Spring/Summer Additions for Front Door Post

Usually I feel pretty decisive when it comes to crafts and what to select for my craft group. I was stumped for what to offer for the front door post. I thought of flowers and watermelon. Another friend suggested flip flops. Since I couldn't pick one I offered all three. I figure in summer I will swap the watermelon and flip flops half way trough or something. I love them all!!

Baby Gate

This was something a friend of mine asked if my husband could make. We actually had a lot of fun making them. With most crafts my hubs cuts the wood and I draw the shapes/lines on wood, sand and paint and assemble. But this was a two person job. It was fun cutting wood with him, sanding together to save time, and then I would hold the wood pieces in place while he screwed the pieces together. We hadn't ever actually worked on a project together, we usually did our things separate even though we "worked together" on crafts.

The gate turned out great, not perfect, but great. My friend ordered two gates- one for the top and one for the bottle of her stairs. The 2nd one was dang near close to perfection. 

Now we have another friend who saw the gates painted and hung and wants to order one for her home. I love vinyl work- but this is a lot of fun. And breaks up the monotony from the craft stuff we have been doing for the last 3 years. 

Home Blocks

When I decided to make these I had a plan to offer a heart for valentines day and a shamrock, an egg, star, spider- to make it a block set for any holiday and season. But i figure I already offer sooo many crafts like that. And it would be an extra block to keep up with. So this one I made for just the seasons. I have a perfect spot on my entertainment center for it. There's a small shelf that's too narrow to fit anything on. I love where it's located.

Home Sweet Home

I'm always looking for things to decorate around the house with. I also like that it's something I could set out front on my porch. It's a classic statement.

Grandpa Board

I needed something to offer for Fathers Day for my craft night. This is simple, and to the point. Which is how most dads are. :)

Grandma Board

This Moroccan pattern is really popular- I see people putting up as backsplash in their kitchen, I see it on clothes, bags. I really liked this quote but felt it needed to be dressed up. Just the phrase on the board seemed a bit boring. It's a great Mothers Day gift.

End of the Year Teacher Gift Variations

What teacher doesn't need patience?

What is so great about the "this classroom runs on love, laughter, and lots of Starbucks" sign is that it can be totally personalized. It doesn't have to say Starbucks, and it doesn't have to be the colors I used. I really do love when someone can see one of my projects and put a tweek on it to make it their own. 

My sons preschool teacher doesn't drink coffee and she uses play money called star cash as a reward in her classroom. Using star cash instead of Starbucks worked out perfectly.

A teacher ordered a sign for her classroom and wanted it in blue instead of yellow to match the theme in her classroom. 

End of the Year Teacher Gift

A friend of mine asked me if I could make her these signs as end of the year teacher gifts. I quoted her a price and she asked if she got a big enough order if they could get a group discount. And I lot that. It means I have a lot less scrap vinyl to deal with and it really does make it easier to do a bunch of the exact same boards. So I gave her $5 off each board when she told me she had 10 friends each wanting one. Which is fantastic! So I posted it on a local Facebook page and sold 9 more. I was headed to TX and texted my sister since she has a boy in kindergarten and she bought the 20th sign. I have really enjoyed making them. It's my first project using more than 2 colors of vinyl on one piece. They really do make a perfect end of the year teacher gift. I know I see my daughters teacher walking into school every morning with a cup of coffee.