ETSY shop launch!

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I've been debating it for a LONG TIME....but after a little nudge from the other LB at The Elephant's Trunk, I decided it was time to bite the Etsy bullet and open my shop for my vinyl lettering. Im so thankful to Lauren and her help, she is truly becoming a dear friend and I know our budding friendship is one I will cherish. You have to check her out. She's got an Etsy shop as well and you can peek at it here. I have about 5 things I could order right this instant! 

Anyway, my shop is up and running, and I'm in the process of adding more and more things to the selection. I am working on TWO custom orders right now, and I'm just kicking myself for not doing this sooner! I'm having a blast and connecting with other Etsy girls who have such talent. It's absolutely mind boggling to see what people can do with a needle and thread, a canvas and a brush, beads and metal, etc. Unreal I tell ya!  

Do you have an Etsy shop? I would LOVE for you to leave a comment and tell Sara and I what it is! Since being a shop owner is obviously new to me...I'm totally into checking out the shops of people we have connected with through BADD. Later I'll be posting some of my favorite shops from Etsy, and it just might be yours!

Kittens and Gumdrops can be found by click this handy little link.

Hope you all have a hip happenin Tuesday!

Kitchen Jar Labels

I have a confession. I have a secret love affair with labeling stuff. However, that does NOT mean that I'm organized in any way shape or form. That would me my Mr.'s forte. When we unpacked our stuff from Hawaii, I found at least FOUR label makers. Yes you read four. Obsessed much? Maybe. At least I know that I can misplace 3 and still have the power to label it up...if I could organize myself enough to have stuff to properly label...HA! 

Rewind to just a few months ago, before Sara had her Silhouette and when her flour and sugar jars were naked. She asked me if I would kindly label her jars using one of her fave fonts with my commercial vinyl machine. Ever since, these babies have been popping up in the kitchens of those I love. 

This particular image is from my cousin's kitchen in Arizona...her house is TO DIE FOR! I could blog about it for at least a week...

Cute right? My cousin purchased these jars at Wally World, and turned them into something very "Un Wally." Just a quick inexpensive spruce up of a basic glass jar made her little dry ingredient section of her counter just that much more "her."

Here's a close up..

What's up with your flour and sugar jars? Are they naked and kinda boring? If you don't have a way to cut vinyl, I'd be happy to send you some! Just e-mail me and we can make the jars in your kitchen feel happy and loved :)

Shabby Glam Sign...

I found some curtains for my daughter's room at IKEA, and I've been slowly piecing her room together using those as my inspiration. I have an idea that I got from Char at Crap I've made that involves wood shutters. I made this sign SPECIFICALLY to be hung with the shutters once they are finished. I found them on Craigslist and am going to pick them up tomorrow! Talk about stoked. I can't wait to show you all the final product!!

To make my "shabby glam" sign I purchased a 16x20 canvas from Hobby Lobby, then painted it one of the colors that is in the curtains.

Here's your plain white canvas..

Paint please? I chose this color..

I really wanted to spray paint this to save time...oh well..

Most of you bloggies have worked with vinyl, have a machine that cuts it, etc. So I will save you time and won't bore you with the tutorial on how to cut/transfer/apply vinyl lettering :)

My next step was to apply the vinyl I designed and cut out to my dried canvas and glue on some "bling." I love it.  

Here's the end result with the curtains next to it..

It's feels soooo good to have this room coming together. I love having an idea in my head and actually seeing it come to life. Now on to the shutters...... ;-)

We linked up at Whipperberry's Friday Flair! #38 :)

Here too!

Linked at Flamingo Toes' Think Pink!