Happy New Year! Yesterday I started my third year of writing in the calendar journal I made in 2011. I can’t believe I’ve stuck with it for this long! Check it out if you’re looking for a less daunting way to journal. I’d like to kick off 2013 by sharing my Dad’s latest book. The Giving Grandpa [...]
Wit & Whistle holiday cards are in the shop! There are new designs and lots of old favorites too. Normally I try to wait until after Halloween to post holiday stuff, but Daniel and I are going on a trip next month, so my shop will be closed from November 23–December 5. I figured it [...]
They’re here!
Of all the stores we are missing here in the Raleigh/Durham area, a nearby West Elm was first on my wish list. I did a lot of squealing when I found out my wish was coming true. West Elm Durham opens tomorrow! West Elm invited me to come in before the grand opening for a [...]
Who’s ready for fall? I’ve never designed Halloween goodies before (well, except these postcards years ago), so I’ve been playing in my sketchbook to see what I can come up with. I’m not sure yet which of these will become cards, and which will just stay in my sketchbook. I also messed around with gouache [...]
Remember last year when I was designing my dad’s latest book for my Twelve by 2012 list? Well, Help! My Daughter’s Getting Married! by John Nichols has been published and is now for sale here at barnesandnoble.com and here at amazon.com! My dad was very involved in the wedding planning process when Daniel and I got married, [...]
We’ve been sneak peeked! The folks at Design*Sponge contacted me a few months ago about featuring our home in one of their Sneak Peek posts, so naturally I freaked out (in a good way). I posted some of my photos that they didn’t end up using below, but head over to Design*Sponge to check out [...]
Here’s the recently repainted office! The walls used to be yellow and orange, but I think I prefer it when the items in the room are the focal point rather than the paint colors. So, I embraced my boring-paint-color-loving side and painted the room light gray. I like it about one million times better now (give [...]
There has been some curiosity about the loft area above our living room. Well, here it is—my piano nook. I’ve been hacking away at Clair de Lune for a while. So far I can only play the first page very slowly. 5 flats! Sheesh Debussy, cut me some slack. Mabel was pretty adamant about being [...]
I’ve been pondering my favorite interiors, and I’m working on a plan for our living room. Some of these items I already have around the house, and some of them I’m wishing for! (Plan is subject to change without notice.) 1 drapes from Pottery Barn 2 globe lamp from West Elm 3 string lights 4 awesome [...]