Made with Love Give Away

100 responses to “Made with Love Give Away”

1. many years ago at school, our librarian had a plaque and i fell deeply, head over heels in love with curly girl products!  still am!  i use my tiara cup often and it makes me smile out loud!  xo

2. I first discovered you online when I was simply browsing the internet for cute unique gifts for my older sister and my teenage daughter. Your company popped up and the rest is history 🙂
   I love your items because they are unique and fresh!

3. Leigh,

   Love, love, love everything you do!!  We are all winners to have found your adorable art…luggage tags or not 🙂

   Have an awesome weekend filled with joy!!

4. I found you first at a cute little store in St. Paul, MN the summer of 2008. I have been rather obsessed since. Luckily, my sweet husband encourages this obsession – going so far as to order my Christmas gift from you guys while he was working in Iraq. Love that boy – and your excellent customer service getting the gift to me! I squeal like a school girl every time I see your items in stores! It’s love …

5. I love your designs and your sayings seem to speak right to me and my life – Ali

6. Me too!  I love it all.  I could dish out some lovin’ from the oven with that cute little apron on!

7. I found Curly Girl Design products at my local Hallmark store in Raleigh, NC. I sit at the shelf and look through all of them, always hoping to see new ones!!!! Then when I found the website, I was in heaven. 🙂

8. We are new friends. Browsing a cute shop on Penny Lane in Rehoboth Beach this Spring, I noticed a sign. The shop had just opened for the season and had very few products that I identified as Curly Girl designs. The message had such a profound effect on me that I sought you out. Now, that same message has taken up permanent resident on the laptop that accompanies me to all my graduate school events so that it can give positive reinforcement on a grander scale…because given a cape and a tiara, I do believe that we can save the world <3

9. I first discovered you at a Hallmark store in Tualatin, Oregon.  I was a 28 year old, living with my parents doing chemos.  I was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma…the same cancer, my best friend died from a year and a half prior.  I found many items, including all of your cards at the time, and my lap top cover…“The whole world is full of people who go their whole lives and not actually LIVE one day.  She did not intend on being one of them.”  It became my mantra…leading me into remission, the remaining 9 chemos and 5 1/2 months of getting sick to heal.  I kept going back looking for more of your items and was so excited to see your website…you see I’d like to be like you.  I draw and am creative, and write…but I’d like to be me.  lol.  Thank you for your gifts.  I don’t know if you can imagine what it’s like to have a mantra to live when faced with the fear of death…thank you.

10. OOH very cute!  My daughter Kyra (about-to-be-12) has become a little baker and has been busy making home-baked organic dog treats and donating the proceeds from selling them to the local animal shelter.. she would love this and is also a fan of “the curly girl”.  🙂

    P.S. I thought of your card “I don’t like to see you waste time on silly things…” yesterday when I was in The Container Store in Natick, trying to organize my life so I have more time for the things I love… one of my favorites.  🙂

11. Whitney – What store in MN?  I as well am a MN girl in love with these products.  I’d seen a few in boutiques and gift stores around, but the real love came when my boyfriend’s mom and I were bouncing around shops one summer (Good Things in WBL, On A Lark in St. Joseph, etc.).  I found a computer skin with the “tiara and a cape” saying and I as well FELL IN LOVE.  It’s who I am—a normal girl that just wants to create a little ‘fancy’ in the world! My boyfriend’s mom found the “She packed up her potential…” card and thought it would perfect for my college graduation—which happened to still be several months away…but she saved it and it really was the perfect card for the occasion! I’ve been hooked ever since that summer. 

    I think it all starts by reading one of your unique sayings, which makes you want to read all the others! Then you find a few that you REALLY TRULY identify with. And on top of it all, the great colors and fabulous designs are too great not to completely fall in love with the entire brand.

    Where to go from here…I’d love to see a planner with lots of room to write, made of thick heavy pages that permanent marker won’t bleed through (I know…I’m getting pretty specific).  But I feel like there’s got to be more people out there like me who use their planner almost as a journal of their life…and use bright colors to make it a little ‘prettier’! 🙂 Anything ‘functional’ like the new apron and possibly a planner would be great!

12. I first discovered you in a CUTE shop in Colorado Springs. Since then, I’ve officially adopted your “I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world” as my personal creedo. You sprinkle joy into the world, Curly Girl!

    My favorite parts of your blog are when you show us your workspace. I’m not sure if you really want to share this stuff, but I’d like to see more personal stuff (can you tell I thrive on relationships with people?)…insight into your creative process, your so-called “mess” as you create something new. But, if you’re not “into” that, I’ll take whatever I can get on your blog, ‘cause I love it ALL!  🙂

13. Love the apron!  I would certainly bake phenomenal cakes in that!

    Especially love the “If we don’t do what we love, we run the risk of doing nothing at all” – I’m recently out of college making things work (miraculously) doing a job that I love (which really means between 4-7 part time jobs and odds and ends!)

