Butterfly Girl

Spread LOVE and KINDNESS

A kind word, a hug, a letter, a card, a drawing, a call, a text, an email....spread love and kindness each day...always.  xo.

Finding time for a little challenge

It has been a long time since I've had the opportunity to enter a pattern challenge.  However, a few of the current challenges held by Printed Village really caught my attention...so I decided to find some time to submit my work.  The three challenges that I entered are the Black challenge, the Butterfly challenge, and the Gloomy Gardens challenge.  Below are the patterns that I submitted.  It you like my designs I would really appreciate your vote.  Click on the following like to be redirected to my page where you can cast your vote.

https://designers.printedvillage.com/members/hollyhelgeson/

  Thanks so much for your support!  

Printed Village Black Challenge

Printed Village Butterfly Challenge

Printed Village Gloomy Gardens Challenge

Dance of the Butterflies

Doesn't this pattern just say "HAPPINESS"?!  The temps are getting warmer and the days are getting longer!  YAY!!!  So excited for Spring to get here!!  Hope you enjoy this little bit a "HAPPY" to start your weekend! XO

Butterflies for Lupus Showcase 2015

For the third year now, a fellow designer friend, Dawn Clarkson, has organized a "Butterflies for Lupus Showcase" to help increase awareness about the chronic autoimmune disease Lupus. Lupus can attack your tissues and organs causing a multitude of symptoms.  A rash on the cheeks in the form of a butterfly is a common symptom of Lupus, which is the reason Dawn chose the butterfly to showcase.  She will feature the butterflies on World Lupus Day, Sunday, May 10th on her blog NiceandFancy.  

This year Ruby and I collaborated on our butterfly designs. We both created our own butterflies and then colored them with the same color palette.  It was great to do this together and explain to Ruby the reason behind the showcase.  Here are our entries for Dawn's "Butterflies for Lupus Showcase".

Sunday, May 10th is World Lupus Day.  Please check out Dawn's blog, Nice & Fancy to learn more about Lupus, and to view the incredible "Butterfly Showcase" that she has assembled. 

Flora Glen Collection

Today I finally finished compiling the last of my designs into my new collection.  After much thought, I have decided to call my collection Flora Glen.  I feel like I put a lot of myself into this collection, and I am very pleased with how it turned out.  Please let me know what you think of my collection.  Thanks for looking.

Summer inspired designs...

Summer...I LOVE SUMMER!!!   These are a couple of designs that were inspired by SUMMER, my local farmer's market, and my own garden.  My garden is full of flowers and caterpillars...monarch caterpillars!  My kids just love collecting the caterpillars, growing them in to beautiful butterflies, and then releasing them back in to my garden.  It is great fun to watch the caterpillars grow and turn in to graceful butterflies!

Farmer's Market

Flutterby

World Lupus Day

Today is World Lupus Day!  Dawn Clarkson of http://niceandfancy.blogspot.co.uk/ created a wonderful "Butterfly Showcase" to show support and raise awareness for those afflicted with Lupus.  Thirty designers created beautiful butterfly designs for this showcase.  Please check out her blog and Pinterest board!  The designs are wonderful!  Here is the design I created.