Give-away Results

Here are a few pictures from the lucky winners of my recent give-away. First, the name plaque for Mary. A navy board with white vinyl.
Second, the baby plaque for Christine. We decided to include her baby's middle name. I think it turned out really cute.

And then I decided to also do a baby plaque for my cousin that just had her 3rd baby girl. This one is a different size, 10x10.

It was fun making these for you guys! Thanks for all the interest.

My Favorite Things clip board

Here is a new project. It's a 5.5 x 24 inch board with five binder clips screwed into it and vinyl that says "My favorite things". This is a perfect spot to hang up artwork and pictures. Personally, our fridge is in a corner away from everything and it's not a very good place to display the kids' art. So I think this will come in very handy. Also, once we move into a new house, I plan to make a personalized board for each child that matches his/her room. They might say "Marie's Favorite Things" or "Kyle's Art" or something like that. Putting the ribbons on the clips is a fun touch to bring in more color and style. Of course, like always, the board and vinyl can be any color you want.
Vinyl only: $5
Finished board: $20

Also, if you're in the Philadelphia area, we'll be making these at my house on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 pm. If you come that night, vinyl will only be $4 and $3 for the remaining supplies for a total of $7 to make it yourself (bring your own matching ribbon). Contact me if you'd like to come.

More Easter and Spring

Here are a few more Spring and Easter blocks. Remember that you can have the blocks painted any colors you want. And if you have an idea of something you'd like to try, let me know. (I don't have enough time to try out all my ideas, but I'm willing to try yours!)

I bought these flowers to make hair bows for my daughter, and then decided they were fun to decorate these blocks with.

These blocks are the same as the "Think Spring" blocks pictured a couple of posts below. I just turned them around and put "Happy Easter" on the back. You could also do a more playful "Hoppy Easter".

And the winner is...

First of all, I just have to say that I'm so delighted with the response to my give-away. It has been so fun to read all of your comments. Thank-you!! I hope you will visit my blog again...I will try to keep it updated and continue to add new ideas and projects.

And now for what you really want to know....

The winner of the family plaque is:

MARY

The winner of the baby plaque is:

CHRISTINE BERRY

Congratulations! I used random.org, so I hope it really is random! :) Please e-mail me at jennywhiting@gmail.com to begin discussing your plaque.

Wow, I just really wish I could pick everyone! I WISH I had the time and resources to make a free gift for EACH one of you that entered the contest. I would love to! Thank-you again for your interest.

As a special deal to anyone that entered the contest, if you would like to place an order, I can offer the following discount: $5 off any order of $20 or more if you order by April 20. Again, just e-mail me if you want to discuss an order.

FYI:

A finished family plaque (7.5 x 24'') is $25; the vinyl only is $7.

A finished baby plaque (7x7) is $14; the vinyl only is $4.

Family Name on the wall

Pictured below is the first piece of vinyl I ever put up in my home! I ordered this a few years ago, and I have loved having it. In beige vinyl was our last name and over it in black was "Home is where our story begins". We always had lots of compliments on it.
I recently took this vinyl off as we are preparing to sell our house and I wanted to both de-personalize things as well as put a fresh coat of paint on. I'm happy to report that it was a cinch to take off and the vinyl left no marks at all on the wall. I also took off the vinyl pictured below (my kids' names) which I had cut myself, and it was also equally easy. So, while I can't make any guarantees, my personal experience thus far is that vinyl comes easily off the wall without any damage to the paint or wall.

Flashcard Font

I have a cute flashcard font that I used to put my kids' names on the wall in their bedroom. Here are some pictures:

This next picture is fuzzy, but you can see how his name was over his bed.

It's a fun way to decorate.

Customized Gift

A lady that stopped by my craft booth in the fall in Virginia contacted me to design a customized gift for a close friend that was retiring from teaching. She had me make this sign with the quote, "Call Dr. Redwine" which she explained came from a book that both she and her friend love. This is a quote they often exchange and she knew it would mean a lot to her friend. This is one of the greatest things about vinyl - making it say whatever you want so that it means something to YOU (or whoever you're giving it to!). I'm quite sure she couldn't have bought this at any store!
We decided to use 2x6 wood so that the sign could stand up on its own. It's 16 inches wide.

Baby Stacker

I did this baby stacker last week for a friend. The nursery has a Van Gogh theme with several paintings like Starry Night hung up and the colors include yellow, blue, orange, and brown. I haven't seen it yet, but I bet it is so cute and fun. You can also wrap a ribbon around these stackers to include more color.

GIVE-AWAY!

