ABOUT

Hello! Thanks for visiting IS•LY|I Still Love You! Here’s what this place is all about:

I am a mother of a darling little girl; while I’ve experienced a shift in life focus, some things have remained the same: I absolutely love: graphic design, photography, arts and crafts, painting, drawing and anything that includes a creative mind and busy hands. IS•LY is my declaration to all things creative that, “I still love you”.

Please take a look around and feel free to check back often. Comments and emails are my favorite! Use the contact form above to email me.

My Story

I grew up in a very crafty home where my mother hardly ever fed us cold cereal or let us eat school lunch. She made such an effort to make every birthday and holiday (especially the small ones) significant and fun, even on a tight budget. There are so many crafty women in addition to my mom that have been role models to me and shown me how creativity enhances motherhood.

Before the mommyhood and wifeyhood happened, I went to college and earned a degree in painting and drawing while taking various sculpture, ceramic and bookbinding classes. I paid my way through school with a graphic design job at the university designing menus, invitations and posters for various entities on campus. After graduation my husband and I moved to sunny Menlo Park where I taught watercolor classes to seniors and bookbinding classes to the surrounding adult community. Almost two years later, we moved to Salt Lake City where we found cheap housing, employment, extended family and loads of mountains.

Now, I’m focusing on raising my little family and growing my graphic design skills and crafting at every opportunity. If you’re looking to advertise, or you’d like to have your product(s) reviewed here at IS•LY, please contact melissa at islyblog{at}gmail.com. For detailed information on advertising, reviews and giveaways, click the button below to download my advertising packet.