LETTERING :: Custom ONE LITTLE WORD prints

Hello there! Let me say officially "Happy New Year" to all of you!

I still am trying to get back into 'work mode' from the holidays but what does get me so excited is thinking about all of the art prints I get the pleasure of hand lettering this time of year for all of you! I have already had a little contest over on Instagram for a FREE print inked by me last week and ya just never know when I may offer another, so make sure you are following along! ;)

What hand prints are popular this time of year, you may ask? . . . well it's the "one little word" or "OLW" art prints that people like to pick to focus on for the rest of the year. Some people pick resolutions, some people pick one little word to push them through . . . it is just something fun to think about and decide if you too would like to join in on the fun. I love hand lettering these one little words for my customers and friends since it's been so popular the past few years! I started doing them a couple years ago, made it official last year and now looking forward to doing even more this year! I already have orders to fill but wanted you all to know that I am doing them again this year in case you'd like one done.

These prints of your custom one little word, look great framed, blown up to a poster size or saved as your desktop and used as a daily reminder to focus on your one little word! Plus they make an amazing piece of art if I do say so myself! ;)

 

Do you want to know why I really enjoy doing these for my clients? I love seeing people get excited about their words they choose as it's a personal journey and it brings people together to focus on making themselves better for the year and I don't know about you, but personally I am always striving for a better 'self'. ;) Plus some of the stories behind why they choose the words they do really are heartfelt! Of course I am super humbled to be asked to do this for you all and it feels amazing to be a part of it.  

 

I would love the opportunity to ink your #OLW for you . . .  just simply choose the custom one little word listing in my shop, to get your custom OLW design inked just for you!

I will be sharing my own personal #OLW soon as it took awhile to decide on a word but I *think* I am finally there! YAY! 

I was asked last week if I could ink kid's names in place of their OLW with this listing and that would be fine. So if you have been wanting to get your kids' names done to frame for their room or even your last name inked for a gallery wall, simply purchase this listing and then we can discuss your custom print! 

Also, in case you don't know, I am always inking some new art prints for the shop and adding them when I can and I am hoping to set a goal to add one NEW one a week in 2016, so we will see how that goes. In the meantime, if you have a great idea for a print, I would love to hear it so shoot me an email at laura@eyecandycs.com and we'll chat!

 
So tell me, what's YOUR one little word this year? Let me know below . . .

   

 

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TOP POSTS :: Best Of February

     

Happy (almost) spring! Can you sense it yet? It IS coming! ;)

This year, I decided to continue my monthly series, that I started last year called "The Best Of . . " which, as a reminder, will consist of the TOP 5 blog posts that were viewed the most by you, over the past month. This way, if you miss anything, it will be a relatively easy way to check it out still.

So lets take a look back over what you all were reading in February & viewed the most. I would also like to say THANK YOU to all who stop by to read, comment from time to time & send me emails. I SEE IT ALL! So thanks again. xoxoI

:: TOP POSTS for February 2015 ::


ART PRINT :: Love You Madly

 
 

ART PRINTS :: the 30 Day EC Creative INK Challenge

ART PRINTS :: Custom 'One Little Word' Prints Available

ONE LITTLE WORD 2015 :: TODAY

FREEBIES :: Valentines Day Printables

So now you are all caught up on some of the most read posts here on my blog. Hopefully you will just add me to your BlogLovin feed so you don't miss any posts. =) You can find it on the top right sidebar here - super easy to do!
See you next time!

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One Little Word 2015 :: TODAY

     

Adverb : on or during the present day

  Noun :: this day

:: the present time

 Synonyms :: anymore, currently, nowadays, presently, right now

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One little word. It can mean so many things. It only has as much power as you allow it to have. But when you DO give a word power, one little word, it can be amazing! I have always loved setting goals at the beginning of every year to keep myself motivated and on track with my life and my business but every since I heard of the 'one little word' concept, I was on board! So now I just choose one little word every year and it helps so much. 

My only problem is, it usually takes a little longer for my one little word to find me. Last month, I thought I had my word figured out but then something just didn't feel right about it so I waited and I'm glad I did.

I feel like you NEED your word to find you. To follow you out of a situation or perhaps lead you into one. You need it to stand for something that motivates you or keeps you driven.

The first year I chose HOPE, as it was only fitting because of what I had been going through personally & health-wise and I loved that word. Still do. HOPE is such a powerful word and will always be a favorite of mine. In fact it may be my all-time favorite as I am still drawn to it so so much. Then last year I chose CREATE as my one little word. It was the perfect word for last year, especially after my name change and I did a LOT of creating and still am.

 

BUT this year, this year's word finally found me just the other day and I think it's perfect for me. My One Little Word for 2014 is going to be  . . .

TODAY. 




