What is Porch Light Letters?

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A homebase for my creative everything.

What started as handwritten letters tied with ribbon has grown into something wider—a creative porch light, always on.
Here, you’ll find a mix of what I make and what I need to say.

From honest product reviews and custom artwork to designs on bags, tees, and whatever else I can dream up—I follow curiosity wherever it leads. Some days that looks like product reviews. Some days it’s writing about the hard stuff. Sometimes, it’s both. If you’ve ever felt too tender for the world, you’re in good company here.
I hope you find something that lights your way.

—Kelly

the porch light shop

Whether you're marking a milestone or simply showing up with kindness,

these offerings help you say what matters most.

notes from the porch

i have a new favorite place.

This year, Christmas looked a little different. No tree in the living room. No shopping for the perfect gift. No frantic wrapping at midnight. Instead, it looked like lava rock and long drives, bare feet and salty hair, a rented Airbnb on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, and a family choosing presence over presents. The kids decided it. Not me.“This year,” they said, “let’s do something together instead.” So we did. We packed up and flew across an ocean to share space, meals, laug

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