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08/26/2026

Now that the special day has come and gone, let me post about these custom vow books ✨

When my client came to me with this idea, I knew I had to do it. It was such a beautiful experience and I felt so incredibly honored to be asked to create these.

The details:
These are one of a kind His & Her's vow books. Each book is filled with mixed media paper and gold foiled endpapers. On the covers you'll find the Bride and Groom's names written in their own mother's writing, along with the date of the wedding. When the books are placed corner to corner, the design is continuous, representing the unity of marriage.

This was a very special custom and I hope I get to do more meaningful customs like this in the future. It's projects like this that really make what I do feel magical. ✨💫✨

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07/21/2026

I won't lie, I haven't been very motivated to make journals lately buuuttt I have this pile continuing to stare at me everyday so eventuallllllly I will get to it, at some point.
That's the joy of being creative.
Your creativity comes in waves and it's not always at high tide.
I sometimes feel annoyed with myself when I just can't will my body to do the things I need to do but then I remind myself I'm not a fu***ng machine and I'm not doing this to become a millionaire. I'm doing it because I genuinely love doing it and sometimes that means taking breaks.
It caused me to change my market schedule quite a bit this year. The last two years I spent every weekend doing markets and it led to such immense burn out that I lost the motivation to want to make art. Instead of being excited for markets, I started dreading them.
I decided that slowing down was the best option so I could continue to actually enjoy doing what I love 💕
My next markets will be in August with a few being super local to Kalamazoo ✨ hopefully by then I have some new stuff to show y'all and eventually will begin working on my top secret journal collection I've been sketching out

Also, I have no idea what's going on with the hashtags or the keyword stuff. Tbf I don't know much about social media and don't bother keeping up with the trends or algorithm changes but I have been seeing mostly just blurbs of keywords at the bottoms soooo here's some for y'all 💖

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05/16/2026

Step into the world of BookField with these little terrariums! ✨💫✨
Each one is filled with moss and various natural things, mostly foraged. I have so much fun creating these vials and love that they capture my vibe.

Another childhood fun fact: I loved pretending I was a witch. It is what I dressed up as for almost every Halloween. I would mix up all types of random potions and mud pies in my backyard. I would collect random nature items to keep in my trinket pile. When I played outside, I was entering into my own little magical realm filled with imagination.

So come take a step into my imagination and see how fun it is ✨💫✨

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05/13/2026

Every market season I bring a few books with me that I will read while it's slow.
To start off this year's season, I have this really cool book about deep sea exploration. It has been so much fun reading this and thinking about what it would be like to be making these discoveries in the early 1900s. What it must have been like to describe bioluminescent creatures to those who would never be able to see them until camera technology advanced.
I ended up watching multiple documentaries about deep sea exploration just so I could actually see the animals that were being described in the book. It must have been wild to be the first person to see these creatures.

05/10/2026

When I was younger, I was obsessed with the ground and nature. I got a telescope for Christmas one year and immediately pointed it down just to check out the grass close up. I have always been fascinated and curious about what it would be like to be microscopic. To live amongst the grass and moss. To walk under the dandelions. To make hats with flowers. To drink dew off clovers.

Creating a little world inside this teapot gave me a glimpse of what that might be like. To say I had fun would be an understatement.

I highly recommend saving random glass containers and turning them into your own faerie worlds ✨

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04/20/2026

Time to blow out the candles and celebrate!!! 🎉
BookField officially turns 7 today!!!

I remember the very first books I ever sold on Etsy. They were a bunch of books I had saved over the years from the ends of driveways. I had no idea that 7 years later I'd be repairing books and selling art.

When I watched my first book repair video, I was in awe and intimidated. I felt I could only dream that one day I'd be at that skill level. Over the years, I have repaired hundreds of books and rebound even more. To know that I've touched so many books and potentially saved them from our landfills; it's truly a dream come true.

It feels surreal to go from reading books in the hallway between classes to repairing books.

& With your support, I picked up drawing again and have been able to incorporate my art into book repairs. It also allowed me to test out other various forms of art to sell alongside my book creations.

Even though I am only 7 years in, I feel like I am just getting started ✨💫✨

Thank you again for your support! None of this would be possible without y'all and I am forever grateful 💖

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04/18/2026

Update for my farmers market customers:
I will no longer be vending at the farmer's market. It was a fun few years but it's time for bigger and better things. You can find me this year at plenty of other local events in Kalamazoo and SWMI 💖

04/09/2026

2026 Market Schedule:

April 18th: Paw Paw's 4th Annual Spring Craft Show ✨ 10am - 3pm
May 9th: Dorr Artisan Market ✨ 10am - 4pm
May 24th: Grand Rapids Q***r Art Mart ✨ 1pm - 4pm
May 30th: St. Joe's Lake Bluff Art Show ✨ 10am - 5pm
May 31st: Urban Craft Fair ✨ 10am - 3pm
June 20th: The Coldwater Strawberry Festival ✨ 9am - 3pm
August 15th: St. Joe's Lake Bluff Art Show ✨ 10am - 5pm
September 5th: St. Joe's Lake Bluff Art Show ✨ 10am - 5pm
September 13th: Battle Creek Punk Rock Market ✨
September 19th: The Coldwater Apple Festival ✨ 9am - 3pm
October 17th: Paw Paw's 4th Annual Fall Craft Show ✨ 10am - 3pm

***More dates TBD***
***Dates are subject to change based on weather or other scenarios outside of my control***

02/21/2026

Market season is right around the corner and I can't wait!!! I'm excited to bring back some best sellers, as well as introducing some new art.

Here's a little shout out to my spiral notebooks which were a huge hit last year. I'm bringing them back again this year and they will be better than ever.

Thank you for continuing to grow with me! Y'all's support really helped push me back into drawing. I truly am forever grateful and shocked with how far I've grown over the last year. I can't wait to continue learning different drawing techniques and growing my art with y'all 💖

Keep your eyes peeled for market season announcements! Hopefully I have some dates lined up by next month ✨

02/11/2026

When I first started making journals, the thought of making a book was always there. I knew I wanted the first book I ever bound to be Winnie the Pooh 🍯
✨🥹✨ Here it is, a literal dream come true ✨🥹✨

I've spent the last few years refining my craft and finding out what it is I truly love doing. This winter, I decided it was finally time to test what I could really do in terms of binding. It was quite a learning curve. I still feel that I have more I could learn and refine from here. Bookbinding is definitely a skill where I truly am forever learning.

It's hard to put into words how complete this makes me feel. A moment for happy tears, that's for sure 💖

Now for the details:
This is the original text for Winnie the Pooh, which is public domain. I formatted, printed and bound this copy by hand. I picked out this really pretty mint fabric to match the endpaper perfectly and it's gender neutral. I wanted these books to be something you hold on to for generations to come 📚

Requests for personalized copies of Winnie the Pooh will be available soon ✨

I do not claim ownership of the text or illustrations.

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