Need a new purse wardrobe?!

So a couple of weeks ago at the emery reception at the art center, I met a girl, Aimee, who had a beautiful new baby girl only six days old with her. While her little one was the cutest thing ever, like the mommy-to-be I am, I of course noticed her adorable diaper bag as well. I took a closer look at the label and it was from 1154 Lill Studio.

Now my Des Moines friends will know, we obsessed over this place a couple of years ago and I have never forgotten about it. It's a studio where you can design your own custom handbags from amazing fabrics. But to my delight..you can design your own diaper bags too! So I'm back on board people, you should be too.


Then a couple of days later like fate...I got an update from my favorite blog, that she was the new judge for a purse makeover contest from 1154 Lill!! So all you have to do is submit a photo of your ugly purse or bag..and you could win a new purse wardrobe (see below)....so I had to share with emery fans...Cuz I'm pretty sure someone I know needs to win this. I know I am going to enter, but I'm not sure I have an ugly bag...is that greedy?! Let us know if you enter so we can all vote for you!!

Baby Sale!

No, our babies aren't for sale. BUT, our onesies are on SUPER SALE...its the end of summer and all you mamas or grandmas might need to buy one more cute outfit, or prepare for next year. SO, we have reduced the prices of our onesies on our Etsy site to only $12!!

Also to kick off the end of summer, our hooded towels are now only $22- quite the bargain. We are ready to make more of everything, so we need to clear out the store :) These are great for bath time for kids or getting off the lake...hurry we only have two left!

Click here to visit our Etsy store and super emery sale.

My sister, the genius

Emery fans! I've missed you all while I was out being busy having my handsome baby boy and learning what it's like to be a new mom. Tiring, but definitely worth it. Why didn't someone tell Emily and I that starting a business the same year we decided to have babies was crazy?! Luckily I had my lovely partner to keep things in order while I was out.

So now that I'm back, what do you guys want me to do? Color consultation for your home? Re-design your living room? Plan the details for your baby shower? Make earrings or gifts for your bridesmaids? Just wanted to remind everyone that not only do we offer our handmade products, but our services. With our interior and graphic design backgrounds, Emery is THE creative outlet.

I also wanted to give Emily a shout-out to thank her for all her hard work trying to keep Emery on track, even as she starts to get super pregnant! She is extremely talented and has so many great ideas. I feel like she is sitting around being a design genius, that even her own family and friends aren't always utilizing. If you've ever received an invite or something in the mail from or for me, that's Emily's work. She has done my bachelorette, wedding, and baby shower invites. Most recently she did Cole's birth announcements. Em also puts together a really amazing photo slideshow on DVD. Her designs are fun, fresh, and trendy. She does a great job of capturing you in her work. It's like she is inside your head and always gets it spot on. So please remember her or feel free to refer her to your friends/families. She loves doing it and it's not as expensive as you might think to have this stuff done custom. Love ya Em :)

Lastly, remember to check out our SALE on Etsy! You'll be considered the genius when you show up to the next shower with a unique gift by Emery.

Fancy Dry Erase Board

We found this dry erase board tutorial and thought we'd share it with you. I'm definitely going to try this out in my own home and I'll update with pics. Just take fabric or scrapbook paper and put in a cool frame- pretty simple huh? This way it can match the decor of your office, kitchen, or wherever you want to use it. We even thought you could put it in your nursery to keep track of feedings or naps. Emery loves it.

Man Gifts

Emery is hard at work again helping you out with gift ideas. Father's Day is always tough and I learned the hard way on my very first wedding anniversary this year that finding a sentimental gift for a guy is NOT easy people. We liked this wine bag with chalk board tag. You can use it for Father's Day or groomsmen gifts, give them a steak with it from HyVee of course (love you Dad!)

Or we found these photo blocks very intriguing. A designer on Etsy sells them but they were posted on the homepage and she had to close shop it was so popular. I'm thinking find a cool block of wood yourself, roughen up the edges of the photo and decoupage it yourself.

Anyone have a rocker husband or a wanna be rocker husband? We think these personalized guitar picks are cool. Lots of people do these on Etsy in ball markers too..so if you have a golfer instead of a rocker you could go that route.

Don't forget about emery's lyric canvas idea..you can go as small or as large as you want and we'll make it for you! Visit our old post here to refresh your memory. Or our personalized six pack of beer idea. Remember you only have a couple of weeks before its Father's Day!

Clutches!

Emery finished another big project: Amanda's wedding clutches! Her wedding is coming up in June and she wanted her bridesmaids to have unique gifts. Great idea, my bridesmaids loved it, hers will too I'm sure.

Here is another designer who makes clutches that emery loves. She even personalizes the labels for your maids, very cute idea. The next two weeks we are busy filling up the Art Center again, so if you are in town make sure and stop out to see the new merchandise!

Put Fabric Everywhere

Emery is busy working on our brand and what is going to be our niche. Here are a couple of things we love and are working on to make more "emery style".

Wall Canvas Art- you saw last week this is in Baby D's nursery. But why not for your living room or that blank wall you have no idea what to do with? We love these canvases and thought we'd show a different setting in which to use them.

Many of you know we are obsessed with RUFFLES. This pillow is super cute and made out of an old t-shirt. You can't go wrong with recycling things you already own and aren't using. Turn those t-shirts into pillows people!

Last thing we wanted to share this week is one of our emery hooded towels in action. My nephew, Henry, is loving his..don't worry that isn't a mad look about the towel, its just that he is so cute he has to pose for several photos a day- this was like number 20. He told me he really loves the towel.