Lanier Creations

New Blog!

2011-06-27T15:59:00.000-07:00

I have started a new blog and will no longer be updating this blog! Check it out at Lanierhouseholdcreations.blogspot.com!

Baptism Gift Idea

2011-04-11T18:16:00.000-07:00

I was asked a while back by a friend of mine for a suggestion on a baptism gift for a little boy....here is what I came up with! I think I need to make one for Landon!

If you are interested in one of these just ask! It's $20 for a 6x20!

Landon's Cowboy Party

2011-04-05T10:37:00.000-07:00

Warning!!! Photo overload!!!

A few weeks ago we had a birthday party for our little boy! He is now 3! I can't believe how fast time flies! Landon LOVES horses so I decided to do a cowboy themed party. I was on a pretty tight budget. I stocked up on items starting about 4 months before the party! Here's what I came up with!

I made this banner using my cricut. I bought the bandana and denim looking paper at Hobby Lobby. I tied the pieces of the banner together using twine from the dollar section in target.

I used brown ink to slightly distress the letters on the banner.

I already had this magnet board. It was in my craft room. I just swapped out the ribbon and the magnets. I made the magnets using my button maker. I made the sign with my Stampin' Up digital scrapbook program...it's nothing fancy...I wanted it simple. The ribbon is from hobby lobby.

The general store was the main attraction at the party. It had the following items:

-Swirly Suckers, Oriental Trading Co.

-Boston Baked Beans, Oriental Trading Co.

-Animal Crackers

-Popcorn

-IBC Rootbeer

-Water

-Rootbeer Barrels

-Bubbles, Oriental Trading Co.

-Stickers, Oriental Trading Co.

-Cupcakes

-Playdough, Target dollar bin

-Cakepops, made by Krysten Jankowski

-Hairy Cowboy, Oriental Trading Co.

My friend Jenny made up these Toy Story images for me to use to make cupcake toppers. Landon LOVES Toy Story so I had to include some of the characters in the party. I went with Woody, Jesse, and Bullseye. The cupcake wrappers are from Hobby Lobby.

Here's the General Store as a whole. Each item is in it's own bucket. I already had these. They are from Lowes. I just lined them with Bandana's, again from Hobby Lobby.

I decided to put ribbon through these tiers...why didn't I think of that idea sooner?! lol.... again the ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.

I took a lot of pics of the cake pops!

My friend Jenny also made these images for goody bags. They say "Thanks for horse-ing around with us."

In case you're wondering...no I didn't fill that giant bucket with animal crackers! I had lots of people ask that! I put a no 10 can in the bucket then put a paper plate on top. It was the perfect fit. I used 1 large bag of animal crackers. I did fill it wiith popcorn though!

Got these popcorn containers at Hobby Lobby.

Yeah...my back yard is small! Here's how it was set up. I used just cheap plastic white table cloths, but I covered them with burlap, or red and white checkered fabric....again from Hobby Lobby. The tables totally needed a centerpiece...oh well =(. I brought out Landon's jumbo horse and his rocking horse for the kiddos. I was bummed because I didn't buy the stick horses fast enough from the dollar stores...it would have been cute for each kid to have their own horse.

I ordered this shirt off of Etsy.

My friends little boy...all of the kids got bandanas and sheriff badges...from Oriental Trading Co.

Our pretty girl!

Here's the food table. I got that barn door thing from hobby lobby. For food I served cornbread, baked beans, bbq chicken sandwiches and frog eye salad.

I bought this bucket as a kitchen decoration at Home Goods but it worked great for the party!

Landon and his friend on the horsie gazing deeply into each others eyes.

Landon and his partner in crime.

The birthday boy all covered in cake pop and cupcakes!

Landon's other partner in crime.

Here we are singing Happy birthday.

He loved opening presents!

Here's our little family!

Thanks to all who came and Happy Birthday to our little guy!

Piano Refinish!

2011-02-15T10:44:00.000-08:00

A few months back my husband picked up a piano for me off of craigslist for $120! It definitely needed to be refinished! Here are the pics of it! I searched all over my computer and couldn'd find the before pic =(

Here it is after some pieces have been sanded....lots of sandpaper was used!

Here's the base of the piano finished! My husband did the whole thing...how lucky am I ?? All I did was distress the edges! My husband used a black stain instead of paint! I LOVE how the stain looks!

Close up! This piano is over 100 yrs old!

Here's a close up of the knobs...found at hobby lobby!

And the finished product...my husband made a different bench! I love it! It stores lots of music and my flute! I love the fabric too...Hobby Lobby!

Doesn't it look great?! My husband did such an amazing job!!!! I'm sooo lucky!!! He said he loved doing it, but he will never do it again! In case you were wondering...40 hours is the estimated time he spent on this....I sure am one grateful wife!

I linked to Restored It Wednesday, Domestically Speaking, Today's Creative Blog, Blue Cricket Design

Neighbor Gifts

2011-02-11T13:20:00.000-08:00

Again a little late....here is what I did for Neighbors & Friends for Christmas....I got these jars at Hobby lobby then put a monogram or the words "The Candy Jar" then filled with white chocolate popcorn that had crushed up candy cane...yummy!!!

I threw this together for a $5 gift exchange we went to! I thought it turned out pretty cute! I dotted the I's with a rhinestone for some bling!

Christmas Decor...lol

2011-02-08T22:25:00.000-08:00

So this is a LITTLE LATE! I realized I haven't updated this blog since October! Wow! I haven't updated my family one since JULY...I sure have gotten behind! My vinyl business has really taken off, and has kept me so busy! I'm just now getting around to updating...and to be honest this is the only update I'm doing tonight...we are cheap and have the cheap Internet, which means SLOW connection and I have no patience for it! I'm tired and I have more vinyl to do! I'll get caught up one day! Lol! Anyways, Here is how I decorated this Christmas. Sadly the pictures are fuzzy because I realized I didn't take any on my camera, just from my iPhone...and I couldn't find a picture of my tree! I know I took one, but I just couldn't find it! Well, it looked the same as last years! Haha!

My candy garland turned out really well this year! I was quite proud of it! I got all of the wooden candy from Tai Pan or the Gatehouse in Utah. I got the kids stockings from Pottery Barn Kids....I love having their names on the stockings!

I got these wreaths and little ornaments at The Gatehouse in Orem UT like 3 or 4 years ago...and I still LOVE them! I did change out the ribbon though. I found this ribbon at Target this year and had to get it!

Here's my shelves....wow these pictures are FUZZY!!! The Christmas tree I made at a craft class. It's a styrofoam cone, with book pages glued on it! I LOVE this tree....I wanted to make more but it took a few hours...not sure if I'll be patient enough to make anymore!

I spelled out JOLLY for Christmas, and used this cute Santa head, which I got at the Gatehouse years ago, and once again, I still LOVE it!

This is my nativity scene I made years ago with vinyl, I just swapped out the ribbon this year!

Here's the top of our desk, I wasn't in love with how this turned out, but it worked! Most of those items I got at The Gatehouse...years ago!

And...I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! LOL! Maybe by Easter I will post my Valentine's Day decor! Life is busy as a mother, wife of a medical student, homemaker, business owner...etc! I promise I will hopefully be better at updating this blog! My hubby refinished a piano for me for Christmas! I can't wait to show you guys...those of you who haven't seen it via facebook or in person! It's amazing! Plus I have done so many other crafts lately, and I've taken so many pictures! That all being said...I sure have a lot of catching up to do!

A few recent orders

2010-10-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

Some of these were done recently, and some, I realized I didn't post. Here are a few more things I have done.

