I’m so excited to introduce y’all to the Dixie Design Collective!!  It’s a beautiful collection from accomplished artists and calligraphers.  They are literally the prettiest Christmas cards on the market. I’d love to have your help picking a design- which one is your favorite?


I worked with Holly, one of the artists in the collective, last year on a wedding and was so impressed by every aspect of her business.  I asked her a few questions in case anyone is an aspiring designer and wants to know the behind the scenes (: 


And be sure to check out Dixie Design Collective – I can’t wait for their baby and kids invitations/announcements to come!!!  

a little about Holly Hollon

Where Holly lives: Birmingham, Alabama

What advice would you give your 22 year old self? Work for someone else first. I am always approached by college students who want to freelance and want advice on getting started. I always recommend that they work in the industry for a couple of years before going out on their own. I worked in advertising for the first 4 years out of college and learned so much from those I worked under, I do not think my business would be where it is today without those opportunities.

What’s the best part of your job? Having the freedom to take on the projects I want and getting to set my own schedule.

Movie you watch over and over: You’ve Got Mail

When you are feeling a bit burnt out, what do you do? Take a break, the best thing I can do is to take the full weekend off, by the time Monday comes around, I am ready to go again and I feel rested.

Best moment of your career so far? This past summer when I was able to take a 2 week vacation and not take any work with me! I have now been freelancing for 4 years and it is hard when you work for your self for things to ever stop. The first two years were really hard in that I was blessed with lots of work, but I over committed and I never got a break. The reason I freelance is to be able to one day be a stay at home more and let my business be able to be some extra provision for my family. I do not want the business to come before my family. My husband Charlton has been worked hard with me to help me learn to schedule work out and not over commit and know which projects to take on. It was so rewarding to see all that work we put into planning for the business come together and allow me to have a vacation this past summer and spend quality time with family.

Dream vacation? Paris