Intentionally crafted

As my business is evolving and growing I find myself thinking about how creating plushies with intention and attention to detail is so humbling.

The process of crafting the idea, item, and execution of materializing an idea into existence makes my skin tingle! I only wish I had more time to design fun stickers to include in packaging and maybe fun tapes, boxes….the list is forever long.

Reminding myself good things come in time and to enjoy the journey of Soft Sprinkles is what it’s all about! Constantly trying to stay afloat in my sea of ideas is exhausting, but when I get into the sewing room… the seas calm & I float blissfully on a creative cloud. Forgetting time exists and my body somehow isn’t hungry, board, or has needs … other than to allow my ideas to come into fruition.

2000 was a pivotal year for me… I was becoming a young woman, attracted to things “old” people enjoyed. Handcrafted bowls, jewelry, dolls, ornaments… things crafted with talent, craftsmanship, and intention. That year of creative growth has always stuck with me… that and the movie Autumn in New York…. Lol

I find myself 22 years later producing a version of those things I fell I love with, items created with so much love, craftsmanship, and intention.

Thanking everyone who has made it possibly to share my ideas via Soft Sprinkles.

One whole year.

PLEASE FORGIVE ANY MISTAKES: crying daughter while typing. 🙃

It’s been a year since Soft Sprinkles became a name, a business, a goal, and a joy. I never thought SS would be were it is today, thankful is an understatement.

My husband and I have been unintentionally flipping homes for the past 6 years. We have moved up and down the Ga coast trying to find “our spot” and also his preferred job.

We took advantage of the housing market and sold in fall of last year. After months of searching, we found our dream land. 34 acres of planted pines! We took our profits from the house and bought the dirt of our dreams.

Clearing 2 acres for our home and getting water, power, and septic hook ups has been accomplished. Now we are spending all the free time we have Trying to get our SUPER fixer upper ready for us to move into. This amount of work is taking away work days I so desperately want to sew. My work days are set but I want just a bit more… I just love making plushies so much!

I promise once moved in.. I’m going to have so many cuties! I’m looking forward to sharing my new studio space as well🧸 Thank you to all of Soft Sprinkle supporters, near and far! And I promise it will be worth the wait!

⭐️ (Restocks will still be EVERY OTHER Saturday @2pm est) ⭐️

Taking Shape

As we all welcome the autumn season that is quickly approaching… I have been inspired by the decor, spirit of the holidays, and the anticipation of my daughter “memory making” during these time.

I personally like to purchase fewer gifts made of higher quality. While looking for my daughter a sweet lovey to cuddle for Christmas or her Birthday, I was never taken back by many creations out there… that was reasonably affordable to justify kids play. With those memories in mind I have been overwhelmed with new creations and ideas. Sprinkles are made with all intentions of play… triple stitched arms, double stitched stuffing seems. My patterns that I create also takes into account the positioning of limbs insuring the lease amount of strain or damage over time.. I want to insure sprinkles are around for a long time to come.

I hope you or someone you love enjoys my creations and appreciates the passion and inspiration in every piece I create. I hope to help fill your memories with imagination and sweet cuddles.

I am so thankful to be in this new season of my life! I can’t wait to share more Kawaii inspired cuties, crafted with love, and self taught “skill” hehehe.

Thank you daughter for igniting a flame only you could reach ❤️


New Beginnings

I have had a difficult time trying to navigate motherhood and being an artist for a while now. I decided I was going to revisit my favorite and forgotten mediums to see if it would help me creatively (as a whole). I visited watercolor, resin, clay, beading, painting (again) and then fabrics.

FUN FACT: I originally aspired to be a fashion designer, earned a full ride to AIU … but it didn’t pan out as planned.

Here I am today falling in love with fabric and all its glory, and with a gratitude to be able to create with a (busy stay at home mom) pace. No other medium I have found would allow me to stay focused, challenge me, and create a true style of my own. Thank you fabric and sewing machine. Thank you motherhood. Thank you Ruby for the inspiration. Thank you husband for allowing me to find something new and true to my soul. I hope you enjoy what is yet to come!!

Remember to :

SPRINKLE LOVE AND SPARKLE WITH JOY✨

Letting Go

Some-bunnys looking for a new home 💕

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     Today I’m giving others the opportunity to buy art I’ve created for myself.  Art that I can somewhat recreate but not completely.  I go to magical places during my creative process and once visited, I can’t return.  Letting go of these little reminders of my travels of inside my head are harder than you think. I truly hope that when viewers look at my art, that they too travel to a magical place somewhere within. enJOY ♥️✨

Artist/Mother

        Photo by Hubbs (23W) 

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   I am in the last few weeks of creating my most precious masterpiece!  I am looking forward to the new adventures that awaits me as a new mother, I am also interested to see how I juggle commissions as an artist and being a mother.   With that being said, I will still take orders but very few to insure a timely turnaround.  Please contact me with any and all questions if you would like for me to create something for you!  I am looking forward to channeling this new source of inspiration aka my baby!  

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   I will be focusing on creating my own bodies of work and sharing them with you as they come!  Oooh yeah 2019! BRING IT! 💖 

Gallery Ready?

Multimedia

11x14 

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   New addition to the Prisma Series. Creating a series that is transparently me is self fufilling, but presenting it to a gallery is beyond horrifying. Taking that next step shortly... wish me luck guys!  

Confidence and Originality

    The need to create and the want to create has nothing to do with one another.  Due to planning and hard work, I have been so privileged to quit my job in banking and pursue my passion & art career.

     I struggled with what direction I wanted to take for months.  After much deliberation and a few long talks with my husband, he asked me a simple question.  “What do you want your end game to be?  Do you want to make money?  Do you want to make a statement?  What do you want?”  As I thought about these questions more and more, I realized “I simply want to create.”

     With support from my husband and clarity I am now CREATING with confidence.  From this new creative process I have developed a raw and original style that completely embodies me.  I am also creating a portfolio in hopes to share my creations with others in a gallery.  THATS MY END GAME. 

      I’m not sure if you would call what I do a passion, it’s more of how I function to the best of my ability.   I am happiest when I paint or draw.  I need to create in order to have a clear head.  I have recently discovered I am complete when I simply create from my heart and soul.  I hope you enjoy my new direction! 

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Mixed Media: Acrylic & Color Pencil 

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Mixed Media: Acrylic & Color Pencil 

 

               Portfolio In The Works 💁🏻‍♀️ 

          

The Boone Moovement

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In progress painting of a herd of cows, I have a feeling it’s going to be lovely!  Completed painting coming ASAP! 

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I absolutely love painting fun, loose, and colorful subjects for inspiration and to get the creative juices flowing. 

Title: "Hello"    

Size: 14x11

Mixed Media  

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I have recently completed a piece of work I refer to as an "art temper tantrum" .  It was a piece I created just for me. The result has inspired me! Look out for my new series of  "talking heads"... still working on a series name, so bare with me. 

Drawing With Confidence

My recently accomplished goal was loosening up my drawing technique. I now apply contrast no matter how dark or light with a new found confidence, I no longer linger in areas or have to go back as often. This feels amazing! 

2016' 11×14 Henderson Boys 

2016' 11×14 Henderson Boys