2024 was our best year ever! Hallelujah! After a slew of really hard years starting in 2020, it was thrilling to see how far we’ve come. We saw the launch of a number of licensing collaborations that we had been hustling for, including a dress line with Printfresh, swimsuits with Lime Ricki, planners with Blue Sky sold at Staples, and a woven fabric collection with Fableism. It’s been such a dream to see products come to life.
This year saw the beginning of Tuesday Try Ons on Instagram, where every Tuesday I share a few dresses. Honestly, I didn’t think I’d still be doing it 6 months later, but turns out, you all love dresses too! It’s been fun to keep things light and fun, especially as the world feels increasingly chaotic.
With that, we have some really wonderful things planned for this year, including our 3rd annual Valentine Exchange, which we shared about yesterday! Sign up here.
Now, without further ado, here’s Lars Wrapped–the best of the year!
Most viewed blog posts of the year
These are the most read posts from the year. Some are a few years old that magically got seen again. You went most bananas for our DIY flower pounding tutorial!
- Flower pounding on fabric
- DIY bookmark tassels
- Guide to Thanksgiving napkin folding
- Heart friendship bracelets
- How to make a fake cake
- Casetify phone case honest review
- Why I only wear dresses and where I buy them
- Family photo heirloom ornaments
- DIY Christmas bulb advent calendar
- Vintage clown costumes
Top projects from the year
This year we focused on getting our studio in order (still a work in progress!), but we added some things that have made it feel like a more creative space! Also, I became obsessed with fake cakes last year.
- Tiling our studio work tables
- Victorian puzzle purse valentine
- How to make a fake cake
- Adding color & pattern into our studio
- Christmas card display
Top moments of the year
This was a big year for launches and growth! We celebrated with two team retreats.
- Lars x Fableism launch party at Harmony
- So many licensing collaboration launches! TEN to be exact!
- Two team retreats!
- Our 2nd annual #LarsValentineExchange
- My home tour with Spoonflower
Top sellers in our shop
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Tablescape, PDF Printable
- Victorian Puzzle Purse, PDF Printable
- Thanksgiving Table Games, PDF Printable
- Heirloom Ornaments, E-book
- Crayon Hat, PDF Template
Collaborations we launched
- Superbloom
- Lime Ricki
- Red Cap Cards
- Printfresh
- Fableism
- Blue Sky
- Geometry
- Bonjour Fete
- Reynolds Wrap
- Mer Mag
Top Instagram posts
Do you sense a theme? Got really into sharing about my dresses last year!
- Tiling our studio work tables
- Why I only wear dresses
- 4 things I look for in a dress
- Where I shop for dresses
- Christmas card display
Top Pins
- Painted mini pumpkins
- Victorian puzzle purse
- Tootsie pop cherry valentine
- Printable photo frame ornaments
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tablescape
Top boards on Pinterest
Favorite creative books and magazines
We love curating a great library of inspiring books and magazines in our Lars Library. Here are some that were our staples last year.
- Interiors: Styled by Mieke den Have
- New English Interiors
- Wicked (those sets!)
- Rewatched 2020’s Emma! And it’s a real feast for the eyes
Favorite crafts for kids
- Customizable Father’s Day portraits–this was the most popular craft from our site for kids this year!
- Camp Lars: Summer activities
- Our Claude Monet course is one of our most popular classes from our Great Arists! course.
Best creative resources
- Create Academy–my favorite classes are from this platform.
- Great Artists and Drawing Flowers from our School That Lars Built
- Oh Joy! Academy
Top podcasts
What we listen to when we’re working
- Say More by Dr? Sheila (Amy Poehler’s podcast! It’s hysterical)
- Hive Mind
- Smartless
Favorite things bought on Amazon
- Darling quilted jacket
- My most used tripod
- Plastic bag & wrap organizer
- Sock organizer!
- This dustbuster changed my life
Favorite clothes
This year I got really into sharing dress try-ons, outfits, home items, and decor on my LTK. Be sure to follow along there if you aren’t already!
- Love this Baroque floral
- Big fan of this shape
- Target cinch waist dress perfect for layering