design {etc}

now taking orders for 2012!

2011-11-27T01:33:00.003-06:00

11.27.11 - hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! i am full on orders for Christmas delivery, but i am taking orders on a limited basis for 2012. wishing you all a very blessed Christmas season!

happy thanksgiving!

2011-11-21T09:53:00.000-06:00

happy thanksgiving, everyone! one of my favorite holidays of the year...so many reasons to be thankful! delivered these for the fall open house at red hill gallery and homewares. they have lots of fun, original handmade items...so if you are local, go check them out!

lorton family name canvas...

2011-11-18T09:52:00.000-06:00

isaiah 40:31 canvas...

2011-11-15T09:48:00.002-06:00

a dear friend ordered this for her baseball loving son's room:) he's also a pretty big cubs fan...hope you like, walker t!!!

happy birthday, gia!

2011-11-11T16:24:00.003-06:00

november 2011: i'm back! accepting orders on a very limited basis...will be first come, first serve until my schedule is full through the holidays! thanks so much to all of you for sticking around during my time off...that sweet baby boy is already 6 months old and we are loving every second of him...such a joy!

gia's mommy ordered this to use on the door for her birthday party and then it will be at home on her bedroom door afterwards:)

oldies, but goodies...

2011-08-28T23:46:00.001-05:00

these were my final two block orders...maybe someday i'll be able to offer them again, but for now they are still no longer available:(

"sweet" birthday banner...

2011-08-24T23:40:00.000-05:00

my dear friend asked me to make a birthday banner for her boys "sweet shoppe" birthday party...love how it turned out and the party was precious!!! just like her boys;) love y'all!

teacher gifts...

2011-08-22T07:45:00.000-05:00

still playing catch up! these were end of the year teacher's gifts (back in may!) that i did for my little boy's preschool teachers. such precious ladies that invested so much into my sweet boy...he loved them! just a little token to show our appreciation:)

box frames x3...

2011-08-02T17:32:00.000-05:00

a sweet customer ordered these...one for each of her kiddos rooms. love the lyrics and quotes she chose...so fun!

ephesians 3:20 canvas...

2011-07-26T17:31:00.000-05:00

blocks for baby isaiah...

2011-07-22T15:08:00.000-05:00

blocks for abbott...

2011-07-19T15:06:00.000-05:00

owl canvas: girl version:)

2011-07-15T15:05:00.001-05:00

so i did the boy version of this canvas awhile back, and had a request for the girl version:) giclee prints are also available of this canvas and can be customized with any lettering you'd like. email me for more info!

ribbon wreath...

2011-07-12T15:04:00.000-05:00

ultrasound frames...

2011-07-08T15:03:00.000-05:00

grandparent-to-be frame...

2011-07-05T15:02:00.000-05:00

stavnes canvas...

2011-07-01T15:01:00.000-05:00

art gallery canvas...

2011-06-28T15:00:00.001-05:00

for sweet whit to display all his beautiful artwork:)

"if you live to be a hundred" canvas...

2011-06-24T14:59:00.001-05:00

james 1:17 script canvas...

2011-06-21T14:59:00.001-05:00

fun to do this verse in a different look...love how it turned out!

box frame for whit...

2011-06-17T14:57:00.000-05:00

my dear friend asked me to make this frame for her sweet baby boy's nursery

she posted this pic on facebook and said this: "A treasure made by my dear friends Elaine and Warren! I love it, I love them! These are the lyrics to a song I listen to with my whit. He is my little light:)" such an honor to be a part of something that means so much to you and your sweet boy...love you, plunk!

koen canvas...

2011-06-15T14:54:00.000-05:00

black canvas with white lettering...

these days...

2011-06-05T18:23:00.002-05:00

meant to post these earlier! these three have been keeping my days (and nights!) very full;) we are adjusting, but whew! real live three ring circus! and blessed:)

have lots of pre-baby orders ready to post over the coming weeks. will keep you posted on when i will begin taking orders again. hope everyone has a wonderful summer!!!

blessing ring for rachel...

2011-06-05T14:53:00.000-05:00

our sweet boy is here!

