Word to the Wise

House for Sale

2010-11-04T13:12:00.001-07:00

Finally the house is for sale, if you know anyone looking for a nice house in Knoxville, TN let me know, then her husband can get off her back.
Sitting room also perfect for a dining room.

Nice gas fireplace. We use it all the time.

My little Monsters

2010-11-02T12:57:00.000-07:00

My mom made the darling Harry costume and the dragon is an old dinosaur costume of Miles that a friend of mine helped me alter with some wings. Aren't they cute little monsters?

Halloween Stickers

2010-10-01T06:44:00.000-07:00

{Skull & Crossbones}
10x7
$3.50

{Black Cat}
10x8.5
$4.25

{Crow}
6.5x4.5
$1.50

{Eyeballs}
set of 6
6x2 per set
$4.00

{Trail of Spiders}
set of 20
2x1 each
$2.00

{Rats}
set of 3
4.5 inches tall
$3.75

{Silly or Spooky Ghost}
6x2
$1.00

{Black Bat}
set of 6
5x2
$3.00

My Boys

2010-09-26T17:53:00.001-07:00

My Boys
Summer 2010

Miles
Summer 2010

Coleman
Summer 2010

Oh the tongue sticking out!

Thanks to Sharstin Miller in Ogden, UT for taking these great pictures! She was wonderful to work with (I would totally recommend her). Her pics are great and her family and home are darling! I know because I stalk her blog.

Frames

2010-09-25T14:24:00.001-07:00

Sizes Vary
2&3 frames are 8x10 (to fit 4x6 pic)-$4.00
Remember Everything can be custom ordered to fit your space.

Labels

2010-09-25T08:53:00.001-07:00

Set of 6- $3.00
Mix and Match or pick all of the same. 2.5 inches long (heights vary).
Chalkboard Vinyl OR add the text in the label OR on top with another color.

2010-05-11T17:07:00.001-07:00

Claire I hope you don't mind but I 'borrowed' this pic from our website, but I had to post. I just love the way these turned out. She has decorated her boys' room in a space theme and asked for their astrological signs in constellation form and then a list of characteristics of each. So cute. Hope they like them!

2010-04-21T18:28:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Coleman!

You're 1!
{4.20.2009}
Loves: dancing to a made up song of his name; grapes; crying; playing catch; bath time
Hates: getting dressed; veggies; when Miles is gone

Cute Gift Idea

2010-01-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

Thanks Teresa for a cute gift idea. She is a wonderful teacher who made a couple of these as gifts- one for the room mom-wouldn't ya like to be her room mom? $4 for vinyl

Happy New Year!

2010-01-07T16:33:00.000-08:00

I am doin it. I am going to make this vinyl/family blog if that's okay. Not that many people read it anyway but I love my kids too much to not be telling everyone I know all about them. They are so cute and funny. The following are some pics of things I made over the holiday as well as some pics of the boys over Christmas. I am hoping this will inspire me to take more photos as well. I really and I mean really stink at taking pictures.{Advent Calendar}

{Cookies for Santa again.}

{Seriously Santa an orange?}

{The boys in front of the loot.}

{My boys in a nut shell. Miles happy, Coleman serious}

Halloween stickers for reals!

2009-10-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

My house is covered! Spooky!!!

Halloween-it's the best time of the year!

2009-09-28T17:50:00.001-07:00

Here are the things I am selling on Etsy:
1. Sheer Fright-3 spooky ghosts mase with an 'etched glass' vinyl perfectly scary for mirrors!
2. Bite.me.bats-Vampires are all the rage-get a few fanged friends of your own. Only these 6 bats are way less dangerous (you can get them without fangs too but why would ya? These are good for the party after the New Moon movie coming out in November or for a dinner party- my sister says you should put them over the buffet on Halloween and have a sign that says "Come on over for a bite!")
3. Scare.D cat- A best friend for the witch in us all-so cute on a window or ledge.
4. Midnight mice-hickory dickory dock the mice ran up the clock or stairs or mantle or floorboards...
5. Peek.a.boo Eyes.see.you- 4 sets of eyeballs-so cute at the front door to keep an eye (8) on all the trick or treaters!
6. Itsy Bitsy Spiders climb up...what ever you want. 15 spiders to make a trail along the hard wood floors or a mirror or the wall.