14. I first found your greeting cards in an art shop in K’port, Maine. Followed by journals in Keene, NH in a gift shop. I love the representation of the “every woman” The addition of work representing mid age moms with older kids would be fun too.

15. My first Curly Girl siting was in a tiny little shop in Stillwater, MN. I saw a card with the “Life is tough. I recommend getting a manicure and a really cute helmet” saying and I fell in love immediately! Curly Girl makes me smile. 🙂

16. The apron is fantastic. So cute, it may be the one I put on after I cook just so I can be fancy and clean when serving!

17. I first discovered Curly Girl at a Cracker Barrel! I looked you up immediately and couldn’t believe my luck since I lived in Lawrence at the time. Everyone in my family has been gifted Curly Girl products by this point!

18. I had come across Curly Girl cards while browsing at a little shop in the Pittsburgh airport and loved them! Then, a few weeks later, I was really struggling with where I was, what I was doing job wise, and I was really contemplating moving back to the Midwest/closer to home. I got a card in the mail that was the best encouragement I could have ever asked for – it was the “Sometimes right back where you started from is right where you belong.”

    It made my day/week, and my decision so much easier. Since then, I have found that Curly Girl has so many great products that make me smile (and the friends who receive them). I’m addicted!!! The sayings fit moments perfectly and give a good message for how to live your life (With a cape & tiara, I could save the world!!)

19. I first found your cards in a stationery/party supply store in Phoenix. I have been hooked ever since and have even used one of your sayings in a rehearsal dinner speech for a friend’s wedding (ie, “We all let people into our lives, but you will find that a really good friend lets you into your own.”) If money were no object, I’d love to decorate my home with all of your beautiful canvases! Much love.

20. Ohhhh Leigh, where do I being. I love everything Curly Girl. I feel like you’re my sister from another mister. 🙂

    I remember the exact moment I was introduced to Curly Girl! Its funny b/c as I type, I feel like I’m talking about a moment when I feel in love, haha. I was at a craft show (the Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, VA) and from a few rows over I saw the big canvas print for “I’m fairy certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world” and made a beeline to the vendors booth! I think I was just out of college and at work I’d often be in a meeting and feel like Tom Hanks in “Big” thinking “when the heck did I turn into a grown up” I bought that print and still have it on my desk at work to this day! It reminds me that while I am an adult now, I can still have the same passion and imagination that Punky Brewster taught me to have. 🙂

    I love all of your products. I’m obsessed with the poster from Creative Connection that you sold. Mine is framed and hanging up at home!  I’d love to see other prints as posters. 

21. leigh… I first found curly girl years ago with a box of christmas cards, now I have my collection of Christmas ornaments and even will have a just curly girl small tree in the kitchen this year… the Christmas line is my favorite, your love of the holidays shines in every holiday thing you make. I NEED a apron! I spill and make a mess every time I cook and would LOVE a curly girl one! sending love…

22. btw, Leigh, if you have a Google log-in (and you do if you use Google+, GMail, Google Docs, etc.), then you can create a new map on Google maps, set it to share, and provide the URL in your blog. This would allow all of us to mark our locations on a single map…magic wand sound *voila* Curly Girl World 🙂

    Please remove this post from consideration for the giveaway, as my entry is above.

23. I first found your cards in a quaint little town in Lewisburg, WV…I loved them so much I had to have them in our shop here in Fayetteville, WV.  Hard times meant the shop had to close, but I still find myself drawn to your blog and your website on a regular basis. Your words and art have inspired, created laughter, and have scattered so much joy.  Thank you for being you!

24. My husband bought me my first piece of Curly Girl Schwag.  He bought me the water bottle that claims, “I am fairly certain given a Cape and I nice tiara, I could save the world” for my 30th birthday.  This confidence in my strength and energy made entering a new decade empowering.  Since this purchase, I can’t stop buying items for my mom, sisters, and girlfriends.  You capture the ups and downs of the lives of strong women in colors I wish the whole world saw and words that I feel you’ve plucked right out of my head.

25. I first found your lovely artwork in a little store on Duval St. in Key West, FL.  The family was on a Christmas cruise (nothing better than tropical locales to liven up your Christmas) and I ran across some wall hangings.  I wrote Curly Girl Design on a napkin from Margaritaville so that I could google it later.  That’s how I found your site and blog and needless to say, fell in love.  I also agree with a previous comment, I love my poster and it is framed in my living room.  I would love more posters of your work.  Whenever I need a card, I don’t go to the mall, I come to your site because I can always find a phrase to fit the occassion.  Thank you for your creativity!

