Giraffe on a Bike

This is a very belated post, but I had to include this custom project from the summer. The project was dear to me since I designed it for a friend + I think it came out really beautifully. I hosted a shower for a girlfriend who loved neutrals, giraffes, and bicycles. I was thrilled that my friend loved the shower invitation so much that she wanted to use the illustration for her baby announcements and thank you cards. For further project details, click here.

First Print Press

Last month I was thrilled to receive my first print press mention, in the Lifestyle section of Carolina Parent. For all press mentions, click here.

Welcome, Yuppie Schnauzer

With the holiday craziness behind me, I'm finally getting back to the illustrating board, as it were, and this schnauzer just cracks me up. It was inspired by dear friends -- self-proclaimed dog yuppies who take their schnauzer for walks with the little fella bundled in a mod doggie parka and booties. Of course, it does get down to -30 Celsius where they live...

Per usual, this design can be applied to stationery, thank you cards, calling cards, and invitations & announcements.

Every Last Bit

I have this thing about wanting to make use of every single bit of artistic material possible. When I finished my daughter's big girl quilt, I was left with eco-friendly batting remnants and plenty of marvelous fabric.

I made a fleet of quilted coasters for a holiday craft fair and as Christmas gifts this year for some family and friends, and I love how they turned out and also made use of every last bit.

Unbelievably Cute Pillows

More inspiration from Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts: I made these two embroidered/pieced pillows as gifts for the kids of some of my wonderful mama friends. These are unbelievably cute and I plan on making more.

As with the big girl quilt I posted about previously, I used Electric Quilt Printables InkJet Fabric Sheets to create the personalized fabric and eco-friendly pillow forms (made of PLA, a corn-based fiber), both available from Jo-Ann.com. I altered the pattern to fit square instead of rectangle pillows.