Hello friend, happy Fall !

So happy to be back here sharing some new news and pretty pictures :) Fiiinalllllllly ! (right?! ;)
I've been working... with succulents that is. For over a year I've been sharing my succulent garden adventures via IG with the hashtag #succulentsunday. It's really helped keep my garden green and thriving. I haven't neglected the succulents at all :) (unlike the blog, ahem ... )

So this fall I started using succulent cuttings from the garden to create these pretty succulent crowned pumpkins. I gave a few to family and friends but the intention was to give to people I've not given anything to. Ever. So I gave one to my new yoga teacher. I'm fairly new to yoga so this was so fun to finally show my appreciation in true Debee form. lol!

Pretty much anyone who knows me knows I LOVE succulents and have a large garden full of them. It's my mom's doing. I've slowly become my mother ; /  But hey, I'm super thankful for the green thumb. And the therapy that its provided throughout my health journey.

And you know what? I even went out of my comfort zone and sold a few locally through Instagram. (this is a picture of my first batch) This deserves a scared face emoji right there. Because working from home, having an online shop really doesn't give you lots of opportunities to actually "meet" anyone. Well, I did meet a few succulent loving people and that was altogether scary and nerve racking in a fun kind of way.

Literally handing these beauties over with a smile was SO heartwarming.  Giving of my time and talent was refreshing. Also, a thorough background check was made ( just kidding! wink wink) I mean these are my babies after all. ALL from my garden! And now in new homes... I miss them :)

Look at that cuteness right there. That mini pumpkin is as cute as say a smiling dog am i right? If not cuter? Okay a tie. But I love both those things so much and maaaaybe succulents more right now. Sorry dogs! lol! 

It's even nicer getting orders from friends to give to friends. XOXO

The best part is.... 

I'm teaching a class locally with my friend Michelle from Polkadot Whimsy. The class is hands on and you'll be making a beautiful succulent crowned pumpkin with my help of course ;) You can purchase a ticket here.

The Pumpkin Succulent Workshop will include a medium ( 8 inch) pumpkin with all the succulent cuttings and everything you need to put a beautiful crown on your pumpkin PLUS snack and drinks. Um. yes and yes. I love crafts and snacks and succulents. This trio is a dream come true :)

Aren't they show stoppers?! Imagine this on your table?! I'm decorating my table ( and every table in our house) with succulents and pumpkins as the centerpiece at this year's Thanksgiving table. Move over turkey! Just kidding! I'll have a side of turkey with a big ol succulent pumpkin pretty please :)

I made sure to pick amazing pumpkins in a variety of colors for this class... look at this peachy goodness. You beautiful thing XOXO

Please say you'll come! I'm so happy to get out there and teach again. I'm working on swag bags for the class and I'm definitely making some fun exclusive items just for you. See you at the workshop November 12th from 11-1pm!

xo

-d

Happy Winners and Happy Summer!

I'm late picking so I happily picked 2 winners!
drum roll please .........

Congrats Michelle P and Jill !

The odds were in your favor because my little guy helped pick you as the winners XO
Rafael felt very important hahaa!  Please email me your post address ( Debee at inspirelovelyshop@gmail.com) and I will send you your free gift.

I too am old school and write things down but I also attempt to use my phone apps etc. and that always back fires because I don't always have my phone charged or I lose it at home lol! #techfail

So the drawing continues for more free stuff!
I loved that we all are similar in our love for paper and need to write our lists down.
Next up, a stamp and notepad combo ( because these go hand in hand over here :)
I want to know...

Name, where you're from, and what your idea of a perfect summer day in list form.
For example, mine would be:
I'm Debee, I'm from San Diego and my perfect summer day is:
- sleep in
- my man make me some delish waffles
- wear new summer clothes ( i love new shorts and sandals + a pedi! ;)
- my baby boo and I dog pile daddy :)
- drive with the windows down and the music up
- eat picnic style lunch at a park or beach
- maybe catch a movie at the drive in
- bubble bath
- ice cream for dinner (ha just kidding, I'm thinking salad first lol!)
- scroll through pics of the day before bed to end the day with a smile on my face.

I can't wait to read your summer day list, I hope you had an awesome first day of summer.
Happy list making!
-d

Monday Giveaway

Hello! I'm back with a giveaway! Up for grabs today is this pretty copper floral notepad. To enter the giveaway tell me 1) your name, 2)where you're from and 3) what you use to stay organized, paper or digital? I'm a little of both, I'm totally new to the "write it down" method but its been working and I'm loving it!  Easy peasy, good luck ! I'll pick a winner this friday!

