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Six years ago, Everett met his new best friend, and the world met Fitzgerald Richard for the first time. Happy birthday my sweet boy.Great way to end the weekend spent with life-long friends.Mondays be like…Dropped my baby off at sleep away camp today. The same camp @mbranstad and I attended as kids. It is the first night and I’m already looking forward to picking him up Friday to hear about how much fun he had!Loving father, caring son, trusted spouse and loyal friend - @mbranstad has it all! Happy Father’s Day to the man who always makes a splash wherever he goes. We love you!We had quite the weekend, complete with the boys checking out @catholicyouthcamp, brunch at @tupelohoneycafe and rounded it out with Brookie’s dance recital.Ice cream with the cousins to celebrate Fitzie’s last day of school. Kindergarten, here he comes!It was Everett’s turn to take the field last night. ⚾️ I love watching this little lefty play!First and only joint Puppy Dog Relays for the Branstad boys 🐶🐾-
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Category Archives: Design
Thanksgiving Printable Wine Bottle Tags
So you are headed to your family’s Thanksgiving feast this week, but need something to bring along? Don’t worry my friend, I’ve got you covered. Snag a bottle of vino (or two) from your local grocery store and pop one … Continue reading
Friday faves
[a little bubbly makes wrapping much more enjoyable] Just in case you have a love of fonts (like myself) or other creative design needs, sign up for the weekly Creative Market free goods email. FO’ FREE? Yes! Each Monday you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Beauty, Design, Lifestyle
Tagged Branstad Designs, Creative Market, Etsy, Pair of Thieves, Root, Target
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Introducing Branstad Designs
When I’m not at work or spending time with my boys, I’m often (drinking a glass of wine…kidding, kind of…) thinking about or working on something to stimulate my creative side. A little ‘me’ background: After graduating with a marketing degree … Continue reading
Obsessed: smart art
Now that we have settled into our house, we have finally started putting things up on the walls. I have been hesitant in doing so because some of the items that resided on our old walls just weren’t my style. … Continue reading
Posted in Decor, Design, Lifestyle
Tagged Britt Bass Turner, Lulu King, May Designs, Oana Befort, obsessed
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Creative calm
I’ve been working lately on finding a few quiet moments during the day to focus on my creative side. In the past couple of weeks that came in the form of doing some light embroidery and (FINALLY) creating an official logo … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Design
Tagged Branstad Designs, creative, design, embroidery, graphic design
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Paper crush
I feel like I’m stitching everything in sight these days. On top of the dish towels for my co-workers, I managed to finish Baby B’s first embroidered sleep sack. I’m only going to share a sneak peek as we’ve decided … Continue reading
Gettin’ artsy
Here are my feather prints all framed up and ready to be hung over Baby B’s desk-turned-changing table. I also found this awesome saying online and decided to trace it for the little guy’s room. Now I just need to find … Continue reading
Art’in around
We had another doctor appointment this afternoon to check up on Baby B. All is well. At 17 weeks and 1 day I am feeling great and our wee one’s heartbeat is hummin’ along at 150 bpm. Yep, still think … Continue reading
Bean’s big girl room
Think Spring update: I finished off my staycation to-do list (and then some) over the weekend. Check it out! [painted my nails in OPI’s Vodka & Caviar] [slept in – Karl was good at this!] [snagged some goodies at T.J. Maxx] My … Continue reading