Welcome Baby Emma!

Happy 2012 and Happy Chinese New Year! Emma Elizabeth has finally arrived! (which is why the blog has been so quiet). :) She was born January 8th at 10:45am weighing 7lbs 1oz and measuring 20.75 inches. She is my third Hypnobirth and the most successful one at that! She came into the world just two hours after we checked into the hospital with no fuss and no intervention and after just 4 birth breaths. My husband even commented on how great I looked after the birth, not tired and worn out. I am so grateful to the two amazing midwives I had attending the birth..they truly gave me what I needed...support, peace, and calm. Yay for Hynobirthing! I had such a great experience that I am seriously contemplating becoming a certified Hypnobirthing instructor and Doula. I want to help other expectant moms achieve the birth they deserve and have always dreamed of. My midwife even told me she would send lots of clients my way. Who knows? Maybe this is a new path for me. :)

I hope you are all having a great New Year so far! I will be a bit busy with baby and trying to juggle 3 kids, housework and design work so posts may be few and far between. Let's all hope baby sleeps through the night at six weeks. Hey, I can dream, can't I? ;)




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Etsy Shop Holiday Sale!

I am having a 25% off sale in my shop - discount applies to EVERYTHING in my shop from now until December 21st. (Prices already reduced) I will be closing the shop for at least a month, maybe more after the 21st for Christmas and then for Maternity Leave. Here are a few of my newest listings:

2012 Pattern Desktop Calendar - available with or without the case - orig $20 now $15

Mr. Darcy portrait earrings available in gold and silver finish - orig $12 now $9

Mini OOAK Hand drawn Doodles Moleskine - orig $15 now $11.25

Mini OOAK Hand drawn Paul Arden Quote Moleskine - orig $15 now $11.25

Stock up while you can! Items will return to full price if not sold after I return from Maternity Leave! 

I've also relisted my most popular moleskine! Now $22.50 from $30!

Happy Holidays!!

xx Liz

My Art Licensing Interview and Christmas Bag for Target

Been dying to share this with you guys! It's my Christmas Tote designed under Pink Light Design for Target and it's in stores NOW! My family and friends have been scouring their local Targets looking for it so they could snatch them all up. Thank you guys!!! I found one at my local Target and I can't tell you how THRILLED I was to see it hanging next to all these awesome totes and to see my name on the bottom! WHOO-HOO! Licensing is a looong process with delayed gratification but sooo worth it! Thanks again to Pink Light Design for representing me and for all the support! 

And if that wasn't awesome enough I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Alex Colombo on his blog The Moon From My Attic: An Art Licensing Chronicle recently. If you have ever wondered how I got my start in licensing, read the interview! It's filled with lots of tips and will probably answer a lot of Art Licensing questions you may have. Alex does a great job interviewing licensed artists. I recommend you follow him and keep up with his interviews. You never know who might meet or get inspired by! =)

Custom Hand Drawn Stationery

Want to know what I've been up to? Custom work! Below is a hand drawn greeting card illustrating a Dr. Seuss quote I finished today. The next image is a custom kids birthday invite I did for an Etsy customer that loved my Rock n Roll print so much she wanted me to use it as the main focus off the invite. Love the way it turned out! Think I may just throw my kids a rock n roll themed birthday party!

I have so much more to share with you...hopefully before the baby is born! Stay tuned!