Santa's Cookies

2009-09-04T14:23:00.001-07:00

This is for you Rach-can't remember if I sent this or not. I've got some more cute Halloween things coming.

Spooky blocks

2009-09-04T14:23:00.000-07:00

Finally I got these done-I have been talking about them forever. They are very simple but so cute I think. I might embellish with a set of spooky eyes or a spider or something.

Chalk board

2009-09-04T14:21:00.000-07:00

I have a couple friends with chalkboards in their kitchens and I love them so I totally copied. I got the design from a set of tag plates I bought that match my kitchen perfectly. I love the funky organic shapes of the flowers. I am not really a floral girl-I like more graphic designs but these I like! Thanks Shairee and Kari for inspiration. Now I just need to hang it.

Chocolate Tray

2009-09-04T14:18:00.000-07:00

I bought this tray at target for 1.38 and added this cute sticker. It is perfect for serving cookies or any chocolate treat really. I think I will send it to a friend with some truffles or something. Cute polka dots in the background!

Blog Stalker

2009-08-31T17:41:00.000-07:00

It's embarrassing really-but I am a little obsessed with this blog of a woman whom (is it whom or who?) I have never met. If you know me I have probably mentioned it-or something I have seen on it. My friends are a little annoyed-and I don't blame them. I talk about it a lot. Thanks to Susan in New York who introduced us. It was love at first sight. Anyway she is doing an amazing giveaway and I have to post about it in order to be chosen for the giveaway. So here it is...just don't go and enter to win because that would be more competition for me to win the cutest bag I have ever seen in all my life!http://cally-cruze.blogspot.com/

To have and to hold

2009-08-21T14:37:00.001-07:00

I know it is hard to see but it says 'to have and to hold'. Add your monogram and it is the perfect thing for the walls of the reception site.

Favors

2009-08-21T14:19:00.001-07:00

Decorate the car in style

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Windows of the reception

2009-08-21T14:12:00.001-07:00

Dance floor

2009-08-21T14:06:00.001-07:00

Wedding Vinyl

2009-08-21T12:37:00.001-07:00

I have been wanting to do vinyl for weddings for a long time. My sisters and I often fantasize about starting a wedding business. It is the perfect thing for personalizing one of the most important days of your life. I only wish I knew about this when I got married (8 years ago!) It is perfect for dance floors, windows and walls of the reception site, favors, even wine glasses.

2009-08-12T10:34:00.002-07:00

Alright I know I need a new camera because mine just doesn't capture the cuteness. These were an idea from Chasing Fireflies. Their plates are 38 dollars and these are only two! I got the plates from the dollar store and the stickers are orange (it is hard to tell). Miles wants to eat with his every night-so I let him. I know it is August but Halloween starts early around here.

Christmas Advent Calendar

2009-08-12T10:34:00.001-07:00

I cannot take credit for this one. My sister asked me to make one after she found one online. I have been wanting to do an advent calendar for a long time with my vinyl too. This is a 3 dollar pizza pan from Walmart and then you use a magnet with a Santa on it for the marker. Darling!

2009-08-07T22:05:00.002-07:00

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Cute Idea for Young Women's themes-I think this was for Young Women in Excellence.

Family Motto

2009-08-07T22:02:00.001-07:00

This is a cute one that a friend had me make. I loved this motto-"We are Loyal to God and each other" I have done many many scriptures and need to do a post for all the scriptures I have designed.

Christmas Ideas

2009-08-07T21:52:00.003-07:00

I have more coming-some darling things including a fun advent calandar (that could be used for any holiday really) but these are some more ideas for Christmas.

2009-08-07T21:52:00.002-07:00

Cute metal sign with a family sticker.

