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Although it's snowy, rainy, and just plain gloomy right now in Michigan, our new line from Illume Candles,  Go Be Lovely,  will make you feel like it's spring. This collection of hand crèmes, triple milled soaps, perfumes, bath salts and...

Growing up in a family that moved every 2-4 years, I’ve lived all over the country, and I can say with confidence that no one (I mean NO ONE) has the state pride that Michigan does. Maybe it’s the rich...

Inspired by all the gorgeous painted goods on Pinterest, I decided I had to try to make something similar. For my first foray into dip painting, I didn’t want to get too ambitious – so bowls, purses, and furniture (dip...

These  bridal shower invitations are one of my favorite projects to date.  With hand illustration and lettering by our in-house designer Kristen Drozdowski, the invitation, family tradition card, small insert card, burgundy floral liner and gold envelope were perfect for the...

So, it happened. My friends started having babies. While I’ll admit that kids can be super cute, I’m still not ready to be near small children for a prolonged period of time, let alone to have any of my own....

Earlier this week we featured one of our favorite wedding suites – Hermie from Mae Mae Paperie. We were so inspired by the color story that we decided to do a wedding themed roundup of our favorite goodies that match...