Hello, June!
Saved: Instagram Roundup
Another round of some of my favorite finds on Instagram. Enjoy!
In order of appearance:
Kristen Schultz (@kristenschultz)
Kiviwii (@kiviwii)
Helen McCullagh (@helenmccullagh)
Moncler (@moncler)
Elena Caron (@elenacaron_artist)
Meri Meri (@merimeriparty)
Saved: Instagram Roundup
Another round of some of my favorite finds on Instagram. Enjoy!
In order of appearance:
Jed Chisholm (@jedchisholm)
Gary Head (@gary.head)
Photography +Floral Twist (@herselfdesigns)
Create & Cultivate (@createcultivate)
Jenny Leu (@forrestandj)
Madison Hartley (@hart_floral)
Practice
Last month I was challenged by my talented Hallmark co-worker Meredith Cox to participate in Stefan Kunz's #createdtoday prompt on Instagram and ended up creating a lettering piece that said "Practice." Since then I have really been thinking about what I want to practice this year, and the things I have already accomplished!
Pointed Pen
- In January I finished going through the alphabet and spending a day working on each letter. This was a great way for me to get back into the practice of using the pointed pen, but now I want to move on to words and quotes! I am hoping that by next year at this time I will be much more comfortable with this tool, I can already see the difference the daily practice last month had on my lettering.
iPad Pro Lettering
- I am hoping to have an iPad Pro very soon! I have loved watching other lettering artists create amazing time-lapse pieces, and I know lettering on the iPad would really expand my range and ability to create quickly. If anyone has any tips or great tutorials please send them my way!
Photography
- When I'm traveling I am great at taking pictures and getting them edited. I really enjoy using my DLSR, and I would love to spend more time in my daily life taking pictures. I think my photography skills would continue to grown with more consistent practice.
Here's to lots of practice in 2018!
2017 Best Nine
Today I'm looking back on 2017, and thought my #2017BestNine from Instagram would be the perfect place to start. I'm always curious if the posts chosen will really reflect my year, but in this case they did! This year I was lucky to spend quite a bit of time traveling, Dale and I celebrated two years of marriage, and this year was full of wonderful new opportunities at work. I love that these three huge areas of my life are reflected: travel, work, and family. These photos show our anniversary celebration, a work trip to Chicago, my family's trip to Chile, time with family at our lake house (Turkey Hill), my trip to LA with Laura, a portrait taken at Hallmark, and a sister picture from New Orleans.
But of course there are lots of things not captured as well. This year I have spent countless hours with friends both in Kansas City and St. Louis, I've committed at least one hour each week working out at Fusion Fitness, Dale and I spent a lot of time cooking in our tiny kitchen, I've driven what feels like a million miles back and forth between STL and KC, and dealt with all the general ups and downs and the uncertainty of what the next year will bring. I'm grateful for all I have experienced and learned this past year — 2018 will be a big year for us. I hope you have some time to reflect on your past year too, happy new year!