make a poster of your monthly baby photos!

If you're a parent, you may have taken monthly photos of your baby during their first year. It's such a fun tradition and a tangible way to show how much your baby grows in their first twelve months.  But then we often have them stuck on our phone or only on our social media and don't get a change to display them. Why not make a beautiful photo poster?! Here we have Dave and Julia's son, Bodhi, in his first year using our Mixbook holiday cards. See how here...

The great thing about our Mixbook cards is how easy they are to edit.  ALL of the text is able to change, or even be deleted! Here we used our Holiday Dots Card and changed "Joyfully Yours" to the month and then completely deleted the family names section. And these cards are available to purchase as singles, so the twelve different month images can come as twelve separate cards. 

We decided to do a fun color-block that reversed the color-block on the printed card. That way everything looks cohesive without being "too matchy" and looks great from far away and up close.

Once you have your cards, simply make even cut-outs in your poster board or colored paper and pop in a poster frame!  You'll have a cute new print for your home that is especially meaningful for your family and your babe as they grow up seeing their baby pictures displayed.  

What are some other fun ideas you've had with your monthly photos?  Share below!

(Photos by Lily Glass, Concept and styling by Julia Wester, Production and Styling Assistance by Jess Hong.)

OMG! Three new kids' books coming...

If you caught the news I shared a few months ago about a new kid's book I wrote coming out next year, I have some even BETTER news! We're actually launching THREE KIDS' BOOKS next year with Scholastic. Written by me and illustrated by our Art and Design Director, Angie Stalker, all three books emphasize qualities to instill in our little ones to help them become kind, strong, creative, and capable humans.

Introducing: Oh Joy! For Alice & Ames

Kid's clothing has been a long-time request from you all, so I am super excited to partner with Alice & Ames to bring you really fun, playful outfits for summer. As a long-time fan of their dresses for my girls, I love that the pieces are super wearable and washable for everyday use, yet are still perfect for special occasions. Here's a look at our collection...

The Ballet Dress — These ballet dresses are SUPER easy to wear for a day of play and make for the BEST twirling dress. They range from sizes 2T to 10, and you can get them in either Oh Joy! print — Fizzy Bubbles or Dancing Daisies.

The Sunsuit — How cute are these sunsuits?! I love the criss-cross straps in the back and ruffle detailing on the sides. They're perfect for keeping cool on those hot summer days and range in size from 3 months to 4T. They also come in both Dancing Daisies and Fizzing Bubbles, two patterns that are different yet complement each other just like sisters.

The Oh Joy! for Alice & Ames collection is available right now. We'll have limited stock so go grab them while you can!

{Photos by Lily Glass. Styling by Lucia Tran. Special thanks to our models: Arianna, Cami, Boston, Gianna, Zealand!}

Introducing: Oh Joy! for DockATot...

Sweet dreams are made of our newest collaboration...Oh Joy for DockATot! As a mother of two, I've always been in search of pieces that make those early newborn days easier and more comfortable for the whole family. DockATots are so cozy, and together we’re bringing you their quality and comfort with our signature whimsical colors and prints. We've partnered with DockATot to bring you TWO limited-edition cover styles for their multi-functional lounging docks. They're perfect for babies (ages 0-8 months old or 5-22lbs) to rest, play, cuddle, get diaper changes, and practice tummy time. They make a functional and beautiful addition to your new baby’s home! Come see them all...

Our "Petal Party" print is light and lovely, inspired by a spring day and flowers blowing in the breeze.

Our "Block Party" style is bold, fun, and is inspired by all the shapes that fill your babe's imagination. 

We hope you love them! You can shop them for a limited time online right now!

{Photos by Morgan Pansing, styling by Julia Wester, and styling assistance by Jess Hong. Special thanks to our models Chelsea and Arden, Sherye and Amelie, and Natalie and Oakley!}

a look back at our Oh Joy for Target collections...

13 years ago, I set a goal to one day have a line at Target. At the time, I was working as a designer for Cynthia Rowley's Swell line (which was one of the very first designer collections at Target) back in 2004. After seeing pieces that I had helped to design in a Target store and witnessing the joy it brought to a complete stranger, I knew I wanted to do more of that someday. A ton of time passed and blood, sweat, and tears went into starting and building my business in 2005. Fast forward to 2014 and after pitching a collection to Target the year before, here I was launching my very first Oh Joy for Target collection.

As we finish up our current and last collections at Target, I thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane to see all of our collections over the past few years...

oh joy for target baby apparel!

I'm so excited to announce that our new Oh Joy For Target Baby Apparel collection is now available online! It includes rompers, dresses, sleep 'n plays, bodysuits, and pant sets for both girls and boys to mix and match to your heart's content. Watch this insanely cute video that shows off our newest nursery and apparel collections...

This is our LAST baby nursery and apparel collection at Target so get it while you can! Sizes from from 0-24 months (with sleepers up to 9m). But they do run a tad big so even my (almost) 3 year old fits in the 24 month pieces! Thanks again for all of you who have supported our collections these past few years by buying something for yourself or a loved one!

