Customer Photo - Farm Animals and Picket Fences

I had a customer contact me to custom design a picket fence to go with our farm animal design.
She sent me these pics - they are so cute!

Monday? Tuesday?

Seriously what has happened to the posting!
Sorry - I am having some issues with my pictures loading - I will have the posts up tonight (hopefully).

Monday's Word - Tuxedo

Word of the Day - Tuxedo


1. Girls Tuxedo Dress - Bitsy Bear
2. Short w/ tuxedo trim - Repurposeful Punk
3. Tuxedo Headband - The Mustard Seed Company
4. Baby Bib - Benzie Bee
5. Tuxedo Hair Clips - Clippie Collection
6. Tuxedo Clutch - Davie & Chiyo
7. Baby Tuxedo Set - Lowleepop
8. Pillow - Hettle
9. Tuxedo Dress - Bayou Salvage

Saturday Spotlight - New York City

I have always wanted to move to New York City. When I graduated high school I was all ready to go (I'll admit I didn't have any concrete plans) but my mom convinced me to move to Phoenix. Now nearly ten years later, married and with three kids, I still have a desire to move to New York.


I think moving there will always be a dream, but I do hope to vacation there this fall.
So I need to start saving for all the wonderful shopping!!!


Until then - I dream of what it would be like to live there (but only for a brief moment)
then I am drawn back into reality and I take my kids to the park to play :)

Have any of you ever lived in NY, or dream of living there?

Friday Giveaway!!

Today's Friday Giveaway is for . . .

Safari Animal theme vinyl wall art!
I know this giveaway is a little more narrow when it comes to matching rooms. The color combo is so cute though.

This giveaway includes:
Two 'Stormy Grey' Elephants
size: 40" wide by 20" tall


and

Safari Blocks - 12" each:

Rhino -Geyser Blue
Elephant -Geyser Blue
and
Giraffe - Olive Green (but I also have it cut in Burnt Orange if you prefer that color)



and

Some extra flying birds (seen in the first photo) for the final touch!


*Three ways to enter:

1. Become a follower of our blog and post a comment letting us know :)

2. Blog about this giveaway on your blog and leave us a comment letting us know.

3. Facebook or twitter about this giveaway and leave us a comment letting us know.

* Contest will be open until Midnight EST on Wednesday, June 30th. Contest is open to U.S. residents only!

* 1 winner will be randomly selected (from random.org) and announced on this site on Thursday, July 1st. Please check back to see if you won, or leave your email address with your comment. The winner will need to contact sales@janey-mac.com to provide name and shipping address.

Winner! Winner!

The winner of the Branch and Birds giveaway is:

Katie!
kkondek at gmail.com

Design Change - Transportation Blocks

I wanted to add 'D (is for) dumptruck' to our transportation blocks - and I ended up completely redesigning them.

Here is the new look of our transportation blocks:


Four 10" blocks - only $22 - in the color of your choice!

Free Decal

We are on Vacation - so take advantage of our FREE decal offer!!!
With any $20 purchase through June 27th you will receive this owl decal free.
Check out our etsy shop for all the details!!



Janey Mac

Customer Photo - Scallop Monogram with Bird

I love this customer photo - (It's a little blurry, but what a cute nursery!!)


Her nursery has a built in crib - how cool is that! I have never even heard of that before.
I love the layers of paint that she has along her wall too - so cute!!

Tuesday Tutorial: Room Signs

We have a Billiard room in our house. Its right off of our great room and I love our pool table and our pool lamp that came from my home growing up. But with all of the windows in that room there isn't any wall space to decorate and I feel like its really boring:

At the same time I don't want to do anything that's going to take away from the Pool Table and lamp being the focal point of the room. I saw an idea by Destiny over at A place for Us 5 about bringing the outside - inside. I thought the idea of a hanging room sign would be perfect for the space I have and the feel of the room.

I think it looks amazing! Here is a up close of the sign:

It was so easy to make too. I bought the wood premade from Roberts. The hanging bracket I found at Home Depot in the garden section. I had a couple of little screw hooks at home that I used to hang the sign and the chain came from an old broken toy.

First I painted the sign the color I wanted to show through. I used a dark bronze and I painted my chain and my hooks so that they would all match in color. I let it dry completely. I wanted it to look old and like the paint was peeling and decided to try using a cracking medium but I only used it in a few places on the board. I let that dry for an hour. I also took some Dove soap and rubbed that on a few places that I wanted the paint to come off and let the color underneath show through. The soap makes the paint come off easier so you don't have to sand as much.

