Hi there! I'm Liesel Anne.
I'm the founder, artist, and designer behind Liesel Anne Studios, which I started in 2018. Every design starts as an original piece that I hand-paint in gouache. From there, we turn my designs into personalized paper goods, party supplies, and gifts, all on a mission to spread joy.
That feeling is why we're here.
You know that feeling when you find the gift that is so them? The lobster drink sleeve for the friend whose family spends every summer in Maine. The tennis stationery for your tennis partner, with her name right at the top. You can already picture her face when she opens it.
Too many gifts end up forgotten in a drawer. We'd rather make the one they want to use, display, and love.
The perfect gift is personal, practical, and fun.
Personal
Yes, their name goes on it. But the art is about them too: the place they love, the game they play, the little things that make them who they are.
Practical
Something they'll actually use: stationery for thank-you notes, a notepad for the grocery list, art they'll be so glad to hang.
Fun
Whimsical, joyful and a little bit different. Every design begins as an original painting, never clip art or AI, and is beautifully made to gift or enjoy yourself.
From a dream to your mailbox
It all begins with a dream. Then it becomes an idea, a sketch, a painting, a design, and finally a product with your name on it.
I paint every original in gouache (a type of paint where watercolor meets acrylic, for the curious) at my studio table in my childhood home in Lawrence, Kansas. Then I scan in each painting and design it onto every product myself. From there, our trusted print partners bring it to life with your customization and preferences. Joy, ready to gift.
The never-ending circle of joy
Our mission is to spread joy, and it works like a lot of joyful circles. You order something you love, and we send a little joy to your mailbox. You give it to someone special: they feel the joy of receiving, and you feel the joy of giving. Then they use it: a thank-you note, a congratulations card, a print on the wall. Every note they write sends joy somewhere new, and back around it comes.
We just get to start it. You keep it going, in any way you'd like, for as long as you'd like.
Joy from the heart of the country
We're a small team of ladies based in Lawrence, Kansas, working from our own homes so we can be present for our families too. From right here in the middle of the country, we like to think of joy pulsing outward like a heartbeat, in one big circle, all the way to your door. Every order is packed with care, with a complimentary greeting card tucked inside. It's our little way of handing you the next piece of the circle, so you can keep spreading the joy.
From a living room floor to the studio it is today
2018
It started in Richmond, Virginia, with gifts. I loved making unique, personal gifts for the people I love, until my then-fiancé (now husband), Sean, asked, "Why aren't you selling this stuff?" So I opened a shop on Etsy called The Singing Little Bird. First came digital prints I designed, then one-of-a-kind, very sparkly greeting cards. Little by little, we added more designs and more ways to give.
2019
We grew so fast: custom wine glasses, personalized pom pom bags (pom poms made by my now-husband!), felt ball garlands, ornaments, mugs, stationery sets and more.
It was also the year Sean and I got married! We DIYed our entire wedding, and so much of what I made for it became wedding paper goods in the shop. So whether you love a good DIY project or would rather leave the details to someone else, I've been there, and I'd love to help.
2020
I took a leap of faith and started the year with this shop as my full-time job.
Then COVID hit. People were looking for ways to stay connected, and greeting cards and stationery sent straight to someone's door were exactly that. Orders poured in, and by the end of the year six wonderful team members had joined to help package and fulfill them, picking up and dropping off on my porch. Every order was designed, printed, cut and packaged right in our house, so our back family room became my studio.
This was also the year we adopted our shop kitty, Dublin (aka Chief Mischief Manager).
2021
We kept growing, with three more team members, one of them printing orders in our home every day. At one point there were nine printers running in our house at once! We also started setting up at in-person markets, which we loved.
2022
A year of big changes. In January, the artist I'd hired to help with my products told me to pick up a paintbrush myself. My answer? I couldn't even draw stick figures! I tried anyway, fell completely in love with gouache, and haven't put the brush down since.
We rebranded to the bright, preppy style you know today, with every new design starting as one of my own paintings, and found wonderful print partners so we could keep growing. We also started selling wholesale to shops around the country.
Halfway through the year, Sean and I, plus Dublin (our kitty) and Vienna (our brand new Doberman puppy), moved to my hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, and brought the shop with us, and two wonderful Lawrence moms joined our team. We also signed a licensing agreement with the University of Kansas, a dream come true for this fourth-generation Jayhawk. Rock Chalk!
2023
A big year! Our daughter, Adeleinn, arrived in September, and being her mama has changed my whole world.
We added new favorites like headbands and reusable cups, and I released my very first original collection, The Golden Holly, full of framed minis, ornaments and decor.
2024
In January, in our sixth year in business, The Singing Little Bird became Liesel Anne Studios. The new name was more memorable, and since I paint every original and design every product myself, it gave the artist side of the studio a bit more room to grow. Same products, same people, same four birds, just a new name!
2025
A year of honors I never saw coming. I was named a Gift + Stationery Spotlight Award honoree, nominated by my peers in the gift and stationery world, and I placed in Best of Lawrence for Best Artist again.
2026
This year has been all about coming back to the heart of it all: our mission to spread joy. We've been finding new ways to reach more people and help more of you, without spreading ourselves too thin. We also put a lot of love into our website and gave our brand a little refresh, so it feels even more like us. And for the third year in a row, I placed in Best of Lawrence for Best Artist. Thank you to all who follow along and support us!
Come spread a little joy with us
Our mission has always been the same, and it always will be: to spread joy. We're so glad you're here, and we hope you find a little joy in your everyday.
Joyfully, Liesel Anne