// CREDITS //
Brought to you by: Oh Joy + Target
Creative Direction: Joy Cho and Julia Wester
Video: Jenner Brown
Music: "Together" by Upstate
Creative Production and Styling: Julia Wester
Production Assistant: Jessica Hong
Graphics: Angie Stalker
Special Thanks: Henri Martin and Jaxson Green
Still photos: Nicki Sebastian

oh joy for milk snob!

For those of you with babies or babies on the way, you'll be so excited to see our newest collaboration with Milk Snob! I've been a fan of these covers back when I was in my early baby/nursing days. They are so, so soft and double/triple as a car seat cover when baby is sleeping, a nursing cover for yourself, a grocery cart cover, and more. With the launch of our newest Oh Joy for Target nursery collection, we worked with Milk Snob to create two covers that match our new nursery bedding and accessories!

You can find our Oh Joy for Milk Snob confetti and zebra covers ONLINE ONLY right now!

{Lifestyle photos by Casey Brodley, prop styling by Julia Wester, prop styling assistance by Jess Hong. Product/Model photos by Milk Snob.}

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an oh joy diaper drive...

Over the past few years, I've been extra passionate about helping children and families in need. When you have children of your own, it's so hard to think about other kids who may be born to unfortunate situations and don't have the most basic necessities like diapers. So, today, I'm starting an Oh Joy Diaper Drive in hopes that (as a community) we can help to provide diapers for so many babies in need. And, as a thank you for donating diapers, I will be raffling off one-on-one consulting sessions with me. Here's how it works...

A few years ago (before babies and a growing business and life took over), I used to offer one-on-one consulting for small businesses to help them with marketing, branding, social media and entrepreneurship questions in general. I LOVE helping other small businesses. But as Oh Joy! has grown, I have had less time to offer personalized sessions. I get questions daily about starting or growing a business, but it usually takes more than one sentence (or emoji) to answer! So, I am raffling an hour-long one-on-one consulting session to a lucky reader as part of this diaper drive I'm hosting for Baby2Baby (who provides basic necessities for families in need).

Here's how to donate diapers and enter to win a session:

1. Purchase one case of diapers to be donated to Baby2Baby through this registry link on Amazon. You can buy as many cases as you want! One case = one entry.

2. Tell your friends if you have anyone else who would want to help out to this great cause. For every 500 cases of diapers donated, I will offer an additional session which means there can be more than 1 winner and more chances to win a session with me!

3. The registry will be open starting today for one week. When it closes, the winner(s) will be chosen at random. We'll contact you to schedule your consulting session with me either through Skype, phone, or in-person if you happen to be in Los Angeles. If you don't have a business, but still want to hang, you can come visit the Oh Joy office, grab some ice cream, or we can even go shopping at the Rose Bowl Flea Market for one hour.

*This is open to anyone, anywhere in the world (as long as you are able to purchase through the Amazon registry). 

Sorry for this very long post, but it's something I'm really passionate about—gathering donations for these babies who need them and getting to talk to some of you and help you fulfill your career goals!

oooh baby baby!

I love making videos of our collections so that you can see all the pieces in context and in more detail than you might be able to otherwise! Here's a look at our newest Oh Joy for Target baby apparel collection which includes a range of pieces for boy, girl, and gender-neutral from ages 0-24 months! Watch the video below and shop right here for the full collection.

// CREDITS //
Brought to you by: Oh Joy + Target
Creative Direction: Joy Cho and Julia Wester
Video: Jenner Brown - http://lumineuxfilms.com
Music: "Together So Perfectly" by The Lady & I
Creative Production and Styling: Julia Wester
Production Assistant: Jessica Hong
Graphics: Angie Stalker
Special thanks: Otto Anderson and Zealand Wester

oh joy for chatbooks!

Today, we're launching a very special set of Oh Joy covers and designs exclusively for Chatbooks! If you don't already know about Chatbooks, they make it SO easy to create photo books right from your Instagram account, Facebook or camera roll (did you see this hilarious viral video?!). 

Capturing and preserving memories is so important to me. We live in a time when it's so easy to take photos, but then we often forget about them while they sit in our phones. I love that these books make it easy to take the digital images we have saved on our phones and put them into a printed book you can treasure forever. We're thrilled to partner with Chatbooks for a limited edition set of six Oh Joy designed hardcover and softcover books. Each book can hold between 30 and 366 pages and starts at $14 for softcover and $19 for hardcover.

Each Oh Joy book comes with a set of optional designed inside pages with numbers from one to twelve, so that you can use each book to document each month in your baby's first year. Or use them to note how many years old they are, for an anniversary, OR, simply as a way to make a series of books and number them like chapters.

Look how pretty the hardcover books are on a shelf together! You can stick to one of the cover designs or mix it up for multiple chapters to your story. Either way, they all mix and match together and are so fun to flip through. With Mother's Day coming up, they are extra perfect for gifts and really year round to chronicle those moments you want to look back on and treasure. You can purchase the Oh Joy Chatbooks right here for a limited time through July.

{Photos by Casey Brodley, styling by Julia Wester, styling assistance by Jess Hong}