Glass Blocks

The thing I love most about taking custom orders is hearing all the fun ideas that my customers come up with! Over Christmas I had a friend ask for a special request. She wanted glass blocks with her nieces' names etched on them. But she didn't want any ordinary blocks...She wanted them painted pink, tied with a black ribbon and lit up! What fun!

I wasn't sure how the paint would stick to the glass or how many lights to put in them...this was all new to me. But I think they turned out awesome! The ribbons finish them off nicely too :) I haven't decided whether I'll add these to my Etsy Shop yet or not. I know shipping will be rather pricey since they are quite a heavy item. But they sure are cute :)

Almost Wordless Wednesday - A Happy Accident

Sitting at my computer one day, I looked up and this is what I saw...had to take a photo :)

GIVEAWAY - Last Day To Enter

I wanted to remind everyone to head over to the Blogging Business Artisans' Blog to enter my giveaway!!!

Today is the last day to enter to win these beautiful Personalized Wine Glasses!

The contest ends at 11am CST...so hop on over and enter now!

Good Luck :)

Wine Glass Giveaway!!!

I'm so excited (and honored) to be hosting the first giveaway at the Blogging Business Artisans blog!!! And I'm giving away a great item ~ A Set of 2 Personalized Wine Glasses!

Aren't these perfect for right before Christmas! You can give them as a gift...or keep them for yourself :)

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The giveaway starts today and ends November 21st. To enter, and for all the details, visit the Blogging Business Artisans blog.

Good Luck!!!

This is my favorite post from last week, so I'm linking it up at Artful Rising!!! Come join us!

Fall Wedding Planning

It's that time of year when fall weddings are on our minds! The temperatures are cooling off and it's the perfect time to enjoy an outdoor celebration!

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I recently made some Wood Guest Books that would be perfect for fall and outdoor weddings!

Or any other celebration as well :)

These guest books are made from Real Wood and they are custom engraved any way you like! They can be a guest book, a photo album or a combination of both. I love the kraft pages in these books :)

I have added a Wedding Section to my Etsy Shop and plan to add a lot more too it soon! I have more great ideas for guest books and wedding decor as well!

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This post is for the EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival. Thank you to Rose of RandomCreative for hosting :)

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Update 9/19/2011: This is my favorite post from last week :) And I'm linking it up at Artful Rising! Stop by and check out the fun!!!

Personalized Wedding Gifts

Last weekend we attended the wedding of a friend and coworker. It was such a happen event and I wanted to give them a gift that they would cherish for years to come. Of course I wanted it to be personalized and I wanted to engrave it :)

I first thought of these Wine Bottle Stoppers:

These are great gifts even if the recipients don't drink wine. They can be added to a decorative bottle as well :)

(I just added these to my shop yesterday!!!)

I also wanted to give them something bigger that they could display on their wall. This Engraved Name Frame was perfect!

I hope to add these to my shop soon, but I want to get a frame that I like and can reorder when needed. This frame was from my personal stash :)

Personalized gifts are so personal and special! These will definitely be my go-to wedding gifts from now on...along with my Custom Coasters too!

Custom Is Key

As I mentioned in my Winery Review post, when people found out I could customize my coasters any way they wanted, they were the hit of the show! People love anything they can personalize. Especially for gift-giving! It adds that extra touch to make a gift even more thoughtful and special. My Custom Name Albums have long been my best-selling item. And now that I have my laser engraver, I can customize so much more! Here are two different styles of custom coasters I've added to my shop this week: There can be personalized with any names, words, initials, photos, graphics, etc. you want! And what a great gift they make! Do you offer custom or personalized items in your shop? Give them a try!

Treasury Time

I've been fortunate to be included in a few treasuries lately :) I love seeing all the unique items side by side to create interesting collections! Here are my three most recent...

Etsy Bloggers Team: Strawberries and Cream

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Personally Speaking...

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What Is In a Name

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Party Time

I love making Flip Flop Albums in the winer. Their bright, fun colors always perk up my mood! This album is going to a party! It's a special album made as a guest book and photo album for a 30th birthday party. I enjoyed personalizing the first page for the birthday girl with her name, birthdate and a photo mat :) What perks up your mood in the winter?

For The Boys

Yesterday was all about the girls and today is dedicated to the albums I've been working on for boys!

Alexander's album was made to match his nursery. I was given the name of the paint for the room and asked to match the papers. It's fun going on a hunt for the perfect paper and embellishments for each album!

Trysten's nursery is decorated in Tonka Trucks and I was asked to make his album to match this theme. What fun! The primary colors worked well with all the colors of the trucks!

Okay, this Grandma album obviously isn't for a boy, but it is for the Grandma of a little boy :) This grandma loves to play outside with her grandson and take him fishing. Together with my customer, we decided on a hunter green and brown color combo and lots of fishing embellishments. What a lucky grandma :)

And I can't wait to show you Samuel's album that I'm working on right now! Stay tuned for a post about it soon!

For The Girls

Holiday shopping is in full swing! And I have several custom orders in the works :) I love all the different ideas my customers come up with and I love hearing the back story behind each album :) I get to know who it's for, what they like, how they want their album decorated, etc. I love getting to know my customers during the custom order process!

Today's albums are all about Girls! I just have two for today, but I have two more really cute ones in the works as well!

Alison is a ballerina and asked for a scrapbook for Christmas :) Her mom says she is a very "girly-girl" so pink, pink and more pink would work best!

I just LOVE this album! I love the name more than anything! Zella is a new baby girl born to a friend's cousin. Having a unique name myself, I love when people give their babies special and unique names as well :) Zella's album is a month by month album, so her mom can fill it with photos all year long :)

And don't worry, I didn't leave the boys out! Stop by tomorrow to see the awesome boy albums I have finished!

Two Times The Treasuries

This week we have two beautiful team treasuries! And both have the holidays in mind!

The first is from miesmama with An EtsyBlogger's Holiday

And the second is by me with great Custom and Personalized gift ideas

Click the photos to be taken to the treasuries and see all of the lovely items up close!

Have it YOUR Way!

One of the things I love most about my Custom Name Albums is that they can be personalized in SO many ways! From the spelling of the name to the colors used and even adding a shape in place of a letter. You name it...I can make it happen :)

This particular Sorority Album was made using the girl's favorite colors, not her traditional sorority colors! This got me to thinking that this is probably a hard thing to come by. Most sorority items can be personalized with a name, but the colors always remain the same. It makes me happy to be able to offer one more unique feature with my albums :)