I’m Emily

Designer, wife and Mama to sweet Brady Ley. Welcome to the chronicles of a Southern girl determined to live every day with purpose and passion. I'm easily amused, terribly driven and constantly thankful.
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Making Brands Happen
Emily Ley Creative + Lara Casey Reps, building POWERFUL BUSINESSES from the ground up.
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Making Things Happen
An intensive for creative professionals designed to fire you up! Life is too short to play small!
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Stationery Business Consulting
Business and branding coaching for stationery and product designers.
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Making Brands Happen
Close to My Heart
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Letters to Bman
Love notes to sweet Brady Ley born 2.16.11, straight from his Mama's heart.
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Bman's Lemonade Stand
Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
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Letters to Bman
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Over the Years
Category Archives: Inspiration
Being intentional with time
What does it mean to really be intentional with our time. I am in Pensacola with Brady visiting my family for a week. (We miss you Daddy!) I’ve been exhausted since I got here – probably a mix of early … Continue reading
Do what matters
How busy are you really? Think about that. If you’re overwhelmed, how can you take control and change that? For instance, I run around all week with the mindset that my plate is overflowing. I also throw little pity parties … Continue reading
What’s your “big time”?
How do you define the ultimate success? When have you become “big time” or actually MADE IT? We’ve been working hard hard hard on the next release of the Emily Ley Paper Simplified Planner. And I’m so excited to share a few … Continue reading
The Best Kind of Growth
Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up so DRAINED that you know SOMETHING has to change. Something has to give… I woke up like that today. Just exhausted. Just ready to take the bull by … Continue reading
Happy first birthday to my sweet boy
Dear Sweet Brady, Could it be that an entire year has already passed since we first met. I’ll never forget that day, so full of emotion and excitement… your daddy and I could hardly contain ourselves. And then that moment … Continue reading
Our first ever Business & Branding Webinar Series!
Introducing the first ever Making Brands Happen three part Business & Branding Webinar Series!! Join us (Lara Casey and Emily Ley of Making Brands Happen… and a whole lot of other great companies we own), for a series of webinars that will transform your business and revolutionize (i.e. simplify!) … Continue reading
Why authenticity matters
When I first dreamed up Emily Ley Paper and decided to take my love for drawing and making cute things out of paper and turn it into a business, I think I thought that’s what it’d always be about… the … Continue reading
Two oddly different peas in a pod
Marriage is hard. Period. Can I get an AMEN? Bryan and I met when I was sixteen. He was the hot bartender at the restaurant I worked at. I was a hostess and it was my first job. And he … Continue reading
Fierce: a mama’s love
My little man is almost one year old. What. Today I read back over this post. I remembered my insanely scary pregnancy. I remembered sitting in five Making Things Happen intensives sharing fears that felt like they were on fire. … Continue reading
Big news!
I am THRILLED to share that Emily Ley Creative is HIRING! Over the past four years, ELC has grown by leaps and bounds and encompasses a LOT of fun partnerships/projects. I’ve realized that its time to bring on another talented … Continue reading











