Custom Albums in All Shapes & Sizes

I've been having a lot of fun with my Custom Name Albums lately! I love how each one is so unique and special :) I realized the other day that I haven't shown any of my new albums and I've made quite a few lately!

I recently had a friend ask me about using my name albums for a fundraiser. Her son is in a karate school and the tournaments they participate in can be expensive. They are always looking for new and different ideas for fundraising and she thought my albums would be great for parents as well as other family members! The book is made in the colors of the school and I create each embellishment for the book myself (as finding karate stickers was harder than I thought it would be!)

I also got to create a fun puppy book! This book was for one of my mom's coworkers. She chose lots of fun colors that I paired with puppy print papers. She has bought several of my books for gifts and was so happy she got to keep one for herself :)

I also got to create a Double Name Album. As I've mentioned before, these are a lot of work, but the final result is worth every minute of work put into them! I love to see them completed as they make such a statement with their large size!

 I have one more custom album to finish for a local order...and then it's time to stock back up on Premade Word Albums!

New York City - In Zebra Fashion :)

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the largest album I'd made to date and mentioned that I was working on a fun zebra print album as well. I got it done and mailed off last week and I LOVE how it turned out! The patterns and colors are so fun!

I actually got to make two of them for a set of 11 year old girls who get to travel to New York City!

At the same time I was working on another large album. This album was purchased for a business owner by a friend. She wanted the album to reflect her friend's business and its colors. The business owner makes little girls' clothes and I love the colors she uses!

These larger albums are quite a bit more work than my smaller albums, but when they start to come together...they really make it worth the work! The impact these larger albums have is so cool!

What have you been working on lately?

A Handmade Christmas

This year for Christmas, I wanted to make as many of the gifts as I could. I had special ideas for all the girls on Jesse's side of the family and I love how each one turned out! I just wish I would have remembered to take photos of the recipients with their gifts! But luckily I did remember to take pictures before I gave them :)

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Jesse's mom recently purchased a home! She had the fun idea to name her new place "The Hen House"...I love it! So I made her a sign that is perfect for her new home :)

I cut it out of wood with my laser and made the wing a separate piece. I painted the wing orange (to match her kitchen!) and engraved the words on the wing. I then glued it together and added a hanger on the back. She loved it!

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For Jesse's sister-in-law, I made a large 8x10 picture frame with all their names on it. I put their last name on the top and all of their first names along the bottom. This frame matches their other home decor perfectly, so she loved it :)

For Jesse's other sister-in-law I made a super cute Double Name Album! Of course I had a lot of fun making this one since it's in my favorite colors :)

I did a mix of fun/summer/party pages as well as couple/love pages. It turned out great and of course, she loved it :)

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Did you make any handmade gifts this year? Tell me all about them!

RogueRiver Album

I finished a really fun album over the weekend and got it delivered yesterday! The customer was so excited about the album and loved how it turned out! Here is my latest Double Name/Word Album:

I love the idea they came up with to make the R a full 11.5" tall and the rest of the letters stacked...so fun!

I'll be adding this option to my shop this week. I have one Double Name/Word Album already listed, but I thought I'd add a second one to show more options. I still hope to add a guest book option with these double albums as well. I have one about 1/2 way done, but haven't gotten a chance to finish it. I'll be sure to blog about it when I get it done :)