A NOVEL IDEA
Bookshire began as an Instagram handle in 2020 for the @ladyofbookshire brand and has turned into a space dedicated to not only book lovers but creatives. I took my background in project management & brand marketing and married my two passions of books & branding; to be a creative partner that helps authors and creatives not just look professional, but feel understood and supported. 

As well as helping creatives with brand and web design, Bookshire is also here to support authors and companies with content creation. From Instagram to TikTok, Amazon Ads to brand collaborations; we can handle it all. I started @ladyofbookshire on IG to share my love for books, design, home decor and all things in between. This led me to work with authors creating content through photography, graphic design, and videography. Over the past five years I have successfully built my brand and love to collaborate with others who align with that brand.

Time is a thief and everything from brand marketing to content creation takes time. Time that a lot of creatives would rather spend working on the projects they love. 




Our Mission is simple:
to weave beauty, strategy, and heart into every digital space we create. 

I'm Krysten kruse,
a brand designer, creative and coffee lover.

About Bookshire

Books + coffee, always

capturing Quiet moments

Cozy Spaces

my true loves

timeless fonts, morning coffee, the scent of old pages, library stacks, rainy reading days, candlelit nooks

Inspired By

I’m a passionate designer fueled by iced flat whites & a deep love of typography.
Hi! I'm Krysten! My friends call me Krys, my daughter calls me mama, and my husband calls me babe (don't worry, I call him babe, too!). Originally from Maryland but now we call the Sunshine State home. I always had on a Belle costume when I was little, and if you ask my mom, I had a love for neutrals as a toddler. I once waited all night, outside in the freezing rain, to meet Robert Pattinson (Team Edward). I studied Meteorology & Creative Writing in college. My friend Rachel says I'm an adorable weirdo. I'm a homebody with a penchant for snacking on peanut butter m&ms and I love to keep the house at 65º (because FL is always hot) so I can snuggle up in comfies and read.

You can also find me (& endless amounts of coffee/book photos) on my bookstagram:

Krysten Kruse

Get to know

OWNER & DESIGNER / Orlando, FL / VINYL COLLECTOR / Iced Flat Whites / PEONY OBSESSED / Amateur Coffee Photographer / WIFE & MAMA / Occasional Bookstagrammer / DISNEY ENTHUSIAST

@ladyofbookshire

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Create platforms and timeless designs that amplify creative work and support long-term career development. 

Elevate Stories

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Provide authors and creatives with tools and strategies to share their voice boldly (or softly).

Empower Confidence

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Streamline and take the stress out of the branding and digital process so creatives can focus on what they love: their craft.

Simplify Creativity

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Design spaces and content that connect and nurture relationships between creatives and their audiences.

Foster Connection

09. what books made you love reading?

Pride & Prejudice
Lord of the Rings
The Night Circus
A Darker Shade of Magic
Romeo & Juliet
Stardust

a. Halloween 
b. 4th of July
c. Christmas
d. Easter

08. What is your favorite Holiday?

a. 450
b. 697
c. 290
d. 1,300

07. How many physical books are on your bookshelves?

Wake up, have coffee with my husband, & snuggle my little one 

06. what is your favorite morning routine?

a. Romance 
b. Fantasy
c. Mystery
d. All of the Above

05. Genre of choice

I share a birthday with Jane Austen. 

04. What is one thing people don't know about you?

a. Target
b. Anthropologie
c. Free People
d. Abercrombie & Fitch

03. what is one store you are most likely to shop at for life?

Iced Flat White w/ Oatmilk

02. How do you take your coffee?

a. Great British Baking Show
b. Nobody Wants This
c. K Pop Demon Hunters
d. All of the above

01. what is currently on Your Netflix watch list?

How about one of my favorite pasTimes? A quiz!

Unless it's Pumpkin or Peppermint Mocha Season

Instagram family

91k

coffees consumed creating

1,989

Client satisfaction

120%

photos & Content
created

3K+

Projects to date

21

By the Numbers

Feel like i'm your girl? Then Let's do this!