Hi! I’m Ashley Rose.
Once upon a time I attended Marshall University for Art & Design. Then, against my parents’ better judgment, I decided to take a break from school. And that break turned into a few years.
I moved across the country to Houston, learned from a few mistakes, and found an entirely new appreciation for all things creative after waiting tables to make ends meet.
In the midst of that, I started Sugar & Cloth in September 2011. It blossomed into more than I ever imagined. In 2014, I finally took the (terrifying) leap to leave my day job. Now I have the privilege of getting to create and share inspiring things here with you as my full-time job!
My Other Creative Projects
event venue
The Juliana
consulting
Emerson James
art
Southern Kindness Show
COLLABs
Mommy + Me Swimwear
Things only got more interesting once I introduced navigating parenthood to my life lessons when my daughter, Gwen was born in January 2018! A few years later, I had another daughter, Luca and learned that managing two was a whole ‘nother ball game to parenting.
Despite juggling work and kids (and now solo parenting), I always dreamt of also owning my own event space. I finally had the courage to do so after the encouragement of my mom’s last words. So in 2022, The Juliana finally became a reality and a namesake homage to my mother.
FAQ
How do you make money from your blog?
This is definitely an understandable question. Since I get asked about it quite often, I decided to write a whole blog post breaking down all of the ways I make money from S&C, which you can read right here.
What do you use for taking your pictures?
Lightroom for general editing, and Photoshop for collages and header images.
Can I use your photographs?
You may use a single project or recipe image as long as it distinctly states that the project is by Sugar & Cloth, listed with proper photographer credit, linked back to the original project on Sugar & Cloth, and doesn’t include any how-to steps, materials, or general instructions on how to recreate the project outside of Sugar & Cloth.
You may not use photos on Sugar & Cloth to share on Instagram or other social media as your own, or bury credit in hashtags. You may not use images as promotional material with your own graphics, alter or combine multiple images into one, or use images to your own context that does not feature, relate, properly credit, and link to the original project and Sugar & Cloth as the content creator.
