A Beautiful Mess

Halloween loves & fun times.

here are some pretty photos that make me feel Halloween-in-love....

my cardboard life

painted pumpkins are so pretty.

and of course, Tim Walker is a genius and i ADORE what he did with these Tim Burton concepts...

love this one too...

I've had an amazing weekend so far. lots of quality time with my parents and with these lovely friends...

will,erin,katie,johnny & vanessa. 

Oh, and today is the last day to get a November Sponsor Spot if you had your eye on one. Plus, check out all our October Sponsors before they go bye-bye... they're lovely. HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU it's suuuch a fun holiday! XOXO. elsie 

ps. i wish this was my house! 

ghosts & rewards...

[Note: Please check out the post below for info about our newest RVA Update!]

i collect little ghosts. they are actually REALLY tricky to find. i'll try and get a shot of the whole collection for you soon! i love Halloween. i do. (took these for james' show&tell blog. so fun!)

Soooo, after each update I always reward myself by doing (at least) one 'just-for-fun' DIY project. It's my own little ritual & i look forward to it big time! I also usually get sushi. ha! Anyway, the project I am planning to do tonight is a cute wreath for my loft! I am really inspired by this one...

i'll share soon! i really want to make it tonight. :) XOXO. els

update day!

hello hello. our shop has been updated with some super cute new stuff this morning! I'm excited to share my favorite items with you.

Orders of $75 and more (before shipping) get a free print of choice this update! just add a note in your checkout and let us know which print (Elsie's prints only) you would like! If we don't see a note we will contact you, don't worry.

Here's our new kit. I'm so excited about this one. It has the cutest paper and tags! The colors make me really happy too. 

 

& a little peek at my sample (coming soon)... 

 

 

Here's the scoop on Team Lovely. Every painting comes with this cute certificate and an instant photo like so...

 

and a few more cute things...

(finally finished this huge painting after a whole year. it's one of Jeremy & I's favorites. Edit:SOLD)

Also, if you are interested in sponsoring my blog this coming month you can get info and purchase an ad spot here. We are currently getting between 7,000 and 10,000 view each day (yay!) so it's a great way to promote your cute business. New ads go up Sunday, so don't delay. 

Thank you SO much for your support! Red Velvet wouldn't be the same without all of you!! 

Plans for the day... a little bit of this, 

and then this evening a little bit of this, 

YAY. Love youuuu, elsie

.faux photos & team lovely.

hihihi. here are some peeks at new stuff for the update tomorrow morning. first of all, the new kit! i am just going to share one little element of it. it's a "10 things I Love About You" kit and it includes these adorable journaling spots made from instant photos! These look exactly like real photos, but they are actually reproductions with a matte finish so they are easy to write on with any pen! We switched to a new print shop this past week and are soooo happy with the new paper selection we have to choose from. Pretty lush.

The color story for this kit is a TON of black and white with splashes of yellow, pea green and aqua. This kit really makes me want to scrapbook. I can't wait to show you my sample book.

(sooo cute when you write on them) 

 
excited!

 

i started a brand new series of paintings that will be a huge & very fun project... here's the idea. i am going to make 100 pretty girl paintings. each one will be unique and adorable. some are inspired by real life people and some are completely fictional (secrets). each comes unnamed with a Team Lovely certificate. It will be a fun collectors series. Miss Erin and I are going to keep track of where each Team Lovely girl gets shipped off to and mark the globe with 100 little hearts as we go! I'm excited!! More details soon, but the girls pictured above will all be available at 10 AM CST tomorrow for the update. 

Things are really exciting and inspired here this week. Magic is in the air. XOXO. elsie