26. Yay!! Well I first discovered your adorable cards a few years ago in a little boutique in Nashville.  I bought two and framed them for my craft room. My extrememly thoughtful boyfriend brought me back a magnet from a trip he went on (the one that says “when things don’t always go right, its nice to have someone like you sitting on my left”)  We hadn’t been dating long at the time and it struck me that he had noticed/remembered I liked that artist (you!) 
    I have framed some of your calendar pieces in my kitchen since then and went and bought the “Where Women Cook” magazine with your pancake piece featured to frame too! 
    I love the crafty look of all your work and how meaningful each quote is.  Would love to hear on your blog how you originally got started and got your name out there!  (and of course LOVE all the little givaways!) Thank you!

27. I would LOVE to adorn this apron while baking cookies or even to spice up cooking dinner every night! So super cute. I’m sure this item is going to be a hit with all Curly Girl fans! :o)

28. I spotted your cards and magnets in a shop in Port Townsend, WA. As a curly girl myself, I had a natural affinity for your products. Then I spotted some unmistakable Paper Source paper in one of your designs and knew I’d found a “bosom buddy” in collage.

    I suggested to my favorite boutique in Wichita that they carry your products and they have. So now I can shop local AND buy lovely Curly Girl items. I follow your blog/FB to keep caught up on latest designs.

29. Love adding actual fabrics to the texture the prints have. So cute!

30. I was first introduced to Curly Girl by my mom who gave me one of the small wall hangers and a candle when I was going through a divorce. I was moving back in with my parents for a while before finding my own apartment. She got me the candle and plaque that said “Sometimes where you started from is right where you belong.” There was never a more fitting phrase for that period in my life and ever since then I’ve been hooked 🙂

31. I first found your products at Scatter Joy in Appleton. (I was so bummed I couldn’t meet you when you were there in June!)  I loved all the products as soon as I saw them, and love every new piece that I find at the store!  I would love to see tote bags with your designs on them. A girl can never have enough tote bags!!  Thanks for all your creativity and inspiration!

32. I first discovered Curly Girl when I saw one of your images on a friend’s FB page. My favourite products have to be your boxed Christmas cards. I love sending them out to my girlfriends during the Holidays!

33. I discovered your products while searching for college grad gifts for my dgtr & her friends – your items were perfect 😉  I matched each girl with one of your sayings that went with their personalities. they LOVED THEM. I have been hooked on your products since. would love to rock this apron while telling my husband he needs to cook since I refuse to take a chance on dirting it.

34. Lori and Janet from Scatter Joy! first introduced me to Curly Girl.  I absolutely LOVE your things.  The apron looks adorable and I have to echo one of the other comments that I would also love to see totes with Curly Girl on them.  Keep it up!  I am a devoted fan!!!

35. so one night i had this really bad first date. i mean legendarily bad (think mohawk, fuchsia carnations with the price tag still on them, and nervous twitches that are hard to describe). the next day i went to lunch with my mother and grandmother and re-hashed the events of the previous evening, with a bit of “why does this always happen to me?” thrown in.

    afterwards, we strolled the streets of grapevine, texas, for some shopping. we wandered into a cute little gift store and i came across your card that said, “she was perfectly comfortable being exceptional…and she didn’t mind telling him either.” my mother and i thought it was a sign from God, so i bought it, framed it, and it still sits in a prominent place in my home to this day.

    i did further research and fell in love with your designs. a few months ago, when i quit my job as a teacher and the orderly, well-planned life i had been living was suddenly turned upside down, i found your hanging plaque that says, “the world is full of people who will go their whole lives and not actually live one day. she did not intend on being one of them.” it, too, is hanging in my home so that i don’t forget my calling.

    i hate cliches, but i love the written word. i love curly girl designs because you often state the business of my heart, but in the cutest, most original way.

    i found the blog after it was nominated for a bloggy award. i think it is a fun way to add insight into what goes on behind the scenes. thanks for the updates and for being legit!

36. I’ve loved your products for a few years now! I have your matted print that says, “The world is full of people who will go their whole lives and not actually live one day. She did not intend on being one of them.” hanging on the wall next to my bed. It reminds me to get up and live each day to the fullest, and to take chances that I might otherwise be too afraid to take. Your products have a way of saying things in the most perfect way. I’m constantly on your website checking for anything new, and that’s how I came upon your blog! I love to hear about the places you go, and the things you do, and the inspiration for some of your amazingly heartfelt words. Thank you!

37. I had just made the heart wrenching decision to move back home after putting all my eggs in one basket and moving to Boston 4 months earlier. After I made my transition back to Orlando I walked into a Hallmark, looking for something completely different, and ran into a sweet little plaque that said “Sometimes right back where you started from is right where you belong.” Tears formed in my eyes, I fell in love instantly.

38. I can’t remember exactly where I found Curly Girl Design blog (Where Woman Create or Kelly Rae Roberts maybe) but I am SO happy I did!!  I was so ecstatic the last time I walked into my little local Hallmark store and found you! I love love my new “I most often find that happiness” plaque. Thank you with all my heart for the beautiful inspiration you create!!

