New Board Designs

Here are some new designs I have created.  

8"x20" $20.00 This can have a family name added to the bottom

I know I don't drink wine or coffee but thought these were so cute!!

8"x8" $10.00

8"x8" $10.00

10"x12" $15.00 

These are 12"x18" and $40.00.  I do not sell the mugs or glasses with them - figured most people have those already!  :)  You can choose the font and I can do the painting in any color you want.  I can get the hooks in silver, black, white, and antique gold.

8"x15" $12.00

8"x15" $12.00

These clipboards are a great way to show off some of your favorite photos!

28"x8" $30.00

24"x8" $22.00

5"x17" $15.00

5"x17" $15.00

8"x14" $15.00 or can do it 14"x8"

All clipboards in the picture below are 5"x28" and have 3 clips.  Pre-designed are $20.00, custom designs are $22.00. 

I can actually do any saying/wording you want on any of the above clipboards.  Just add $2.00 per board for any custom design you want me to create.

Holiday Open House

Time just seems to fly, doesn't it?  My last post was about graduation and now I am posting about Christmas!!  I didn't mean to skip summer, start of school, Halloween, etc.  Just busy and to be honest, forgot about updating this blog.  Guess I would never succeed as a full-time blogger!! 

Anyway, I am really excited to share with you that I am having Open House this week!  I did a craft booth at the Wauseon Chili Fest back in September and although we had good traffic and a perfect day weather-wise, I brought a lot of boards home.  My mother-in-law suggested I do an Open House at my own home.  Great idea in that I don't have to pack up everything and set up and worry about weather and then tear down and unpack!  I called a couple other ladies who make crafts and food to see if they would be interested.  They were!!

So here it is:  

And while you are in the neighborhood, be sure to stop in at Stella Leona Chocolates and Weeping Willow in downtown Pettisville.  They are also having Open Houses.

Hope to see you tomorrow!!!

Tami

Graduation Boards

Graduation gift signs!  These were a lot of fun to design and make.  Some of these were designs that customers asked me to do and others were ones I did to give as gifts.

12"w x 10"h

10"x10"

10"x10"

20"w x 8"h

19"w x 12"h

20"w x 6"h

20"w x 8"h

12"w x 10"h

10"x10"

Office Makeover

We recently rearranged our office so that I have a better space for my Silhouette cutting machine.  I always forget to take the "before" pictures!  But I can explain what we have done.  The walls had been repainted a couple years ago and I added the border then.  I like the colors - feels warm.

Originally my desk was in the northeast corner so we moved it to the southwest corner because of the little "nook" area.  I was thinking I wanted an "L" shaped desk so we had King Lumber cut a board that would fit exactly into that nook area.

This is what the board looked like from the bottom.  To make it the right height without having to make the board so thick or having to buy the more expensive legs from IKEA, we had them make some square pieces for each corner.  In this picture I have the leg attachments on and am ready to screw in the actual legs.

Here is the "L" in place!  Fit perfect!!

And here is what my little area looks like!  I love the cozy feel of this nook area. My cutting machine has plenty of room to have the mat go out the back and not have to move things around.  I may add vinyl to my "L" to mark off inches so I don't have to use my ruler when I am cutting a piece of vinyl before putting it on the mat.  Should have thought of that before I varnished the board.  Oh well. Sometimes you figure things out as you go.

This is a cheap bulletin board that I covered with fabric and silver thumbtacks. Was fairly easy to make but my thumb got tired of all the tacks!!

My favorite part of going to Disney World is going to Hollywood Studios and doing the Animation Academy where they have an artist show you how to draw the characters.  I just did a google search to find out what this is called and learned that it CLOSED last July!!  Major bummer for me! :(

This is Peyton's corner (where my desk used to be).  Lynn helped me hang some new shelves that I stained for Peyton to put some of his knicknacks on.  I really like how they turned out.  We are seeing how high we can get with those plastic stacking trays!!  LOL!

And to the left of Peyton's desk is Lynn's desk/area.  It looks like he has the least amount of area (which is probably true) but he also isn't on his computers like we are.  Anyway, this new arrangement seems to be working really good. At least I am very happy having more space to cut my vinyl for my painted boards!

Thanks for taking the tour.
Tami

Christmas Boards!!  All of these are IN STOCK and ready to go to a new home!!  Contact me if you are interested in purchasing any.

"Joy Christmas Tree"
9.25"x12.25" Green background, white lettering, yellow star and colored balls

$15.00 

"Wide Joy to the World" barn wood
7" tall x 24.5" wide  Red, light grey, black

$20.00

"Noel" on barn wood
7" tall x 14" wide  Ivy green

$10.00

"Noel" on barn wood
7" tall x 13.5" wide  Ivy green

$10.00  

"Noel" on pine wood
7"x13.5" Ivy green

$10.00

"Winter Fireside" 11.25"x16"
White background, blues and grays lettering

$20.00 (1 in stock)














"Reindeer" 11.25"x16"
White background, black and red lettering

$20.00 (1 in stock)

May you have a blessed Christmas and remember the real reason we celebrate - the birth of our Lord and Savior.

Love,

Tami

From my reading pile

If you are interested, here is a list of the latest books I have read.

Deja Vu Bride by Debra Ulbrick - I really liked this Christian romance.  Didn't realize it was book 2 in the series but I didn't feel that I was missing anything by reading it first.  I will be reading the others though!!





Cast a Road Before Me by Brandilyn Collins.  Another good Christian romance - you can pretty much guess how it will turn out but I do like this author.  This is the first in a series.  Was a good story line.







Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris.  This one had a great story line.  There were times that I felt that the author assumed some things - like she didn't explain all the details.  This is a series so I will probably try to read another one.



Murder at the Maples by Flora Lively.  This was okay.  I don't think I will read any more.  I got it because it was free and in the "cozy" mystery category.  Some bad language.








Fire on the Hill by Gretta Curran Browne - this is actually the 2nd in the series.  I didn't realize it when I started reading.  I got it because it has historical Ireland information in it.  I really enjoyed it!!  Good romantic storyline too!






Pink Flamingoed by Steve Demaree - cute story.  I really like this author's mystery series so I thought I would like this too.  It was okay.  There were a lot of grammar mistakes that bothered me but that could have been because it was an ebook.  I liked how the neighbors all work together and do things as a group.





Messages by John Michael Hileman - my kind of book!!  Kept me hooked and I can't wait to read the other books in the series.  Good mystery and great use of how God can connect with us in unusual ways.







Oregon in Love by Bonnie Blythe.  I have read several of this author's books and really like them.  Good Christian romance.  There are 3 books in this series:  Restorations; Lights & Shadows; and Milagro for Miranda.  You can get them one at a time or this one book with all three.  You will want to read them in order.





God's Gonna Make You Laugh by Noel Jones  I got this free and thought it sounded really good.  It was a very easy and quick read.  Not really what I thought it would be but I did enjoy it.







We Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.  This book was all stories of different people and how the song "We Will Survive" impacted their lives.  Good read.




Any good books you read over the summer?  Would love to hear about them.
Love,
Tami