May’s highlights included vacationing in Greece, working with Adobe, seeing my stickers at the Field Museum, officially launching my 10th anniversary collection of stickers, and wrapping up a project with the Driehaus Museum…

Explore the collection of ten designs to celebrate ten years in business which highlights mantras and lessons from a decade of experience running a small creative studio…

April’s highlights included celebrating 10 years in business by sending some fun happy mail, taking a quick trip to Peoria, making progress on a variety of client projects, adding and restocking some Chicago souvenirs, and debuting my new Chicago-inspired business cards…

Independent artist-designed souvenirs to celebrate America turning 250 in 2026. Lettering Works' unique spin on the design challenge of designing souvenirs to represent America in 2026 are shared in hopes to provide creative and inspiring options to mark this historic moment…

March’s highlights included beginning to celebrate 10 years in business, updating my Chicago souvenirs marketing materials, working on custom designs for museums, creating a new Avondale design, installing more wooden signs, and planning a quick trip to Peoria…

2026 marks 10 years of Lettering Works and we are celebrating with a $10 course sale! You can enroll in Learn Lettering with Chelsie Tamms, The Power of Passion Projects, or Are You on Brand? for only $10 for a limited time. We’ve also got a special for our signature course, Self-Made Artist Academy…

February’s highlights included a week in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico, joining Choose Chicago as a partner, submitting my artwork to multiple calls, adding a few new stickers, working on multiple projects and trades, adding a new museum client, and taking down my first solo art show in Chicago…

January’s highlights included lots of sketching and iPad drawing, participating in the Faire Winter Market, writing a new blog post, working with Adobe, reflecting on 2016, attending a conference, and celebrating my dad’s birthday…

Whether you are a brand new business and want to build initial awareness, you’ve been in business for a while and have countless adoring fans, or you’re somewhere in between, adding custom merchandise can be a great opportunity for growth…

As we say goodbye to 2025, I am taking some time to round up highlights from the year and appreciate the life that I’ve been building for myself…