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Bleu de Toi

Name: Bleu de Toi
Address: US
Price range: $
Rating: 4.7

Interactive guest book artwork is a unique way to engage your friends and family at major events and It started with a wedding: We love weddings, obviously.
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We love making them uniquely handcrafted, memorable and personal. But we didn't always know we loved this...The seeds of Bleu de Toi started with our own wedding and the DIY-goodness we learned while planning it. A few short months after we said "I do", we started selling our original drawings on etsy and now also sell our beautiful designs on our own site, www.shopbdt.com

Since 2010, BDT Handmad

e has grown from selling a few drawings, to providing simple and beautiful keepsakes for all types of major life events. The birth of our son in 2012 inspired even more products geared toward recording family gatherings and turning those moments into memorable artwork. Bleu de Toi is a French phrase that generally means "crazy for you" or "blue over you". It doesn't directly translate to English, but we love the sentiment behind it. Many years ago Hilary, our head artist and founder, was studying in Lyon, France and our company is named after her favorite restaurant and hang-out there. We have noticed that the name may be a little hard to say... and even harder to spell. We refer to ourselves as BDT in much of our communication. We hope you will too, but now you know the story.

02/09/2024

reverse post!
We closed up shipped listings on Etsy this week and shopbdt.com is all but signed off. A new portfolio site is coming, but I wanted to take today to thank all of the amazing helpers I’ve had to keep over 14 years! I learned very quickly that I am not detail oriented enough to do the job of organizing, customizing, packing and shipping well. So I hired people who are better and smarter than me so that I could art more. We’ve loved having these dear ones in our lives over the years. So a BIG thank you to the BDT fam!

Erin
Claudia
Yarell
Kyla
Bryan
Chris
Carol
Heather
Kelly
Sarah
Lori
Melanie
Bernardo
Tre
Nick
Denise
Taylor
Shea
Megan
Jamison
Janette
Tianna
Denise
Racquelle
Tim
Olivia
Alex
Ashley
Tarynn

And of course, my biggest help, Joshua

02/06/2024

As we close the shop this week for Bleu Toi, I wanted to reminisce a little bit about early days and how much this business has been built around my children.

I started selling on Etsy in 2010, just a few months after and I made the very first guest book fingerprint tree for our wedding in 2009. I was able to quit my desk job and year and a half later and then work from home through pregnancies and babies and nap times, wearing my children and drawing and printing and packing orders, and going to bridal shows with my big belly or little ones at my side.

I’m so grateful for the years that I had to be at home with my small children; to work through the night and to spend the time that we had together working on this little business. Each of them have been there for packing inks and tubes and pens and drawings, and I hope it’s a childhood memory that they don’t soon forget.

Now that my kids are in school, we’ve got practices, sports and events to get to and drop offs to do, that schedule is not working for us anymore. I’m excited to do something where my schedule will be more in line with theirs so I can continue to be the mother that I want to be, for them.

Whether you’re a working parent or stay at home, homeschooling, private school or public school. I’ve served time doing all of those things. Whatever works for you, one year at a time, I applaud the job that you’re doing. The most important job, the time you’re putting into the people you’re raising.

02/02/2024

I’m doing a readymade print fire sale tomorrow at noon, right here in stories with a live to start it off. This is all of the leftover from fairs and events. Lots of good stuff! Discounted and available for shipping or local pickup. Set a reminder and say hi 👋

01/31/2024

Big news for the faithful supporters!

We will be discontinuing print services, physical products and shipping in February 2024. After 14 years of providing the original guest book fingerprint tree, guest book alternatives and original artwork to thousands of families the world over, we are turning our career attentions elsewhere!

For the next week I’ll be featuring:
- what’s in the shop on Etsy and Shopify to snag before it goes away.
- an IG story flash sale of all of the readymade prints I have in stock, for shipment or local pickup
- custom print ready digital file and instant digital download services we will still be offering on
- the new Bdt archive portfolio site
- info on season commission slots
- a celebration of BDT history since 2010
- a little bit about why and what’s next!

Much love to all of our clients and supporters who have purchased, followed along and cherished our products! I have nothing but joy about this closing chapter and excitement for the future.