We have this frame hanging in our hallway from our wedding. It was silver...I spray painted it black then added this Mr. & Mrs. vinyl.

This was ordered for a little girl who liked Disney Princesses. Please ignore the bad picture...I forgot to take a good one before I left my house!

Same thing...ignore the bad pic...but the sign is cute!

This frame is in our hallway to. It was brown, and I painted it black....then added the forever vinyl to it.

This is a sign a friend of mine ordered from me. I just love how it turned out.

My friend Jenny ordered this sign for her booth at the Quilted Bear in Provo...her booth is pretty new there...so if you live in the Provo area, you should go check out her amazing bows!

In commemoration of this election coming up...my husband made this for his truck....please don't hate me if you're a Reid supporter!

This was ordered a while back and I forgot to post pics! Each metal piece is 5x7...these can be used for pictures or as a wipe off board! I just love this!!!

Another please remove your shoes sign.

This is one of my latest orders...I love this!!! The sign is 6x24, and the frames hanging are 5x7!

Contact me if you are interested in any vinyl =) The holidays are coming up!

Busy!

2010-10-28T11:22:00.000-07:00

I have been busy! This pic is the vinyl I did for one wards Super Saturday...at that same time I did just as much for my Halloween craft night, and now I'm throwing my own super Satuurday! Thanks ladies for all of your support!!!

Landon's 1st Birthday Party!

2010-10-28T10:44:00.000-07:00

Sooooo.....I just realized that I never posted Landon's first birthday party on my craft blog....and well...he's 2 1/2! My crafting and decor skills have definitely improved since then, but I thought I'd post it anyways =)

I made him this 1st birthday shirt using fabric, heat & bond, fray check, my cricut, and a white tee shirt.

Here's the birthday boy on the way to the party.

We had his party at the park...here's the banner I made using my cricut and Stampin' Up paper.

Banner close up...

We decorated cupcakes! I recovered the frosting containers with scrapbook paper.

Here's some of the cupcakes, and sprinkles! We had chocolate, strawberry and vanilla cupcakes.

These were the party favors I made up...

The bags had a notepad, crayons and bubbles.

Family shot....I look gross...

The drooly birthday boy...

Some of the gifts and his cupcake cake.

Mmm....I have to admit...I was sad that he wasn't that aggressive with the cake!

That is as messy as he got!

Hope ya enjoyed =)

Cheer Megaphones

2010-10-27T20:25:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I was asked by a friend, who is a cheer coach to make the vinyl for the captain's megaphones! Since I was a cheerleader well over half of my life, I was of course excited to do these! I think they turned out great!

Ignore my sons foot...he thought these were so cool, it was hard to keep him away for the pic!

Looking at these really makes me miss being a cheerleader!!!!!!! Maybe my sweet little girl Hannity will want to be one! I hope so!!!! And maybe one day she could be a BYU cheerleader.... that would make mommy and daddy very happy!!!

* Yes I labeled as Sports because Cheerleading is a sport to me!!!

Finally! Halloween Decor!

2010-10-25T18:58:00.000-07:00

Ok....so I have been ready for Halloween since the beginning of September...but I have been so busy with doing my Halloween craft night, and Super Saturday's for different wards, along with the one I am throwing, that I am just now getting my pics up! Here's what I've done!

Countdown blocks....notice how the countdown was on day 40...haha! We also made these for my Halloween craft night!

I made this Enchanting Spells tile years ago, back when I got my vinyl machine!

Trick or Treat sign... we made these for my Halloween craft night as well!

I covered pic frames in spiderwebs and spiders!

Here is my holiday decor shelf!

These topiaries are from the 123 topiaries I made a while back...I just took out the number 2!

I made this using a plate from dollar tree!

I designed some Halloween subway art!

Here are my seasonal blocks all done up for Halloween!

I got this idea from House of Smiths...I LOVE that blog!!!

The crow, moss, and skulls are from dollar tree! The bird cage held wedding cards from our wedding, and the "boo" I got from the dollar section at JoAnns last year!

My dining room... I either made or purchased everything seen at Thai Pan or The Gatehouse in past visits to Utah!

This glass block says trick or treat...it's hard to see in the pic!

And my favorite of all....the wreaths with ribbons and postcards! Purchased at The Gatehouse...oh how I wish there was one here in Vegas!

Hope ya like & sorry it's sooo late! If you'd like to purchase any of the vinyl contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com!

I linked up to Today's Creative Blog!

Previous Vinyl Orders

2010-09-20T17:19:00.000-07:00

I realized I never posted these pictures! Here are pictures of some of the custom orders I've had lately! If ya see something you like and want let me know! For those of you who have ordered vinyl lettering for your walls, please send me pics! I'd love to see it up on your wall!

This wall vinyl is black on black...I love how that looks!

This vinyl was put on a glass frame!

My friend and I made these clocks....it still is in need of clock parts!!!

These signs are VERY popular and make great wedding gifts!!!!

I think I need one of these for my home!

She's Going to Pop Baby Shower

2010-09-16T10:17:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to help throw a baby shower for Jacalyn, a good friend of mine. I was on decoration and invitation duty! Here's some pics of how I did the shower!

These are the invites that I made with my Stampin' Up digital scrapbooking program....I also took the pictures....

We decided to go for the "She's going to Pop" theme....so all foods were basically candy that involved the word POP! We also had pop corn of course and popcorn chicken and jalapeno poppers! Some of the vases were from the dollar store, and some I already had...I just added some cute ribbon! We found the cute buckets and bags at Hobby Lobby....I did the vinyl lettering on the buckets!

Here's the banner that I made with my cricut...I love making banners!!!

There were some maternity pictures to share....frames from Hobby Lobby

I made these little decorations using dollar store frames, vinyl, A Child's Year cricut cartridge, and some scrapbook paper.

I covered the water bottles with scrapbook paper for extra cuteness! Again...Hobby Lobby buckets!

Mmm...blow pops and lollipops!

Can we say sugar high!

I made tissue poms for the party! You can see how to make them here! She used 8 pieces, I used 12....and cute ribbon! They literally only take 5-10 minutes a piece! How cute are these?!

more tissue poms!

A girl we went to high school with, Krysten made these AMAZING cake pops....they were too cute to eat...but they were AMAZING in taste!

We also had jones soda pop...pink and green! Oh and there's Otter Pops as well! There were also Popsicles in a cooler!

Hope this gave you a cute baby shower idea=) I've linked up to Today's Creative Blog!

Monogram and Photo Wall

2010-09-15T10:21:00.000-07:00

A while back I saw this idea on a craft blog and I can't remember what blog....I loved it so much I had to do it in my home! Sadly I don't have near as much wall space as I'd like for this...but oh well! All you do is buy lots of letters at Hobby Lobby, JoAnns, Michaels....anywhere you see them....paint them or cover them with scrapbook paper and mod podge...and hang it on your wall! Throw in pictures too! Note: be sure to lay out your design before you place it on the wall to be sure you have enough space....plus it makes the hanging process much easier...as you can see I still need to add a few more pics...I've got gaps!

Linking up to Today's Creative Blog! Stay tuned for pics on a "She's going to pop" baby shower I threw last weekend!

Dollar Store Frames

2010-09-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

I love buying frames! Especially from the dollar store! Here are a few crafts I created using 8.5x11 frames!

I made these "EAT" frames for my kitchen...this pic isn't quite the greatest...it was taken from a weird angle.

I had craft night at my house this week and we made menu boards....the girls had the option of burlap or scrapbook paper for a background. One girl chose scrapbook paper so she could change it out for different seasons and holidays...there's a good idea! The girls also had the option to use magnets or ribbon for hanging purposes!

