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magical modern

who I am

My name is Chelsea, and I make the magic happen! I’m based in St. Louis, Missouri, and I love to celebrate the beauty that life has to offer.

What I make

I create whimsical home decor with a dash of fun and a touch of charm.

i believe

the world could use a little more magic

Lately on Instagram…

A worthiness test, in case you're not sure.

Sometimes I need to remember that I am worthy of having a creative career. I am worthy of being successful and having a dream home. I am worthy of feeling like I matter and I have a story to tell. I am worthy of taking good care of myself. I am worthy of being confident and happy. I am worthy of whatever it is in life that I want. And you're worthy too, and your enemies are worthy too, and homeless folks, and people in jail, and people with different political views, and people who's value you can't see are worthy too. We're all born with human DNA, and we're all born equally worthy of loving ourselves and chasing our purpose. Worthiness isn't earned or purchased or gained or handed out to people who we deem deserving. It's inherent.
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I've been writing down my ten dreams every single day. They might look silly or unreasonable or shallow...who knows. To me, they feel amazing. All the success gurus out there say it works, so obviously, pretty soon I'll be living in my nice house with my full time house keeper and I'll be an NYT best seller... I'll see ya there!? 🤷‍♀️ Do you have big dreams? Or success guru habits that you're trying to work into your daily routine? I'd love to hear about them and cheer you on 👐👐👐 Nothin better than getting fired up about your dreams, right? #dreambig

New and improved mug design! I darkened the text and added some more lines for contrast 😍 I'll be delivering them to @rfhomeco and @joyscollective today! If ya need one and aren't able to grab one at either location, let me know and we'll set something up. More designs in the works! #loveyourself #mugshot #mug #coffee #illustration #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator #digitalart #digitalillustration #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #instaart #instadraw #drawing #art #digitaldrawing #sketch #artwork #moreillustrations #best_of_illustrations #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #artists #picturebookillustration #stlouis #stlartist #stlouisartist #pear #flatlay

Testing out a new mug design! This is a ceramic decal process. Essentially, a special printer prints your design in special overglaze inks onto a flux paper that also includes some glue and backing paper. You cut out your design, soak it in warm water, and then the glue loosens and the decal slides off of the backing paper and onto the cup! The hard part comes next, which is making sure you squeegee all the moisture out from underneath the decal; otherwise you get defects and bubbles in your final product. The final step is to pop it into the kiln on a special firing schedule. I'm thinking I need to darken up the text a bit, but otherwise I like this little cutie! Illustrated and fired by yours truly 🥰 let me know what you think! #loveyourself #illustration #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator #digitalart #digitalillustration #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #instaart #instadraw #drawing #art #digitaldrawing #sketch #artwork #moreillustrations #best_of_illustrations #illustrationoftheday #artoftheday #artists #picturebookillustration #stlouis #stlartist #stlouisartist #pear #flatlay

Happy Saturday! I hope you've got fun plans for this beautiful day. Here in Saint Louis there are about 739 different craft shows and festivals going on, AND the amazing open house event today at @rfhomeco 😍 the whole store is bursting with stuffed pumpkins and the most wonderful fall decor! I'm personally in love with all the floral stems. They're fabulous. In my little space, you'll find a whole wall of new 5x8 prints, just like this very fall-appropriate pear. I've also got mini clipboards to go with them! I really like these because they can hang or just lean against something else if you're like me and have plaster walls and can't handle the thought of actually hanging artwork 🙈 I'm calling this little collection Clippies and they're so fun! 👩‍🎨
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It's September, which I'm pretty sure means baseball is a thing right now? Who knows. In my world, September means a fat juicy issue of Vogue and the grocery store smelling like those bizarre cinnamon scented stick brooms. Anyway, this cardinal is cute regardless of baseball teams, and he, along with lots of other cute prints, will be at @rfhomeco for our Fall Open House! This is a big deal. We're even closing down the store for a day to spruce up...yeah. I'm adding a ton of new goodies and changing things up, and I'm definitely channeling my inner closet fall decor enthusiast in my little space. Come party with us September 7! 🤩

Yesterday brought a minor catastrophe... All of my new illustration work was accidentally deleted from my computer 🥺 but it's okay! I found some decent older versions of the work I wanted to print and fixed em up, and I was able to find grace in the fact that I'd only just gotten started on my Eat the Rainbow artwork. I took some time to start over, and did some thinking and goal setting today. I felt really affirmed with the direction I've started to take, despite the little file hiccup, the fear of losing all of my followers, and the worry that I'll pivot in life yet again only to find that I'm not loving it. I've got an amazing list of dreams to work toward (thanks for the motivation @msrachelhollis, Girl, Stop Apologizing was just what I needed!), and I'm actively working on a goal to get those dreams into the realm of reality. I'm going to work on writing and illustrating every single day, and someday you'll see a NYT best selling children's book with my name on it 😉 can't hurt to put it out there, right? For now, some carrots!

#eattherainbow series underway! I'm designing a fabulous farmers market tote (maybe a few totes!) to celebrate clean, local, sustainable eating. Of the many changes I've made this year, one that I'm most excited and passionate about is the way I'm eating, and the way I am buying and choosing my food. We're so fortunate here in St. Louis to have some incredible farmers at multiple markets every week. When you buy from local farmers, you're voting with your dollars (and forks) against monocropping, harmful tilling practices, and insane carbon emissions from trucks delivering produce across the country, just to get started. Plus, your food loses nutritional value the longer it sits on a truck or supermarket shelf. I've had the best time making the switch to local, fresh, colorful food, and I just want to share the love! Stay tuned for a super duper cute market tote 😉 If you have a favorite market find, I'd love to hear about it! I made some amazing heirloom tomato sauce (with Yoder Farm tomatoes) with Missouri forested pork yesterday (Attadale Farms), so tomatoes are on my mind 😍

Does anyone I know actually own an espresso machine? 😅 I tend to go with a standard French press brew every morning, with either my favorite single origin beans from local treasure @kaldis_coffee or the fun surprise beans we get every month from @driftawaycoffee...either way, that's about as fancy as I get, aside from the occasional weekend pour over 😉 I started favoring the French press over other filtered methods, because apparently that allows for alllll the polyphenols to make it into your morning cup of mom fuel (in my case anyway). Those are the healthy little miracle bits that make your coffee so antioxidant rich and good for your bod. But for those of you who like it fancy, let your frappe flag fly. Prints now available on Society6 through the link in my bio!

I’m always working on creating
new curiosities

Come and visit my Etsy shop to see what I’ve got!

Llama Monomal

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