Boring to Blingish

I have had my laptop for a little while & never really had any complaints about it. But after going to my friends house & seeing her laptop with her fancy swirly designs, I knew I needed to upgrade.

I started playing with some wall designs I have made & shrinking them down to "Laptop" size. There was one design in particular that I really liked so I knew instantly it was "the one... for now.

I wouldn't call it bling, since it doesn't actually sparkle... but it is definitely blingish. I used the removable wall vinyl so I could easily peel it off if I needed to.

I posted it in my Etsy shop as a wall decal & a laptop decal so if you like it, you can have it too. If you decide to purchase one from my Etsy shop, mention this blog & receive 10% off.

Personalize This

My favorite decals to work on are custom requests... I love when someone comes to me with a thought & finishes with, "can this be done?" That question trigers all sorts of ideas & excitement for both me & the client. :)

Today I was asked for wall decals for a brother & sister team. The brother does karate & the sister does ballet. Mom wanted something different for each, yet similar enough that they couldn't fuss that one had something better than the other.

And the end result...

{Inspire Me} Hair Haiku

One of my faithful blog followers recently entered a haiku contest on another blog. Me, being a person with extremely curly hair felt the compassion in the haiku she wrote... almost as if she had written it to me, for me, about me. (This is such a romantic tale)

Regardless if she really did have any thoughts of me when writing it, it definitely inspired me. As a good friend & faithful reader, I couldn't resist to turn her haiku into a decal for her...

One of my favorite things about making decals is that you can truly turn any idea into a personal work of art. Ideas always pop in my head for new designs, I am glad I have such great friends (& blog followers) that allow me to put my ideas in their homes... if I had to put all the decal ideas I have up in my own home, it would like like a giant word search puzzle.

Thank you Naturally Clueless for sharing your beautiful haiku with us.

Mobile Advertising

Last week I decided to put my logo & website address on the back window of my car. Since then I had several people (in parking lots) ask me about my business. It has been a great "start conversation" tool to promote my blog & business. And like so many other things, it got me thinking...

Since joining the blogging community, I have come across so many great work at home moms (WAHM), parenting bloggers, bloggers who share their cooking skills, crafty bloggers & so many other amazing bloggers. One thing I have learned is that everyone supports each other in the blogging community & that's what makes it work.

For my fellow bloggers, I want to share what I do, to help you do what you do. I make decals, which could help you to advertise what you do. If you would like a custom decal made for your vehicle to advertise your blog (or other site), I would love to help you out. Vehicle decals are now available for only $5 a line (3" x 22"). Large logos (like mine) can also be made to request.

{Customer Photos} Owl Nursery

Last year I made this cute owl sitting on a branch for a mom-to-be. I was so excited to see the photo of the finished product up in the nursery & even more excited to see she blogged about it.

That's My Name... Can't Wear it Out!

I just love personalizing things. There is something about adding a name to things that gives it that extra special touch. I found this great light green, metal bucket at Hobby Lobby that matched Mya's crib bedding (the material I used to sew her crib bedding came from Hobby Lobby as well).



I used a decal of her name that I made earlier & added it to the bucket...

Where else do you think would be a good place to put her name?

Leave a comment and you will be entered to win a set of 5 name decals (6" - 8" long each). This giveaway will run through the end of July. Want to earn an extra entry? Follow me as a devoted reader (& let me know in the comment section) & you will receive 1 additional entry.