We also made these welcome signs at craft night....mine is hanging right when you walk into our home...I hate shoes on the carpet...especially with little ones moving around!

I made this "EAT" sign for my friends new house...for the background I used fabric...cute huh?!

Linking Here...Today's Creative Blog

My Craft Room...The Tour... except the closet...it's currently VERY unorganized!

2010-08-23T21:56:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a while since I've posted on here! As most of you know, we just had our 2nd child on June 4. Her name is Hannity and she is absolutely perfect! I thought that for my first post back I'd give a tour of my craft room! This is nowhere near my dream craft room...but considering our living circumstances aka the fact that my husband is in Medical school and we are way in debt from that, this room works perfectly! So here's the tour!

Here is my table with lots of frequently used products...ink pads, embellishments, pens, tape...the clipboard is where I keep track of current orders, and the green pic in the frame is a wipe off board for notes.

This is my chair...my hubby covered an old office chair for me!

I have some chalkboard vinyl in here to keep my son busy when I'm crafting...see his picture...he thinks he drew a horse....what a cutie!

My book shelf holds lots of fun things...ribbons, craft books, my cricut expression and cuttlebug, paint brushes, punches, embossing stuff...all kinds of craft goodies =)

I finally came up with a way to organized my pre printed vinyl...it's all hanging up!

Here's a close up of the cute sign I made!

I have these signs hanging above my vinyl machine, and as you can see my vinyl rack on the right hand side.

My vinyl machine =)

I covered these cans for some cute craft room storage!

They need a better home but this works for now! It's hard to believe that when I first got married 5 years ago I only had about half of one of these storage things full of crafts...lol...now I have all of this...plus 4 more in the closet that hold paints, paper and fabrics! I know...I'm bad!

A sign in my craft room =)

This vinyl is above my closet that holds paper, paints, fabric, wrapping paper, my sewing machine and serger....I can't really sew (they were gifts from my mother in law) but my hubby can!

These buttons are above my door!

My table again!

My happy place =) Aah!!!!

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Hairbow Holders

2010-05-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

It is the season for little girls to be born! I recently came up with this cute little idea to hold hairbows....unfortunately with my little girl on the way I went too overboard with purchasing and buying bows, these don't work for me...I'll have to come up with something else, or use a longer board so I'll have more space for bows! These signs are 6x12.

This one was an order that I got...I just love the pink and brown!!!

This is the first sign I made....I made it as a gift for my cousin....I love the pink and black too!!!

I made some bows, and some I purchased from friends!

I threw in some headbands and beanies too!

If you are interested in purchasing one of these, please contact me and let me know what colors you would like! Cost $15...bows not included.

I linked up to:

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Get ready to host your eclipse party!!!

2010-04-27T10:41:00.000-07:00

Last year around the time that New Moon from the Twilight Saga was about to come out to theatres.....I had finally decided to read the Twilight books. I had seen Twilight literally 100 times, but just couldn't bring myself to read the books....I hate to read! Much to my surprise I LOVED them and read all 4 books in about 2 weeks....not bad for a gal who hates to read! Anyways....once I did that I got really into making Twilight items, and that is what I sell in my Etsy shop! The time is coming for Eclipse to come to theatres, so I thought I'd update the shop with some Eclipse goodies! Here are the new items in my shop! They are available for purchase here!

Team Edward except for when Jacob has his shirt off vinyl decal...

Set of 12 eclipse vinyl decals...

Set of 5 twilight goody bags...

Set of 12 eclipse themed pinback buttons...

Set of 12 eclipse cupcake toppers...

Book Page Topiaries and Seasonal Blocks

2010-04-26T21:03:00.000-07:00

The other day I decided I wanted to make a new decoration for my shelves in my dining room, so I came up with this!

Topiaries! I've been seeing lots of cute things made out of book pages and numbers, so I decided to use that idea for these! These were so simple! Here's what you need:

-3 clay pots...I paint .79 cents each at Michael's

-3 wooden dowels...I already had these

-3 styrofoam balls...you can get these at the dollar store as well...they were out when I needed them so I got mine at Michael's...you get 6 for about $4

-Moss...I bought a huge bag at the $ store

-Circle punch...I used 1.25 inch and 1 inch

-Sewing Pins...I had these

-Paint

-Vinyl

-Foam Blocks...the kind used for floral design....I got a pack of 5 at the $ store

-Old Book, or scrapbook paper

What you do:

Paint your dowels, and pots....my pots needed a few coats! In the mean time punch out lots of circles. I used 2 different sizes and stacked them on top of each other. Using the pins, place your circles on the styrofoam balls. Once your balls are filled and your dowels are dry, place the dowel through the ball. Place the foam blocks at the bottom of the pots and cover with moss. Stick your dowel in the foam block and you are done!

Also on that shelf is my seasonal blocks...I changed it up a bit!

Engagements

2010-04-23T21:16:00.000-07:00

I just realized that I never got around to posting these!!! I took these many many months ago! These are some engagements that I did for my bestie! Thought I'd share them! These were taken at Red Rock!

Kids Room Revealed

2010-04-23T08:41:00.000-07:00

When I first found out I was pregnant with my son Landon, I decided to go neutral when it came to bedding, because we knew that most likely our kids would be sharing a room. I originally went with black and cream french toile, then I accented with blue. My original plan was: add pink when I find out I'm having a little girl...so originally thats what I did! I went to DI, and I also found old frames lying around the house....I just painted some pink and blue picture frames. I liked it at first...but then I thought it was kind of girly considering Landon. So....I changed it....again...I was inspired by some vintage flash cards that I bought at Thanksgiving point a few years ago.

Before:

The inspiration:

After:

I was also inspired by the vintage toys that target now carries....that's what's on the shelves in the pic above...Paul and I made those shelves by the way....only $8 each!

We decided to go with a bunk bed for Landon's bed...he of course is on the bottom...I lucked out and was able to get the same bedding that we bought for the crib when Landon was a baby.

I bought these vintage flash cards off of etsy and hung them with jute and clothespins....I took apart the clothespins and painted them....Love it!

This is above the closet

We needed a little extra storage, so I bought these metal paint buckets at Lowe's...they work great and have that vintage look I was going for!

Photography

2010-04-14T10:56:00.000-07:00

These past few weeks I have been getting a little bit more into photography! I love it! I still have a ton to learn....I'm a beginner...but here are some pics from the past 4 shoots I've done! If you have any photography tips you'd like to share....please do!!!!

Seasonal Blocks!!!

2010-03-27T21:59:00.000-07:00

As most of you know I love crafting and I love looking at blogs...crafty blogs! I stumbled across this blog a few weeks ago, and saw these seasonal blocks...I thought "I need to make some!!! A decoration for every holiday...literally!!!"

Here's what you need:

-10 blocks, whatever size you desire....mine are about 3.25x3.25, we got a huge piece of wood at Home Depot, and cut it to the desired size

-Paint

-Vinyl Letters, cardstock letters, or big alphabet stamps

-ink

Here's what you do:

1. Sand blocks if needed, I actually didn't because I was going for a more worn look.

2. Paint blocks, I used an acrylic paint, and I only needed one coat.

3. Once dry, sand edges, if desired! I sanded mine.

4. Ink/ distress the edges if you like that kind of look! I sure do!

5. Place letters on the blocks. Here are the letters you need for each block:

Block One: H Y E D
Block Two: A C R S
Block Three: R P E T
Block Four: V N L O
Block Five: E O M D
Block Six: S M K I
Block Seven: T F B W
Block Eight: U A G L
Block Nine: P J I H
Block Ten: F P S C

6. You are done!!!

These are the words you can make with this one set of blocks:

Harvest
Welcome
Faith
Family
Spooky
Friends
Winter
Freedom
Blessed
Snow
Home
Hope
Monster
Mother
Dream
Easter
Lucky
Love
Santa
Glory
Romance
Love
Pumpkin
Frosty
School
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Father
Fall
Happy
Merry
Fairy
Fairies
Jolly
Flowers
Wishes
America

When you are not using a block, just decorate it with some cute ribbon, and some cute nic-nacks!

