It all started with a letter...
I opened the drawers to my dresser to see all the papers and ephemera I had collected and treasured over the course of several years. I thought “Why can’t I decorate the envelopes and letters I send to my friends?” So I went to work. Collaging with stickers and gluing the bits of paper I had accumulated down to create a new piece of art. P.S. I loved it.
After a little search on the internet to see if I could find ideas and inspiration, I found the loveliest and most welcoming happy mail community. I had my new found love of decorating envelopes and papers for my pen pals and it felt like I was creating art and gifts just for them. I stumbled across a video in all my happy mail musings and something new was introduced. Journaling! I could put my collaging skills to the test for just myself in a journal. And I could write about whatever I wanted with it! I could draw, I could paint, I could just write, I could go crazy with my journal. It was a way to put my thoughts and feelings onto paper in a creative way without committing to a full on painting. Whatever I put on the page was a part of me and who I am. I started a blog, then a YouTube channel, but then I finally found my little corner of the internet on Instagram. I met so many amazing people and friends.
I had a lot of health issues in the midst of this so I had pretty much stopped drawing and painting for a while... I wanted to get back into what I had stopped. I thought “Why not make your own stickers?” And I did just that. I started sketching and drawing, which then went to painting... And tada! I made my first sticker sheet! You could imagine that with time, learning, and a lot of fails haha, I created my little shop!
Wherever you are on your creative journey, journaling, pen paling, or just simply collecting cute stickers, I hope my stickers make you happy. But I also hope you feel the love, the happiness, and even the frustration I put into them. Whenever you stick them down in that journal or in your letter, I hope they become a part of you just as much as my pages are for me. I hope they cheer you on in the pages of your ideas, goals, thoughts, and even your lowest days. I just hope they bring you a little light in your life just like they did for me ❤️
Love, Leah
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