I got my top coat color ready. Its important with a cracking medium that you don't over brush. So I loaded my sponge brush up with paint and did a nice even coat over the whole thing, making sure that it was thick enough to cover and not be touched up to much. I touched up the parts of the paint where there wasn't crackle showing through. I let it dry for an hour or so and then painted the other side. I let the whole sign dry overnight so that the paint was really set before I sanded. The next morning I sanded it like crazy to get the really distressed look. I cleaned it with a damp cloth and let it dry completely before I applied the vinyl.

Then I measured and attached the hooks and cut my chain to the right length and hung it up!


I think it makes such a big difference.
Now I just need some great bar stools and a little crown molding to finish it off!

Monday's Word - Bow

How adorable are these Bow finds!


1. Skirt - Carol Hannah
2. Clutch - O.C. Styles
3. Jewelry Box - Dexterous Designs
4. Picture Frame - Wilma and Betty
5. Lamp Shade - It's So Fancy
6. Shoe - Sifted Vintage
7. Diaper Bag - Peace Love N Polka Dots
8. Vintage Hat - AJ Paul
9. Pillow - Ivie Made

Saturday Spotlight - Parties!!!

I am planning my son's birthday party - He turns 2 next month.
I am having fun researching for decorating and game ideas, but there are a lot of blah websites you have to go through to stumble upon some cute ones.
I found this party blog and wanted to share :)

Kara's Party Ideas

Check out some of these cute parties!

Pink and Fun Girl Birthday:


Fun Birthday:


Airplane Birthday:


Pinwheel Birthday:


Alice in Wonderland Party:


Car Birthday:


Princess Party:


And SO MUCH more!

Friday Giveaway!! - Birds Vinyl Wall Art

Birds, Birds, Birds

I remember when a lady a few years ago, at a trade show, told my mom and I that birds were the next big thing. And we were like, birds? Man was she right - I decorate with birds, she decorates with birds - Birds are one of our number one sellers in our vinyl decals.
So I give you Birds!!!


This giveaway is for our 'Birds on a Branch' & 'Four Flying Birds'
Color: Dark Brown
Dimensions: Branch is approx. 30" in length.
Flying birds are approx. 6-8" in width.


*Three ways to enter:

1. Become a follower of our blog and post a comment letting us know :)

2. Blog about this giveaway on your blog and leave us a comment letting us know.

3. Facebook or twitter about this giveaway and leave us a comment letting us know.

* Contest will be open until Midnight EST on Wednesday, June 23rd. Contest is open to U.S. residents only!

* 1 winner will be randomly selected (from random.org) and announced on this site on Thursday, June 24th. Please check back to see if you won, or leave your email address with your comment. The winner will need to contact sales@janey-mac.com to provide name and shipping address.

New Decal - Crazy Alphabet

I had a request for a new alphabet decal - and I have been wanting to design one that is a little more crazy than our Fun and Funky Alphabet seen here:



So I give you our newest addition to our designs, Crazy Alphabet Vinyl Decal:





Let me know what color combo you like best!

Winner! Winner!

The winner of our Laundry Room - Loads of Fun decal is:
Bev's Blog!!

Congrats :)

Customer Photo - Zoo Line

Customer Photo - Zoo Line Decal


I love this decal - I am going to use it in my kids play room. I am hoping to have the room finished within the next week or so, so I can post pictures of it :)

Tuesday Tutorial - Entry

I finally finished decorating a room in my house - well it's not really a room, but a tiny space. My entry wall :)


First step - Find a print you want to frame. And for my matte, I just purchased a piece of card stock/scrapbook paper - easy and cheap :)


Next I took a template for a matt and cut out with an exacto knife a new matte of a coordinating color for my print.


Then place the new matt and print in the frame.


Then I took my 'Welcome' vinyl and placed it on the glass of the glass of the frame - placing it on the outside of the glass gives it a nice visual dimension.





Next I purchased some fake foliage and some primer and paint (I prefer Krylon, but I am sure there are many great primers).




I couldn't find any dark foliage so I decided I should make my own.
First I sprayed them with primer, let that dry and then sprayed them with my dark paint.


Then, if you have a fence you can shove them into, it works great for drying :) If not, just paint one side at a time and let dry before you flip over for the next side.


Place into vase - and your done!

Monday's Word - Aqua and Yellow

I am really loving the color combo Aqua, Pink and Yellow :)


1. Necklace - Wiyomu
2. Burp Cloths - The Red Pistachio
3. Skirt - Lily and Rose
4. Print - Lucky BlueBird Art
5. Handbag - Warped
6. Earrings - Di Anne Arnette Designs
7. Hair Pins - Mia Beads
8. Dress - Only U
9. Hair Bows - Maria D's Bows