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Sep 23

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Just one more chapter. 📖 File this under “lies I tell myself when I’m reading a book before bed”. Anyone else?⁣
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BOOK UPDATE⁣
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1️⃣ I’m currently reading Liane Moriarty’s newest book: “Apples Never Fall”.⁣
2️⃣ Two of my neighbors and I started a month book club. We have dinner reservations for this Saturday night to chat about our first book, “Once There Were Wolves” by Charlotte McConaghy.⁣
3️⃣ Swipe for a few more of my recent reads. You can read my reviews on the @goodreads app. 🤓⁣
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LETTERING DETAILS⁣
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This is a remake of a piece I did about three years ago. Swipe for close-up details, the process video, and the original piece. ⁣
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For the update, I was inspired by a 60s style vibe and also focused on creating interlocking letters.⁣
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✏️ Created with a variety of my Procreate Brushes and Stamps. The distressed halftone texture I used is from the Rough & Raw Procreate Brush Set by @shoutbam.⁣
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LEARN LETTERING WITH ME⁣
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💻 Blog: bydawnnicole.com⁣
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Sep 14

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No offense to Shakespeare, but I think “The world is your macaron” is a tastier idiom than “The world is your oyster”. ⁣
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Oysters are a big thing in Charleston, but they’re just so…slimy. The only way I can eat one without gagging is if it’s Oysters Rockefeller style.⁣
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And I’d rather have the delectable buttercream filling inside a macaron than the pearl inside an oyster! ⁣
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Butter > Gems⁣
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If you read my Happy Email Monday, you know that I hopped a last minute flight to Chicago Sunday night to help my in-laws finalize interior design choices for a lake house they’re building, which means I get to visit my favorite stateside macaron shop today, @alafolieco.⁣
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P.S. Will work for macarons. 😉

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Sep 10

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Sep 8

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Happy National Ampersand Day! 💖 Did you know that was a thing? 😆 Now do you! ⁣
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I couldn’t let today pass without a quick drawing in celebration of my favorite typographic character.⁣
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Fun fact: I have an ampersand tattoo on my inner left wrist. ⁣
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Swipe for a texture close up and the process video. ⁣
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LEARN LETTERING WITH ME⁣
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Sep 3

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Book puns make me happy. 😁 Speaking of Happy Things, it’s Friday! And that means three extra good things happen.⁣
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1️⃣There is a new episode of Ted Lasso. YAY!⁣
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2️⃣ It’s Old Fashioned Friday at our house, which means date night Happy Hour on the porch with the hubby and our fave cocktail. Swipe to see our fave at-home hang out spot. ⁣
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Side note: I’m partial to Basil Hayden’s Bourbon in my Old Fashioned. And it HAS to have two Luxardo cherries, please and thank you! 🥃💞🥃⁣
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3️⃣ It’s a long weekend, which means more time to read more books! Swipe to see my current to-read stack. What book should I read next?⁣
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FUN FACT: A few weeks ago, we were at one of our favorite local restaurants having Old Fashioned with dinner. There were no cherries in my cocktail, so I politely asked the manager about it when he was making his rounds. I learned that in the pre-Prohibition era, Old Fashioned cocktails did not have cherries. It was only after the Prohibition times that they became a standard part of this classic cocktail. Interesting, right? ⁣
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Aug 27

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I've been quiet online lately because I've been one busy lady!⁣
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First, because I’ve been working away on all kinds of new blog and shop content. 🤩⁣
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Aaaaand also because, six days into the school year, I already have one kiddo home on close-contact quarantine. 😩 #momlife ⁣
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Here's a quick update on all the lettering goodies:⁣
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✏️ Happy Emails go Back to weekly this Monday as we kick off the new Lettering Challenge! YAY!⁣
✏️ By request, printable artwork has been added to the shop. ⁣
✏️ Stickers are coming to the shop in September.⁣
✏️ I launched not one, but TWO new Procreate Products today!⁣
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1️⃣The Watercolor Lettering Kit for Procreate Brush Set is might just be my favorite set to date!⁣
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My newest Procreate Brush Set allows you to digitally create eye-popping Watercolor Art right on your iPad. This set includes 15 New Brushes and Stamps, a 10-Page Brush + Style Guide (PDF format), and a 15-minute video tutorial.⁣
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And the biggest news of all…⁣
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2️⃣ I finally have a Procreate Lettering Class for you and it’s called Watercolor Lettering in Procreate.⁣
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This Project-Based Learning class is a little over 90 minutes long. It is broken down into 5 Chapters and includes 30 video lessons. The video should tell you all you need to know about it but let me know if you have questions!⁣
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