Hi there! I'm Heather.

I am so grateful that you have found your way to my creative little corner of the world. I'm Heather, formerly of Spoonfeather Designs, and owner of Ampersand Lettering Lab.

While a rebrand is a scary thing, it was also a necessary one. Hand lettered globes still have a piece of my heart, but I am here with the hope that ALL can bring even more beauty and joy to your life outside of the globe world. You can certainly still create a custom piece with me, but you can also buy a print for your home or a font for your business. 

More about me? I am a life-long letter lover and find any reason to letter on things! I picked up hand lettering more as an art form about two years ago. I am a former teacher who pivoted into small business ownership and I haven't looked back. I hang my winter hats up in Traverse City and I wake up every day thankful to call this town and this life my own. Thank you for coming along with me on my journey. It means the world to me. 

 
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Here to remind you that when you hire a professional to do a job for you, you are hiring them because they possess a skill that you do not.⁣ ⁣ You are hiring them because you trust their ability to execute their skill. ⁣ ⁣ You are hiring them because you respect their vision.⁣ ⁣ You are hiring them because you are unable, unwilling or unqualified to do it yourself.⁣ ⁣ You are not hiring someone so you can work vicariously through them or tell them how to do their job. ⁣ ⁣ That will be extra.⁣ ⁣ Honored to be the one you hire for all of your crazy lettering jobs and endlessly thankful for your trust in my ability to execute my craft.⁣ ⁣ #ampersandletteringlab #livethelittlethings #imperfectboss #paintedglobe #northernmichigan #createeveryday #handlettering #ohwowyes #flashesofdelight #createcultivate #daringdaily
I have held and lettered on some of the most beautiful replicas of our Earth, but my favorite Earth is the one I plant my feet on each day. I have had the opportunity to travel and live in so many wonderful places. Let's keep paying attention to things we can do to keep this mother beautiful. Today through tomorrow buy anything from my website (including a ticket to my May 4th workshop!) and I'll donate 10% to @alliance4greatlakes to help protect our great lakes and preserve their cleanliness. #ampersandletteringlab #earthday2019 #earthday #handlettering #letteringworkshop #eliteabar #womenwholetter #paintedglobe #globe #loveyourmother #planetearth #michigan #royaloak #detroit #handletteringworkshop #globe #weddingglobe Photo @mollgrune
People call me Spooner, Spoon, Spoonie, H, Heath, Heather and that lettering lady from Instagram. I answer to all of them. This weekend I get to see my parents who call me things like kiddo, sport and Heather Ann. Regardless of what you call me I'm still the girl who loves to love, who dislikes mean people and who wants to paint letters on every surface. #ampersandletteringlab #fridayintroduction #traversecity #northernmichigan #handletteringartist
Look up from your phone for a second. Notice someone else. You aren't the only one here. We get so wrapped up in our own shit that we don't notice other people. We don't see that other people need us or that with the simplest action we can make some else's day brighter. I am just as guilty as anyone. Let this be our call to action. The world is bigger than one person. Share some of the good things you've done in the comments, so we can have a little library of good to pull ideas from. #ampersandletteringlab #spreadgoodvibes #goodvibes #handlettering #abmtravelbug #handletteredsuitcase #designspiration #thedailytype #goodtypetuesday #vsco #handmadefont #moderncalligraphy #wanderlust #letterwithall #loveall #northernmichigan #traversecity #michiganartist #imperfectboss #letteringworkshop #detroit #birmingham
I wish VH1 could do a Where Are They Now episode on my globes. I have the hardest time handing over a piece of art I spend hours on, knowing I'll most likely never see where it ends up. I dream of them sparking meaningful conversations as you explain the quote you chose, or reminding you of significant dates in your life or serving as a way to display the signatures of your grandma from the day she attended your wedding. I'll be over here daydreaming about all of the beautiful floral globes that will be heading out in the next few weeks. #ampersandletteringlab #moderncalligraphy #calligraphy #lettering #handlettering #typography #typographyinspired #goodtype #typespire #ligaturecollective #thedesigntip #surfacetype #handlettered #showusyourtype #handwritten #designspiration #modernscript #northernmichigan #traversecity #handlettering #entrepreneur #lettering #paintedglobe #globe #modernflorals
Teaching workshops is one of my favorite facets of my business.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I love watching you show up for yourself.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I love watching you leave your fear and insecurity at the door as you allow yourself to learn something new.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I love watching you hold a pen and draw letters on a piece of paper as your worries and stresses of the day melt away.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I want you to join me. ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I have another lettering lab coming up on May 4th in Birmingham, Michigan. ⠀ ⠀ Tag a friend to share this experience with!⁣ I can't wait to meet you!⠀ ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ #ampersandletteringlab #handlettering #handlettered #letteringworkshop #northernmichigan #womenwholetter #traversecity #handletteringworkshop⠀ #lattesandlettering #letteringworkshop #northernmichigan #womenwholetter #puremichigan #handletteringartist #diy #creativeprenuer #ohwowyes #vsco #vscocam #createeveryday #birmingham #eliteabar #detroit
Dear 23 year old Heather, ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ You don't know me yet, but I know you. I see you hiding in the closet of your first grown up apartment, head buried in a pile of dirty clothes, sobbing because you are so unhappy with the direction your life is heading but feeling like you have to press on because it's "what you're supposed to do." That being unhappy is part of the game of life. That being happy and loved and seen are things other people have, but maybe they just aren't meant for you. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I see you wiping those tears every morning and wearing that green under eye concealer as you dress in outfits that you hope speak loud enough as to distract others from calling attention to the dark circles under your eyes or the fact that you've pushed food around your plate and haven't eaten lunch in weeks.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ In time, you're going to learn that this life isn't meant to be lived by someone else's vision for you. You're going to find your strength. You're going to realize that you're in complete control of your own life. Those voices in your head will still be there, but your confidence will quiet them. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ You are going to be called brave. You are going to build a life and a business you are proud of. You are going to do things you didn't even know you were capable of. Your strength is going to surprise you. You're going to find a way to put the broken pieces of yourself back together and you're not going to fit the old mold anymore. You're going to grow and change and it's going to be so fucking good. You're going to find your place in this world and in your community. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Yet, despite all the good there will be a day(s) when you are going to find yourself crying in a closet again. A real one and a metaphorical one. But I can promise you're going to be more than ok. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Trust me on this one.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Love, ⠀⠀ 33 year old Heather⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #fridayintroductions #ampersandletteringlab #imperfectboss
We seem to accept the idea, as a society, that we all need to buy the same things, dress the same way and decorate our homes in the same style. All of which is shown to us through people we follow and ads we are shown through social media.⁣ ⁣ Pretty please don't forget you have a voice in how this continues to go in your life. ⁣ ⁣ You can choose to look the other way. You can choose to silence that noise. ⁣ You can choose to be who you are instead of molding your posts and words and home decor choices to fit a style someone else has decided "looks good on Instagram".⁣ ⁣ And for the love, you do not need to appear that you are living the young 20 something always done up/party kid lifestyle if in fact you are actually living the mid 30's sometimes washed hair/early bedtime lifestyle.⁣ ⁣ Photo: @kwasylke⁣ Styling: @birchaffair⁣ Vase: @make.do.studio⁣ Globe: Me⁣ ⁣ ⁣