Be A Heart Blog

BRIDES Magazine.

What an absolute honor to be featured on BRIDES as one of the best wedding stationers in Los Angeles! photo credit: Jenn Wagner Photography It is one of my favorite parts of my job. I spend a good ...

Tucson, Arizona Wedding.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. David Mares who were married on September 5, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona! What a joy it was to be a part of their bespoke, Catholic wedding. Paige came to me before she ...

Rocksbox.

One of my favorite things to do is borrow jewelry from my best friend. She has this beautiful collection of statement necklaces and while I have a few of my own, I’ve already over worn them since t...

Letting go and Letting God – my journey as a single woman shared on Verily

Last month I realized that my five year old self was still inside of me throwing tantrums about being single at age 27. 5 year old Erica only dreamed of a  handsome husband and a crew of children. ...

Best Women’s T-Shirts

I do most of my clothing shopping at thrift stores and yard sales. I love the eclectic pieces that I find. However, it is rare that I buy shirts this way. I’ve been getting frustrated with the amou...

Fall Classes.

(photography by Meredith Amadee) Be A Heart classes are finally coming to Los Angeles!!! I couldn’t be more excited to have been invited by the new studio in my own neighborhood, Makers Mess, to te...

Caritas Podcast.

It’s Monday morning. I’ve just sat down at my desk and have taken a few breaths before I opened my email. There is this great excitement in the air – Pope Francis’s visit to the US has given us so ...

Stop taking the scraps.

When I lived in Brazil, a seven year old boy lived with me. His name is Daniel. Daniel was found when he was two with his brother eating the garbage and rats were eating his belly. Their mother was...

Personality Types.

Alex and I have been really into the Myers-Briggs Personality test lately. Have you ever done it? I did it back in high school, again in college, last year at my job and again this year. I get the ...

Sharing my heart.

Last week a couple of the women who run Verily reached out to me to see if I would be willing to write an article for National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Verily is a women’s fashion...