Thankful Thursday

Good Morning!
My friend Megan over at Blissfully Burton is hosting a Linky party today, so I thought I'd join up and support a fellow crafter! Megan is adorable and is expecting a little girl, Harper, in just a few short weeks! Check her out and become a follower!

Blissfully Burton

So in light of Thankful Thursday, I suppose I should list some things I am thankful for:

1. Peter. My most fabulous boyfriend of 6 years. Love him and all the gourmet meals he cooks for me:

2. My adorable cat-dog, Yoshi. He's a handful of hilarious, but I wouldn't want it any other way:

3. My sewing machine and the patience/passion to learn new things on it constantly.

4. My job as a graphic artist and multimedia producer! And my side job as Embellished by Emily  I love both professions dearly and am forever grateful that they both allow me to be creative all day long!

5. My family. Both biological and "in-laws":

Aren't they adorable? Married 31 years this September!

No, my sister is not one of the Duggers. She no longer has the bangs.

See? Aren't we hilarious? She's my most favorite person in the world.

 

And these people belong to Peter. I love them dearly.





 

Well that should conclude today's happy. I am thankful for so much more, but that would seriously take way too long. Thanks for reading! And follow me if you're stalking! :)

Warmly,
Emily

vintage invitations

I am completely persuaded by this fabulous website recently

www.shabbyapple.com

And it seems my invitations are starting to end up there in the design process.

I mean, how sweet are these?!

 

In other news, Elena's Bat Mitzvah was last month, and she wanted a sparkly, flashy theme fit for a 13-year-old girlie girl :) Her envelopes were shimmery pink. Love!

 

Also, I've been working on my high school's 10-year reunion invitation. The class officers approached me a few months ago and asked if I'd be willing, and I thought the idea sounded fantastic! I cannot believe it's been 10 years already!

Warmly,

Emily

fun idea!

From the yellow-and-black shower invitations all the way to the table identifiers at the wedding, I was beyond thrilled to help Whitney and Shawn plan their big day. Especially when Whitney asked me to do this fun project. She wanted blocks for her cake table, and after I was done with them, I mentioned she could also put them on her mantle or headboard after the wedding, which I'm thinking she loved! Each side has a different design.

 

For her table identifiers, we had the most fun idea. Whitney and Shawn are very involved in the  Humane Society of Indianapolis, so the tables reflected the donations they made on behalf of all their guests to the Humane Society. Basically the guests were assigned to sit at a table named after a particular dog currently available for adoption.

 

The possibilities are endless!

Summer kick-off

Happy summer, everyone!

Whitney and Shawn got married on May 21st, as did Rachel and Wes. Congratulations, you guys! Your weddings were a delight to work on!

 

As I promised...

This post comes as promised! Butterfly Grace turned 3, and here is her painting:

From what I understand, it is hanging on her wall opposite of a digital print I made for her before she was even born! I love this little girl so much.

While I was at it, I decided to make one for my most favorite person in this world --

my gorgeous, funky, compassionate sister Sarah

Jelmi and Angelo got married in Hawaii on May 1, and I had an awesome time putting together these scroll invitations. I bought the bamboo and split and glued it around the invite. Then, I made custom labels to go around the tube mailers. They turned out so nice!

Whitney gets married SO soon! Her bridal shower invites used her wedding colors:

 All of her other fun wedding pieces will be making an appearance on the blog soon enough :)

Have a lovely evening!

Warmly,

Emily

red on turquoise

One of my favorite color combinations!

Meghan had spotted a red-and-turquoise poppy painting at Homegoods, but didn't get to it in time. The last painting in her local area had been sold, but she loved the color contrast so much, she knew she had to have it. I tried to recreate the look with the colors and the flowers she loved from the Homegoods original, without ever having seen it myself, and I think it turned out lovely!

The actual painting is extremely "bumpy," with lots of textures --

one of the many things I love about using a palette knife.

So, without further adieu, here it is:

I'll have to get Meghan to send me a picture of it hanging on the wall of her new home.

At 3ft x 2ft, it's sure to make quite the statement!

In related news, Grace's 3rd birthday was May 1, and so Auntie Em just HAD to paint her a little something special for her purple-and-green big girl room! Here she is receiving it from me on her big day:

Check back to see the painting in all its glory. For now, you can hang out with this post for my past birthday gifts for Grace and her little brother, Jack.

My mom requested some butterflies for Mother's Day, so I painted a couple of those for her on 8x10 canvases. Check back for those as well.

I hope you are all as EXCITED for this lovely weather as I am. I didn't think it would ever get here. In honor of this gorgeous spring, I leave you with my new wreath. I must be in a turquoise phase.

Email me at emily@embellishedbyemily.com for any requests.
I'm always full of ideas :)

Warmly,

Emily

Babies All Around!

Baby Shower:

Baby Announcement:

I believe it's finally springtime!!

Warmly,

Emily