09/26/2026
Y’all, I stayed up until 4am this morning perfecting this little guy. Meet bear #2 in our collection… our Baseball Bear! 🧸⚾️
But y’all, this isn’t just another design to me. I’ve always been someone who loved sitting down with a pencil and paper and sketching. And the crazy thing is, back in junior high and high school, I was always getting in trouble in art class because instead of doing whatever artwork my teacher assigned, I wanted to do my own thing. 💁♀️😂 I loved sketching & doodling... especially on my hands and arms! 🙃 I loved creating whatever popped into my head. And somehow the kid who wouldn’t do her art assignments grew up to become the art teacher! 🤭
Over the years, that pencil and paper eventually turned into digital art, and I started experimenting with different programs and apps. I’ve always loved learning new ways to create, but y’all, Procreate was one of the most challenging ones for me to learn. A few years before I left teaching, my students and I started playing around with Procreate together. They would show me what they knew, I would show them what I knew, and we learned together. Y’all, that generation KNOWS 👏 electronics! 👏 They taught me so much, and those are some of the sweetest memories I have from my classroom.
I was an art teacher for my last five years of teaching, and some of my favorite days were the simple ones. I’d draw on the Smartboard while my students followed along step by step. Lights off, all the lamps on, soft instrumental music playing, and we would just draw. 🥹 It was so peaceful & relaxing. Now, I get to do this at home. And I get to pour 100% of me into my designs.
If you’ve been here for a while, you may remember these little bears. Before I ever started embroidery, I created them as DTF designs for my spirit wear. They became pretty popular, and my Cheer Bear and Baseball Bear were two of my most popular designs. So now, getting to go back to those original designs, recreate them, and turn them into embroidery designs has been so special to me. This time, instead of creating them specifically for my little town, I’m creating them so they can be enjoyed by other small business owners and customers in different states! 🤩
So here he is y'all... Bear #2, our Baseball Bear! 🐻⚾️ He has been added to our digital embroidery design Etsy shop, and I can’t wait to show y’all the next one! 🩷
🧸⚾️🪡: https://joniinspiringarrows.etsy.com