CTR Blocks

2010-03-24T10:27:00.000-07:00

Need a primary gift?? These CTR blocks make the perfect baptism gift! These are about 3.5 inches tall and 7 inches long. Theses are available for $6 each.

Magnet Boards

2010-03-23T22:23:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I am just now getting around to posting these magnet boards! These are some magnet boards that I had made for Christmas gifts!These were very simple to make!

1. Cut your piece of wood to desired size....I have my hubby pre cut a bunch of wood for me at one time, so I always have wood for gifts, and craft classes on hand!

2. Purchase sheet metal. I got these pre cut pieces at Lowes for about .50 cents each!

3. Paint your wood, and sand edges if desired!

4. Glue metal to the wood. I used cement glue! You can buy a tube for$1 at Wal Mart.

5. Drill holes, if desired.

6. Cut Vinyl, and Place it in desired place on board.

7. Add your ribbon.

8. Add your magnets...I made mine with a mylar button maker!

9. You're done!

I linked this blog here! I couldn't get the cute button that they have to post on my page =(

March Craft Class

2010-03-23T01:16:00.000-07:00

Back in October I started doing craft classes about once every other month! They have been a lot of fun! So far we have just done Holiday decorations, but I have lots of ideas for cute home decorations in the future! Here is the craft for this month! If you live in the Henderson/Las Vegas area, you are more than welcome to come! It is Tuesday March 30, from 6:30-8:30pm! I will have a wide variety of pastel paints, as well as chocolate and black. Vinyl colors to choose from are chocolate, white, and beige. Cost is $7 for one sign, $13 for 2 signs, or $18 for all 3 signs. Please let me know when you RSVP which sign you'd like, as well as the vinyl color!

1.Happy Easter Happy Spring, Happy Happy Everything, 6x12 sign

2.Christ The Lord is Risen, 9x9 sign

3.Happy Easter, 8x10sign

Please RSVP by Saturday March 27! If you would like my address please contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com!

2010-03-16T16:47:00.000-07:00

Today I won this on EBay!!! Yay!!! I have lots of cute decorating ideas for this cartridge!!! I don't normally use my cricut for vinyl, because I have a big vinyl machine....but this cartridge inspires me to use my cricut for vinyl!

There are so many silhouettes that go right along with things my little boy LOVES to do...and things I hope my little girl will LOVE to do....this will be so exciting to receive in the mail!!! Now I need to hit the thrift stores and find some FUNKY frames!!!

Since I will soon have these images, I will be selling these for vinyl images =)

Vinyl Wall Decor, Inspired by Target Bedding

2010-03-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

Last week my friend Becca bought this bedding at Target....

Super cute right??After Seeing the bedding, we were inspired to do some wall vinyl. Here is what we came up with! A big modern tree, with an owl and birdies, and acorns.

These are name plaques that I had made for a baby gift. They are 12x12.

A little family of birdies on the wall.

Birdies going along the crib....

This is below the big modern tree....acorns falling off of the tree, with a birdie going to get some.

Another view of the tree...

Close up of the tree...

A little birdie on top of the light switch...

The wall was kind of bare behind the dresser, so we came up with this...

I then surprised the 2nd time mommy with this at the hospital...

a magnet and wipe off board...I still need to make magnets for it... I also surprised her with the owl throw pillow to match her new bedding.

We are so excited with how it all turned out!!!

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Baby Shower Decorations

2010-03-12T12:24:00.000-08:00

February was definitely the month of baby showers! I helped throw 2, plus had my own, and had 1 I couldn't make it to! I just wanted to share some of the decorations from one I helped throw and from the one that was thrown for me!

We kept it real simple with the decorations. I made the plaque that reads "boy, n: a noise with dirt on it" and the picture frame with the ultrasound picture on it. My friend Celeste had it at her house...she had the brilliant idea to use a curtain for the table cloth! It worked great!!

This frame was really simple. I just bought a 5x7 wood frame. I kept it brown, because it was going to match the nursery. I took the glass out, and replaced it with a 5x7 piece of metal. It was that easy! It was even easier because Lowe's sells pre cut 5x7 pieces of metal for .51 cents each! I know it's cheaper to buy a huge sheet and cut sizes I need, but I was going for convenience!!! I then used my mylar button maker to make the 2 magnets holding the pic! And for extra cuteness, I added some vinyl!

This was the banner I made. Very simple! I did 5.5 inch circles on my cricut, cut out letters on my cricut, punched holes and used ribbons and toile to connect it all together!

These are the lovely ladies who helped throw my shower =) From left to right: Kim, My Mom, Jacalyn, Me (I didn't help, just wanted to be in the pic, and so did Landon!), Tiffany, and Celeste...this was once again thrown at Celeste's house =)

My friend Jacalyn made this cute plaque, I cut the vinyl, but she did the rest! I love the idea of adding the flower for an embellishment! She also made this cute flowery ball out of toile and styrofoam! Super cute!

My friend Jacalyn also assembled this cute Sugar & Spice block! Once again...I love the little flower!!!

These were ordered off of an etsy site...I would post which one, if I knew! Aren't these cute! I love that they are personalized!

You can barely see it, but the banner is hanging on the fireplace! My friend Jacalyn made that too! It's so cute...I wish I had a better picture!!!

Thanks ladies for throwing me a shower for Little Hannity! We are anxiously awaiting her arrival!!!

Burlap Picture Frames and FHE Board

2010-03-08T13:18:00.001-08:00

I am really into burlap home decor items lately! A while back I saw a picture frame on Shanty 2 Chic that I just loved! It was a big frame with about 5 smaller ones inside! No glass...just frames, burlap and some clips! Unfortunately I don't have the wall space for the big frame, so I made 3 smaller ones! Here's what I did...

1. Painted some old frames I had lying around.

2. Sanded the frames.

3. Painted a coat of mod podge over the top.

4. I sprayed spray adhesive to the cardboard on the picture frame backing.

5. Placed burlap on the cardboard.

6. Put the backing back on the frame.

7. Hot glued a metal clip to each frame...I paid about $1 for 2 at Wal-Mart.

8. On the middle frame I placed a wooden embellishment, using hot glue.

9. Clipped my pictures in place.

10. Hang!

I also made this Family Home Evening Board! I used chalkboard paint for the wooden tags, that way when we have guests over, we can write their names in!

Wreath Hanger, and a Wreath Revamp

2010-03-03T10:01:00.000-08:00

A while back my friend showed me a wreath holder that a friend of hers had made...I loved it, so I of course had to make one too!!! This is made with a stair post, a fancy topper...I have no Idea what they are called, a rectangular piece of wood, a square piece of wood, a hook, screws and wood glue! Oh...and spray paint and a sander! Basically just paint and assemble like the pic shown!

I then realized I made this wreath holder, and I didn't have a wreath...so I went to Savers and purchased a wreath for $1...It had some really ugly flowers on it...so I took those off, wiped the wreath down, then painted it black.

It was plain and clearly needed something more...so I took this frame...$1 at Dollar Tree, painted and sanded it, then instead of placing a photo, I put some cute scrapbook paper in it. I then placed a burgundy letter L in the center and attached it all with some ribbon.

Here's the finished project...it looks great on my end table...

