Fall Happenings!

Hi there!  Just updating you all on all of the upcoming fall happenings for Dream Custom Artwork.

• The shop will not be taking orders from October 1 - October 26.  If you need something for Halloween, please order it before October 1st.  Christmas orders will be taken after October 26.

 

• There's a fall sale starting today and lasting until October 1.  You got the whole month of September to place orders at a discount!!  Order on etsy and enter the code FALLSALE for 15% off of your entire order.  

 

• I will not be a Autumn Street Fair in McMinnville.  I will be at PumpkinFest in downtown Franklin on Saturday, October 26.  Come see me and enjoy this fabulous craft show! 

 

Thank you all so much for your orders!  I love painting for each of you and appreciate your business!

Happy Fall,

Brandie

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Adorable Aliens

I've done moons, stars, planets, rockets, and planes.  I've never painted aliens before - much less polka dot and chevron ones!  I can now mark that off the list!  I don't know what the bedding and such that goes with this set of three 8x10's looks like, but I can just picture the cutest space themed room.

Kristin Green sent me some alien photos for inspiration and I took it from there.  I think these will look great hanging together on little Ridge's wall.  Thank you so much and congrats on the new baby!

Tutorial: Easy Teacher Gift

Lauren's third grade teacher has taken a new job as a speech pathologist.  She had gotten pretty attached to her already and was devastated.  Making a "good-bye" gift for her and "welcome" gift for the new teacher seemed to make her feel better.

We started by painting an 11x14 canvas white and letting it completely dry.  Next, we taped a box in the center with regular masking tape.

I painted Lauren's hand in the shades of blue that she chose and pressed them around the canvas.

Here my little Martha Stewart!

When the paint dried, we just peeled off the tape to reveal a nice, clean shape in the center.  I painted the name in the center and added coordinating ribbon.  She made the one for the new teacher using the same technique with some flower and butterfly stamps that I had.

We sealed it with some spray clear polyurethane.  I let her write a message, the year, and sign her name with a sharpie on the back.  It turned out really cute and will hopefully be a sweet keepsake for Mrs. Eldridge!

Bugs and Bees

Oh, these two are just too cute!  I just happened to have a ladybug and a bee canvas ordered around the same time.  They shipped out to two completely different parts of the United States!  Here's the 11x14 red, black, and white lady bug themed canvas for Ms. Immel.  

The 11x14 bee themed canvas features larger polka dots, but the rest of the design is basically the same.  This bee canvas for Mrs. Geis is adorable, and you can see how it could work for just about and cute little animal.  

Order your teacher canvas for Christmas now!  Purchase through the etsy shop and enter the code SCHOOL for special savings!

The Cabbage Patch

Lauren got a Cabbage Patch Kid for her birthday back in February.  She loves dolls and has a Bitty Baby that has always been a favorite.  She has gotten really attached to Belle Erica, her Asian Cabbage Patch Baby.  Over the summer I was looking for safe website for her to play games on, and we came across the Cabbage Patch site.  

It did have some cute stuff to do, but she was fascinated with the Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia.  We promised to take her over the summer and just got too busy.  We had a Marriot coupon for a free night that expired soon, so we decided to take off on the four hour drive after school last Friday.

Babyland General is no where near an interstate.  You exit just past Chattanooga and the rest of the way is winding little backroads.  Cleveland is a very small town.  We ate lunch at the little pharmacy/diner on the town square.  However, everyone was very nice and the actual hospital is a neat place.  If you love Cabbage Patch dolls, then this is the place to go!

Lauren had to sign "official" adoption papers and take a pledge to be a good mommy.  

Here she is in the patch.  She chose the baby right beside her with blond hair, green eyes, and the pink striped pajamas.  It was neat to walk through the patch and choose the perfect baby!

The "doctor" tells the story of the cabbage patch and how the babies grow and wait to be adopted.  It was fantasy and fun...you definitely had to use your imagination!

 

She was so happy to bring little Mary Jane home!  Carter decided that this trip was not for him and stayed home with the grandparents.  It was really nice to have some special daughter time, and I think she enjoyed being the only child for a little while!

Fall Is In The Air!

Fall is my absolute favorite season!  Can you believe that it is already almost here?  I always do a few craft shows (more details coming soon!) and have been busy painting for them.  I've done an 11x14 pumpkin on light blue with navy accents.  Just a little change from the typical brown and black!

I've got this cute 8x24 in orange and black dots and chevron.  I know it's kind of hard to tell, but there are purple accents.  The name or saying goes at the bottom.

I love the green and burnt orange for this smaller 8x10.  It also has the prettiest burlap mesh ribbon.

 

I included two shots of this gorgeous and very detailed 12x24.  This one is all of my favorite fall colors in dots and stripes.  It also features this shape off to one side that's perfect for a monogram.  I had imagined this sitting on a mantle with lots of pumpkins and greenery!

Finally, I've also got two 8x10's in orange dots and purple chevron.  These two both have orange ribbon on top for hanging.  One says "Happy Fall" and the other "Happy Halloween".  Both of these are perfect for the front door, the classroom, or in a wreath.

I'm looking forward to coming up with lots more fall designs.  I'm also excited about the cooler weather, pumpkins, fall break trips, and school basketball!  Yay, fall!

Lots Of Bathroom Dots!

I do tons and tons of these sets of four 5x5's for the bathroom.  It's amazing because all of them are a little different.  This set is pale pink with pink, white, and aqua dots.  Fit for a princess!

I really like that the words are in cursive instead of the usual print.  That little touch makes them look so much girlier!

This set is bright, bright, bright!  All of the colors together are so cheerful.  I didn't get to see the bathroom that they went in, but I can picture it in my mind!

This cute font and all of those satin ribbon are the perfect compliment to the canvases.  So cute!