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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A balance, a dance
Here I am posting in the middle of the night again. Such a misfit I am becoming. Truth be told, it’s the only quiet time I’ve had all day. I’ve always tried to perfect each blog post and have the … Continue reading
DEFINITION OF GRACE
This week I almost burned dinner twice. But I cooked dinner every night. Brady screamed for half of our play date with our friends today. But I intentionally carved time to spend with good girlfriends and Brady’s sweet friends even … Continue reading
Preorder: The Grace Not Perfection Planner
I cannot contain my excitement! Having grace is about being comfortable with imperfection. It’s about being true to yourself and your priorities. It’s about unapoligetically devoting yourself to what matters MOST and doing your best to give the best of … Continue reading
THE JOY IS IN THE JOURNEY
Today I was looking at my to-do list – you know the one that is seemingly six miles long and includes client work to create, groceries to buy, product development ideas to hash out, play dates to schedule, gifts to … Continue reading
MY UN-APOLOGY
During Making Things Happen Atlanta, I said something that almost knocked me over. I felt the words come out of my mouth like someone else put them there. “Life is too short to keep apologizing to myself . . . … Continue reading
A FULL CUP
My cup is so full. I mentioned in my last post how my proverbial cup seems to empty and fill so quickly these days. But today, as I was walking through the Florida Aquarium with my B’s, I thought… how … Continue reading
CHUTES + LADDERS. BACK TO GO.
I think motherhood is a lot like the game Chutes and Ladders. Sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down. And most mornings, you start back at go. At least when your wee ones are six months and refuse to sleep. … Continue reading
WINNER!
Winner winner! Congratulations MARY DUNLAP! Email me at emily@emilyleypaper.com to claim your Meal Planner + Today Simplified Notepads! And just because I got a good night’s sleep last night (thanks, Bman!) I’m sending out runner-up notepads! Chosen at random: Christine … Continue reading
SIMPLIFIED NOTEPADS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
Yahoo! I cannot tell you how much I LOVE the new Emily Ley Paper Simplified Notepads now available at GetPapered.com. These are also available wholesale (details). Emily Ley Paper offers these gorgeous and slightly OCD note pads for the gal … Continue reading
I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
If two days totally opposite from one another exist, they were Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Tuesday almost won in the battle of Emily vs. The Day (which is often). Wednesday was TKO. When you’re a mama whose husband … Continue reading











