Keepsakes: Everyday Celebrations New Home

Last up for the 2024 Everyday Celebrations ornaments, this adorable new home concept that I collaborated on with the talented Debra Nielsen. We went back and forth sharing ideas for this one, and I love where we landed with the dimensional ceramic house featuring my script lettering. Congrats to the entire Keepsakes Team for a beautiful 2024 line!

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Keepsakes: Everyday Celebrations Engagement

This engagement ornament may be my favorite of the 2024 Keepsakes Everyday Celebrations group that I created lettering for! Artists Sheyda Abvabi Best and Allie Robillard created the concept and designed this ornaments, and I had the fun job of finishing out the “yes to forever” lettering. I hope it is a wonderful gift for many engaged couples this year!

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December Around The Web

December has come to a close, and I’m having a hard time processing that we are leaving 2023, the year Grant was born! All month was filled with first Christmas activities: we went to our church’s Kristkindl Markt, had brunch with friends in town, took Grant to see Santa, survived a family stomach bug, attended Dale’s work holiday parties, I had my holiday dinner club favorite things exchange, our family visited Enchant KC, we got to meet baby Daphne, celebrated Dianne’s birthday, visited Union Station and Crown Center, and had a magical Christmas Eve/Christmas Day/26th visit to Lawrence! The last few days of the month were spent enjoying Smith family time and heading back to Enchant for New Year’s Eve! Around the web, I was especially inspired by these beautiful ornaments by Mille Amber. Hopefully next year I won’t miss the chance to purchase one! Take a look at her work here.

  • I also hope that I get a chance to try making these beautiful dinner rolls next Christmas!

  • London has the most beautiful holiday decorations! I hope to visit in person someday.

  • A bit of Christmas lettering inspiration

  • A new to me letterpress studio, the deep emboss is just so stunning.

  • Would you try this DIY? I would love to try a larger scale version in the doorway between my living room and dining room

  • After having a chance to try royal icing cookies this year, I could not stop watching these videos!

  • One of my favorite memories this December was making salt dough ornaments. This was the recipe I used, and despite Grant not loving the handprint ideas we had some super cute Santas to share with his teachers and family!

  • Saving this for inspiration in the new year, I would love to embroider on a sweater for Grant

  • I don’t have plans for a sparkly NYE outfit this year, but Grace always has the best roundups

Merry Christmas, friends!