Moose on the Loose!

I've been meaning to post photos of Sam's birth announcement canvas! I love how the moose turned out with the sweet colors, which match his bedding. Such a monkey now I'm sure, but the moose is fitting too:) I didn't know about the "moose song" until after I gave the canvas to his Momma. She graciously agreed to email me the lyrics, which made us both laugh. Hope you enjoy as much as Sam does:

There was a great big Moose, who liked to drink a lot of juice.

Singing oh way oh way. Oh way oh way oh way eeh oh.

The Moose's name was Fred. He liked to drink his juice in bed.

Singing oh way oh way. Oh way oh way oh way eeh oh.

He drank his juice with care. But still he spilled some on his hair.

Singing oh way oh way. Oh way oh way oh way eeh oh.

Now there's a moose, full of juice, on the loooooose.

Singing oh way oh way. Oh way oh way oh way eeh oh.

Funky Safari

Here's a fun birth announcement canvas I recently created. And, you should know by now... I love the colors! Bright and happy and fun! No need for baby blue and pastels for this little fellow! He's already got an adventurous spirit, thanks to his mom's (and/or dad's) taste. I matched the design for his canvas to his bedding, which has lots of fun safari animals in greens and blues. I especially like that this piece will still be appropriate for his room as he grows up. I included a few photos to show my "peppered paper" borders, which I adhere to these canvases, so they're ready to hang as is.

I think a pink and green safari scene could be just as much fun as the blue and green... any adventurous baby girls out there? Here are some more samples of birth announcement canvases I've created, and I've got a few more to post soon. These can be ordered through my etsy shop as well. I'm still coming up with some standard designs for boys and girls, but in the meantime I'd love to hear your ideas.

Happy Birthday Emily!!

A birth announcement canvas for sweet Shep! We finally got to meet our little nephew last weekend, and he's the cutest most cuddly little fellow. He's only two months old and so happy and content, even with big sis loving on him all the time! I matched the colors and theme of the canvas to Shepard's bedding and think the lamb is a fun and fitting image for him. I'm working on finishing up some standard boy and girl birth announcement canvases, which I'll just add the personalized info to- more options will be in my shop soon. I think this lamb is a good one to use. I could even change the blue details to pink and it might work for a girl. What do you think?

Of course big sis gets a personalized canvas too! Sydney just had her first ballet recital with more to come I'm sure. I love having the cutest little niece and nephew to create fun canvases for, and happy birthday to the joyful mom today!

Baby Sam

Here's another sample of one of my birth announcement canvases. This one is on display at the Southern Market in Knoxville... another one is coming soon to match little Sam's nursery colors! I'm still trying to figure out my standard images for my baby boy and girl announcement canvases. Boats, trains, lambs... flowers, birds, bears... any ideas? Let me know!

Here's a sample of a girl's birth announcement canvas. Custom orders can be placed in my Etsy shop.

For Baby Isabella's Nursery

One of my best friends from junior high is now a Mommy! That's fifteen years we've been "growing up" together, and I cannot get over her new title. Seems like just yesterday her mom was yelling at us because our shorts were too short, and now she has a little girl of her own! The crazy thing is how normal it all is- the office turned into nursery, the bottles in the kitchen cabinets, the baby gear laying all around, everything just seems to fit like it's always had a place. I guess that's how these things work out, but I just keep wondering how we're going to come up with more space in our kitchen cabinets... one day.

Anyway, I finally got to meet sweet Isabella and give her this canvas to hang in her nursery. I think it will look great on the bright green walls. She's so beautiful and curious, taking everything in all around her! Not even three months, but hopefully she'll like having this when she gets a little older too! I'll be listing these custom canvases in my etsy shop soon... just let me know if you know of any new little ones who would like a Custom Birth Announcement Canvas!