39. I found Curly Girl in an fabulous store here in Fort Myers, FL, LULU’S.  Laura Jane, the owner, always has the latest and greatest of your designs.  I have the canvas “A good cook knows that it’s not what is on the table that matters, it’s what is in the chairs” in my dining room.  Everyone who comes over always makes a comment about it, I think its just perfect for a dining room.  Plus, I feel like its a disclaimer for my cooking—like, its about being together that counts, right? 

    Anyway, I also have the magnet for my locker at work (at the hospital) that says “Life’s too short not to have an umbrella in your drink”… it reminds me that life is short and to celebrate every moment. 

    You Mom card might just be the cutest thing ever and is, in one single sentence, the way I feel about my Mom.

    I just LOVE everything about your designs and quotes.  They are meaningful and so delightfully GIRLY!

40. I found your stuff at Christophers in Kirkwood, and they told me about you. I went to webster! My favorite is.. “It is, without question, our duty to honor the love of every human heart.” I have many art boards in my apartment!

41. The very first time I found Curly Girl was in a store in Minneapolis called Patina—I was Christmas shopping for my best friend’s mother (my pseudo mom) and stumbled upon the “save the world with a tiara” magnet. I literally laughed out loud in the store because it was *so* the woman I was shopping for. She loved the magnet so much that I’ve gotten her a new one each year since…

    After my first purchase I googled the brand name and have been hooked ever since—literally.

42. I first came upon Curly Girl when I was visiting the local Card Shop.  I laughed out loud at the captions on the hanging plaques.  My Mom had to come and check out what all the fun was about.  I bought one….but 15 minutes after I got home I googled Curly Girl and bought 4 more.  I want them all!!  Curly Girl is where I go to put a smile on my face (especially on the days that it’s difficult to do!)  Soooo…thanks for the smile!

43. Been following you since Christmas.  Found your goodies in Green With Envy here in Charlotte and picked up the “Fun & Fancy” message board for my baby sis (who happens to live in Boston).  Found your blog the day you unveiled the new card on loss (oh so much better than we would have been) and happened to have a friend lose her best friend that week.  Couldn’t get her the card b/c it was a sneak peek, but I sent her the link and she said that summed it up exactly. Been picking up bits and pieces ever since.  Reading your blog has made me an even bigger fan of your art & products. And you.

44. My daughter lives in St. Augustine, Florida and I go there quite often to visit.  We found Curly Girl in one of the shops on George Street…and the rest is history!!  We both bake and love, love, love the apron you are showing!  Each time I visit her, we have to go and see what new Curly Girl products are in!  As for new products, I would love to see a Curly Girl dayplanner.  Looking at it each day when using it, would bring joy into our lives!  I love looking at my fridge magnets when I need a pick me up.  Love drinking out of my coffee cup also that says “Some people call them Decades – I prefer to all them my “collected works”.  It was a gift from my daughter when I started a new decade in my life!  Thanks so much for all the joys and smiles your products bring to us!!

45. I discovered Curly Girl at a local Hallmark store in Dacula, GA a few years ago. I just stood there and giggled as I read the various quotes. My all time favorite is the one about the tiara. I just had to buy it. They only had a few items and I wanted more so I looked you up online!  I’ve been following you on FB and your blog since.  You really have a wonderful way of making everyone feel like they’re truly a part of everything you do. And that makes Curly Girl even more special!  Thanks!

46. Curly Girl is super CUTE, but in a good way.  I’m not usually a girly girly, but I love curly girl.  Your cute thoughts and images are always uplifting and I have found that sharing lifts many spirits and hands, not just my own.  These are the cutest aprons ever!  More of us will want to slave in a kitchen if we can have kit like this.

47. I first found and purchased Curly Girl cards at a small shop in Greensboro, North Carolina. That was a few years ago.  They have such charm and recipients always love them, so I went back and bought more!  And then more…  and so on…  Then I found a magnet with the slogan about realizing “someday” is right now!  I live by that!  Your products make me smile!

48. I first found you at a lovely little gift shop in Chestnut Hill, PA. I love your cards. They always make me smile. I was ecstatic when I was in the Minneapolis airport and there was a store with a huge selection of your items. Oh, happy day!

49. my dear friend Kelly, and fellow curly girl, pointed me to your blog and products and I fell instantly in love!
    I adore your reflections on the blog. . . they make me feel more sane. Ish!