2011-05-09T13:58:00.000-05:00

introducing our newest little love! wyatt steven...born 4.21.11. 7lbs., 14 oz. of perfection! thanking Jesus for this precious gift...so in love and so blessed! thank you for all of your sweet emails and prayers...means more than you will ever know!

frame for baby elysen...

2011-05-09T13:51:00.000-05:00

shower gift for a sweet baby girl!

razorback frame for baby...

2011-02-06T22:59:00.001-06:00

for a sweet boy with a razorback nursery;)

teacher gifts...

2011-02-04T23:06:00.001-06:00

a sweet friend ordered these to give to her kiddos teachers as Christmas gifts...so fun!

owl canvas for baby reed...

2011-02-02T01:36:00.001-06:00

{without the separate name plaque}

{and with;}

{thought it would be fun to have a name plaque in case they wanted to hang it on the door at the hospital or the front door once they got home...but then to be able to take it off and use as art in the nursery:}

{the super cute bedding my amazing friend, amanda, made! the inspiration patterned fabrics are shower curtains...is that not genius? I would have never thought to even look there!}

we used this canvas on the door for my sweet friend, brittany's baby shower. little reed arrived in october and is SO precious...can't wait to watch you grow, little man!

revelation 21:5 board...

2011-01-30T01:34:00.000-06:00

this is the second board this sweet customer has ordered, and it may be my favorite Bible verse board so far! love to put your ideas into action!

sassy swine canvas!

2011-01-28T01:32:00.000-06:00

{before i added the dimensional goodies...boa, feathers and rhinestones;}

{and after she's all glammed up!}

{nursery fabrics}

a friend asked me to do this canvas as a shower gift from the hostess'. so, SO much fun! love how it turned out;)

frame for ava's daddy:)

2011-01-27T01:31:00.000-06:00

how cute is this frame for ava's daddy? it's the first pink camo i've done, and i love it;) congrats, russ...know you're a wonderful daddy!

ava's verse canvas!

2011-01-26T01:30:00.000-06:00

ava's sweet grandma ordered this for her nursery. congrats to this dear family...know little ava is such a blessing to you all!

diaper wreath for my god child:)

2011-01-25T01:29:00.000-06:00

we used this on the door for grayson's baby shower...back in september...i'm just a little behind;)

blocks for baby grayson:)

2011-01-24T01:27:00.000-06:00

my lifelong bff just had her first baby...sweet grayson. we love you so much, little man and can't wait to watch you grow!

for baby adalynne...

2011-01-23T13:20:00.000-06:00

wreath for baby kate:)

2011-01-23T01:22:00.000-06:00

isn't her nursery precious?! almost as precious as sweet kate:) congrats walker fam...can't wait to meet her!

{big changes in 2011!}

2011-01-17T02:32:00.003-06:00

I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and that your 2011 is off to a great start! Ours were wild and wonderfully exhausting and I am excited to see what God has in store for the new year! I have news...some good, some bad. Here goes...

#1: BLOCKS AND BLESSING RINGS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE:( You may remember my post from November...we are adding baby #3 (it's a BOY!) to our family in a few short months, so in order for me to stay in business, I have streamlined the products I am offering. It was a tough decision to make, but also a totally necessary one for me during this season of my life.

The items listed on the Products page are now the only items available effective for all orders placed after 11.1.10:

FRAMES {various sizes}
VERSE BOARDS {of all kinds}
CANVASES
WREATHS

#2: I AM NO LONGER TAKING ANY NEW ORDERS:( I am officially booked through baby #3's arrival and will be closed temporarily after his big debut, while I adjust to being a mommy of three! I will post when I am open for new orders, so be on the lookout...and thank you so much for understanding!

for sweet baby lincoln...

2011-01-17T01:12:00.004-06:00

sorry this one is sideways;)

for my dear friend sarah's new arrival...who, by the way, has the most precious funky sock monkey nursery you've ever seen:) i'll try to dig up some pics. can't wait to love on you, sweet lincoln!

for baby emery...

2011-01-17T01:11:00.000-06:00

pink zebra frame;)

2011-01-17T01:10:00.001-06:00

love how this one turned out...so fun;)

blocks for baby tessa...

2011-01-17T01:08:00.000-06:00

the cole family...

