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happy 5 years, parapalla . . . !

. . . you get a new look!! :) While October 23 is the official birthday, I thought I’d take inspiration from my dear friend, Courtney, who celebrates “birthday month,” and get things kicked off a little early on 10/10.

As 2018 began, one of the things on my heart was to give a new face and new voice to parapalla. I worked through the summer, here and there, and I’m excited to share these updates with you!

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behind the seen: MORE bible study

I am so honored and excited to get to share about a design project this week that means so much to me, both professionally and personally. In the spring of 2012, I walked through the deepest heartache I've experienced to-date, and this Bible study and small group experience was a huge part of my healing process. 

MORE is a women's small group study endorsed and made available through Church of the Highlands in Birmingham and written by church member, and my friend, Celine Russell. One of my favorite things about this study is that it's just so life applicable! Basic life areas are covered over 11 weeks, things like: who God is, our identity in Him, healthy friendships, prayer, honoring men, spiritual warfare, life dreams, and so much MORE! :)

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behind the seen: ashleigh & mark

I've been looking forward to sharing this sweet story of my friends, Ashleigh and Mark, and the background of their wedding day designs for quite some time now! I'd originally planned to post in November, around their first anniversary, but then thought it might be kinda fun to share around Valentine's Day, so here we are! :) Ashleigh is a friend I met through University of Mobile, and truly is one of the sweetest, joyful, and most sincere people I know. If her name/face looks familiar, you may have read this feature on birthday skydiving that she contributed to last year. 

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behind the seen: liza & trey

I've been thinking about doing a feature like this for a little while now, thinking it might be kind of fun to start doing some behind the "seen" background stories of different designs; in particular, the wedding pieces I've been able to work on.

So here we are. Behind the Seen, post #1! I'm catching up with my brides a year-ish after their big "I do's," for thoughts and reflections on that sweet, sweet time and how the parapalla designed, printed pieces factored into the big picture. 

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