Words, words, words, / 12

Hello all! Look at this. I'm actually updating this column on Saturday and at a decent time! I'm shocked.  It might have something to do with the fact that I'm particularly excited about this week's post. I don't have a real exciting reason other than that I'm really proud of the hand-lettering I've done this time. Not that I haven't been proud before, but I think this one definitely rises above the rest as being the best lettering I've done so far. It's really cool to look back at all that I've worked on and see how I've improved. And okay, okay, I'm also excited because, if you're interested, this week's lettering is available for purchase on my Society6 shop! I'm happy to finally make one of these lettering projects available to you!

This project was completed for my sister Karen to put in her daughter's nursery! The color scheme is based on that of her room. My other sister Laurie actually picked this quote out for me to letter because I was trying to find a good one and just couldn't decide. She told me I should do this one and I was like, of course, duh! This quote is a beautiful reminder from Roald Dahl's The Twits (though I've never read it) to think good things and as a result, you will always be lovely because having good thoughts is important for your soul and happiness.

I hope you like this week's column! Like I said before, I'm very proud of this one and excited to offer you the chance to purchase it if you'd like! Have a lovely weekend.

"Words, words, words" is a weekly hand lettering column in which I share some goodies hand-lettered by me for your enjoyment! You can check out previous posts here!

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Words, words, words / 11

And another week has flown right by! It's amazing to me how these last few weeks have been passing so quickly, and I'll take it! Just two more weeks until some of my family arrives in Arizona, and I get to hang out with them for a week! I can't wait.

This week's hand lettering post is featuring a mother's day design + a free printable card in time for the holiday! I'm sad I won't be home with my mom for mother's day, but luckily she'll be coming down just a week after, so I guess it isn't so bad. I'm so lucky to have such a supportive mom who, though wary at first, has been awesome in regards to Nicholas and I moving to Arizona so he could attend school. I know she understands how important this is for him and how it important it is for both of us to be together instead of many miles apart for 8 months. I appreciate her letting me do this and for all the talks we have while I'm here. I miss her immensely, but it feels so good to know I have her love and support all the way down here. I love you mom!



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-The size of the card is 5"x7" and will fit into a standard A6 envelope
-I suggest printing it out on cardstock for a sturdier card
-Just click the download button above, save the file, print it out, cut along the cut marks, and fold in half to create your card
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"Words, words, words" is a weekly hand lettering column in which I share some goodies hand-lettered by me for your enjoyment! You can check out previous posts here!

Words, words, words / 10

Lately I've been finding myself feeling fairly unmotivated at times. Whether it be in regards to working out, making art, hand lettering (notice how I didn't post again last weekend?), posting on my blog at all, or what have you. Motivation is honestly something I've struggled with having for a large portion of my life. I'm not sure where it stems from, but a lot of the time I feel like I have to be "in the mood" to do something, even if it's something I enjoy (like making art). As a result, I can find myself sinking into a little ditch of unhappiness and it can eat away at my days sometimes.

Amongst all of these feelings, I really just need to remind myself to look for all of the little things that inspire me, that give me hope, that make me feel good. Little things that very often go unnoticed. Some people might even find it weird that I'd find them beautiful because they seem very mundane to the average person, but it's in these things that I truly find reason for living and for enjoying life. Mostly I just need to remind myself that it's okay to let myself be down sometimes, but I can't stay there, and if I want to be happy, I have to choose happiness.

"Words, words, words" is a weekly hand lettering column in which I share some goodies hand-lettered by me for your enjoyment! You can check out previous posts here!

Words, words, words / 09

It's finally here! This is what I have been waiting to show you for a couple weeks now! I showed you a sneak peek a couple of weeks ago during the last hand-lettering column I posted, but this time it's the real deal. I hope you're as excited as I am. I made these for my sister Karen, who just had her first baby (and the first in the family!), my niece, Cora Mae.  She is the sweetest little baby, and I am so honored that I got to make these baby announcements for her. And I am sooo glad Karen loved them as much as I did. I really did work hard on them, and I truly am proud of the way they turned out. I hope you like them too!

Many, many weeks ago I started sketching up ideas for the design, and it finally settled on this one. There is a first draft that looks exactly like the first picture below, only it was a lot less clean. So, I redrew what I had originally drawn, transferred it to the computer, worked some magic, put it on a chalkboard background, and turned it into a cute little baby announcement. I can't say it enough how happy I am with how it turned out, and I really feel like my hard work shines through. Again, I'm so pleased I got to do this for my sister and my niece, and I look forward to many more projects for my family in the future. I'm hoping I can con my other sister, Marie, who is also pregnant currently (woohoo!) into letting me make her baby announcements too. :)

Okay, seriously. Is she not the most precious thing? I can't get over it. I miss her so much, and I can't wait to hold her again when I get to go home!! Anyway, I hope you like this week's column as much as I do, and that you have a wonderful weekend!

"Words, words, words" is a weekly hand lettering column in which I share some goodies hand-lettered by me for your enjoyment! You can check out previous posts here!

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I acquired the chalkboard background through a free download from Foolish Fire here. I'm so glad I had this background to work with and it really made the chalkboard idea possible! If you're interested, you can download the file yourself on their website and get creative!