More Halloween Decor

2009-08-07T21:52:00.001-07:00

I have been looking thru some pics and finding all kinds of things I have never posted. Here are a few...Also love the 'funkin' with a monogram letter on it!

darling frame

2009-06-28T16:51:00.001-07:00

I thought this turned out cute. My sister drew it on her computer and sent it to me to make a sticker out of it. Don't you think it would look good on a mirror-framing out your face every morning as you did your makeup? Minus the name of course. I will have to try that.

monogramed canvas

2009-06-28T16:36:00.001-07:00

I finally finished the boy's monogrammed canvases for above their beds. I think they turned out really cute.

Valentine's Day Decor

2009-01-10T18:52:00.000-08:00

I gave this one to my mom for Mother's Day but it apply's to your valentine too- It says- "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you- I could walk forever in a garden." with a big peony in the corner. Sorry it is so hard to see.

This one says- "Write it on the heart that the ones you love are life's most precious gifts."
Cute for a kid's room- I hang this on Miles door at Valentines.

Monogramed Canvas

2008-12-02T10:49:00.000-08:00

This is an elegant and thoughtful (wedding or Christmas) gift. I want to make a really big one to hang in my bedroom. Cost is around 6.5 dollars for this size of canvas- and it is light- so less expensive to ship.

2008-12-02T10:42:00.000-08:00

These are designs to put on the wall or a board. I like the Welcome one on the front door. And the Family sticker looks great surrounded by a group of family photos. A great gift idea in any color to coordinate with any decor.

Holiday pack

2008-12-02T09:01:00.000-08:00

This was a big seller last year. It is designed for the holiday decorator. These can be put on the front door or a window or the ever popular front room mirror, or on the mantle somewhere. I added a few more this year. They are each around 10x3 and they cost 2 dollars each. Most people got around 8 last year. Makes a great gift for a sister-in-law or for your mom- really any girl in your life.

Noel Ornament Stickers

2008-11-24T13:11:00.000-08:00

This is an example of one of the stickers I have made to go on the mirror. I will post an actual pic of it after Thanksgiving. It could say anything, Joy, Peace, Love. It looks so pretty in silver or gold especially.

Haunted House- Spooky!

2008-10-08T15:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!
(thanks Lisa again for another great idea. The eyeballs are so cute, I hope you like yours!)

Creepy Crawly

2008-10-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks Martha Stewart for this idea. I think she cut out spiders from black paper so this is much easier to apply! A big hit with the kiddos that come over to play.

Bats

2008-10-08T14:59:00.000-07:00

This is a hard one to see but I put a bunch of bats on Miles bathroom mirror. He loves them and wanted them to stay even after Halloween. We will see...

Halloween Decor

2008-10-04T11:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween! This is one of the best times of the year.

These are my favorite ones. A set of three 25 dollars finished or 10 each and 20 for the kit of all three.

Beware!

2008-10-04T11:31:00.001-07:00

This is a cute one to hang on the door. $5 -remember you can change the colors and the font if you want!

Customize with your last name. 12 dollars for the finished product or 8 for the kit.

Naughty or Nice

2008-08-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

This is probably my favorite one. A cute stocking holder or you could hang pics of your kids...

Nativity

2008-08-07T13:34:00.000-07:00

This would be really pretty in gold or silver and I wanted to put it on one of those glass blocks but didn't have enough time to find one.

2008-08-07T13:32:00.001-07:00

I love mistletoe too. My sister in law had one of these from years ago and I have always loved it.

Let it snow

2008-08-07T13:29:00.000-07:00

I love snowflakes so much. I have like 50 or more different snowflakes. They are great to put on mirrors or windows or even tile or hardwood floors.

JOY

2008-08-07T13:27:00.000-07:00

I put this in my front entry where the pics of Miles on the beach are usually. That is a good tip for holiday decorating I think. Use things you already have. Anyway I just got really big paper and put the vinyl letters on it inside the frame. You could put it on the glass too of course.

Jesus- the reason for the Season

2008-08-07T13:26:00.000-07:00

This is a pretty popular one- but I love the black boarder I put that on everything now.

Stocking Hanger

2008-08-07T13:22:00.000-07:00

This is one of the stocking Holders I made for my Christmas in July party.

