hand lettering

Guys. I'm in love with hand lettering. In love. I've been seeing it around Instagram and Pinterest a bunch but only recently have I attempted it myself. There's just something about making ordinary words into art that makes me feel extra super-duper happy.

 

To see more of my hand lettering, check out my Instagram. Have you ever tried hand lettering? I'd love to see your work!

xo,
hannah

dabbling in the arts

If you've been reading my blog for a while then you might remember that I love love love to draw, paint, and just create art in general. I even made an Instagram account just to post my art! Here are few recent(ish) pieces:

Obviously I like drawing people the best ;) Which one is your favorite?

xo,

hannah

recent designs

Hola bloggy friends! I have been working on a few different design jobs the past few days, and I wanted to show you a few of them :)

I just finished installing this one-I really like how clean yet elegant it is.

this design is pre-made and available in my etsy shop in 3 different colors!

You can get your own design at my design shop. Happy Thursday!

xo,
hannah

drawings // dance

Getting back into drawing mode has been such a good thing for me, and I've been into this ballet-stage recently. I've never been a dancer, but I often wish I had the ability to leap into a perfect jeté without pulling every single muscle in my legs. Dancers have the gift of expressing their emotions with movements in an artful form. I put their form of art into my form of art. Enjoy :)

 xo,
hannah

my breath of fresh air || inspiration

Somehow, I needed this. I needed to be alone with my camera in the great outdoors and just snap away. It's been a long time, and I'm sure you've noticed. I knew it was going to be a good day today, because I woke up and 6:59 on the dot. Obviously when you wake up at 6:59, you're going to get up at 7:00. So I did. And instead of the usual Special K for breakfast, I sliced an apple, popped bread in the toaster and was proud of myself for being healthy. All throughout the day I've been trying to drink more water and be creative, and when you actually decide that you're going to be creative today, it's so much easier than sitting around wishing you were doing something productive.

Here's what my artsy mood led me to today:

I'm thinking of adding it as a print in my etsy shop. Opinions?
What did you do today?

-hannah

rainy sunday

Rainy days tend to cast a spell over me. They put me in a mood that craves to be holding a paintbrush, a drawing pad, or just relaxing. I'm ashamed to admit that most days I wave the feeling away, and go blog surfing, but today I didn't.

Today, after coming home from church and celebrating mother's day with donuts, I curled up on the couch with my little brother Mark beside me and watched a ridiculous amount of Brady Bunch episodes (yes, Brady Bunch). It felt so good just to relax and not have a feeling of needing to get homework done for the next day or study for a test.

After my brain was fried enough, I asked my sister if she felt like painting. She eagerly said yes and I proceeded to get out the paint supplies, along with other miscellaneous crafty items.

 

          

 

They also make me want to write letters. Yes, I am one of those people who still gets excited when I get things in the mail or send letters to people. See that little duck painting? Yep, I like to decorate my stationary a little :) I just need more people to write to. Do you guys have any pen-pals?
And I also finally made my own little sketchbook (all credit for the idea goes to this lovely site) I can't wait to use it!
What activities occupy your rainy days?

-hannah
p.s. I would just like to say happy mother's day to all the fabufull (fabulous+wonderful) moms out there. Thanks for everything you have given and taught us :)

p.p.s. Sorry for the unexpected change in design guys, I just felt like the other header was too busy. I love this one and plan to keep it for quite a while! Also, don't forget to enter my photo challenge and win a "fabuful" prize!

happiness

I'll be perfectly honest: I don't feel happy. I've been sitting around all morning just waiting for a call from my mom, who's been at the hospital with my grandpap since 12:30 last night. Things aren't looking good, and all we're hoping is that he won't suffer for much longer.
So no, I'm not happy. But I'm not sad either. Just..... quiet.
All morning I've been sitting and drawing and watching t.v. and texting my friends and just waiting. Drawing and art help calm me down.
So I've been looking through old art, and came across this photo:




And it reminded me that life ends for everyone eventually, but while you're here, why not live it to the fullest? Why not be happy?

-hannah

recent artwork

I know, I know, all of these are kinda weird, but they're really fun to do. I actually paint first and then go over it with pen. Which one is your favorite?

Oh, and if your name is Paige and you entered the Shepherd's Daughter giveaway, you won! Contact me here.

-hannah