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Simple, original hand-painted art for your special handwritten snail mail. Watercolor and gouache.

06/06/2025

👋🏼 Just hopping on Instagram to share a few things I’ve been working on. I took a break from painting after the last market, then got to work on a few projects in the little bits of time between mom-ing. Thanks to for letting me do something for your home! And to our friend Cathy for the chance to do tea party invitations. I had so much fun with these!

12/27/2024

A belated THANK YOU to all who came to see us at the First Trust Holiday Market! We loved getting to see you. Highlights:

❄️ Moses was super excited to sell some of his original paintings.
❄️ I totally forgot to mention that there was live jazz, and Nathan was playing guitar in the trio. They were so good!
❄️ I’m grateful for the lovely company of , who joined me with her beautiful embroidered totes and made the day go by faster.

I’m off social media again until the next market. Until then, enjoy writing your snail mail notes on your lovely stationery!

12/04/2024

It’s today! Emmy is helping me get ready this morning. Come visit our table!

120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton
10am-3pm

11/21/2024

Two weeks from today I’ll be waiting for you at the First Trust Holiday Market with these cards and others, and with and her embroidered totes too! Come visit us!

Weds, Dec 4, 2024
10am-3pm
120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton

11/18/2024

I reworked another old Christmas design, but for some reason my houses always end up just a tiny liiiiittle bit crooked. At least Nathan thinks so. I still love how it turned out … if you notice it, just think of it as a little weather beaten! 🌬️🏠

Prints of these greeting cards (and more!) will be selling at the First Trust Holiday Market on December 4!

Weds, Dec 4
10am-3pm
120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton

11/02/2024

Ok snail mail-ers, I need your help! I reworked another Christmas card and I’m trying to decide if I should package my Christmas cards in sets … Do you write Christmas cards anymore? Or do people just send family photo Christmas cards these days? Like, would you want to buy a set of five of these, or just one, because you send family photo cards to your friends? 🤔

Find these at the First Trust Holiday Market, maybe in a set or maybe in singles, or maybe both! :D
Weds, Dec 4, 2024
10am-3pm
120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton

10/30/2024

Here’s a peek into some of the process of making my printed card sets. It takes much more time than sending one of my painted designs to the printer but I actually enjoy the printing and packaging process!

1) After hitting “print” I have to go gently push down the paper into the printer, because for whatever reason my printer won’t take the heavier paper without help. Yes, I print one page at a time!!
2) After printing, I cut the cards down to size, and score and fold them with help from my handy scoring board.
4) I assemble the packaging boxes.
5) Add envelopes, and fill the boxes!

This set of cards will be waiting for you at the First Trust Holiday Market. Come visit!

Weds, Dec 4, 10am-3pm
Main Lobby at First Trust
120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton

10/20/2024

Yes it’s almost that time of the year! I’m reworking some Christmas cards for prints, and also having fun hand painting some for the First Trust Holiday Market on Dec 4. Come visit!

120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton
Weds, Dec 4, 2024
10am-3pm

10/10/2024

I love to paint simple! You can make something beautiful with just one layer or a few layers of simple watercolor shapes, plus a few lines with ink if you like. Circles are super satisfying to paint! And you can do so much with a circle. Try it and see what you make!

This orange will be at the First Trust Holiday Market! Come visit my booth!
Weds, Dec 4, 2024
10am-3pm
120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton

09/26/2024

So I’ve loved making prints of my favorite hand-painted notecards. They’re less time consuming for me to make, and more affordable for you to purchase. 😀 But so far, I haven’t achieved my dream print texture … until yesterday! This summer we invested in a nice inkjet printer and after much trial and error, I had a breakthrough yesterday, and I’m really really really excited to say I’ve got a print I’m truly proud of!!! 🥳 Just ask Nathan how excited I’ve been. Here’s a peek into something that will be selling at the First Trust Holiday Market in December. (PS. Don’t worry there will still be some hand painted originals for those of you who’d like some of Grace’s original art. 😁)

Save the date for the market!
Weds Dec 4, 10am-3pm
Main entrance lobby at First Trust, 120 E Liberty Dr, Wheaton.

07/02/2024

Thanks to everyone who braved the heat and stopped by our booth at the Vineyard Arts Fair! I was thankful to share the tent and the day with my friend and artisan , and we even wore matching shirts on accident! 🙂 Thanks to for hosting us.

I’ll be limiting social media use again until the next market, but feel free to message me or email me with questions and I’ll try to check once in a while!

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