Have you ever wanted to encourage a struggling mom, but you didn’t know how to help? After I had my second baby, my sister would send me a text about every week and just ask how I was doing. It was such a small thing, but it really helped me. It helped me to feel loved, to feel remembered and like I wasn’t going though this motherhood journey alone. You can do the same thing for moms that you know who are struggling. It can be as simple as sending a text or something even more meaningful like a postcard. Dear Mama postcards have hand-lettered art on the front with space to write your personalized message on the back. Buy...
Have you ever wanted to step up your lettering game? Then this post is for you! At the beginning of the year, I joined a lettering challenge. Everyday for one month we practiced the basic strokes. For a whole month guys! I will admit, by the end I was ready to be done. But you know what happened! My lettering improved so much. Because I spent that time re-learning the basic strokes and really getting them built into my muscle memory. Because the basic strokes make up all lowercase letters, spending time working on the basic strokes WILL improve your lettering. If you want to get back to the basics and practice your basic strokes again, then you need to...
When I first started my business I had no idea what an ideal client was. Now that I know who my ideal client is, it seems like the direction for my business is more clear. So let’s break it down. (Don’t forget to Pin this to reference later!) What is an ideal client? This is your perfect customer. This is someone who needs and wants exactly what you and your business offers. Why is it important to know who your ideal client is? Knowing and understanding your ideal client will help you know what they NEED and WANT as well as how to TALK and SELL to them. How do you determine your Ideal Client? There are a few ways:...
Do you know which of the basic strokes is hardest for my students? You probably guessed it, the O Form. If you’ve ever struggled with this one check out this video! [Insert Video] 3 Tips for Drawing the perfect O Form 1. Imagine the O form is a clock. When you start drawing you want to start at the 2 o’clock position. This will allow you to have enough space to transition from light to heavy pressure. 2. Start the transition from heavy to light pressure at about the 7 or 8 o’clock position. Doing this will allow you to have a smooth transition on the bottom of the O Form. 3. Lastly, it can be hard to end your...
Do you think mothers intuition is real? For me, I believe God has given us moms an extra awareness (aka intuition) and gives us additional guidance so we can best help our children. I was reading an experience that my grandma had written and it just reinforced to me that mothers intuition is real and always has been. Here’s the story taken from her journal entry written February 4, 1988. “When I took Betty down to the Dr. for her six week check-up, he told me she had a murmur in her heart and when she got about five years old, we should take her and have it checked out. But the Dr. would not do anything about it before...
