Just wanted to say thank you to all my wonderful customers who have kept me busy this year! I could never have imagined how fast my little business would grow. I love it and I love having this creative outlet! I am not taking any more orders for 2011. I will enjoy the holidays with my family and start up again in 2012. So please come back in January and until then Happy Thanksgiving and the Merriest of Christmases!!

A baby gift for my sweet friend Ashley and her soon to be baby Walker

For the bathroom... Makes me smile every time! This sign measures 2 ft tall and 1 ft wide and can be done in any color combo. It is $40.

I have added some products to help you with your Christmas lists!

These water bottles are great for kids- sports teams, cheerleading squads, dancers, school.

Can be done in any color with any graphic.

I see "blank" things now and all sorts of ideas come to mind about how I could decorate it! My son Jack had his first soccer game today so I made these water bottles for the kids on their team- the Bumblebees. I love how they turned out! Kids love having their name on stuff especially when they are learning to spell like mine.

My friend Renee had a bday this week so I made this for her. I am loving my acrylic cup with straw. I think I drink more water because the cup is so cute and who doesn't love a straw? These would make great teacher gifts, neighbor gifts, Happy Fall gifts,etc! They are $12 each and can be done in any color and various fonts.

Bento boxed for my friend Andi's twins who just started kindergarten

Andi ordered this lapdesk for a birthday present.

I had a customer contact me about doing the board below for a wedding gift to his wife! They are getting married today- 9.10.11 and he wanted to give her this and a family name board to her before the ceremony. Their wedding colors are yellow and grey so I did it to match. I was honored to do this one and think it is so sweet!

While I was visiting my parents in Knoxville, I did the board below for their outdoor fireplace. Their backyard is one of my favorite places to be!

My neighbor Ellie has a great etsy site where she sells all sorts of adorable party decor. She had a customer who was doing a Barbie party for her daughter and Ellie asked me to create a welcome sign for the party. We came up with this. The black part on the bottom is chalkboard vinyl where a birthday message could be written and then erased so the board could be hung in a bedroom or playroom after the party!

I have been busy making lots of the Family Rules Subway art. I love all the color combos my customers are requesting!

Cahn Family- Dark brown paint, light brown vinyl

Bartlett Family- Robin's Egg Blue paint, Grey vinyl

Schupp Family- Robin's Egg Blue paint, Black vinyl

Rules customized (my sister always has to be different :)

Austin Family- Brick Red paint, light brown vinyl

Thanks to everyone for all the orders. I am churning them out as fast as my three little ones will let me :)

How beautiful are these pictures? My friend Sara Davis is an amazing photographer! She managed to get great Christmas pics of my 4 yr old, 1 yr old and 5 day old last year- not an easy feat! I wanted to get a few shots of the boards professionally photographed so we teamed up to make boards for a few of Sara's recent clients. I love how the pics turned out! If you live in the Raleigh/Eastern NC area you should call Sara for you next family photos! Check out her website at www.saraedavisphoto.com! Thanks Sara!

I love making the family name boards especially when I know they will find a special place in someone's home. I love it even more when I get to make them for friends and it is even better when I get to be creative in the process!. My friend Kristin is getting married in October and I wanted to make her a special gift. Kristin and I met at Furman and she is someone you want to be friends with the minute you meet her. Kristin has had an amazing year. Not only did she finish her PhD but she also met the man of her dreams! I love a girl who can multi-task :) Kristin is a HUGE Kentucky fan and the only downfall to her romance was that her beau is a Carolina man. AH! What is a girl to do? Well, it seems she and Jeremy have worked through their differences and hopefully will just have separate TVs during basketball season. The wedding colors are navy and aqua and so I came up with this. I am so happy for her and Jeremy!!

A childhood friend of my hubby's called to order a board for a family who just had twins. These babies were prayed for for a long time and so we came up with the board below.

I have been having fun with some new projects and I love the way this family rule subway art turned out! It is a wood sign measuring 2 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It can be done in any color wood and vinyl. Of course, it would be your family name instead of mine :) The signs are $45. If you would like to edit/change the rules, the sign would be $55.

July has flown by! Here are a few of the boards that have found their way to new homes. I am working on some great ideas for the holidays! Stay tuned!

The font below is called Ma Sexy. I think it is fun and young- a great one for a newly married couple!

For my brother and his wife- Happy ONE year!!

June was a busy month! Thanks to everyone for their orders! I hae loved reconnecting with old friends! Here are few families that have new decor in their homes!

Heather Booth Howard- a friend of mine from college

My friends Carolyn and Sarah ordered this for their dad for Father's Day to hang at his lake house. He is a Carolina fan-hence the colors.

My neighbor Jodi ordered this as an anniversary gift for her husband, Ben.

My childhood friend Roy ordered this one for his home.

I met my friend Carrie Barnett Miller when we spent the summer after our junior year in college together at Frontier Ranch, a Young Life camp in Colorado.

Whew- it has been a while! I had baby #3 in November, a sweet girl we named Virginia Ann. Three kids under 5 is definitely challenging but I am getting the hang of it. I have missed my creative side but realized I do not have the time to make blocks anymore. I still wanted to have a hobby/outlet/income for all the cute girl clothes at Target so I have started making these family name boards. Clay and I received one when we got married and I have always loved it! It hangs about the pantry door in our kitchen. It also helps us remember how long we have been married :) These boards make great gifts especially for weddings, anniversaries or just because. I gave them as teacher gifts- I know they thought I was crazy when I asked what year they were married!

The boards measure 24" long and 7" tall. The standard board is black with beige vinyl lettering. The edges are routed and sanded so it has a nice finished look. The price is $30. If you would like another color board or vinyl, the price is $35. I can ship them anywhere! Email me at jenniefromtheblocks@gmail.com if you are interested or have any questions!

Some examples: