you! If you missed out on them this time, I may be creating some more packages at some point again.
8 x 8 in.
Seriously. Every time I get a glimpse of that sign when I'm driving around my city, I still get a burst of excitement. It's a small reminder that, yes ~ I am still following my dream. #nothingbetter
'What's your dream? This is Hollywood. Everybody's got a dream.' {Remember that line from Pretty Woman?}
This is also the second painting in a series, about not only where I've traveled too but where I've lived. You know what this means? It's time for a new location to live for a month or longer this time....I'm thinking maybe Australia?
30 new handmade creations all being released at the same time over at the shop this morning. See you there!
6 x 6 in.
Bursts of creative inspiration lately ~ it's the season. No surprise if you know me, I LOVE this time of year. It just makes me happy. I'm also getting ready for my annual holiday shop update tomorrow @ 10 am PST. Looking forward to sharing some new ornaments with you....!!
This fellow is inspired by my Lizzy's holiday cards that I adore and by our new Yeti microphone that we {Sean and I} are currently obsessing about because it makes recording podcasts crazy fun. Oh and the little guy hanging on to the Yeti is Erwin. Am thinking that he is a new character?!
Seriously, who does not love a {friendly} Yeti? This might be one of my favorite paintings this year.