This week I'd like to make two examples of personalized boards to use at a craft show this weekend. So I'm going to give TWO lucky folks a free gift. One is a plaque with your family's last name and the year your family was established. The second is one of the baby plaques with the baby's name and birth information. All you need to do is leave a comment with your name below. I will randomly pick winners Wednesday night and get in touch with you to get the information for the boards. Below are pictures of examples, but you'll be able to pick all the details...colors, fonts.

{Disclaimer: I'm sorry to sound cheap, but I can't afford free shipping. So if you win and you live far away (I can deliver in PA and VA), you'll need to agree to pay for shipping. If you'd rather not do that...then, well, don't enter the contest. Sorry!}

Spring blocks

Here are some of the spring blocks that I made last year. I'm working on some more, including Easter ones, this week and I'll post pictures of those later.
1. Spring blocks on 2x4 wood; vinyl- $5; finished-$15 (only fronts are painted and then entire block is stained)

2. April Showers stacker on 2x3 wood, Vinyl-$4; finished-$12

3. Think Spring blocks on 2x3 wood; Vinyl-$5; finished blocks-$20

Happy Valentine's Day!

I haven't had much time the past few weeks to do much vinyl as I've been out of town a lot, but here are some LOVE blocks that I made. I had to leave the pictures of my son in for everyone to see since he's so cute! These blocks are cut from 2x4 wood and are 7 inches high.

Hopefully now I can work on some things for the spring!

Here are a few more signs that I made in December.

Here is a 7x7 plaque with a cute quote that a friend made for Christmas gifts. This is the same size as the baby plaques I made with name and birth info (found in an earlier post).

Family Name Plaques

Here are a few plaques I recently made for a friend that is using them as Christmas gifts for family members. These are 7.5 x 24 inches...$25 finished.

More Christmas blocks

Ho Ho Ho blocks...the blocks are 3.5 x 3.5 inches. The vinyl is $2.00.Here's a slightly different version of the Christmas blocks...the difference is that these ones are not stained and I painted the entire block.
This block is made from 2x4 wood...it is 9 inches long. Gold "JOY" and burgundy "to the world." The vinyl for this size block is $2.00.

The following blocks are cut from 2x6 wood and are each 11 inches long. The vinyl for each of these blocks is $4.

Christmas is Coming!

Here are a few ideas for Christmas, and I hope to have some more soon. If you have an idea or want anything for Christmas, please let me know soon. Dec. 6 is the latest I will take any Christmas orders.
"Christmas" blocks. $5 vinyl; $3 wood (2x3 wood). $18 finished.

"Joy" blocks- $2.00 vinyl; $1.00 wood (2x4 wood); $6 finished. I've also made a photo block here. It would be $1 for the wood for it; $5 finished. You can make this by staining your block, adding patterned paper with mod podge, then use clear photo corners so that pictures can be easily taken on and off, and add ribbon. What a cute (and inexpensive) gift!

Christmas plaque. $4 vinyl; $2.00 wood; $12 finished.

More FHE boards

Here are two more examples of FHE boards. This first one uses the Will & Grace font and flowers for the nametags. The board is painted a chocolate brown and has beige vinyl. The nametags have brown vinyl.
This board uses the papyrus font and is painted white with black vinyl. I think the oval nametags turned out really nice. If you have long names, these ovals would work well.

Here are two more fall items, just in time to get ready for Thanksgiving. Here's a little stacker to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. The bottom block is 2.5 x 10 inches. $3.00 for vinyl.
Here's a fun plaque with several words and phrases associated with the fall season. It is 10 x 10 inches. You can display it in different ways...on an easel or hung with ribbon. I could also cut the vinyl 12 x 12 and you could place it on a tile. $4.00 for 10 x 10 vinyl; $5.00 for 12 x 12 vinyl.

Family Home Evening board

Here is an example of a FHE board. These can be completely customized with your choice of board, font, vinyl color and what words you want on it (ie song, prayer, scripture, lesson, activity, talent, etc.).
For anyone that is local in the Philadelphia area, I'm having a craft night on Thursday, November 6 to make these boards. Please e-mail me for details. A completed board is $26 and the supplies to make your own is $15. (Those prices DON'T include the wooden shapes for your family members' names...you pick your own or 50 cents each for me to do them.)

Here are a few examples from my home of putting vinyl on the wall. In this first one the idea and vinyl came from my friend (and vinyl mentor) Kathy. I even copied her use of the frames!! Thank-you! The frames come from Ikea as unfinished wood with mirrors. You can take out the mirrors, paint them, add ribbon or fabric (I used a staple gun to attach the fabric strips). I think they only cost about $2 at Ikea.
I thought this saying below was perfect for my baby's jungle-themed room. At least we hope he sleeps there!
This quote below is in the Papyrus font (quite popular) and is a nice little reminder for our bedroom.