diy | Susan Aumiller

Just over a year ago, my then-coworker was on the verge of getting married and asked me to help her get a better looking map to match her beautiful wedding invitation. I gladly created a map for her, redrawing the area in Ludington, Mich. where her location was.

This is the final product:

Much nicer than the screenshot she had gotten off Google Maps and had been planning to use previously, if I do say so myself. I was able to make the water and park areas match her wedding colors, which made her very happy.

This also leads me to the happy news that I’m (slowly) reopening my etsy shop, to hopefully earn some extra income. I’ve been commissioned to work on a few invitations, a website, save-the-date and an announcement within the past week, so I decided it was high time I reopened my shop. Please send me an email (susanmaumiller [at] gmail [dot] com) if you’re interested in a similar map for your wedding needs!

I have friends expecting their first child in the next few months. When trying to decide what to give them for their shower gift, I knew I wanted to make them something for the nursery. I had made them something for their wedding that they liked, so I figured I could easily make something for their nursery that they’d also like. And if not, they could at least use the frames for something else.

This is the first image I made (don’t worry, they’ve already seen it and I changed the name here so no one else will guess who it’s for):

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The second one I made I ended up not liking as much for them, but still wanted to share it. They’re getting something else instead, but haven’t seen that one yet, so I can’t ruin the surprise until after the shower (they follow this blog!):

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