How to make a wipe off board

2010-02-26T10:32:00.000-08:00

I have been in need of a small wipe off board for some time now. My husband and I want to start memorizing a scripture a week for part of our Family Home Evening. I had this exact same idea in my head, but it wasn't until I saw it made on my new favorite blog, Shanty2Chic that I decided to make it!

Materials Needed:

-Picture frame

-Paint

-Fabric, sized to fit your picture frame

-Spray adhesive

-Vinyl Lettering, optional

-Wipe off markers

1. If your frame needs painted, paint it. I cheated and bought one this time, it was the perfect size I needed, and color!

2. Cut your fabric to fit the size of your frame. My frame shown is 5x7.

3. Using spray adhesive, spray it onto the back part part of the pic frame (the part that would be touching the glass).

4. Place the fabric onto the side of cardboard with the spray adhesive. I used burlap, but this would be very cute with fabric as well!

5. Put the frame back together.

6. If you chose to put vinyl on, place that on the glass.

7. You're now the new proud owner of a super cute wipe off board!

We put ours on our desk, since we are always at the computer! That makes for a great location, where we will always see our quote. I think these would look super cute on a wall in a much bigger size!!! For the vinyl, a calendar would be cute, a Family last name, or your kids names, a cute little animal....the possibilities are endless!

Please share this blog with your friends, and if you aren't already, become a follower. Also become a fan on facebook! Have a great weekend!

-Melinda

A Trip to the DI...gone well

2010-02-25T21:46:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my friend Jacalyn and I went to the DI. We have been seeing all of these cute craft blogs lately , and seeing what all of these crafty people made with other people's junk inspired us! Haha! I purchased these 3 books at DI for $1 each...with the idea of revamp in my head!!!

I spray painted them black (along with some other DI finds...pics of those items coming soon), I also painted the book pages.

I then chose scrapbook paper that matched my home decor.

If you'd like you can skip the painting and go straight to mod podge and paper!!! This will make for a very quick project! I cut the paper to fit each side of the books. I then mod podged the paper, then with double sided tape, I stuck the paper on to the books.

I added a little bit of hod podge and I was done! I bought the handle at Lowe's for about $1.50. These look great on our desk!!!

Enrichment Activity

2010-02-19T12:41:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I was asked to come up with an Enrichment craft....The theme was on making the Temple a priority in our lives...So this is what I came up with...

I found this frame for $1 at Dollar Tree. I spray painted it then sanded the edges. The I placed the vinyl on clean glass, placed ribbon on the frame, then glued the glass into the frame. Very cute and simple! Right now I currently have the Las Vegas Temple, Mesa AZ Temple, SLC Temple, and Idaho Falls. Cost is $3.50 for 5x7 vinyl, and $4.50 for 8x10 vinyl. Let me know if you would like these for an enrichment night =)

Got frames you plan on getting rid of because you don't like them anymore??

2010-02-16T14:16:00.000-08:00

I sure did! A while back I saw a really cute family room decoration at a craft show being sold for near around $40! It was made with picture frames and vinyl lettering... since I have a machine, I figured, I should make one! I had gone to many stores searching for cute cheap frames that fit our "medical school, student loan budget" and the cheapest ones that I liked were $10 a frame! To spell the word "family" that would cost me about $60! That's a little costly for a decoration for us at this time...so I went looking through some old frames and found that I had 2 each of 3 different sizes...perfect! So I got to work!

I took 2 each of 8x10, 5x7 and 4x6 picture frames that I already had....I believe they were like $2 many years ago at wal-mart. I had bought these when we were first married because that was what was in our "college budget." I just took some acrylic paint and painted all of them black. I didn't sand them first.

Once they were painted, I then sanded them...I like how the old paint colors showed through on the edges, giving it a little bit more color!

I then gave them a coat of mod podge, so that way way these will clean up easily when I dust them!

Once the mod podge was dried, I took a hot glue gun, and glued in the glass, you could also use glass glue...I just used hot glue because that's what I had...it was later in the evening and I wanted this project done!!!

After I glued the glass in, I then placed the vinyl on the glass! Here is the finish project!

I love how it's no longer bare above my tv!!!

If you would like to order vinyl for this project, contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com!

Sign Orders

2010-02-12T10:08:00.001-08:00

Here are some of the sign orders that I had for Christmas or made for gifts.

My Grandpa makes great model Lighthouses, so I made him this sign...

This was ordered for a wedding gift...I just love the red, black, and white

Someone ordered this for a Christmas gift...these are individual 8x10 wooden signs being hung with ribbon

Another order I had...I like this quote...

This is perfect for a Police Officer...

This was another order for a wedding gift, I just love the buttermilk yellow with the chocolate brown vinyl...

Cute saying for a grandparents home...

Every Grandparent deserves one of these =)

I love the burgundy on white....perfect for the Laundry room!

My friend had me make this for her wedding reception...

8x20 sign hung with ribbon for a nursery...

To make a sign order, contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com!

Vinyl on Tiles

2010-02-12T09:56:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a busy time of year for me, which is one of the reasons I am playing catch up now! Here are some of the tiles that I did for custom orders.

Thin ribbon jazzed up this 6x6 tile...

I love the thick ribbon on these 12x12 tiles...

Las Vegas Temple...

Idaho Falls Temple...

A perfect President Monson quote...

Wall Vinyl

2010-02-12T09:48:00.000-08:00

Here are some current wall vinyl orders I have done. Some images I purchased from other websites, and some I created myself.

Vinyl Lettering for a Business Office

2010-02-11T22:41:00.000-08:00

Back in the beginning of December I did some vinyl lettering for an office building! It has a hom-ey (that's not quite a word) feel to it. Here are the sayings I did.

For vinyl lettering for an office building, contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com!

Vinyl Lettering for a Wedding

2010-02-11T22:25:00.000-08:00

Back in November...(wow am I behind!) my best friend got married! She asked me to do some vinyl lettering for her wedding! Here's what I did!

Initials on candy jars for a candy buffet...

Love is sweet...take a treat sign for the buffet table...

Las Vegas Temple with the couples last name and wedding date, marriage and love definition signs...

lettering for the card holder...

I think it all turned out quite nicely! If you are interested in lettering for any special event, contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com!

In My Laundry Room

2009-10-22T14:15:00.000-07:00

I just recently, today to be exact, made some Laundry Room decor! My Laundry Room was very much in need of being decorated!

Wash. Dry. Fold. Repeat. on the wall. Isn't my ironing board cover cute!? I got it here. I also found this cute bucket at Lowe's and decided to use is as a trash can.

To make the bucket cute, I decided to put the word "trash" on it! Haha! It's the perfect size for Laundry Room Trash!

I made this sign.

This is on the wall above where the Laundry baskets go! The Laundry baskets are far too full, I am embarrassed to show them in the picture!

I found theses Jars at Target and Wal-mart. And labled them with vinyl, Dryer Sheets, Laundry Soap, and Oxi Clean!

Here's a view from a different angle. The metal bucket in the back was also purchased at Lowe's. It is holding my bleach, starch, and stain removers!

My newly decorated Laundry Room!

Chicken Breasts N' Wine

2009-09-30T09:57:00.001-07:00

This is a family favorite recipe!

For the Chicken:
-4 chicken Breasts, sliced (should be size of chicken tenders)
-Pepper
-Poultry Seasoning
-Lemon Juice

Lightly cover chicken in poultry seasoning and pepper. Place in a dish, or ziplock bag. Pour in a desired amount of lemon juice (I usually use about a cup) Marinade over night. When you are ready to cook dinner, lightly brown the chicken.