Why TODAY? What does this mean to me? 

Well when searching for my word, I thought about what I wanted it to represent and how it would affect my life. It made me look inside and discover some things about myself that I wanted to improve on, get better at or try to change this year.

For instance, I have a tendency to worry about tomorrow. That needs to stop. It is also easier said than done. I am making progress already because I have noticed I'm a little more relaxed, not so high-strung with some things. My faith did that and is helping in this way, since we are only to focus on today because tomorrow is not promised, so why in the heck am I robbing myself of the joy and the moments of TODAY with worry? That has to stop and hopefully this year I will make a total 360 with this. At least I am trying. ;)

 

I'm also a  . . . what you would call a professional 'starter'. Yup. Hello my name is Laura and I am a starter. I LOVE starting projects, getting 2/3's of the way done with them, get bored with it and never finish. How crazy is that? The best part is the finished product right? Well I guess with me, it's the starting part - I'm so weird I know. So this year I am gonna finish some projects TODAY. I have decided that I will make realistic mini goals every day that I can finish so I can say to myself "look at everything I accomplished TODAY" instead of "uggghhh this is all the stuff I did NOT get done" . . . this is going to work as I have already implemented this and it is helping me get 'er done already and is quite motivating! ;)

TODAY. What we do TODAY is important because we are exchanging a day of our life for it. 

All I can say is WOW. I don't know about you but that really resonated with me, as sometimes, (ok alot of times) I am guilty of saying, "later" or "we'll do that tomorrow" and then I do something really dumb instead in it's place that does not even matter but I think it does at the time I said that. So the choices I make with HOW I spend my time now are viewed differently. I am relieving myself of the 'guilt' I used to have when I want to take a moment for myself or run out to do something fun with my daughter when we should be doing chores or homework. I am starting to live more for TODAY and my daughter is seeing all of this and I know that the lesson will be so worth it for her to learn as well. I am teaching her to love TODAY and embrace it with two big open arms!

TODAY I want to make sure I am on the right path with my business. Sometimes it takes trying new things. Learning something unfamiliar to keep me on track. I have a tendency to put those things off because I think it won't matter right now or they seem like too much work. I feel good about where I am heading and have lots of ideas that I would like to make happen this year. I also need to work on key areas that are outside of my expertise so I have to rely on someone else to help. I have already started with this. I am taking steps to improving in the areas I need and it feels so go to check them off the huge "to-do" list. I just need to do it TODAY as it only helps in the long run.

TODAY is sometimes all we have. We never know if it is the last day here. Life changes in a second so make sure to make it count every. single. day. Make TODAY all about what YOU want as much as you can. I am.

 

Do YOU have a one little word? I would love to ink your word into an art print for you so you could have a reminder to keep you motivated and focused for the year. Check out the examples I have done for some clients and their one little word here to see what I could do for you.

I would LOVE to hear from you and know if you are doing the "One Little Word" this year and what exactly YOUR word is? Perhaps you will start now with me . . .if you do, let me know that too below . . . let's do this. ;)

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ART PRINTS :: Custom 'One Little Word' Prints Available

 

Hello there! I am so excited to be sharing some of my latest "OLW" (one little word) art prints with you all today! I am sure you have heard about the "OLW" trend but if not, basically it is choosing a word for the year instead of doing resolutions and I personally, love doing this as it gives me just ONE thing to focus on and try to do well instead of a million. Works for me!

 

I have been getting requests to ink people's "OLW" for the year, so I thought I would share some of them with you and share how you can get your own done as well.  These look so great framed, or blown up to a poster size and used as a daily reminder to focus on your one little word! Plus they make an amazing piece of art if I do say so myself! ;)

 

If you follow me on Instagram, then you have already seen most of these prints PLUS ones I am currently 'inking' and working on, as that is where all the 'behind the scenes' action is documented.

 

What I really enjoy the most about these, is seeing the words people choose and discovering the story behind why they chose it! Of course I am super humbled to be asked to do this for people too as it is such a personal thing. 

 

 

I would love the opportunity to ink your #OLW for you . . .  just simply choose the custom word art option in my shop, to get your custom OLW design inked just for you!

I will be sharing my personal #OLW later this week as it took awhile to decide on a word but I am finally there! YAY!

 

 

 

 

 

I am always working on inking some new art prints for the shop and adding them as I can. If you have a great idea for a print, I would love to hear it so shoot me an email at laura@eyecandycs.com and we'll chat!

 

More designs are available in the shop to purchase for yourself & to add to your decor or to give as a gift. They are perfect to frame, gift to a friend, or wrap up as a gift . . . everyone loves a great art print to decorate their space! I do. ;)

 
So tell me what you think??? Which one is you favorite? What's YOUR one little word this year? Let me know below . . .

 

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