{the West side is the Best side}

We are super excited to welcome Crafted Westside to our little corner of town AND to our list of stockists. Crafted is a collective comprised of talented artisans and designers, primarily from Atlanta and the surrounding region. The little shop is chuck full of amazing and one of a kind products.  When Shanna contacted me about selling my wares in her new store that was due to open in April in the BrickWorks of West Midtown, Atlanta I did't know what I was more excited about, having a merchant right around the corner or having such a great shop in the neighborhood! After living on the Westside for almost 15 years, it is always exciting to see the area evolve. Crafted is exactly the type of shop that needed to be added to the list of stores in the area.  We are hoping that our lunch boxes are a huge hit and look forward to adding more products to their shelves in the near future. Good luck girls, we wish you much success!!!

Welcome to the Westside, the best side!! 

{lunch notes revisited}

Remember this post?

When my three year old headed off to school last year, it quickly became a habit of putting a little note in her lunch box to get her over the first days of school jitters. Of course, I couldn't just jot her a line, I had to quickly sketch her a little character. Somedays the picture reflected something going on in our lives, others it was simply what happened when the pen met the paper. Over the months, I learned that it became a "thing" for everyone at school. The older kids would read her the note and they all enjoyed seeing what I had drawn. I would get grief from the teachers if the morning was a bit hectic and the note didn't happen at all. (yes, we have mornings like that in our house too!) Then the other mothers caught wind of it, they wanted their own lunch notes. Well ladies, you asked.... and now,  you shall receive. Lunch notes are now available and they come packaged in a cute little brown paper bag, ready for you to jot your little one a line. Just stop on by our etsy shop.

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Fast forward to today: Not even 5 days after posting, somebody did stop by my Etsy shop. And that someone just happened to be the buyer for Food52's new market site, Provisions. For the past month I have been working with her on an exclusive line of lunch box notes and lunch boxes for there "Weekday Warrior" Collection. It has been a bit surreal taking those little doodles for my daughter and turning them into something for the world to enjoy. Even Eliza asked, "Mommy, why do people want to buy my lunch notes?" Check how far our little sentiments have gone. What a fun and wonderful trip it has been. 

 Check out the collection here. 

{lets do lunch!}

We spent the last dog days of summer vacation putting together a collection of Lunch Box designs for Food52's new shop, Provisions. Here is just a sample of what we put in front of them. We can't wait to reveal what they chose to feature on their site!!! Coming September 19th! 

The following are available now at our etsy store. 

{back to school}

When my three year old headed off to school last year, it quickly became a habit of putting a little note in her lunch box to get her over the first days of school jitters. Of course, I couldn't just jot her a line, I had to quickly sketch her a little character. Somedays the picture reflected something going on in our lives, others it was simply what happened when the pen met the paper. Over the months, I learned that it became a "thing" for everyone at school. The older kids would read her the note and they all enjoyed seeing what I had drawn. I would get grief from the teachers if the morning was a bit hectic and the note didn't happen at all. (yes, we have mornings like that in our house too!) Then the other mothers caught wind of it, they wanted their own lunch notes. Well ladies, you asked.... and now,  you shall receive. Lunch notes are now available and they come packaged in a cute little brown paper bag, ready for you to jot your little one a line. Just stop on by our etsy shop. 

Happy Back to School for everyone!!! Yes, I am still coming to terms with the fact that summer is over.  It is our last day of summer break around here and it is only August 2nd. I guess that means for us in the studio that it's time to buckle down - Christmas will be here before we know it! And for those of you who don't head back until September, enjoy your month - it will be gone before you know it. You still have plenty of time to stock up on all of our back to school supplies. Be sure to scroll down to see what else we have to offer.