The Painted Giraffe

10/14/2026

Natural and organic face painting this Saturday! Hope you can make it for this fun event! 🎃🍁

🎃 Looking for a family-friendly Halloween event in Northeast Wisconsin? 👻

We’re hosting our Trunk or Treat Wellness Festival | Dye-Free + Allergy Friendly | Motherhood Alliance on Saturday, October 17 in Appleton, and it’s completely FREE for families! 🧡

✨ Dye-free + allergy-friendly treats
🚗 Local businesses & community trunks
🎨 Dye-free face painting
🎁 Giveaways
👗 Costume swap
🎃 Games & activities
🍴 Food trucks
💙 Sensory-friendly entry from 9:30–10 AM

It’s a fun option for families who want to enjoy Halloween while being more mindful of food allergies, sensitivities, and dyes.

📍 Fox Valley Technical College – North Parking Lot
⏰ 10 AM–12:30 PM
🌟 Sensory-friendly time: 9:30–10 AM
🎟️ FREE admission!

Feel free to share with another Northeast Wisconsin family who might love this! 🎃🧡

10/13/2026

Thank you for following me on this journey of navigating motherhood and being a small business owner! 🤍🦒

10/11/2026

Lots of fun and great weather yesterday at the Emro Law Fall into Senses event! I got to be painting right beside Randy Peterson who does AMAZING interactive children’s entertainment 🎭

Find me for free face painting on Saturday, October 17th at Fox Valley Tech for Motherhood Alliance’s Dye Free Trunk or Treat event 🍬🍭

10/08/2026

👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀
A few NEW designs are coming to my face painting album! 🎨✨
But I need your help… which one is your favorite?
🍁 Fall leaf
🦌 Little deer
✨ Or are you waiting to see the rest?
I’ve been working on some fun new designs for upcoming events, and I can’t wait to add them to the album! ❤️
Tell me your favorite in the comments!

09/20/2026

Having fun painting today at Soteria’s 15th Anniversary event! It’s awesome to hear from people that they recognize seeing me paint from years ago too 🥰

09/16/2026

🎨✨ Appleton, I’m back! ✨🎨

Some of you may remember me from the face painting events I did around the Appleton area a few years ago. I had the absolute best time painting so many little faces at birthday parties, festivals, community events, and celebrations!

After moving away, I stepped away from face painting for a while — but I’m excited to share that I’m officially relaunching my face painting business in the Appleton area! 🥳

I’m so excited to reconnect with families, event planners, businesses, and all the wonderful people I met through this business before.

If you remember my work, I’d love for you to say hi in the comments! ❤️ And if you have a friend, business, school, organization, or event that could use a face painter, I’d be so grateful if you shared this post.

🎨 Appleton-area bookings are now opening!
It feels so good to be back. 💕

— The Painted Giraffe 🦒

11/25/2023

Craft show this weekend with my brother!

Not sure who is on the east side of the state, but I am at Clintonville’s Pigeon River’s Art Club craft show! It is being hosted at the community center in town. We will be here from 10-3 today :)

09/23/2023

Face painting at the Chaseburg Sole Burner with the American Cancer Society this afternoon!

09/09/2023

This week of events is a wrap! Eaglefest at UWL was Friday night and Steppin’ Out in Pink was this morning!

Some fun pictures of paintings I had a chance to take a picture of and of a couple friends who came out to support me 😁

08/03/2023

Working on a collaboration with my brother who is a glass blower! He makes the glass piece and I do the painting. Pretty excited about how they are turning out so far! Here is a sneak peak of one ✨🎨