07/04/2023

Sharing shades of red, white and blue today🇺🇸
Happy Independence Day from studio

05/14/2023

I am so honored to have painted so many beautiful birth flower bouquets over the past weeks in preparation for Mother’s Day weekend. Here are just a few…

05/05/2023

GIVEAWAY: Tomorrow is my watercolor workshop
The class is all sold out but we wanted to give you a chance to win a piece of the beauty. Enter to win 1 of 2 beautiful hand thrown pottery vase full of fresh flowers:
1) Go follow and make sure you’re following
2) Comment here and tag a friend you’d love to take a creative workshop

Winner will be chosen tomorrow after the class! (Workshop participants will automatically be entered for one of the vases with flowers)

04/14/2023

It’s a bouquet, it’s a family tree, it’s both! 💐
Birth month family bouquets are here for
Send me the birth months of your people and we will put them together in a beautiful original watercolor work of art. Seriously, moms gonna cry when she opens this one. It’s gorgeous and so meaningful.
Do you know your birth month flower? I’m sharing the line drawing versions over on my stories. Check them out!

https://shopbdt.com/products/new-custom-birth-month-floral-family-watercolor-bouquet-painting-birth-flowers

03/17/2023

Happy St. Patrick’s day from this green loving painter friend of yours.
Green is my most used color in painting. I keep over 6 different greens readymade in my watercolor palette and am constantly mixing more. It’s such a relaxing hue with an array of possibilities! And it represents fresh starts, new life and hope. Just like the coming spring.

03/13/2023

Workshops in the garden was a huge hit yesterday! And the weather could not have cooperated better. I taught 3 full 45 min classes, that no one wanted to leave so we ran over to hour+ and just had a wonderful time. I so enjoyed getting to introduce my favorite medium to so many beautiful souls. Just wished it was longer.
There will be more local workshops on the horizon! Stay tuned for more opportunities to learn weaving and watercolor in April and May!
Big thank you to Crystal for hosting a great event!

03/08/2023

Happy
Here’s to strong women:
May we know them.
May we be them.
May we raise them.

This here is my inspiration on days when I feel overwhelmed with the responsibilities of running a creative business (going on 14 year), teaching young artists and raising a family. She painted 15 original pieces to sell at my last pop up, because she wants to be just like mom…

Be the person you would have been inspired to know 10, 15, 20 years ago.
There is no such thing as balance, but I am honored to be surrounded by amazing, creative, talented and driven women in business and education.

Sharing some of my favorites in stories today.

03/02/2023

Day 1: I started with a wedding and our marriage, when we were babies in our twenties. The second slide is the first guestbook fingerprint tree ever made… actually it was the second one, because the first one we did was too small for 200 fingerprints so and I drafted a second, and unbeknownst to us, a career brand was born that would carry us through the first decade of our marriage.
It’s come a long way from the first but I love the pic in the end of us on moving day, into the condo we could afford because of the sales we started pulling in a few months after launching. 13 years ago…

02/14/2023

Building a history with someone is the most romantic thing we can do. It’s in the Tuesdays…
Circa 2007. ‘Shiver’ was ring tone for me when we were in the middle of what would be 3 years of cross-country long-distance dating. Before smart phones, FaceTime, or video messaging. We fell in love over daily phone calls and letters and now, 15+ years later, our communication is 👌

Let Valentine’s Day be a celebration of all of the hard work put in to relationships, a retelling of stories and making new ones, because goodness knows it’s not easy. ♥️

02/11/2023

ON SALE through the weekend! Modern line portraits aren’t just for lovers. Order custom digital drawings of your pets, kids, whoever… print as big as you want, as many as you want (for personal use only). Delivered to your inbox Monday.
What we love from
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02/09/2023

Day 2 of what we love from
❤️ shopbdt.com ❤️
Custom watercolor couple portraits are perfect for engagement, bridal shower, anniversary, birthday or wedding gift! Say it with paint!

02/09/2023

I’m featuring a week of things we love from ❤️ shopbdt.com ❤️
Pet portraits are a sweet way to commemorate beloved fur babies. 5x7” custom painted watercolors start at $75. Also makes a thoughtful gift for a friend whose recently lost a dear one.