For the sauce:
-4 tbs. butter
-4 tbs. flour
-3 cups water
-5 boullion cubes
-1 cup of white wine, or white cooking wine
-2 bay leafs

Directions: PREHEAT OVEN TO 350
Melt butter in a sauce pan, once butter is melted, stir in flour, and make a thick paste. Add water and boullion cubes. Cook about 5 minutes until boullion cubes are softened. Then add wine. Let sauce thicken.

Meanwhile, brown chicken.

Once sauce and chicken are ready, place in a 9x13 baking dish. Crush bay leaves and sprinkle across the top. Cover with foil and cook for 1 hour.
Serve with homestyle noodles.
Serves 4-6 (I like to double the sauce)

New Vinyl Sayings

2009-09-19T15:09:00.001-07:00

Here are 2 new wall sayings that I did for some friends of mine.

Headbands and Hair Clips

2009-09-09T21:23:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been really in to making hair bows and clips. My personal favorite way is to wear them with a low side ponytail. These clips also look cute on infant headbands. I have been working on infant hair clips as well, pictures will be here soon...my baby model isn't coming until next week=)

Photo Wall

2009-09-08T16:44:00.000-07:00

I have tons of random frames, so I decided to make this photo wall in my room. I think it looks better in person, but I really like it!

Welcome to my home

2009-09-06T17:31:00.000-07:00

This is the saying that I put on the front door of our new place. Just thought I'd share!

Decorating with Vinyl

2009-09-04T10:56:00.001-07:00

When I first got my vinyl machine, Paul and I made this family definition and put it on a mirror. I never posted it, so I thought I would!

I just love this picture of the Las Vegas Temple. I decided to add a vinyl scroll above it...it gives it a little something extra!

Vinyl Signs!

2009-09-04T10:45:00.000-07:00

I have been quite busy making signs for people! Here are some of the new ones!

In case you were wondering...

6x12 sign-$10

12x12 sign-$20

6x24 sign- $20

These make great gifts for any occasion! I'm starting to get busy!!! Place your orders today!

New Twilight Items in the Shop

2009-09-04T10:38:00.000-07:00

Here are some new Twilight themed items in my Etsy shop!

Twilight Girl Chalkboard

New Moon Invites

New Moon Cupcake Toppers

New Moon Magnets

Set of 16 Twilight Gift Tags

Vinyl Wall Quote

Vinyl Sticker for your car

Perfect for the Twilight fan!

Perfect for the Edward lover!

Thanks for looking!

In the Kitchen

2009-09-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

Paul and I just moved into a new place, so I've been doing some new kitchen crafts! Here they are!

This is a chalkboard I made to show what we are eating for dinner...that way there is no questions asked!

There is a wall in our kitchen that is completely empty, with no cabinets or anything, so I placed this saying there.

Well over a year ago I was searching for a cute Olive Oil container. No luck! I went everywhere, literally! The best I came up with was just a clear glass one from wal-mart. A few weeks ago, I was thinking of a way to make it cute...then a light bulb went off in my head...vinyl! Here's how that turned out!

I love toile print, so I made this recipe box. My other ones were full, so I needed a new one! I still have yet to make cute recipe cards and such for this one!

I painted this jumbo clothes pin and covered it with paper to hold my recipes up for me when I'm cooking.

Of course I needed some new magnets.

I didn't make these...but they were in storage for over 7 months, and I missed them! Haha! I found these at the Williams-Sonoma outlet for $5 a piece, they were originally $20...that was over a year ago, and I'm still proud of my great deal!

I didn't make this either! I bought this at a Craft show in Boulder City...I thought it was really cute! I made toile magnets to match!

Super Saturday Idea!

2009-09-03T00:04:00.001-07:00

This is something I thought of for a Super Saturday project. It's a Christmas countdown, on a cookie sheet. This project is fast and cheap! I bought these cookie sheets at a local dollar store. The Christmas tree vinyl is $3.50 and the saying is $1...a total of $5.50 to make...not including the magnet. To do the magnet, I just used a tacky glue, and glued it to a flat marble. Once that dries, I used a glue gun to glue on the magnet!

Enrichment & Super Saturdays

2009-08-30T23:35:00.000-07:00

I wanted to let you all know that I am now taking orders for Super Saturday's and Enrichment activities! If you think your enrichment leader would be interested, have her contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com. It does take time to prepare large amounts of vinyl items, that being said, I would like at least one months notice, if possible=)

NEW VINYL PRICING!

2009-08-30T23:29:00.001-07:00

Hello everybody! I just wanted to let you know that my vinyl prices are changing. This is now my current pricing (it's a little bit cheaper) for the vinyl lettering by the foot:

$4/ foot up to 5 inches tall

$4.50/ foot 6" tall

$5/ foot 7 "tall

$5.50/ foot 8" tall

$6/ foot 9" tall

$6.50/ foot 10" tall

$7/ foot 11" tall

$7.50/ foot 12" tall

(if you would like your saying taller, add .50 cents per inch)

*Please note: Some items that are more intricate and will take more time will cost a little bit more.

Flash Cards

2009-08-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

I am now selling these flash cards in my etsy shop! Go here if you are interested and would like to see more pics! These are perfect for teaching your little ones their ABC's! I have 2 sets of these currently made and ready to ship, or deliver! They are $12. If you would like, I can also customize, and do different colors.

Magnet Board

2009-08-15T21:47:00.000-07:00

Are you in need of a magnet board? Here's an idea: 1. Buy a picture frame 2. Buy sheet metal and cut it to fit the frame 3. Cover it with scrapbook paper and mod podge, or leave it blank! This is one that I made to go in my room.

This is a cute card that I made at a card class a while back...just thought I'd share it!

Bathroom Vinyl Lettering

2009-08-15T21:45:00.000-07:00

This is some vinyl that was designed for a bathroom. What do ya think?! The girl I made it for mounted it right above the toilet...it looked too cute!

Juicy Vinyl

2009-08-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

I recently did vinyl lettering for a Juicy Couture themed nursery! I thought this turned out really well! I eventually will have pics of the whole nursery, it just wasn't completed when Paul and I went to apply the vinyl. It's being decorated like the Juicy store in the Town Square Mall in Vegas.

I also did some vinyl that reads "smells like couture" for one of the decorative candy jars that will be in here! Too cute! This is probably the cutest nursery I've ever seen!

Twilight Line!

2009-06-22T19:10:00.000-07:00

I am now selling these lovely Twilight items in my shop! Check out laniercreations.etsy.com!

Baby Items

2009-06-16T16:03:00.000-07:00

These are my newest lovlies I have made. The first item is a travel wipes case...so stylish! And just below are binky clips. I'm especially excited about these because Landon is always loosing his binky's!

If you are interested in any items like this, please contact me! These are items I made for myself. I can easily customize with colors and fabrics you like! The wipes case is $12, and the binky clips are $6 each. Thanks for looking!

On-the-Go Activity Bag

2009-05-09T23:10:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about this craft! I think it's perfect for traveling, and for church! I like to think of it as an On-the-Go Activity Bag! I purchased a 9x13 inch cookie sheet at a local dollar store! To make it cute, I used vinyl to put Landon's name at the bottom. I then made magnetic matching activities, puzzles, and found other magnetic things that I thought would be educational. I keep everything in a canvas bag, and it's ready to go whenever I need it! Another good idea is to add crayons, and a coloring book, as well as some books for an even more perfect On-the-Go bag!

Inside this container are magnets for these...

...match the shapes

...match the animals

...dress the babies!

I found this color-yourself puzzle at JoAnns for $1! I colored it, and put mod podge over the top, and magnets on the back!

