Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Elly Collection

Right before Ms. Elly was born I started two projects specifically for her. I finally got caught up with all of my shipping and was able to send these items out to her. That means I can post the photos of them.

The first of three is a bag tag I have been toying with since the start of the Nine14 Design venture. It is simply a way to personalize any childs lunch bag, diaper bag, tote, luggage or purse. It was really simple. I added a ribbon and snaps to a pre-made wooden monkey. For Elly's I put her initials on the tummy. On the backside it says "I belong to..."

I haven't decided if I am gonna take this further, but I do have more monkeys, some giraffes and other jungle/safari animals. I also maybe figuring out other ideas for these little wooden guys.

The other thing I made was an announcement of Elly's birth. Instead of going the big wooden block for hanging, I chose a frame. It was lighter and added a small challenge of arranging the dots, and lettering perfectly. I personally think it turned out great!

First I took a wooden frame and sanded it down a little. Next came the round stickers for the polka dots. Then the layers of white paint. I chose the white base to break up all the pink of the letters I made her. Just like with the letters, I alternated the remaining colors, pink, mint and brown, around the edges of the frame. I made sure to have a multiple of three for the number of dots so that there were no dots of the exact same color right next to each other. At Michaels, I found some adhesive letters to use for her name and birthdate. The letters had a small amount of glitter and a shade of brown that stood out from the brown of the acrylic paints.

Heather loved them (I think) and I hope Elly likes them as she gets older. To end this post I will share some photos of the cutie!

Elly with the letters I made for her nursery back in October.

Ms Emmeline in her Bumbo wearing the shirt auntie Ashley bought her. I love this little girl more than words can describe!

Flickr!

All my pictures of products created by and for Nine14 Design have been and will continue to be upoaded to Flickr.com in the following albums Nine14 Design general album and The Elly Collection album.

Check it out periodically to see new photos of new items!