August 19, 2015 By 1 Comment

What A Day

All the kids were out of the house today which meant I accomplished a massive to-do list.  Orders and emails and all those little things which just pile up and a Target trip solo…which was like a slice of heaven even if I was purchasing things like dishwasher tablets…and the scheduling of 5000 appointments for our littlest.  Maybe not 5000, but it sure does feel like it.  Foster care is crazy amazing, but equally crazy exhausting trying to keep up with everything…it semi consumes us…and makes us lose our mind when all the working parts of foster care are just not working quite right…so many moving parts.  It’s a process for sure.  We’re learning patience and passion.  We’re learning when to listen and when to fight.  We’re learning what we already knew…that family is worth fighting for.  It’s been a day.  I need a cookie 🙂

We’ve only been in this foster care gig for just shy of a year so far…I kind of can’t believe it’s already been that long…and I’m still learning so many, many things.  I did want to share a little foster care tip today though.  We always choose to celebrate our littlest parents’ on their special days.  I know this isn’t always an option for everyone, but it is for us, so it works great.  We made a special canvas for her mom on Mother’s day along with some yummy chocolate and a card.

 And for Father’s Day we made her dad the sweetest Chatbook of all the pictures of his little girl in the time she’s been with us.  This is my new favorite gift.  Chatbooks are crazy, crazy easy to put together (computer or app…I used the app on my phone), really reasonably priced and he loved it.  Her mom just gushed about it and her birthday is coming up soon, so I ordered her a new one today.  I’m thankful for pictures to document this time with her not only for us, but for her parents too.  I try and always think about how I would feel to be on the flip side of this situation and how desperately I would want to be included in my kids’ life and see what all I was missing.

Check out Chatbooks and use my code to get your first book free.

And here’s some recent work.  I am open for orders so if you would like to place an order send me a message HERE.

Name pillows

10×10 canvases

6×6 canvas

 Hope you guys had a great day…possibly quite productive too 🙂

Happy Wednesday!

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October 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Lovely Color

More and more orders are heading out each week.  Last week there wasn’t much work going on with fall break in full swing, so thank you for your patience.  It feels good to be back at it this week and I am just so thankful to God for the opportunities He gives me to create, work and help provide for our family and to give.  I never want to take for granted that He is the one who has equipped me with creativeness and the opportunity to share it with others.  He is so good.

More name pillows headed out.  When customers order these they give me the name and a color scheme preference and I do the rest.  I love picking and choosing and pairing all the fabrics and lovely colors…my favorite part about the entire process.

A sweet little airplane shirt for my friends little boy.  I love when friends and family want me to create special things for their kiddos or homes.  These are easily my favorite kind of orders.

An all pink text key fob order.  You guys…too much fun with this one.  Loved picking out the variety of pink fabrics..the verse…the story behind it all which the customer chose to share with me…the whole thing was just a privilege to be apart of.

And lastly these two 4×12 Isaiah 46:4 canvases I actually just finished up today.  “I have made you.  I will carry you.  I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”  Yes!  Such promise and such hope.  And clearly I never tire of an insane amount of color.

Thank you always for your orders.  It’s an honor and a privilege and thank you for trusting me with creating something special and unique.  Please know I am deeply humbled and always grateful.

Enjoy your afternoon.

Happy Tuesday!

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August 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Loving What I Do

It’s an honor and privilege to love my job.  I do not take it for granted at all.  I absolutely love what I do.  I know this is exactly what I am suppose to be doing…and so much more.  This week and last have been busy ones getting orders completed and shipped out and delivered.  Thank you!  Thank you for ordering.  Thank you for trusting me with custom orders for yourself, your home, your children, friends and family.  Thank you for allowing me to create on your behalf.  I promise I create them with joyful hands and a grateful heart.  Such a privilege.  Your orders and kind words mean the world to me.  Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

These goodies are headed out to all over, plus some Tennessee love in there 🙂

Key fobs.

Name pillows.

Tooth pillow. (I typically do not make these anymore, but this was a local friends’ request)

8×8 Apple canvas.

100 flag mini bunting.

Onesie love…a gift…for a new sweet little chubby baby!

Please please please know how thankful I am for every order and all you wonderfully kind people who even read my tiny piece of the inter webs.  You amaze me and encourage me and I am so crazy crazy grateful.

Happy Wednesday!

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July 1, 2014 By 1 Comment

Order Love

Hi!  I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday.  Just wanted to drop in and say thank you to all you wonderful customers out there who continue to place custom orders with me.  Summer has definitely slowed my production time down a bit, but I promise I am still working 🙂  Thank you for your patience.  I’m so thankful for your orders and your inquiries and that you stop by to read my tiny maniac piece of the inter webs.  I deeply appreciate it.

Here are some recent custom orders.

12×12 Friendship canvas.  Thanks so much Tammy!  Kirsten hope you love it and know Tammy picked out all the details just for you.

And name pillows.  Thanks so much ladies for your orders…hope these adorn those little beds in just the right fun way.

If you are interested in placing an order, just send me a message by going HERE or using the Contact Laura button at the top.  If you do not hear back from me within a few days, please know this means I did not receive your email for whatever reason.  I reply to all emails.  Also check out the Pricing & Info button as the top as well for additional ordering information.

Have a great rest of the day.

Happy Tuesday!

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