Hi! I’m Rachel and I’m the creative director & founder of Pencil Shavings Studio. I’ve never met a color I didn’t love. Do you love color too? We should be friends.

Pencil Shavings Studio originally launched as a blog in 2008; the shop opened in 2011 with copious amounts of cheer, confetti, and fanfare thanks to my fantastic readership. As a community, Pencil Shavings Studio readers love color, style, fashion, interiors, humor, and keeping it real. The Pencil Shavings Studio girl dreams of swimming in the Mediterranean, painting her house with stripes in every room, living in Paris, and getting new school supplies every September.


FABULOUS PRESS & COLLABORATIONS

Pencil Shavings Studio has enjoyed a fabulous run. Rachel collaborated with national retailer The Limited on a special capsule collection of iPhone cases in late summer of 2012 as well as a special line of lucite trays for Jess LC that fall. In the fall of 2012, Nordstrom released a selection of Pencil Shavings Studio designs for iPhone as well that coincided ever-so-fortuitously with the launch of the iPhone 5. Early adopters everywhere rejoiced.

Pencil Shavings Studio products have been featured in HGTV Magazine, Southern Living, Country Living, RealSimple, Sweet Paul magazine, Rue Magazine, DesignSponge, 20 Something Magazine, and more.

Additionally, PSS has been named one of TLC’s 5 Can’t miss Mom Style blogs and was included in the Top 8 Etsy Shops About to Blow up by Complex. Rachel was honored to be included at Smart Creative Women along with an inspiring group of creatives, and has also had several interior design DIYs, parties, and projects featured at Apartment Therapy, Ohdeedoh, Sara’s Party Perfect, and CafeMom.

Rachel has also had the privilege of speaking at a few events including the Stationery Academy 2012 and Altitude Summit in 2013. Look for her at AH Inspired and Stationery Academy 2013 later this year.