2011-01-17T01:05:00.000-06:00

blocks for baby rachel...

2011-01-17T00:33:00.004-06:00

nursery inspiration
{photos courtesy of 3 little miracles}

laura ann is precious...she and i met through the blog world this past year and you can follow her amazing journey here...praying for you and your family, sweet friend!

to match a sailboat nursery:)

2011-01-17T00:32:00.000-06:00

new grandbabies wreath...

2010-11-14T21:20:00.000-06:00

the sweetest customer ordered this wreath for her daughters MIL who was about to be a grandma for the first (and second!) time this past summer! she wanted a pink "A" for the granddaughter and then a blue "J" for her to switch out to celebrate the arrival of her grandson! so thoughtful and fun...always love the ideas you guys come up with;)

for a little rockstar...

2010-11-13T21:13:00.000-06:00

frame for baby william...

2010-11-12T19:18:00.000-06:00

baby boy blocks...

2010-11-11T19:16:00.001-06:00

blessing ring for baby patrick...

2010-11-11T19:12:00.002-06:00

a few more NEW announcements:)

2010-11-08T16:46:00.015-06:00

My apologies for my recent blog absence! It has been a wild few months in our household with no signs of slowing down...well, ever, at this point!!! Who can relate?!! And while I have been MIA from the blogosphere, I have still been hard at work on orders...see recent posts and lots more to come before I'm anywhere near caught up! So...just wanted to share a few changes:

#1 - We are expecting baby #3 in the spring and in order to stay in business (and retain a shred of sanity, maybe?!) I am planning to do some streamlining as far as what products I offer. I will no longer be able to fill orders for blocks, blessing rings or wooden wall letters (unless you placed an order for one of these items before Nov. 1st:( I am so very sorry to anyone who may be disappointed, but I just have to cut back to what I can handle and this is what I think will work best. Thank you, once again, for your understanding.

#2 - In light of my previous announcement, I have been checking out some options and am now working with a printer to actually print my verse boards and family name boards on canvas, instead of them being hand lettered on a piece of wood. I am beyond excited about this and and am so impressed with how fabulous the finished product looks...much more professional that my hand lettering, for sure! The canvas' basically look the same...same size (6"x32") and same lettering design...and will actually be fine art archival quality! Distressing can also be added if you'd like and WHITE lettering is now available if that is something you're interested in. See photos below. For all orders placed after Nov. 1st, the canvas prints will be the only option and will be $50 each.

for sweet baby whit...

2010-11-08T16:41:00.002-06:00

blocks and a blessing ring for one of my dear friends newest arrivals...he is an absolute doll baby and we love him to pieces:)

blessing rings for the whole family:)

2010-11-08T16:38:00.003-06:00

this sweet customer ordered blessing rings for her twin baby girls...

her baseball lovin' little boy...

and one for she and her hubby, as well! enjoy your many blessings!

giveaway winner!

2010-11-08T16:33:00.003-06:00

the winner of a giveaway over at 2 little boys ordered these sweet blocks for both of her girls;) congrats, erin...hope you enjoy!

auburn blocks...

2010-11-08T16:25:00.002-06:00

the 6th and final set...whew! the bride is one of my favorite customers and she said everyone loved their blocks...i sure hope so, she put lots of love and thought into each set:)

U of A blocks...

2010-11-08T16:23:00.001-06:00

set 5 of the bridesmaid blocks...

UA vs. UT blocks...

2010-11-08T16:16:00.002-06:00

set 4 of the bridesmaid blocks...for a house divided:)

travel blocks...

2010-11-08T16:13:00.001-06:00

set 3 of the bridesmaid blocks;)

NYC blocks...

2010-11-08T16:03:00.001-06:00

set 2 of bridesmaid blocks...

OU blocks...

2010-11-08T15:51:00.002-06:00

set 1 of the bridesmaids blocks...

bridesmaid blocks...

2010-08-18T15:46:00.002-05:00

so a sweet bride ordered 6 sets of blocks as gifts for her bridesmaids back in june! here are 5 of the 6 sets...more detailed photos to come! this order kept me busy all by itself;)

diaper wreath for my newest nephew;)

2010-08-16T01:46:00.000-05:00

welcome baby c...we love you!

ephesians 3:20 board...

