happy monday + a giveaway.

Happy Monday, friends! The lovely Amanda + Elizabeth of Do I Even Like This? are hosting a TylerBright giveaway over on their blog. We're giving away a fun little holiday pack, so head over to Do I Even Like This? to enter!

xoxo.

in the shop: thanksgiving placecards.

Happy Friday, friends! Aren't these weeks just whizzing by? They are for me, it seems like Christmas will be here before we know it! Today I'd like to share a little something that we just listed in the shop, our Thanksgiving Placecards! 

The cards say "this seat is reserved for" on one side and "i am thankful for" on the other. You can invite your guests to write what they're thankful for on their placecard, and then read them aloud or post them up for everyone to enjoy. My family did something similar a couple years ago, and I loved it. It's great to spend time in reflection, thanking God for the blessings He's given us!

Thanksgiving Placecards (Set of 25)

Have a wonderful weekend friends!

xoxo.

P.S. A recap of this week:

DIY Monday: Holiday Headbands

Inspired: Snail Mail

Life Lately: It's the Holiday Season...

The Anthology: Holiday Trees

in the shop: all things grad.

Bringing you some pretty little things for December grads in the shop today! First up, the Oh the Places You'll Go Announcement. This is a two-sided announcement with a vintage flair.

And a new addition to the shop, the custom Tell Your Story Announcement (please excuse the terribly taken night photos, I promise they're cute in real life)

This is a spin-off of the custom Love Story Print that we've got in the shop, and it's perfect for grads who have a story to tell about their accomplishment. I made these for Lindsay, who is graduating from UNCG at 30 years old and wanted more than just the conventional announcement.  

What do you think? Spread the word to any December grads that you know! 

Happy, happy Friday.

xoxo.

P.S. A recap of this week:

DIY Monday: Pencil Vase

Inspired: Living with Less

Life Lately: Trunk-or-Treat

The Anthology: Fall Colors Collected

in the shop: wedding scroll.

Friends, we've made it to Friday! With the new blog post themes I've got going, every Friday I'll feature an item from our shop. The first up is one of my all-time favorites. Renee crafted this gorgeous wedding scroll for our wedding, and she would love to do the same for yours! She hand-draws and hand-writes the entire design, and then sends it to me for minor digital touch-ups and color changes. The listing is for white card stock with black ink, but you can contact us about additional colors and designs if you're interested. 

We had our wedding party, immediate family and grandparents sign our scroll, but you could also include extended family or all of your wedding guests. I love that ours has my grandpa's signature on it, which brings back so many fond memories of him!

The lines pictured in these photos are drawn in pencil. We can either leave the lower section blank or include as many printed lines as you'd like...

 Seriously, isn't Renee's handwriting some of the most beautiful you've seen?

For more of Renee's handwritten goodness, head over to our shop!

Happy Friday!

xoxo.

the TylerBright Texas weekend (and a baby shower).

 Remember when I told you about TylerBright? Well, the "Tyler" of TylerBright came to visit me over the weekend! It was LOADS of fun, and we accomplished some great things (including a 5k...of which there are no photos included in this post. Turns out running a 5k when you're out of shape is not as fun as it sounds).

There was lots of this (yummy food):

a little of this (YouTube karaoke...who knew?):

and a whole lot of this (Renee putting her amazing handwriting to work on my tablet/stylus thingy):

I also attended a baby shower this weekend, and Renee helped me put together a little present for the mommy-to-be. First up: Some embellished long-sleeved onesies for the baby...

And some lemon sea salt scrub for the mommy!

All wrapped up...

I can't take credit for the adorbs handwriting, we all know that's Renee...

And, if you want some of this adorbs handwriting for yourself, head over to our shop!

I found the recipe for the lemon sea salt scrub on The Beauty Department...LC to the rescue! (which makes this the second time I've found myself thanking Lauren Conrad publicly on my blog...see wedding hair)

The baby shower was in our church library, which just so happens to be the coolest room I've ever been in. Giant globe? Cubby desks? U-shaped table? I'm sold.

 It was an AWESOME weekend, and I'm so glad Renee made the trek to little Abilene all the way from San Diego!

xoxo.

P.S. We also did quite a bit of work developing a price sheet for both handwritten and typed wedding invitations through TylerBright. If you know someone who is planning a wedding and you think they'd like our style, feel free to pass our name along! 

ANNOUNCING: TylerBright

Happy Tuesday, friends! I know it's back to work for most of us, and I hope your 4-day work week is off to a great start. Today I've got something special to announce! My dear friend Renee and I have been in the process (for almost a year...yikes!) of setting up a little shop on Etsy, and it's finally ready to show its face. We've named it TylerBright, which is a not-super-creative combination of our last names (and has also had some of you thinking that I'm preggers with a boy that we're naming Tyler...for the record, I'm not :). 

This all came about when I asked Renee to help create our wedding invitations last summer. You can see them in the center photo below. Renee has KILLER cute handwriting, and I love to make little ditties on the computer, so we're combining forces and offering invitations and prints in our shop. Here's some of the designs we've got listed:

This wedding scroll (above) is one of my absolute favorites. Renee made one for our wedding last summer, and we had our families and wedding party sign as witnesses of our big day. And Renee can make one for your wedding too!

Keep in mind that we are rookie Etsy sellers, and feel free to share any advice with us if you're an Etsy pro! We also don't have the best camera equipment, but I promise that all of the designs are prettier in person than they are in some of these photos, and we've got more designs coming in the next few weeks. We're also open to doing custom work, so if you've got something in mind, either convo us on Etsy or send an email to: tylerbrightdesigns (at) gmail (dot) com

If you're interested, you can

visit our shop here.

xoxo.