01/01/2023

Top 9 for 2022
I love getting to create sentimental art for people and love getting to create art with as an
❤️Flowers, pets and family❤️
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12/29/2022

We said goodbye to our sweet Sumi-Sue this week.
She has been with us 13 years, nearly as long as we’ve been married and what joy she brought to our lives. She never barked but did lots of snoring and terrible gas. I realized how therapeutic pet portraits can be for the process of grieving, honoring our loved ones with a special artwork to cherish. She will be missed 😢

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
-John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

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Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

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http://Www.shopbdt.com/

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Pet line ornaments were a hit @lydiaandpearl last weekend! I’m bringing more to @mossytwig_ this Sunday. Come stroll the garden from 1-5 and shop some unique good for the season. Acrylic ornaments are available on shopbdt.com while supplies last. #petportrait #petportraitartist #rainbowtrout #goldensofinstagram #customornaments #chritmastree

*Hands at work* What could be more fitting? #marchmeetthemaker Watercolor is my therapy, where I genuinely feel most relaxed. There is nothing fast about it, (like a time lapse makes it look). Its the getting to it and carving out the time for it that stresses me out... Now that it is March, I am pleased to announce the unveiling of a brand new www.shopbdt.com Completely rebranded and rebuilt on a whole new platform. You'll find the full range of our custom watercolor and illustration services and readymade artwork featured there, as well as a carefully curated selection of my favorite wedding guest book alternatives. #patontheback for finally finishing such a big project #shopify #ecommerce #customillustration #customwatercolor #bridalbouquet #bouquetwatercolor

I did a thing this weekend and uploaded a bunch of my watercolor process videos to a YouTube channel! If you like watching time lapse of my watercolors or little instructional vids, hop over to the tube and search Hilary Dildine to subscribe. 💃🏻 I originally made this painting to be an orange tree but it looked so tropical when I finished I decided it was more of a mango tree. What do you think? #youtube #watercolor #asmr #maskingfluid #processvideo #watercolorartist #orangetree #mangotree #tropicalwatercolor #winsorandnewton #winsorandnewtonwatercolors #customillustration #customwatercolor #botanicalpainting

Double posting today, because it’s October 17 and I can be as happy as I want about wedding memories. 😝 10 years ago today, I remember waking up with a knot in my stomach. I was so nervous about the day ahead (not because I was nervous about the person I was marrying, I was super confident about that) but so much planning and emotion and energy had gone into that day that when it finally came I was just sick over it... I also hated being the center of attention so it was probably a little “stage fright” too. I really just wanted everything to go well for a wedding that we had planned in a very DIY way, with no wedding planner to carry the burden of all of those little details. I remember feeling so ill that morning. I took a shower and my sister and I started working on my hair and make up in the downstairs bathroom of my parents house. Then our local florist @greenwich_floral_design who happened to be a neighbor that lived up the street, delivered the flowers to my parents house. The minute I saw this bouquet I felt 1 million times better. I knew somehow that this little piece of the wedding being perfect meant the whole day was going to be great. Its funny how flowers can do that.... When I started doing the floral bridal bouquet paintings I was acutely aware of the emotional importance that a bridal bouquet could represent for a person. I had to do mine as my first one because I just loved it so much and it made me so happy painting at almost 10 years later. Enjoy! ... #bridalbouquet #weddingflowers #chamomille #chamomillebouquet #engaged #weddingplanner #anniversarygift #bouquetportrait #bridalbouqetwatercolor #weddingdayjitters #10yearanniversary

What an honor and pleasure it is to get to paint and draw every week, for a living! I have had so much fun collaborating with @thelittlebranch to use some of her gorgeous floral arrangements as samples for my new project: Custom bridal bouquet watercolor paintings! #customwatercolor #customillustration #bridalbouquet #weddingflowers #weddingflowerinspo #weddingcolors #timelapsepainting #timelapse #watercolor #laweddingflorist #weddinggift #anniversarygift #bridalshowergift

Congrats to @heatherannekawalski winner of the custom pet drawing giveaway from @bdthandmade We are excited to draw your sweet pups mug! A big thank you to everyone that entered! Each of you is being sent a coupon code of you'd like to order a portrait from us on sale. They make great holiday gifts too!

Congratulations to Jessie & Jared, who won our September Fall Photo Contest with gorgeous shots from their wedding, taken by Grain and Compass in Charlotte, NC. Jessica won a $40 Amazon gift card from us to use on Amazon Handmade. If you have photos of your #alternativeguestbook from Bleu de Toi, please share them with us to enter to win! Each month we will hold a new contest, lots of opportunities to win! #amazonhandmade #fingerprintguestbook #fingerprinttree #aspentrees #weddingbook

Only a few more days to snag an #alternativeguestbook from our #fingerprint #lei collection for 25% off! The xs lei is prefect for a bridal shower or party. https://www.etsy.com/listing/155092976/on-sale-fingerprint-tree-wedding-or

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