WYLS: HEADBANDS.

p.s. since bati (my mom) is here we will be working on getting the whatyouloveshop.com site up and running! i'm SO excited about this! perks of having a web developer as a mother. if you follow me on instagram (@cmac23) you know that i've been busy making headbands. and that's the next thing that will be stocked in the shop. stay tuned people!

NOVEMBER-WHAT YOU LOVE SHOP.

i had a lot of fun brainstorming, planning, & creating this month's craft. the phrase "i can do hard things" stuck with me the first time i ever saw it. i knew it was something i wanted to have in my house as a daily reminder.

it was also the mantra i had while slowly carving out each letter. it was hard work. it was mainly hard work because i was doing it late at night, during nap times, while children were interrupting me when they were supposed to be playing, and one glorious hour at panera. a man thought i was cutting a bagel all funny. nope, it's a linoleum block.

as i worked i repeated the phrase i was carving "i can do hard things, i can do hard things..." over and over again. because it's true.

i'm very tired a lot of the time. i wake up groaning when, in a previous life, i woke up alive and spunky. this print is a reminder of what i can do. i can do hard things. 



this print is for the mama who is up all night with a teething baby- i can do hard things. (me!)

this print is for the teen with too many broken hearts- i can do hard things.

this print is for the freshman trying to make it onto the varsity team- i can do hard things.

this print is for the sixteen year old studying to take their driving test- i can do hard things.

this print is for the college student during finals week- i can do hard things.

this print is for the twenty-something working harder than hard for peanuts- i can do hard things.

this print is for the mother who is watching her son drive off to college- i can do hard things.

this print is for the father who drives and hour to work everyday and misses too many mornings, afternoons, and nights with his kids- i can do hard things.



we can all do hard things. and this is a simple reminder of that. the hard things mold you. the hard things test you. the hard things give way to the great things in life.

i can do hard things.

there are two options: b&w or color.
you can purchase your own print here.
thank you so much for your support.

SHOP'N IT UP.

so you know i have christmas cards. and it's not even halloween. i know, sue me. but really! you got to be ready! the christmas season is going to smack you in the face like it's already smacked the big box stores!

 i LOVE these cards. the color is fantastic to work with. it reminds me of after a snowstorm. the white snow on a blue-blue sky. and it's calming. like the words joy & peace of the christmas season. i highly suggest checking out the actual shop. you can find it here.

so here's the jist on the creative adventure i'm partaking in...

i'm going to shake it up each month. i'm going to try out new mediums. i'm going to create something awesome (hopefully you all think it's awesome too!). i'm going to stretch myself creatively as much as my mama-self can take.

why? because i need this. i need to be keeping myself creative and busy. i need an outlet. i'd like to provide a bit for my family financially. but that's just an added bonus if it happens.

and that's the deal with the what you love shop.

care to suggest something specific? or a medium i should work with?


p.s. don't see anything you like? i'm totally into custom work. just ask!

THE WHAT YOU LOVE SHOP.

 

welp. i opened an etsy shop. it's pretty simple right now. the christmas season is almost upon us. please don't jump down my throat for announcing that before halloween has even passed. i'm a person that believes in the u.s. postal service and all the wonders that come with sending and receiving mail. and christmas mail is just one of the best. i love the photos. i love the newsletters and updates. i really just love it.

so literally i few days ago, when i was dreaming up how we were going to pay for the extra cost of special formula (yep- turns out mr. jakey is just like rorie- allergic to milk protein), i thought: "i'll make christmas cards!" and i did. and they're for sale. and you could buy them!

so i would love it if you'd check out my shop. it's the WHAT YOU LOVE SHOP. and we are open for business!


p.s. i loved all your suggestions from my last post. this is most definitely going to be a shop of made of many materials!

JUST START.

one of my favorite blogger runs a successful home business. she makes stuff and sells stuff. one day she decided she wanted to start a podcast. she didn't really know how to do it exactly, but she just started.

i love that. just start. i mean, if there's any way to get something done it's to simply start it. it's almost eleven thirty here. tonight i let myself get a little creative. and i'm feeling it course through my blood like a caffeinated drink. it feels amazing and horrible at the same time... only horrible because i should be sleeping. but i'm waay too excited.

enter: the what you love shop.

i've had the idea of starting my own "shop" for a while now. i'm not exactly sure (i'm going to let you know that i just typed out "shure"- no shame.) how this is going to work or what's going to be in this shop of mine. but here i am... starting the process. i have a lot of ideas and i'm ready to kick my brain back into gear.

what do you think should be in the shop?