I am absolutely a coffee snob. I prefer a light roast, carefully crafted in some form of pour over. At home each morning I grind beans, weigh them, and then weigh and time the 180° water that I add to my AeroPress. I’m currently using this 2017 World AeroPress champion recipe by Paulina Miczka. See what I mean? Total snob. Our Garden Party Mugs collection was born out of my love for coffee and my love for flowers and plants…
Read MoreThis year’s new calendar design is all about listening with intention. Giving ourselves grace to be fluid with our thoughts and actions. Taking a step back to just be present with nature and ourselves…
Read Moreack in May I met the amazing people at Mixbook in New York. I started working with them on Christmas and holiday card designs in mid summer. I had an absolute blast designing cards with them! I’ve done a lot of custom design cards and invitations, mostly for wedding, and anyone who has ever done this knows how wearing it can get. I had so burnt out on custom, I only took on one wedding suite this year (for my dear friends who I knew would be amazing and grateful clients)…
Read MoreI’ve always been a plant lady. My very first job (at the age of 12) was at a plant nursery. I watered all the plants, deadheaded them, and repotted when it was time for bigger pots. I probably got paid $6 an hour but I would’ve done it for free honestly. I LOVED repotting plants. Getting my hands in the dirt and breaking up their roots before transplanting them into their new home. Grabbing handfuls of dirt to add to the bigger pots. All while being outside in the sunshine. My 12 year old self was in heaven. I absolutely loved it there…
Read MoreI sometimes have a hard time with setting goals or resolutions. They can feel really intimidating and scary. And I know that if I declare something too big, I’ll just feel bad about myself when I don’t accomplish it. Anyone else? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said “I’m going to read four books this year!” I say it with so much confidence that I convince my current self that it’s going to happen. But my future self is standing in the corner with her arms crossed smugly snickering “that’ll never happen…” It’s a whole thing.
Read MoreI think my love of summertime was ingrained in me from a free spirited childhood growing up in rural Ohio. My brother and I spent our days with our cousins and best friends exploring our small town's woods and rivers. My absolute favorite thing to do was river walking. We'd walk down the dirt road of our best friends' farm to the river. The six of us were allowed to go to the river alone, so long as we took Cindy with us. She was the "adult" of the group, our friends' black lab mix who had even lazier days than us, supervising all of our activities. Those hot summer days are my fondest memories. In college, and even after, I would frequently take our yellow lab, Jessie, river walking with me. Just the two of us. She loved it as much as I did and I swear she knew what it meant to me.
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