Welcome to Angela Marie Designs!

Hello and welcome to Angela Marie Designs! I'm so glad you found my little space! Here you will find information about my unique and affordable gifts (coming in January 2019!), gift guides for every occasion, interviews with some of my favorite shop owners, podcast and book favorites, style inspiration, beauty and skincare routines and more! This blog space will serve as my "landing page" for everything AMD, so you'll be able to easily access my shop as well as all of my social media pages so you'll never miss a beat!

Since this is my first blog post I thought it would be fun to share a little more about me. I previously shared five fun facts over on my instagram account- make sure to follow along there as well to stay updated!

1.) I have had multiple blogs/businesses in the past...ha! With the hustle and bustle of school and work I always crave a creative outlet and a space to share my ideas. A few years ago I was working on selling personalized stationery on Etsy and I loved working on that. I watercolored my designs, scanned them in on the built-in scanner on our printer, and stayed up until 1-2 a.m. on photoshop designing away! I had to shut it down due to school getting busier but have wanted to do something like that ever since! Angela Marie Designs is a way that I can combine my love for painting and creativity with my drive for business and entrepreneurship!

2.) This idea was completely random but came at the best time. I was thinking that I wanted to start blogging again but wanted to have some sort of purpose/ incorporation of products. However, I was in a creative rut. When I was on Thanksgiving break I decided to spend my break making ornaments to gift to my sorority sisters since I had so many friends that deserved a gift but I couldn't afford to get all 10 of my closest friends expensive presents. A trip to Michaels's and $35 later I was ready to go! My sister came over on Thanksgiving morning and commented on how cute the ornaments were and after another cup of coffee and some more brainstorming my creative rut was officially a thing of the past and before Thanksgiving dinner I had set up everything I needed for this new project...ha!

3.) Random, but my favorite restaurant is Noodles and Company! I always get the mac and cheese. My BF makes fun of me because every time he asks me where I want to go for dinner, I always say Noodles and Company- even when we're out of town! I'm pretty sure he's sick of it by now, ha!

4.) John Mayer is my favorite musician! I've loved his songs for a few years now and I've even had the chance to see in concert! His "Continuum" album is by far the best and I currently have it playing on repeat! (Along with Christmas music, of course!)

5.) My favorite stores to shop at are Old Navy and Target! I feel like I never leave empty handed from either of those two places and I can always find the best deals. Plus, as a broke college student I have a pretty tight budget, lol!

I am so excited to work on this more! Look out for occasional blog posts, product releases (coming soon!!), and more updates on my insta page! I hope you enjoy following along!

Angela