2010-08-09T13:33:00.001-05:00

one of my favorite customers ordered this board as a gift for her nephew's christening...so sweet!

a couple of announcements...

2010-08-04T18:11:00.004-05:00

#1: I am officially booked through the end of the year! Which, to me, is totally bittersweet. Exciting that business is good, but sad that I am not able to take on each and every order that comes my way. I absolutely hate having to turn people away, but I also have to be realistic about what I can handle while striving to be the wife and mom that God wants me to be and fulfill my other obligations in life.

#2: A policy change effective as of August 1st...all orders must be paid for at the time you place your order. The preferred method of payment is through PayPal (I can email you a PayPal invoice), but checks are also accepted. You will not receive a ship date until I have received payment.

Hoping to have a new and improved look very soon...it's in the works! As well as a more functional site that will make things a little more clear:) This poor site has not had a makeover since I began this adventure two years ago, not knowing if it would ever get off the ground...so it's long overdue! Thanks so much for your patience. I am so blessed to have the most wonderful customers;)

art gallery board...

2010-07-30T00:46:00.003-05:00

saw this quote and loved it so much that i decided to put it on a board with some clips to display my little artists' masterpieces;) he's so proud of his gallery and i'm so glad to declutter the fridge a little...it's a win-win!

*fyi...if you'd like to order a board like this, i did want to let you know that i do not have anymore of the black clips. found those in the $1 bins at target and now they're out...boo. the only clips i can find now are silver to match the lettering. if anyone knows where i can find other colors, please email me or leave a comment!

baby girl's canvas...

2010-07-23T01:27:00.006-05:00

guess what, y'all?!!

i turned 8 months old last month and my momma finally finished my canvas!

hey, at least it happened before her 1st birthday;)

wedding season...

2010-07-22T01:26:00.001-05:00

more wedding gifts!

wedding gift frame...

2010-07-20T01:23:00.003-05:00

for one of my sweet pledge sisters;) congrats to the new mr. & mrs. bingham!

teacher gifts...

2010-07-05T08:54:00.000-05:00

hope everyone had a wonderful fourth of july weekend! i am so grateful for our soldiers, past and present, and their families who sacrifice so much so that we can live in this great country and enjoy our many freedoms!

so i am way behind on posting...here are will's teacher gifts from about a month ago;) they are done on 8x10 canvases.

wreath for audrey's arrival...

2010-07-05T08:53:00.002-05:00

keegan's parents just had a baby girl...sweet audrey! after all the chaos surrounding keegan's birth, she got to plan ahead a little and have a "luxury" item (as she called it!) for their hospital door. so exciting and so fun! in her words: "we absolutely had the best looking door in the whole hospital!" yay!

donor angel frame...

2010-06-21T20:51:00.007-05:00

can i just say that my clients are such a blessing to me?! many of you have amazing stories and testimonies and i am so honored to be a part of your story in some small way. this frame is for a little boy named keegan, who had a heart transplant when he was only days old. you can read keegan's story here: http://keeganh.blogspot.com. his mommy ordered this for his room to use for a photo of his donor angel...is that not the most precious way to commemorate such a miraculous gift?

blocks for baby liam...

2010-06-21T20:48:00.002-05:00

a sweet mommy ordered these for her baby boy to be...his nursery's done in fun fabrics...aqua, lime and brown. so cute!

blessing ring...

2010-06-17T23:19:00.000-05:00

family name board...

2010-06-16T23:18:00.000-05:00

teacher gift...

2010-06-14T23:11:00.001-05:00

this customer ordered this board for a special teacher who has gone above and beyond by teaching and investing in her daughter's life in amazing ways. what a neat way to show their appreciation.

wedding and anniversary gifts...

2010-06-12T23:09:00.000-05:00

monogrammed blessing ring...

2010-06-11T23:08:00.000-05:00

a sweet girl who just happened to be from my hubby's hometown ordered this blessing ring...small world!

happy belated mother's day;)

2010-06-09T23:04:00.002-05:00

ok, y'all. sorry i'm so terribly behind on posting. you know how it is...there just aren't enough hours in the day!!! anyway, a friend ordered this frame as a mother's day gift for her mom. it's hard to tell from this pic, but the distressing is in gold and brown.

old friends...