I found these wooden animals at JoAnn's for .59 cents a piece! I threw a magnet on the back and called it good!

In the dollar toy section at Wal-Mart, I found these...

...and these! A classic childhood toy for me! I thought these would be perfect to help children learn to spell, and to learn numbers!

Here is how it is all stored! Each activity is in it's own container, or bag, keeping it all nicely organized!

Chalkboards!

2009-05-04T23:32:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to experiment with chalkboard paint for a while now, so I finally bought some and tried it out! So my newest creation is a Personalized Chalkboard. These chalk boards are approximately 12x12. The front is a chalkboard and the back is covered with scrapbook paper that is mod podged for protection! The childs name, as you can see is printed at the bottom! To clean the board, just simply rub a damp cloth (lightly) over the surface. If you are interested in purchasing one of these, contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com! They are $12, and also come with 5 pieces of jumbo chalk, and 3 pieces of white chalk! I have a wide variety of scrapbook paper and vinyl colors to choose from! Just let me know what colors you like! I think it's pretty cute! What do you think?

ABC Flash Cards

2009-04-25T15:32:00.000-07:00

These are the ABC Flash Cards that I made for Landon. It's of course letters A-Z. I used all Stampin' Up! paper, stamps and ink. The color scheme is Real Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie. I also used my cricut cartridge, and these are 5 1/2 inches tall.

Numbers Flash Cards

2009-04-25T15:19:00.000-07:00

Here are the Numbers Flash Cards that I made. It's numbers 1-10. I made this using my cricut machine. They are 5 1/2 inches tall. This is made with a Simply Scrappin' kit from Stampin' Up!

Colors Flash Cards

2009-04-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

These flash cards are some of my newest creations. The ones shown in the pictures are COLORS. What I did was use my cricut to cut the tags, size 5 1/2 inches. The letters are 1 1/2 inches each. Once I pieced these together, I took the to Kinkos, and got them laminated, the are super thick and don't bend! Perfect for my little one!

More Flash Cards to follow...I'm too tired to post anymore!

Picture Frame

2009-03-06T22:35:00.000-08:00

I made this picture frame to go on Paul's night stand. I covered a wooden frame with scrapbooking paper, then for the picture, I used some fun stamps and embellishments. I just love the birdie stamp. All products are Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Play Kitchen

2009-03-03T22:31:00.000-08:00

I was browsing on Etsy tonight and I found this amazing play kitchen! It's beautiful! The shop is called Imagine That! Woodshop. Go here to see what this seller has to offer.

Baby Shower Gift

2009-03-01T12:27:00.000-08:00

Just over a month ago I went to a baby shower, and here are some of the lovelies that I made for Baby Boston.

Throw Pillows

2009-02-15T22:57:00.000-08:00

Well over a year ago, my husband made me these beautiful toile throw pillows! I thought I'd show them to you all, because I just absolutely love them, and I love my super talented husband!

Stampin' Up! Party

2009-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

Hello Ladies! If you live in the Las Vegas area, then you are invited to my Stampin' Up! Party!

When: Saturday, February 21, 2009

Time: 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Where: The Helland Residence

1335 Penhill Ct Henderson, NV 89002

Please RSVP by Monday, February 16

Phone: 801.369.0250

*We will be making 2 cards, so it is important that you RSVP to make sure there will be enough materials!

*For every $50 you spend, you will receive either a FREE stamp set, scrapbooking paper, or ribbon! Your choice for every $50 spent!

*When you spend $75, you will receive a free Stampin' Up! Catalog/ Idea Book, a $9.95 value!

*Snacks and drinks will be served!

*Feel free to bring a friend!

Deaver Family

2009-01-29T15:06:00.000-08:00

About a month and a half ago, I took some family Christmas pictures for some friends of ours to get some more practice on photography. What do ya think?

More Photography

2009-01-27T09:24:00.000-08:00

Just over a mont ago I took these maternity pictures for one of my best friends, Ashley. These are just some of what I did. What do you think?

More Vinyl

2008-12-31T17:40:00.000-08:00

Here are some more vinyl things I have done! I apologize that the picture quality isn't the best! I took the pics on my phone.

Ballet Shoes, the transfer tape is already on, the vinyl is a brighter pink color. How could would this look on a little girls bedroom wall?!

I know Christmas has already passed, but this is some vinyl I did for my friends house! I should have made the fireplace bigger. Since they didn't have a fireplace, I thought that the imitation one would be a great idea. Unfortunately, it was a little too small for the stockings! Next year...we will do the right size!

Perch Giveaway!

2008-12-29T11:29:00.000-08:00

Hello ladies! I'm hosting a giveaway on perch! You can win a board with vinyl lettering of your choice! To enter...leave a comment on the perch giveaway by January 2nd at midnight! There will be one lucky winner!

Craft Room Storage

2008-12-27T15:38:00.000-08:00

I am always looking for ways to organize my craft stuff! I absolutely love all of this storage stuff from Stampin' Up!.

This box would be perfect for organizing pictures or cards, or anything really! I like how it's clear so you can see what's in it!

Right now I have all of my ribbons in jars, 1 jar per color. If you don't like the jar idea, this would be great for ribbon!
This would be a nice way to organize my paper! Dividers can be purchased separately to divide your papers by color.
I purchased this ink organizer a few months ago and it has worked great! It really only works for Stampin' Up! ink though. If you don't have their ink, I highly recommend it! It doesn't smear! They have tons of colors to choose from, and when your onk pad dries out, you can buy the ink refills instead of a new ink pad.
I also purchased this to store all of my lovely Stampin' Up! embellishments! You can purchase the storage containers separately to store other things as well!

Santa Treat Boxes

2008-12-22T10:16:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure if most of you have made your Christmas goodies or not, but if you haven't, these Santa Treat Boxes would be super cute to put the treats in. They are Martha Stewart, and you get them here. They come as a set of 8.

Vinyl boards for kid rooms

2008-12-14T23:23:00.000-08:00

I had a friend order these signs from me for her Christmas presents. If you want one before Christmas, order now! Now until Christmas I'm selling them for $20. After that, they are $25. If you want the vinyl only, it's $10. Let ,e know if you'd like something! I'd be glad to make it for you!

Custom Name Plaques

2008-12-11T14:56:00.000-08:00

Normally I sell my signs for $25, but now thru Christmas I'm selling them for $20. This is an example of a custom sign I did for a friend of mine. She also had me do the quote below the sign as well. If you are interested, just contact me {at} laniercreations@gmail.com. These signs make the perfect gift for any occasion!

Trying out Photography

2008-12-10T14:17:00.001-08:00

Back in October I got a really nice camera. I decided this weekend to put it to great use, and try some more professional type photography. I took these maternity pictures of my friend Lindsay and her husband Annand. Honestly, what do you think?

Camera Strap

2008-12-09T17:59:00.000-08:00

I think these camera straps are absolutely adorable! I would love to have one for my cannon camera! I came across the blog Grosgrain and saw these cute camera straps. There are different fabrics to chose from. All you do is slide this cover over your camera strap! What a cute idea! I'm adding it to either a "craft to do list" (for my hubby that is, he's the one who can sew!) or a "to buy list"...not sure which one yet! I looked up camera straps on Etsy, and found that most cost around $10...and come in cute Amy Butler fabrics!

Baby Shower

2008-12-07T21:31:00.000-08:00

I threw a baby shower this weekend for a very good friend of mine! The colors: Teal and Brown! I had so many ideas of things I wanted to make! Unfortunately I didn't get to do everything I wanted to, but I did do most of it! The thing I was most excited about was this banner! I used all Stampin' Up! paper, my cricut, double sided tape, toile, and ribbon! That's it!

