BIG things are happening at whimsy studios!
Last month, a whole line of products (like the flag featured in the picture above) featuring my art premiered with Studio M...a leading provider in the artful home and garden décor market. This has been a project in the works for a year now. I have been so excited to share it with everyone!
I had the pleasure of going to the launch of these products at the Studio m Showroom in America's Mart in Atlanta.
Studio M's Showroom was dreamy and inspiring!
One of the best parts of my "field trip" to the Mart was that my sister Kim lives near Atlanta. I stayed with her and she came to the show with me. I swear we walked like 20 miles in 2 days. The Mart is enormous. ENORMOUS!
Three buildings, 55 floors, and each floor is the size of a huge shopping mall. It was an incredible experience. Eye candy fo dayzzzzz. I would've LOVED to have taken a million pics of all the inspiration, but snapping pictures is a big no-no there. {competition is fierce!}
It was doubly fun because I got to stay with my sister Kim, who lives near Atlanta and she came with me to the show. We had the BEST time.
It was fascinating to see how this industry works. We oohed and aahed over all of the displays, trends and colors. But, by far the MOST thrilling part was seeing my work on these products on display in the Studio M showroom. Wow...somebody pinch me!
This pineapple "southern welcome" line is now one of their best sellers!
For each piece of artwork I created, Studio m produced into 5 different products, like these...
and this particular line is offered with a monogram option, too...
It's just so surreal for me to see my art like this! SO exciting!
BIG thrill for me at the Mart was getting to meet Mary Engelbreit. She was also premiering a new adorable line of fairy garden décor for Studio m.
It was a total fangirl moment for me. I told her I still have every issue of my Mary Engelbreit Home Companion magazines and that I still thumb through them for inspiration. She seemed to be genuinely pleased by that. She was super sweet and wished me well in my new art licensing adventure! {I still can't believe I got to meet and talk with her!}
Studio m has been amazing to work with. I am so blessed that this was the first company I have worked with. I'm so green...they helped me throughout the entire process, from brainstorming, to early sketches to finished products. It's been a dream! They even did a full page feature about me in their catalog...
what? that's nuts! You can search for me and my entire product line on the Studio m website.
SO many of you have been asking where you can find and purchase these products. The first thing you should do is go to the Studio m website and search under the 'Our Community' tab for Retailers within and near your zip code. Now, just because a retailer near you carries Studio m, it doesn't necessarily mean they chose to carry pieces with my art on it. (the Studio m catalog of products is HUGE!). So, as an alternative, if you don't have a retailer near you, you can go to one of the online retailers that carries Studio m, such as Flags on a Stick. They carry most of my product line and you can purchase directly from them.
If you do find any of my Studio m products at your local retailer, I would LOVE to hear from you! And I would really LOVE a picture! You can email me or post it to my facebook page! This whole experience has been incredible. I'm so thankful and grateful that Studio m chose me to work with. Believe it or not, there's a new line coming out very soon for their fall and winter catalog and we are getting ready to work on new designs for 2017!
I will post soon about how this whole process works and show you some of the pictures of the sketches where these designs originated. I've learned SO much! I have to shout out to my family. They were in on this from the very beginning and have been so supportive. Big, BIG thanks to my amazing hubby, Mark who helped me with all of the technical computer challenges and is always my biggest cheerleader!
This last picture pretty much sums up how I feel about this opportunity. I saw this sign in a display window at the Mart and I just couldn't resist.
Pinch me! More soon, friends! xo
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