50. I first found Curly Girl Design in Grayton Beach, Fl.  My sister and I “snort” when we laugh…I know…i siad it outloud. So i just feel in love with the pic of the two girls on the beach…snorting!  It created a love for your creations and I have my pilate studio full of your prints now they reflect my life! I would so love to win the apron….“Nothin says lovin’ like something from the oven” with my CGD apron on :)…thanks Leigh

51. I’m the chief cook, animal wrangler, chauffeur, accountant, counselor, and logistics expert for our family. Fortunately, I’m lucky enough to be married to a man who appreciates and loves me.  He travels quite a bit for work, and enjoys bringing me trinkets from afar.  A few years ago he had a client in Bend, Oregon and he popped into a darling shop on the main street there & immediately called me to say, “I’ve found a shop full of stuff that reminds me of you!” He returned home with a surprise for me….it was the Cape & Tiara print!  I went NUTS over it and immediately got online to find out more about this CurlyGirl.  I’ve been hooked ever since.  Your creations have made birthdays and special events happier because everyone loves to receive one of your whimsical pieces.  CurlyGirl has added an extra dash of *JOY* to life around here! Thank you!  : )

52. oh I’m so late to this party!  I just discovered Curly Girl about a year ago when my lovely friend Laura introduced me.  I think what I love most about Curly Girl is LEIGH!  Like so many of you, I think I love everything about Curly Girl though.  I’m so happy to follow, support and share all things CG with all of my own girls.
    And what would I like to see more of in this blog?  I think product highlights and/or deals would be fun to see once in a while with a little bit of history.  For example, xyz product means this to Curly Girl and you could give it as a gift or use it for this-that-the-other-thing – a little product info along with an inspiring gift idea?  I’m not suggesting you turn in to a deal-of-the-day blog but I am suggesting an occasional “buy this!” suggestion.  I need all the help I can get!  Especially with all the gifts I need to purchase for graduations, weddings, new moms, etc. 
    But in general, just keep it up with the blog—more of the same, lovely, real sharing that you’ve done so far.  It’s great!

53. I am a HUGE curly Girly girl…if I won this adorable apron, I would make dinner for my husband of ONE year.  We are celebrating our anniversary TODAY! <3

54. I went into a gift whop when I was visiting Denver when I saw the tiara magnet.  I was 52 and had just graduated with my masters in counseling, starting out to change the world one teenager at a time!

    Now 5 years later my office at a high school with a diverse population (culturally and socio-economically)  Leigh’s Lovely’s decorate my wall and desk.

    They deliver such a great message to my kids who are at the beginning of the long voyage to find themselves.  They are a great conversation starter.

    Keep up the good work!

55. Can never have enough Curly Girl surrounding me to brighten my day ~ whether it’s the inspirational sayings, the interesting characters or simply the comforting colors! : )

56. I believe I discovered you from lacylike.com.

57. Love the apron idea.  Live in a tiny UK village and popped into our local hardware-  sell everything store,  and low and behold they had your Curly Girl serviettes.  Chatted to the store owner and she said she was going to get more Curly Girl items.  Am going to definitely purchase the luggage tags – they will also make fab Christmas gifts.

    First found you whilst browsing on the web and fell in love with your humour and of course wonderful designs.  Found your cards in local card store and very excitedly purchased one for each of my friends.
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58. I had loved your napkins for as long as I can remember the first time seeing them.  The sayings on all your stuff just clicks with me, my life, my friends – it all!!
    I think I found your blog off another person’s blogroll – I think – I can never remember how I found blog – but you are now in my favorites list!!
    The apron is too stinkin’ cute!

59. My best friend introduced me to Curly Girl.  It was love at first sight.  Since there’s not a local store around me that carries a good curly girl selection I have online shopping sprees (everything I buy is gifted away within days!) or I have to make a special trip somewhere for it.  Totally worth it.  Fairly certain that I liked you on facebook, and that lead me to the blog!

60. I first found Curly Girl at ZUZU at the Cincy/Kentucky Airport.  I travel through there for business a few times each year and always make it a point to stop in that store.  I was hooked from the moment I bought my first card to send to my friends.  Fortunately a store near my home sells Curly Girl products soon so I don’t have to wait until I get to Cincy to get my fix!  Love your sayings and show everyone your website and products.  A friend of mine who was pregnant when I first showed her said you need to add some items about being pregnant and about dogs.  🙂  Love love love all your products!  Your sayings fit into my life!

61. I first found out about Curly Girl at one of our Hallmarks. It took a little while for it to click, but once I found your website I was hooked.  I love all of the sayings and the cute designs to go with them.  I love that a lot of the time they say the exact thing I want to, but couldn’t figure out how to.  I have so many Curly Girl things in my house people laugh when they come over.. but I still want more 🙂 . I love Curly Girl so much that I have gotten my friends hooked, and they love it just as much as me! 🙂

62. I first found your cards at local boutique and went absolutely nuts!  I immediately went home and straight to your website.  The rest is history….  I have several of your magnets – my favorite is still the tiara/cape/save the world, but a close second is the cute helmet/manicure.  I LOVE the whimsical art and sayings – they are fabulous!  And this apron – LOVE it!