2010-05-26T14:03:00.005-05:00

a sweet customer ordered 3 of these frames...one for herself and two for dear friends. all are celebrating a milestone birthday soon...what fun gifts! couldn't resist using this photo of me (far right squeezing the mess out of my cabbage patch, clarissa;) and two of my besties since kindergarten. there's nothing like friendships that have been going strong for 25+ years!

blocks for baby reece...

2010-05-15T00:46:00.000-05:00

for soon-to-be newlyweds;)

2010-05-13T01:57:00.002-05:00

this sweet customer is getting married next month and ordered these with her future last name for their new home together!

it's a block giveaway!

2010-05-03T15:27:00.003-05:00

hop on over to

and check out this giveaway...three initial blocks!

and don't forget to enter for a chance to win while you're there;)

{http://2littleboysreviewsngiveaways.blogspot.com}

razorback blocks...

2010-04-21T00:08:00.003-05:00

love what this sweet customer came up with for the four sides of these blocks...so fun!

another poppy & me...

2010-04-16T11:17:00.000-05:00

this one's becoming a popular request! this was ordered as a father's day gift! by someone way more on top of things than i am;)

custom door canvases...

2010-04-14T11:07:00.000-05:00

another fave customer ordered these signs for her kiddos bedroom doors...

for her boys who share a room...

{pbk bedding}

and for her baby girl;)

{pbk bedding}

monogrammed sibling frames...

2010-04-12T11:05:00.000-05:00

one of my favorite customers ordered these for photos of her sweet babies;)

a frame for the rawls family...

2010-04-09T11:03:00.000-05:00

amelia's frame...

2010-04-05T11:25:00.000-05:00

for miss amelia...

2010-03-29T22:59:00.000-05:00

a gift for a lifelong friend who is weeks away from welcoming sweet baby amelia into this world...she is going to be one blessed baby girl!

bennett board...

2010-03-29T22:57:00.000-05:00

for the bennett fam...done in brown and gold

bright & cheery...

2010-03-27T22:55:00.000-05:00

for a baby shower to welcome baby e;)

fun new font...

2010-03-25T10:45:00.003-05:00

i have a fun new font for blocks:) am hoping this blog will get a total overhaul/makeover sometime in the next couple of months...it's on my to-do list, anyway! know it needs a lot of help. in the meantime, just ask me about font options if you are placing a block order!

generic blessing ring...

2010-03-19T01:14:00.001-05:00

a friend ordered this for a door prize at her church's women's retreat. love her idea of doing something generic on the tag, so that it works for any recipient:)

for the new harvey family;)

2010-03-16T01:12:00.000-05:00

custom ultrasound frame...

2010-03-16T01:08:00.000-05:00

this sweet customer had the idea to add the border from the quilt to the frame to tie it all together...love how it turned out;)

diaper wreath for baby isaac...

2010-03-13T01:06:00.000-06:00

we can't wait for our newest nephew to arrive...a little something to match is "wild" jungle nursery. more isaac goodies to come;)

family name board...

2010-03-13T01:04:00.001-06:00

a "loaded" blessing ring;)

2010-03-11T00:45:00.004-06:00

finally...know some of you will be happy to see this...a blessing ring with actual blessings on it! you guys are keeping me so busy with orders, i don't have time to do any of this stuff for my own family;) you can also string your notes, etc and place them in between the ribbons as well...really just depends on how many blessings you are trying to squeeze on there! a sweet friend of mine ordered this one as a gift for a friend who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. though she is still undergoing chemo, the latest tests show that she is now leukemia free...PTL! know she is blessed by you and your friendship, kendall! if any of you have "loaded" your blessing ring, i'd love for you to email me photos!

ps - sorry for my blog absence of late. remember how i said i was going to get caught up over valentines weekend? well, not so much. we all four got the stomach virus instead. lovely. and i've been even further behind ever since. lots more posts to come!

for the collier fam...

2010-03-11T00:44:00.000-06:00

blessing rings for baby e and baby m...

2010-03-11T00:42:00.001-06:00