Product Release: DIY Embroidery Kit In The Woods

I am thrilled to share my latest DIY Embroidery Kit with the world. This kit is great for beginners who have never tried embroidery or for more advanced folks who want a quick/fun project. 

The design was inspired by the wonderful feeling of being emmersed in nature. The front of the notebook features original illustrations of a geometirc bear and abstract sunset. I grew up in the piney woods of East Texas and we get some awesome sun sets there. The notebook holes are laser cut to make it easier to sew (like connect the dots). 

EACH KIT CONTAINS:

• 1 tree and sun laser cut notebook

• 1 geometric bear laser cut notebook 

• Quality red and teal thread

• 1 needle

NOTEBOOK DETIALS:

• Notebook size: 3.5" x 5"

• Cover- Kraft paper 100% recycled

• Inside- Blank white paper 100% recycled

• 32 pages

One feature I really like about this kit is that there are lines connecting the laser cut holes, so there is no confusion of where to stitch. It's so nice to stitch these up without referring to pattern.

Product Release: Embroidery on Wood Brooches

These are some of my latest tiny stitched illustrations into wood for brooches. They look great on jackets, totes, hats, etc. So exciting for me! Something so satisfying about stitching into wood. I love the idea of of utilizing embroidery techniques beyond fabric. Check out the full collection here.

Screen Printed Wedding Invite Design

One of my goals for the new year, is work on more projects that excite me, like this invite. I love getting custom work. It fun to be a part of someone's special day. Anyhoo, I wanted to share some of the details of this invite I did earlier this summer. The wedding invitation needed to communicate environment of the wedding. The huge tree on the main invite sets the tone for the suite, and little natural details come up in other places. For instance, the very subtle tree rings on the save the date. Also, the natural woven texture of the slate envelope and the rsvp add a lot to the overall feel of the invites. I incorporated the wedding colors of coral and sophisticated grays with ink and paper selection. These little details really make a huge difference in an announcement. I'm very happy with the way it all came together. The invite was screen printed at The Pull Press, locally in Portland.

Seeing Letter Forms in Nature

"A"is for apple!

This photograph was taken in Japan at the Kyoto Botanical Garden.

Watson Wedding Screen Printed Invitation Suite

The Watson invitaiton suite was hand screen printed with two colors at The Pull, in Portland, OR. I designed the invitations, but it really was a group effort. Matt, the groom, is a designer so he had a lot of imput into the design, and Donathon, helped a ton with the printing.

This invitation was for an outdoor wedding in Sisters, OR which is a beautiful location with gorgeous pine trees and mountains all around. That being said, nature elements became a big element of the wedding identity. The tree made a really nice metaphor for the marriage.

This old western type makes since when you see the city of Sisters. It's an old cowboy town and all of the shops on the main drag use western fonts for their signs. It's very charming. The bride and groom's silhouette was another graphic used throughout the wedding identity.
I worked in some cute little icons into the invite. I like the way the dancing shoes turned out.


The RSVP notecard is a 2 color screen printed card on one side. We wanted the blue tree to be a subtle element so I made the color a slightly darker blue than the paper. The tree became a strong element of the visual identity. I will show more of that in a follow up post. Matt and Jess, the couple, had fun with the copy which set a nice tone for the actual event.

Deforestation Tee-Shirt

I dig the simple iconic pattern representing our planet's forests. Just a little guilty reminder that happens to look rad as well. The designer is Rick Crane. Check it.

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