63. I first came across Curly Girl in a fabulous little store in the neighborhood of Cherry Creek in Denver, CO. It was love at first sight. Now I make sure everyone in my life knows about these products 😉

64. I love the apron!  I am thinking that I would look so fab in my new kitchen we are working on. 😉

65. I discovered Curly Girl at an adorable shop in San Antonio, TX called “Bless Your Heart.” I have bought numerous cards for friends, and have found that there is always a perfect gift for every lady in my life. You inspire me to dream big! Your blog posts always come at the perfect time, and always with an uplifting message! Keep creating!!

66. When I first saw Curly Girl it was all about the cards.  They just made me smile with love for my two daughter and my friends. Now, there are aprons…I personally love aprons!  So excited…

67. Leah, I just love your blog and all your products! I bought my first Curly Girl card quite a few years ago and have been hooked since! Thank you for your constant creativity, happiness and joy to bring to the world through your blog and through your products!

    Xo,
    wW

68. Totally Adore Curly Girl! First found it in a boutique shop in Canon City, Colorado. Co-workers had bought each other a lot of Curly Girl gifts. My favorite thing about Curly Girl is now my office is decorated with a calendar, magnets and plaques, which brighten my day (everyday)!! I love the blog and really enjoy the travel pictures! Keep up the great work!

69. I first discovered Curly Girl when a friend sent it my way.  This card inspired us to search out cards that reflected our feelings and send them back and forth.  Living away from home for the first time this gave me a sense of connection to the ones I missed from home.  We continued this tradition for years always seeming to find our way back to Curly Girl!  I have found there is always a Curly Girl way to say it perfectly!  I love the new apron and cannot wait to get my hands on it!!

70. My husband and I are artists…me more a crafter collage type stuff with a corporate job but my Dennis has a full time business. He paints the interior murals for many of the Trader Joes. Mostly in N Ca, but is expanding around the country.  We love to walk around and peek in shops (ok, well, I do!! 🙂 ).  As we travel about, I’ve seen lots of cute “stuff”.  When I first saw Curly Girl art—I just stopped and said “wow-I love this!!!”.  I’ll admit, as artists ourselves we don’t buy alot of the art of others (our walls are literally full). But I bought some cards and then went home and hunted up the website.  I think the shop I found you in was in Utah.  Now, although my walls are full, I work for AT&T and I have a “skin” with your cute shoes art on my iPhone.  I send out your cards—especially love your lightning bug condolence card.  I did my own collage with your card (hope you don’t mind)  and a photo of a beautiful mommy of 6 who recently died of cancer and framed it and gave it to them.  I love love love functional art and would love to have an apron for when I cook for my 5 children, who are each artists in their own way AND foodies!!!  Thanks for your fine work.

71. Found you on a friends fb page, and immediately googled your website. So charmed by your products, located the one store in our little town that carries curly girl and purchased one of each card in stock! grateful that there is a company that so delightfully expresses my own thoughts and feelings, and in such a unique, positive and uplifting manner. Thank you! Sending my first born child off to college with a curly girl calendar. There must be many others that feel the way I do, because the hospital I work in now carries s selction of curly girl items in our gift shop 🙂

72. Curly Girl…. you make my heart smile.
    Your arms-open-wide creative approach to life is just what we girls crave! First found you on-line via a friend’s Facebook page and now I look for you EVERYWHERE I go!  🙂
    Thanks for touching our hearts and lives!

73. I am a new Curly Girl fan ( and I am little sad that I didn’t discover you earlier and have all this joy throughout more of my life!). I found your products at a little store in Nashua, NH and was delighted by everything that I read and ended up buying a travel mug for myself (“She requires faith and fancy”)  and a wall plaque for my sister (“home is where you hang yout heels up”). What I love about CG is that everything I read seems like you wrote it with me specifically in mind. I love the reality that you capture while retaining the quirkiness of life itself. I would totally buy a set of dishware (each plate different of course) if you had it! Love everything you do! -Laura from the Shire (the New Hamp- shire)

74. Kelly Rae Roberts mentioned you in her blog, so I had to check out your work & your blog. LOVE YOUR WORK!!! It was at just the right time too…After going thru a really tough divorce, I moved to a different house & needed to decorate/create my new space JUST FOR ME on a budget. I bought 3 Curly Girl cards & replaced my ex-husband’s old artwork in frames (because I couldn’t afford to buy new matts & frames). Looking at your work every day I pass by the framed art has provided me with inspiration & comfort during this difficult time in my life. Thanks so much for having the courage to show the world your creativity & inspire others to shine!!

75. I first saw Curly Girl at a Hallmark in Portsmouth, NH while on a mini road trip. I think I bought every mini-plaque & magnet set they had in stock. I immediately fell in love with your whimsical style & powerful words and wanted to give something of yours to everyone I knew. This quickly led me to have to buy duplicates of everything, because I couldn’t bear to part with any of it permanently! I can’t wait to be a Chef Girl-R-Curly in your new apron 🙂

76. I first saw Curly Girl cards on Cape Cod. I bought some for friends and some for me to save and frame. Then found them again when I was stuck at an airport after a redeye flight. It made the trip a lot nicer.