Potterybarn knock off

2008-06-12T21:25:00.000-07:00

This is a cute Pottery Barn Knock off. These are a a cute idea for a little girls room- if I had a girl I would put these in her room. Instead I gave them away to a girl that just had a baby girl. Anyway in the catalog they were 20x20 canvases so I made them way smaller- like 5x5 instead. I hope to post a few more knock offs in the next couple weeks. I have to find a home for these ideas before I make them. You should see the pile of canvases I have in my guest room.

Be Kind

2008-04-25T21:01:00.000-07:00

Here's my new favorite! Love the pattern in the background. It says "Be Kind. No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted." My sister bought a plaque that had this quote on it and I have loved it for so long I thought I would make one to go in my kitchen.

Tree Branches

2008-04-25T20:06:00.000-07:00

I hope this one isn't too hard to see. This one is inspired by a canvas Lisa saw at Target. I designed it to go vertically- but I think I like it better like this.

Baby bird

2008-04-25T20:05:00.001-07:00

This is for a baby girl's room- and I like this one because it has hot pink flowers on it! Of course the flowers could be any color you want...

Blue baby bird

2008-04-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

This was designed as a gift for a new mom that just had a baby boy. You can't tell but this is on a canvas- which is my new place to put these stickers. The lower left corner is for the baby's name and birthdate.

Sock Monkey

2008-04-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a cute sticker I made for a friend's nursery. She just had the baby (Congrats Lisa) and has the room done already and poor Miles is three and I am still trying to decide what I should do in his room.

Weddings!

2008-02-17T21:16:00.000-08:00

This is my most favorite thing that I can do with this thing! I love love love this idea. I only wish there was something like this when I was getting married. It does not get more personalized or special. I did these for a friend's sister's wedding. They used this design for the doors to the reception- on the mirrors in the bathrooms and for the mirrors for the hotel rooms for the wedding. They can also be used on dance floors and another favorite idea of mine is to put a jsut married sign on the back window of the get away car at the reception. I can't wait to post pics of that so if you know of a wedding let me know and we will work out a deal- I can't wait to do more weddings...

FHE Chalkboard

2008-02-02T14:56:00.000-08:00

Cute idea for family home evening- I thought it was really good for families who are still growing. Cheap too- the sticker with 25 % off is 5 bucks. It is a chalk board with the different sections so as your family grows you can just add em on with a piece of chalk!

Luggage tags

2008-01-21T12:30:00.000-08:00

Leah and I were talking and we both have seen these cute home-made luggage tags being sold at hip boutiques for like 5 dollars a piece- with all my upcoming travels I made a few for myself. I thought they turned out so cute! You know the south loves the monogram. Anyway you could do this with any stamp or sticker- I guess the only benefit to using vinyl is that you can make them anysize or font that you like so you have a little more versitility. Good gift for the girl you know that travels alot and most of us do...

2008-01-21T12:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a sweet idea for Valentine's. Your name and name of your sweetie in the shape of a heart! Very cute! I put one on every mirror in the house. You could also put your names and the day you were married for your anniversary.

Playroom

2008-01-14T12:40:00.000-08:00

This is a cute one Mindi sent me. Her's had stars intead of the truck but you could do anything from a baby doll to a firetruck to anything really. A good gift for grandma's house- to hang on the door from a gingham ribbon or something.

Monogramed oval

2008-01-14T11:45:00.000-08:00

So cute and ripped right from the pages of pottery barn kids. i thought of leah with the hot pink. A girl in my ward made these for her girls that share a room. She wanted to make them match.

Coral

2008-01-14T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is some art I made for my kitchen wall, it is just some canvas painted and then the vinyl 'coral' images on the canvas. I thought it was a little funkier than the usual, live laugh love saying. Flowers or trees I thought could be really graphic and modern as well, even sea shells.

Magnet board

2008-01-14T11:32:00.000-08:00

I hope you can see this. It is just one of those magnet boards ( I got this at IKEA) that I put Miles Art on the top of the board for hid primary pictures and stuff. The circles are blue and the letters are green.