October Around The Web

Hello, friends! After a long hiatus (my last monthly roundup was in May) I’m excited to be back! So much has happened over the past five months and I can’t wait to share. For now, I will start with October: This month kicked off with Holiday Mart and was quickly followed by a trip to North Carolina and Charleston. After a week working from the beach and celebrating Brittany and Parkin, we had one weekend at home where we had a waffle breakfast with Dale’s family and a donut fry at Mary and Kam’s house! October ended with a fun family dinner to celebrate Sophie and Dale’s birthdays and one more trip to Denver to reunite with our SLU Froends (and Laura and Ashton!). For Halloween, we are having a family dinner and then taking my sister’s dog Kaldi trick or treating at my grandparents house! Around the web we watched the UK (and beyond) mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II and I found some other spooky inspiration:

So long spooky season!


Holiday Mart 2022

Holiday Mart 2022 has come to a close (it ran September 29-October 2 this year) and I am so proud of our entire committee for all the work that went into planning the show this year! We welcomed 100 amazing retailers back to Bartle Hall and had several new events including opening with our Exclusive Preview Party (featuring entertainment from Stage Right Performing Arts). Over the weekend we held our Friday evening Happy Hour, and Saturday Miller Marley performed. Sunday closed with a visit from Santa’s reindeer.

I’m so grateful to my amazing co-chair, Heather, for her partnership, leadership and friendship. I couldn’t have made it through the year without her! Thank you to everyone who came and shopped this year, I can’t wait to cheer on our Holiday Mart 2023 Co-Chairs, Halie and Kristen, as they start planning next year’s Mart (and attend as a shopper!)

Photography by Andrea Nigh


You Are Amazing Lettering for Hallmark

I’m looking forward to celebrating my mom this coming Sunday, and was excited to see Sam Lewis’ artwork featured alongside my lettering on this gift bag. They come in a fun set of four, perfect for Mother’s Day and beyond. I hope you all are able to send some love to the moms in your life this weekend, too!

© Hallmark Licensing, LLC


Mom Love is Strong Love for Hallmark

The talented Samantha Lewis and I collaborated on artwork for Hallmark Mother’s Day this year which was featured on this Video Greeting card! If you haven’t sent one before, you can scan a QR code to record a video message for the recipient which they will be able to see when they scan the code after receiving the card. I ordered a few for several moms in my family this year and I can’t wait to get them in the mail!

© Hallmark Licensing, LLC