77. I first saw Curly Girl at Magical Scraps on Main Street of Breckenridge, Colorado! Loved your stuff and then my mom and I attended the first Mary Engelbreit Home Companion Workshop and heard of you more! LOVE all of your unique quotes on all things Curly Girl! Do you think of all of your own quotes on all of your products? So clever! Would love the apron! 🙂

78. I just found Curly Girl last year at a shop in my home town called Hey Daisy. I immediately fell in love. And then I discovered another shop, Scatter Joy, carried even more! And then I looked up your blog. My first purchase was a candle for my work office. Acape and a tiara would have made my job easier and more fun.

79. I am relatively new to Curly Girl and found them at a boutique shop in downtown Nashua, NH. I was delighted with everything they had and ended up buying myself a travel mug and a wall plaque for my sister. What I adore about CG designs is that I feel like you create everything with me personally in mind. There is such a wonderful blend of reality, wonder, and whimsy all packed in to each creation. If I could make a suggestion, I would totally purchase dish ware with the designs on them (all different of course!). Love everything you do! – Laura from the Shire (the New Hamp-shire)

80. I was first introduced to CurlyGirl by a dear friend of mine who discovered it will vacationing in sunny Florida. We were charmed by the endearing phrases & gorgeous colors! I always look forward to seeing the new designs & products. CurlyGirl always makes the perfect gift!

81. When I graduated college last year, my ‘then-boyfriend, now husband’s’ mother (yes, my mother in law), gave me a curly girl design ‘she packed up all her potential’ water bottle. I fell in love with it. I moved to Minnesota a month later and discovered the Bibelot stores that carry the line. I was on a tight budget and jobless, so I couldn’t spend too much in those days—but every time I was blue or needed inspiration to write or feel better about life and being away from home (Pakistan), I’d go to Bibelot and go through your line. I bought the calendar, and framed some of my favourite pages from it to put up in my apartment.

    At the end of the summer, I finally got a job – you’d think I’d have less to be blue about but I work at the state coalition against domestic violence and on days when i just needed to get away from work and regain my faith in humanity and happiness, i’d find myself in Bibelot again – looking at your line. I have collected quite a few things over the past year – and when I got engaged this Feb and married this May (quick and small!), I used your cards to give to my husband to mark the important days of our life. I used inspiration from your line to plan my wedding too. I love your stuff and it’s a big part of our new home and life.

82. Your designs say so much to me – things I think about but just can’t put into words.  I give your products as gifts all the time – especially the bottle wraps!

83. I first heard about you in a book about what people accomplished before turning 30. (Yes, I have crossed into the next decade…) I thought your products sounded interesting, and ended up falling in love! I hunted down a local store that sells some of your stuff looking for a calendar, only to find out they were sold out. I was heartbroken until I realized that they carried other cool products. Now, I stop in every so often to see what’s new. I have one of your cards on my wall at work, challenging and inspiring me everyday. I really enjoy your thoughts both in the products and on the blog. Keep up the great work!

84. The first curly girl product I found and then immediately bought was a mug at a cute little boutique in North End Tacoma WA. I had just graduated from college and was in that scary post-grad funk of not really knowing anything for certain about my future, but when I picked up this mug, I literally teared up because I connected with its statement so much, “She packed up her potential and all she had learned, grabbed a cute pair of shoes and headed out to change a few things”

    Thanks CurlyGirl for really knowing what to say all the time!

85. I first saw your designs in a gallery in Chatham, MA last summer.  I absolutely fell in love with the “it’s what is in the chairs…” canvas that was hanging on the wall.  I came home from vacation and found your site.  Then, I spent the entire year looking it up and dreaming about how the colors and the sentiment were just MADE for our kitchen.  We were back in Chatham a couple of weeks ago, and we went back to the gallery because it’s one of my favorite places to shop.  My husband completely surprised me when he told me to order it.  As I was placing the order, the gallery owner and I chatted about you.  I told her I had recently started following your blog and you just seem so NICE. (Don’t worry… she said you absolutely are!)  She told me about where she first saw your work in the yoga studio and I just loved it.  It’s so inspiring to hear stories like that.  After talking with her, I feel like I can really see that there is a piece of you in each of your works. I can’t wait until next month when I go back to get my canvas.  Please know that I will treasure it every day!

86. I am a Curly Girl enthusiast.  When your designs first appeared on the water bottles first, it was around the time of my birthday—I received three of them as gifts (all the tiara). I have your stuff all over my house and office.  I love the aprons, they are sassy and cute!