This is the banner!

With it also being the holiday season, I decided to make peppermint bark for the take-home treat! All you do is crush candy canes, stir them into melted white chocolate, lay flat on wax paper, refrigerate until hard, and break into pieces! What a yummy snack! I wanted to stick to the teal and brown, so I used teal paper with brown polka dots to cover the treat baggies. Then I stapled the baggies shut!

I made these for the cupcake toppers! The cupcakes where chocolate with chocolate frosting of course! Yummy!

Since I have a vinyl machine, I decided to do different vinyl projects for game prizes!

This is prize #1

Prize #2

Prize #3

Prize #4

Prize #5

Prize #6

Prize #7

Since every good place to hang a banner is being occupied by garland for Christmas....I used the TV haha!

I also made these plaques. They were used as a shower decoration, plus they are a nursery decoration.

I found this cute cupcake stand at Williams-Sonoma! I love it!

MORE CUPCAKES!

Christmas Countdown Calendar

2008-12-02T22:00:00.000-08:00

This is my newest addition to my Etsy Shop! I am so excited about it! It's a Christmas Countdown Calendar! This is made in a 12x12 routed board. Its has sheet metal with vinyl lettering on it. The vinyl lettering reads "Let it Snow" 4 times. There are the numbers 1-25 inside of snowflakes. The calendar comes with a magnet to put on the day that it is...leading you up to Christmas. Let me know if you would like one of these! Cost is $29.95...or I can barter too! I'm super excited about these! I hope you all like them!

Potato Cheese Soup

2008-12-01T14:29:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things about this time of year is the food! Since the weather is cooling off, I love to eat soup! This is a recipe I got last year from a family that I nannied for! I absolutely love it and I think you all will too!

Potato Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

-6 cups water

-6 bouillon cubes

-1/2 tbs parsley

-1 pint of half & half

-1/4 cup flour

-1tbs chopped onion

-1 carrot, grated

-6-8 potatoes chopped

-1 cube butter

1 cup shredded cheese

Directions:

Boil water and bouillon cubes until onion, parsley, potatoes, and carrot are done. In a separate pan, melt butter and whisk in flour, then add half & half. Bring to a boil. Add to potato mixture. Simmer 5 minutes. Add cheese.

*This is really good with french bread!

Enjoy!

Over the River and Through the Woods...

2008-11-25T15:24:00.000-08:00

I have a friend who started an etsy shop a few months ago called Over the River and Through the Woods. She sells super cute fondant decorations for cakes and cupcakes. Her stuff is adorable! Check out her shop!

My Etsy Shop

2008-11-24T23:36:00.000-08:00

I finally set up my Etsy Shop! Check it out! Tell your friends! Here are just a few of the items in my shop! I hope you all like!

Cute Frame!

2008-11-20T16:24:00.000-08:00

My friend Kim is the Young Women's President in her ward. She wanted to make picture frames for her girls. They turned out so cute! Plus I did the vinyl lettering.

Perch

2008-11-19T14:10:00.000-08:00

Starting tomorrow, every Thursday I will be doing a blog entry on Perch. It will be an entry related to crafts. Perch is a fun blog with fun ideas on clothes, hair, baby items, recipes...and more. be sure to check it out! I will still be posting on Lnier Creations as well!

Thanksgiving Name Cards

2008-11-18T15:26:00.000-08:00

I just love these Thanksgiving clip art place cards by Martha Stewart for Thanksgiving. All you do is print the template onto cardstock! it's as easy as that! Go to Martha's website, click on crafts. Then go under clip art crafts and click on Thanksgiving clip art and templates. The place cards are project #2! There are 3 different designs!

Need to advertise for your business?

2008-11-17T17:45:00.000-08:00

I can do vinyl lettering for your vehicle! Here are some examples of advertisements Paul and I did.

This one was for a girl who took Landon's pictures...if you need a photographer, here's her contact info!

This one was done for one of Paul's best friends who owns a window washing business...or if you need your windows washed, here's the contact info!

Vinyl lettering that I have done

2008-11-13T13:11:00.000-08:00

Here is just some of the vinyl lettering that I have done. I can do vinyl lettering in any color, font, and size that you would like.

Stay tuned for more pictures!

Vinyl Lettering

2008-11-12T17:00:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't know, I do vinyl lettering! I absolutely love it! Stay tuned for my different fonts (I can get any font you want!). Throughout my blog I will be posting pictures of my work! Contact me at laniercreations@gmail.com if you are interested. Here are my prices and colors.

Prices:

6x24 inch board completed- $25

6x12 inch board completed- $12.50

routed board- add $1

ribbon- add $1

12x12 tile completed- $12

vinyl only for 12x12 tile- $8

6x6 tile completed- $8

vinyl only for 6x6 tile- $4

vinyl for 8x8 glass block- $6

vinyl by the foot- $5 up to 5 inches tall

*I can do anything you want. If you don't see an option here that you would like just let me know!

Colors:

white

black

silver

gold

pink

yellow

orange

light blue

bright blue

navy blue

bright green

dark green

red

burgundy

brown

beige

*if you don't see a color listed that you would like, let me know and I can get that color!

Fall decoration

2008-11-07T16:02:00.000-08:00

Last year I saw this idea in a magazine, and I though I'd share it with all of you. The wreath is sitting on an easel, and the vinyl lettering board is on the easel with the wreath as a background. Super cute! I think so anyways! I think I've done this idea for every Holiday!

Birthday Idea!

2008-11-06T09:53:00.000-08:00

I have some friends with birthdays this month, and I saw a cute idea to scrapbook cake stuff. Here is what I did:

I wrapped cupcake wrappers in cellophane bags. And connected them to the cake box with a ribbon that I stamped Happy Birthday all over.

Some sprinkles for the cupcakes.

I took toothpicks and paper to make some cupcake decorations. Then I put them in a cellophane bag and closed it with some scrapbook paper and staples.

I wrapped the frosting with scrapbook paper. This paper is part of the Confetti scrap pack from Stampin' Up.

Then I made a cupcake bag and gift tag...

Old Tee Shirts...

2008-11-05T20:49:00.000-08:00

Do you have a drawer full of old tee shirts that you don't want to get rid of for sentimental reasons? I did. A few years ago I turned them into a quilt. It wasn't very complicated, although my mother in law did do the sewing. All you do is cut your shirts into even squares. You can make as many squares as you want, and you can make the blanket as big as you want. Then we sewed the squares together. We got fleece big enough for the back. We stuck batting between the fleece and the tee shirts. We used some of the fleece for the border as well. Then afterwards on the corners of each tee shirt, we stuck ribbon through all of the fabric and tied knots to hold all of the fabric together.

Cards

2008-11-03T20:20:00.001-08:00

My good friend Becca is a demonstrator for Stampin' Up. Ever since she told me about Stampin' Up products, I've been hooked! Once a month she hosts stamp camp at her house, and we make 6 cards. Here are the cards we made for the month of October. (Good layout ideas) All products are Stampin' Up.

*The cupcake on this card was made with a scallop punch cut in half, and navy paper that was crimped. We all loved the cupcake.

*The birds on this card were my favorite. What we did was stamp the birds on the white paper, then on printed paper. We cut the bodies out on the printed paper and placed them on the white paper. What a cute idea!

Need a photographer?

2008-11-02T00:10:00.000-07:00

If you are in need of a photographer and live in Vegas, I have one for you. Her name is Krys. She just did Landon's 6 month pictures and I absolutely love them! If you like what you see here check out her official website here. (I had to redo this post because I realized after I posted the pics, that I posted the ones with out the photographers image)