Christmas Ornaments 2013

One item I sold a lot of during the 2013 holiday rush was Wooden Photo Ornaments. These have continued to do well since I first introduced them and I absolutely love making them. All holiday season my inbox gets filled with adorable babies and fun family photos. I've broken down the photos into 4 categories so the slide shows don't get too long. I hope you enjoy :)

Baby Ornaments

What's better than a smiling baby :) I have so much fun engraving their beautiful faces!

Memorial Ornaments

I plan on adding a new group of ornaments for 2014. I had several requests for memorial ornaments and I am honored each time I get to make such a special item for someone. This year I had two women have me engrave ornaments for their brothers who had passed way. While this was very difficult, it was also very rewarding. I'm glad I can provide this service.

Pet Ornaments

It might be a toss up between cute babies and cute pets :) I did several more pets, but cannot find the files...ugh. But these are some of the best.

Couples, Families and a House

These ornaments are popular for wedding photos and family photos. And I even got to engrave a couple's first home this year. I love how it turned out and plan on adding this ornament option to my shop as well.

Which is your favorite?

Put a Ring on It

Thanks to a suggestion from a bloggy friend, Ayla, I recently added my first ring to my shop. Of course I couldn't stop there as my wheels were turning for several other ring ideas! So far I've made 9 different rings...and have a few ideas for more. I've listed a few in the shop so far and will continue to add 1 or 2 per day til they're all listed.

I'm trying a new slideshow program...what do you think?

What is your favorite ring?

Have ideas for others...I'd love to hear them!

New Cuff Link Designs

Yesterday I showed a sneak peek of one of my new cuff link designs. I've been on a creative spree lately and came up with several new cuff links! I have a personalized option and lots of new premade options as well. I've slowly been adding them to my shop...a couple each day.

I put together a little slideshow with all my new designs...enjoy :)

I've also been working on new ring and earring designs, so look for those in My Shop too!

One Year With My Laser

One year ago today, my amazing, life-changing laser engraver was delivered! I can't believe it's really been a year, but after looking back at all the amazing things I've made I can see how wonderful of an investment this was! This little machine really made the dream of owning my own business and working full-time from home a real possibility! 2012 is my year to prove to myself that I can do this! My main goal for the year is to get all of our finances in line for me to run Memories for Life full-time!

I thought it would be fun to look back on the last year at some of the projects I made. Some made it to my shop, some were just for fun, some need more work and some are still to be added! Have fun watching my slideshow :)

What was your biggest event in 2011? What are your big plans/goals for 2012?

New Earring Cards

Over the weekend I started listing new earring cards in my Etsy Shop. These have done really well and people love that I can customize them in so many different ways! I can use different colors, different fonts, etc. Here is my latest group:

Personalize your own free digital slideshow

I decided to list these as files instead of taking 5 pictures of each earring card. I would love to hear thoughts on whether this looks okay. Photos can be so time consuming and white on white is hard to photograph! When I do samples for people, I always give them a digital sample like what is in the listing. Please let me know what you think of the new listings.

Here is an example of a new card in my shop:

Real Wood Greeting Cards

I am so excited to finally get these super cute cards listed in my Etsy Shop!!! I've been working on them for a while now and am so happy with how they turned out!

Create your own free slideshow design

I've been making these for everyone I know and am so excited to offer them in custom options in my shop! Add your own personal message to each one :) These are all 1/8" thick so they really make a statement! And after the celebration...they can be put on display!

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Look for them in my shop...I'll be listing all week long :)

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Edited to say: I just listed three of these yesterday and I've already sold two!!!!! Time to relist!

3-Day Weekend

I just got back from a nice 3-day weekend off work!!! I also took a little bloggy break and mostly computer break. (Had to check the shop, of course)

Wanna see what I've been up to :)

Make a picture slideshow

We spent almost the whole three days on the river! The river is one of the only places I've found where I can completely relax :) I'm not thinking about other things I should be doing. I'm not thinking about getting home. I'm not thinking about the computer. I'm just relaxing :) I can enjoy myself without 50 other things going through my head! I have a hard time doing that sometimes, but I can always relax on the river :)

What do you do to relax?

My Baby is 5

My baby turns 5 today!!! Yes, my furbaby Harley :)

I put together a little slideshow for you to see him getting cuter by the year :)

This free picture slideshow made with Smilebox

Seasonal Baby Album

I was recently asked to make one of my Baby Boy Calendar Albums in a seasonal theme. The mother wanted each month's page to match the month's activities/season...what a cute idea! Here is what I came up with...

Free slideshow design generated with Smilebox

Questions: Do you think these would be a good item to add to my shop? Or stick with my regular Calendar Albums? Do you think people would buy them for regular albums and not just baby albums? Thanks for your comments :)

Girls Rock!

I've been making several girly Custom Name Albums lately! I love how each one is so different! Each one has its own personality, its own style and will go to its own happy little girl :)

Personalize your own picture slideshow

The Latest

The girls at work have been keeping me quite busy lately :) They started out buying gifts...and ended up wanting some for themselves! Here's the latest...

This digital slideshow personalized with Smilebox

Rockin' Baby Album

I got my Rock 'n Roll Baby Album finished this week! It turned out so fun!!! I can't wait to give it to my friend to use for her baby contest!!!

Free photo slideshow generated with Smilebox

I also used a new program for my slideshows and think it turned out great! I always had a hard time with photobucket not letting me add text to posts with slideshows, so I was happy when this one did :)

Flip Flops on Parade

I love making these slide shows and can't believe how longs it's been since I created a new one! I just love seeing pictures of these bright and cheery flip flop albums and the frame just goes so well with them!

All of these Flip Flop Albums can be found in my Etsy Shop. The Butterfly Album is the newest addition :)

(Note...I still can't figure out how to add a slideshow to an existing post...so see the show in the post below.)

Beat the Heat-Scrapbook Style

August 1st! Can you believe it! This summer has just flown by! I thought I'd celebrate by showing you several of my flip flop albums. Some are albums made as gifts, some are already sold, some are still in store, and others are waiting to be made into albums. Albums Still in Store: *Graduation Album *Love Themed Album *Custom Guest Book Album-Black or White *Mickey Mouse Album And I have over 50 pair of flip flops waiting to be made into albums!!! If you are looking for something special, just let me know :) I'd love to make an album for you!!!