87. I found your products about a year ago while on vacation in St Augustine florida,,,,Love them,your are the only cards I send anymore for the most part,my daughter have tee shirts and manyother things,,,and Love giving for gifts,,,,thanks for the smiles and I cannoot wait to see whats next 🙂

88. I first discovered a few Curly Girl cards at one of my favourite neighbourhood stores (Set Me Free). I’m a card maniac, but yours are the most fun, positive, and relatable ones which apply to so many people & situations that I’ve ever found. I looked up your website on the back of a card, and that’s it; I was hooked. Not only do I buy from your website (because there aren’t enough places I can find your amazing & uplifting items), every time I find your merchandise in ANY store, I almost squeal with excitement, and would have to be held back from purchasing it; I just want to encourage all stores to carry your products. And now you have aprons?! That’s almost too much to hear. My oldest friend is a pastry chef (yum!), and one of my favourite things to do with any family member or friend is to cook or bake, so a Curly Girl apron would fit so well into our lifestyles. Thank you for continuing to expand your artwork, your blog, your message, and your line of products. I love what you’re doing & how you’re contributing to the world.

89. I first saw a Curly Girl card in a little gift shop in a fancy schmancy grocery store that I happened upon in St. Paul, MN.  I was smitten with your use of color and words, for sure!  This was many years ago.  Keep it up!  You know we LOVE it!  🙂

90. I found out about CGD when I was having a cuppa with a girlfriend and she showed me your website. An hour later, she made me another cuppa as I was still drooling!  Love your designs 🙂

91. I first spotted you at the MSP airport in a shop called ZoZo. i swear every single magnet hit home with me. Every. Single. One.  I bought a few to share with friends…and one posted in my officle (not quite a cubicle, but not quite an office) that is the “tiara” one…and being an all women team – clearly perfect!  I have purchased cards for everyone i know….and ornaments for my hubbie…and even grabbed a the “someone on my left’ original print for our upcoming anniversary. you are EVERYWHERE in my home!!! Thank you for doing what you do…clearly you have a following – we are all so lucky!!

92. I found one of your cards in a small gift shop in New Zealand, wrote down your website and have been hooked ever since. Thank goodness for international shipping – I’ve given all of my female coworkers one of your pencils, have a jar of them for myself on my desk, and will forever spread the curlygirl word!!

93. My first glimpse into the world according to Curly Girl was at a boutique in Georgia.  I was visiting my sister and everytime I went back I bought a new piece.  Curly Girl is now in a couple of stores within 2 hours of me so I can get it whenever I want! We don’t have any cute places in Chippewa Falls, WI where I live 🙁  I fell in love with your work because it makes me smile.  I have worked in law enforcement and it can be a sad, depressing job at times.  My home is my sanctuary where I can fill it with color and happiness.  I have at least 1 product in every room in my house.  Even the laptop I am typing on has a Curly Girl laptop skin on it! Thank you so much for giving us products that allow us to bring a little sunshine into our own worlds.

94. Your cards caught my eye a few years back when I was looking for an anniversary card for my sweet husband.  The one about saying yes before he finished the proposal hit our love story perfectly:)  Also, I’ve kept up with your products through my creative daughter, Katie.  She loves all your designs.  Keep them coming!

95. You just keep coming up with great things!  Pretty soon, my life is going to be filled with Curly Girl and I can’t wait 🙂

    I first discovered Curly Girl at the Zoo Gallery in Grayton Beach, FL.  I fell in love with the wall canvases, and started searching everywhere for more Curly Girl!  Luckily, I (currently) live in Charlotte, NC, where Green With Envy keeps fully stocked of Curly Girl.  I’m moving to DC next month, so hopeful I can find my Curly Girl shop there as well!

    And I am most excited that for the first time since discovering Curly Girl, I’m headed to Boston next weekend… so hope to drop into Marmalade!

96. I first found curly girl at my favorite stationery store in Bend, OR. I was looking for a card for a friend I was staying with while I was in town for my best friends memorial. Something about the combination of whimsy, love, friendship and simple honesty in your cards grabbed my heart. I bought several cards and framed a couple for myself too. Thank you for putting yourself out there and helping us find the words we want to say.

97. Love everything you make! You are such a talent! Thank you for the inspiration…

98. I love all of your products as well as your uplifting spirit. Thank you for bringing sunshine to our lives through your joy and beautiful words and pieces of art. Love the aprons!!

99. I manage a small boutique that proudly carries your fabulous line! We keep growing it as you provide it. I find myself on any given day standing and rereading each of the cards and for some reason a tear comes to my eye. Your artwork is fabulous, but oh those words!!!!
    About this blog…I just love the creative inspiration that you provide.  Thank You!

100. I have been purchasing your designs from Christopher’s in Kirkwood from the beginning of your career, even an autographed calendar on the street corner across from Dewey’s Pizza.  I now have your cake print framed in my foyer leaning against a large mirror on a sideboard.  I painted the frame of the mirror a green to match the green in your print.  On my blog lifestylenotebook.blogspot.com is an entry about my illusion that I am a pastry chef.  A pastry chef needs an apron, don’t ya think? When I recently purchased your Paris card, I wondered if you had a blog.  So I googled and voila!