While working on this illustration, I kept imagining Isaac’s toddler room. He is definitely going to have a space themed room.. maybe even based off the colours in this print. I also picture a dark blue ceiling with white dots as stars! …and maybe have white furniture to contrast with the dark walls? I won’t be starting on his room too soon, but I love to get the ideas going early on :)

This new illustration is available as a print in my new Etsy store. And as a side note, if anyone is interested in having a print or greeting card made from any of my past illustrations (the full collection can be viewed on my Flickr account), I’m more than happy to do a custom order. Prints are $20 and cards are $4.

I’m also getting VERY excited that my mom is flying in from Australia tomorrow night for a 6 week visit! She hasn’t seen Isaac since he was about 7 months so a lot has changed since then. I’ll have to do an Isaac update post soon :)

Wow, this is so exciting for me! I have wanted to open an Etsy store for a couple years now and the day has finally arrived. For those of you not familiar with Etsy, it is an amazing community of artists that sell their work online.

I purchased an Epson R1900 printer over the Christmas break and have my little ’shop’ all set up in my basement. Each print and greeting card is printed on this professional printer with archival ink on high quality, archival fine art paper. These prints look stunning! Each print is hand signed and dated and will be shipped right from my studio with my own little touch!

So far there are 5 prints and 5 greeting cards available in my store of the image you see in this post, ‘A Little Princess’. The image is inspired by one of Isaac’s friends, Emi. She is an adorable little 2 year old so full of life and imagination! Next up will be an illustration for a little boy :)

CLICK HERE to visit my Etsy store!

Happy New Year and I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season :) I enjoyed having my hubby home for a couple weeks and enjoyed a bit of a break from work. Back to our regular lives now though!

One of my New Year’s goals is to start an Etsy store where I can sell art prints and greeting cards of my work. In the past, I have used ImageKind and CafePress to sell my work but I don’t get to put my own touch on the production and packaging. I am working on new illustrations to put up in the store and each print will be hand signed and dated and shipped right from my studio :) Over the break I bought a new Epson R1900 printer in order to make this all possible! I will keep you posted on the store’s progress and when artwork is available.

I posted my floorplan for our new playroom/workspace a while ago and now all my dreams have come to fruition! Although you’ll probably laugh and say it looks nothing like my original plan… isn’t that typical of any original design? lol! I was hoping to paint a mural but two things prevented that: pipes protruding from the wall and TIME. Ahhh time, if only there was more of it! Instead, I found these cute stickers from my local baby boutique that worked much better in the space. This playroom/office setup allows me to get a bit of work done while my little one ’supposedly’ plays behind me! I say ’supposedly’ because he’s still young (14 months) and likes to play with his mama. I’m hoping that this setup will serve us well down the road – and even now, I’m definitely getting more work done than I was before :)

…well it felt like a Christmas present anyway!

I had just finished serving Isaac his lunch when the doorbell ran. UPS was  at the door delivering my very first box of products samples! I quickly signed away the package, closed the door, and squealed to Isaac. He was also very excited! I know this may sound dramatic but these are the first decor products I’ve designed and it was amazing to see my illustrations so professionally produced… and even more exciting that I could use them in my own home :)

I’ve mentioned before on my blog that I designed these products for Goodnite Moon Kids. My designs included clocks, canvas art, door hangers, and growth charts. The company offered to send a few samples my way so I requested some of my favorite pieces. Everything looks amazing but I’m most excited at how my clocks turned out. The quality is top notch and the printing/colour of my illustration is just how I wanted it. I’m planning on putting all these pieces in our almost-to-be-finished basement playroom/office.

My designs are perfect for a baby’s nursery, kid’s bedroom, or playroom. If you’re interested in purchasing any of the products I’ve recently designed, you can do so at Rosenberry Rooms.

Exciting news for all digital artists! I’m now offering some of my illustrations as tubes for digital artwork. For those of you who don’t know what tubes are (similar to myself before being approached to sell them!), tubes are simply graphics with transparent backgrounds (PNG files) which can be used to create signature tags, myspace layouts, blog layouts, email stationary, etc. These tubes are for personal, online use only. The full Terms of Use can be read on my website and should be fully understood before purchasing. If you are interested in purchasing a tube, you can access my online store and checkout with Paypal. Once I receive your payment, I will email you your tube(s) within 24 hours along with your license number which will need to be displayed anywhere you use the tube(s).

Now for the fun part! To celebrate this new section of my store, I am holding a contest! I am looking for the most creative creation with one of my tubes. You have until Nov 10th to email me (words@rachelleannemiller.com) or post a link to your creation on this post. Judging will be done on the evening on the 10th with the winner declared on the 11th. The winner’s creation will be posted on my blog (along with the creator’s blog/website) and will receive 10 of my original greeting cards. I look forward to receiving your submissions!