Check This Out: The Quiet Place

Hello Everyone

I can't believe that I haven't done this yet, but I wanted to give a little shout-out to some great women and the work that they are doing.  A few months ago some great girls got together and started working on a devotional blog to encourage women to find rest in God.  Their blog is called "The Quiet Place"

Since then, they have grown in popularity, helped to strengthen the faith of so many young women and are really making a difference for Christ.  Some of their blogging interactions include:

• "Devotional Mondays", where one of them writes each week—sometimes on a per-determined theme, sometimes not.  This month's theme is Self Worth
• "Guest Posts" where other blogging women can share and encourage readers from a different perspective (and I had the pleasure of guest-posting last month on beauty, so be sure to check that out as well)
• "Link-ups" with other blogs, where common goals are shared along with passions

Not to mention other posts throughout the week!

I am so blessed to know these girls and to call them friends—be sure to check out their Blog and Facebook to get some encouragement today!

Etsy Shop—OPEN!

My Etsy shop is officially open for business!  Head on over to check out the prints and note cards that I have available for sale!  If there is anything that you don't see that you want, feel free to send me a message or comment here and we will work something out.

Well, what are you waiting for?!  Check out MY SHOP!

The Votes Are In

Yesterday I decided to allow my friends and family to vote (via facebook and instagram) on my next design to be made into a note-card!
Since I am just starting out, I have to be pretty picky about which designs I choose.  I am still working with an outside printer and unless and until I can bring that process home, I have to order my stock ahead of time.

Sorry Blog, I did not include you in this voting process—I promise that you will be in the next one! 

Anyway, the "Vintage Phone" piece won and this is the design that I created for it!

Etsy shop officially opens on August 5th!  This little guy will be present as soon as the order comes in!

Friends

Another day, another bird drawing.  Really, it's hard to stop when I find them so fun.  This one could become another note card set if there is interest, but that depends on the feedback that I get after it is posted.  Took care of some legal stuff this week and hopefully my etsy shop will be open by August 1st!  Everything else is ready, I just need the license... and to complete any paperwork that comes with it :/ yuck.

Anyway, this drawing goes out to my dear friends—thanks for being great, both near and far

"Hello Friend"

Anniversary... quickly and, well, late

Our anniversary was on Sunday!  I have a post in the works with photos and little blurbs about the past year.  But clearly that is not my priority right now, or I'm just lazy, but I would rather that you believe the former :)

Anywho, here's a quick watercolor that I did this week to commemorate the event: (Let's try not to be harsh critics now—it's not easy learning to watercolor when your husband is Mr. Paint... and this is only #2 for me!)

Don't you love how classy I am, posting an instagram photo rather than take a real one myself?  Click on the image to find/follow my instagram and actually keep up with my art :)

I promise, the blog will be under better management when I finally get this little shop off the ground!