Heavens to Betsy {Shop Spotilight & Giveaway}

The moment I saw Betsy’s beautiful work displayed in her Etsy shop, I immediately knew the perfect piece to have her create for our sweet girl’s nursery. If you stopped by the blog last week, you probably came across this post sharing the importance of choosing a name for our children. My husband and I care so much about the meaning behind each name chosen for our children, and we put so much thought into what we would be speaking over our child, why wouldn’t we want that displayed in her room for her to see?!

Betsy owns and operates her shop, Heavens to Betsy, which specializes in hand lettering. I shared with her the name for our daughter and the meaning we wished to display. She took that and ran with her vision and created such a beautiful reminder for Elyse to have on display in her room. I love the simplicity and beauty that hand lettering provides to any room. It is such a special way to leave reminders around the house to encourage and uplift you and those who see it. It takes the words that I could just scribble down to offer the reminders I need throughout the day and makes them something worth being put on display.

Betsy has an incredible heart and has been such a joy to work with. She also has her very own blog, so make sure you stop by her corner of the internet to hear more of her heart. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram. For now, hear what she has to say below:

How did you get started with Heavens to Betsy? I started Heavens to Betsy Handmade after a lot of prayer and some nudging from friends! I’ve always enjoyed playing around with handwriting and started falling in love with hand lettering as art. I’m a terrible artist when it comes to drawing or painting, but words…words I can handle! After posting photos of my hand lettering doodles and constantly being asked if I had an Etsy shop, I finally started one last fall. I knew that I wanted the shop to be a creative outlet in more ways than one, so I also added knit items to it (and maybe someday, will feature other things as well!).

What does Heavens to Betsy specialize in creating? Heavens to Betsy Handmade currently features hand lettered prints and cozy knit items. The goal is that all of my products inspire and comfort…whether it be through a print hanging on your wall or a scarf around your neck!

What are some of your favorite things to create? That’s so hard! I love designing prints and I love thinking about my work hanging in someone’s home. But at the same time, I love knitting too! I’m a little bit of a scarf addict, so it’s always really exciting to think about my work completing someone’s outfit! I’d say any work that I’m extremely proud of (or that I don’t want to let go of) is my favorite. I still have this scarf hanging on my wall, and I can’t wait for someone to purchase it, but I also love looking at it!

Where does the name behind your shop come from? The name behind my shop actually came from my blog, Heavens to Betsy. It just felt like a natural extension to connect the two. And the blog name originated from the old adage “heavens to Betsy!”. My name is Betsy and sometime in college, I started saying “heavens to me!” instead. When I decided to rebrand my blog after graduation, Heavens to Betsy seemed like the right choice!

The heart behind the shop: One of my goals with HTB Handmade has been to give back, so a portion of all profits from the shop go to a charity of my choice each month!

Betsy has graciously decided to offer one of you a free print of your choice from her shop. You can enter the Rafflecopter below AND visit my Instagram for even more chances to win. If you’re anything like me, you probably can’t wait that long, so make sure you take a look at her shop too. I guarantee you’ll find something simply beautiful.

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