-d

Write it down... make it happen

I love when new product hits the shop.  A goal of mine for the last 2 years has been to design new exclusive product for Inspire Lovely and thankfully this goal has been reachable. It's taken a bit more work & time but so worth it! Meet our new floral line of Notepads XOXO

When I designed these I wanted to continue with a little pick me up message along the bottom of the notepad, "Have a lovely day" seemed appropriate :)

I especially love this one, " You Are Beautiful" you are!

And this one, "Enjoy the little things" I'll confess, sometimes grocery shopping isn't my favorite... it's  lot of things like I get hungry lol! Or grocery shopping with little R has to be quick and I like taking my time :) So I guess I made this to remind myself to enjoy it and not over think it :)

And a fun floral notepad "TO GET DONE" the prettiest list right?  Hopefully a pretty reminder to get all the things you need to get done done already.

My NEW Favorite! This desk notepad is HUGE! ( 9.75 x 6.75 inches) I've been using it and love to tear off a sheet and fold it to take with me for on the go note taking. I LOVE it! Sometimes you just need extra space for your awesome ideas ;)

Here's mine at the beginning of the week with new set of exclusive stickers I designed! This week all notepads ship with a set of new stickers for FREE! 

Here's the Deal: We're making room for new items, enjoy 20% off this week! +++

Stock up on craft supplies! We're having a big sale all week! Over 60 + stamps are already discounted. Plus, enjoy an extra 20% off Use coupon code LOVELY20. And get free shipping on all orders over $60. Pretty much the best deal we've ever had XO

ps: I'll be giving away a few of the notepads away this month right here every monday ;)

Have fun!

-d

Easter Blooms

Hi everyone! This month has sure flown by! I was putting the finishing touches on new designs and checked the calendar only to discover that over half the month is over and this weekend is my wedding anniversary :) SO how's your spring looking? Ours started off with some yummy Easter treats and family time.  I made this succulent centerpiece and decorated the table with vintage napkins & doily runner.  Yellow and green XOXO love love it. I tied the napkins with twine and tags stamped with "Blessings & Love" from the shop. Clean and simple :)

Easter at our house included an easter egg hunt and candies everywhere. Probably too many candies ;) I made cute bunny bags using the cloth canvas bags in the shop & a sticker heart for the cute nose. Too bad I couldn't send out candies to customers, we had so much candy lol!

Little R and I had fun coloring eggs for the very first time this year. I didn't grow up celebrating Easter with eggs and bunnies but I couldn't help it, we had fun and drawing/painting with my little guy is my favorite thing.  So we painted a few eggs and this is what they looked like :)

Little R made the blue egg with R's on them and mama made all the pink ones lol!

Then we made and decorated sugar cookies. If i teach rafael anything in life is celebrating every occasion with cookies and craft time :) Look at those little hands! He's not so little anymore :( 

Man these four years have flown by...My one and only baby... or big boy rather. I always ask him if I can hold him like a baby and sometimes he says yes. All 50 lbs of him. Guys he's 4 ft already?!?! I'm like NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stop growing!!! hahaa.. Our time is flying by, I hope I'm making the best out of the time I have. I've been seeing different doctors to figure out why I have pain in my hands and feet. Thankfully I've been doing yoga and it's been helping. But no clear answers and no real comfort from the pain. I've been referred to acupuncture therapy and still on the fence as to whether thats helping. I'm just praying through it and reminding myself to stay positive. It's not easy, I wonder how much longer I have to wait to be pain free. But focusing on being Thankful refocuses me on what is important. I'm blessed with my little family and grateful for life with them. This is one blessed mama XOXO

I was looking back at the posts this year and realized that I haven't shared my adventure in reorganizing our home. It's been a long process, back in January I joined a facebook group decluttering 30 bags in 30 days. It took me 2 months lol! But I was motivated to donate 36 bags of "stuff" from our home! And when I went through my craft boxes I discovered so many art projects I bought but never finished, like these paper flowers from Paper Source from about 6 years ago. I almost donated the supplies but I kept them and thankfully found time after Little R fell asleep to make them! yay! 

And I found some extra large flower packs lol! I finished these during lunch break :) 

Back at work, I'm loving these new large butterfly stickers. They're perfect for spring! I included a few in every order :)

And my next stamp project was inspired by my love of succulents. Here's a few I bought on sale at Home Depot a few weeks ago.  I'll show you what I did with them later :)  

For now I'll show you the illustration I created for new custom stamps available in the shop.  This is a burro succulent in a cute heart planter. I added some watercolor paint and I love it. This week only this stamp is for sale $20 (regular price $25). I think its the perfect gift for any succulent lover XO. Just in time for mother's day :)  How fun right? I am giving a custom stamp away on IG and hope to give one away here once I get my new notepads in my hands. Giving free product is really exciting :) Happy spring lovelies!

XO

-d