FREE Canvas Giveaway

Who wants to win a free canvased picture! Today I'm giving away a free 11x14 canvas (picture of your choice) to one of my readers from Easy Canvas Prints. They are the ones who printed the adorable picture of Owen which is put up in our room which looks amazing!

Enter to win below!  Canvased pictures are a perfect gift for the holidays coming up or decor as well! My mom would love one over the fireplace of all of us kids, or I think the next canvas I print will be decorated for the seasons so I could hang it up on our front door or in our front entry?  How would you use it?

Here is our canvased print of O which turned out awesome!!!!

Enter below with Rafflecopter, contest starts 9/27/14 and goes through October 8 at 12am.  Enter soon for your chance to win a 11x14 Canvas photo of your choice from Easy Canvas Prints!

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Ties and Bow Ties, dressing up for cheap

Doesn't my little guy look dashing?  I've been thinking how I can dress him better for events or church and I have found the cutest ties and bow ties, sport leg warmers and more!  

Always Under Pay is a wholesale place where I can get his bowties and ties cheaper than cheap.  8 assorted ties for $10... done.  Have you tried to make bowties or ties, mine turned out horrible so I was glad to find something cheap and comfortable for him. 

Here he is in another tie posing for some birthday pictures, I love this look because it's more casual with his cute little tie.

Here O is with his little bowtie! I love it.  Also from Always Under Pay where you can get an assorted dozen for $8! Yes please! Totally cheaper than making and ruining his previous bow ties.  They are adjustable too which is what I like.

So cute for church!

Some of my other favorite products from Always Under Pay include:

pettiskirts (starting at $7.50)

tutus

craft supplies

hairbows

diaper covers (they have the most adorable football and baseball ones!)

doll clothing

dance outfits

more!

Canvasing One Year Baby Photo

Owen turned one year last week and, if you know me, it's time for pictures! Before his birthday we dressed him in his cute little outfits and took him outside to take some cute photos and he was so good and of course photogenic.  

This one was my favorite and turned out amazing!  I wanted to have it canvased so when each of our kids turn one, we can have all of their pictures canvased and on our wall.  He's pretty special to us and I'm excited to have this picture hanging in our room.

Here it is on the wall, I love how beautiful canvased pictures are and how big these can get.  Mine was a 16x20 so it could fill up the space on our wall in our room, but they can get up to a 30x40 and you can customize your size as well which is awesome if you have a weird size that you need.

My canvas is from Easy Canvas Prints which (like it's name) was super easy to use their site and quickly send and get my order!  They have so many sizes (and also customized sizes) and when you follow on Facebook you can get connected with their deals and new products!

12 Amazing Chalkboard Pregnancy Announcement Ideas

Here are some more of my Chalkboard Pregnancy Announcements from customers.  I am the owner of Pearl Pear Designs and sell my cute chalkboard digital files to help people make their big announcement.  

Why digital files? For pregnancy announcement customers want it ASAP to be able to take pictures or send announcements to friends and family.  Digital files are sent usually same day so they can make their pregnancy announcement as soon as they want.  I usually just print at home or Staples is by me and starts at 10 cents.

Here is one of my customers with my Chalkboard "Little Baby" customized chalkboard.  This is one of my most popular chalkboards right now to announce pregnancies. Aren't these the cutest pictures!  They even took them themselves and edited online.  I love it!

You can purchase it here: Little Baby Chalkboard Announcement

Trying to get a good photo with your kids, find a cute backdrop or create your own like this one in the leaves.  

You can purchase it here: Promoted to Big Brother or Sister

Here is another adorable announcement using their kids.  It's another popular option that includes three files to take with your kids.  Love it!

You can purchase it here: Oldest, Middle, Youngest Chalkboard

This Chalkboard pregnancy announcement has a customized last name option which is so cute and more personalized.  I love these humongous blue and pink balloons they used for their pregnancy announcement as well!

You can purchase this here: We're pregnant customized Chalkboard

Here is the same chalkboard as the first one, they took pictures with the whole family and had kids hold up numbers which I absolutely love!  I love incorporating the whole family, so dang cute.

You can purchase this here: Little Baby Pregnancy Announcement

I love doing customized work and when someone wants something incorporating their work or their ideas I get so excited. You can design your own chalkboard from size, colors, and more, I will send the digital file and you will guide me through any changes that need to be made until it's just right :)

You can purchased a customized listing here: Customized Listing

These Tie Breaker pregnancy announcements are so cute.  If you have one boy and one girl, they can take a picture next to their signs then the tie breaker is.... either a boy or girl.  So dang cute.

You can purchase this here: Tie Breaker Pregnancy Announcement

These two cuties are excited to be big brothers! I sell sets of chalkboard files as well.  This one has "Big Brothers" then another sign when their little brother or sister are coming!

You can purchase this listing here: Big Brothers Pregnancy Announcement

How cute is this little sweetie? This is another popular listing with gold glitter font that comes in "I'm going to be a big sister, brother, cousin" etc'

You can purchase. this here: I'm going to be a big sister/ Only child expiring

Another cute Tie Breaker Pregnancy announcement, this time without the "it's a boy or girl" one. Love this cute beach setting

You can purchase this here: Tie Breaker Pregnancy Announcement

I love how cute all of these kids are with their signs, 8x10 or 11x17 is usually the perfect size for them to hold and pose for pictures.

You can purchase this here: Promoted to Big Brother or Sister

Love how this little guy is holding his sign and has a cute "Only Child" expiring shirt which you can find in so many places and can add to your pictures.

You can purchase this here: Momma's due with Twins/ Baby #2

Airplane Birthday Party decorations and ideas

Guess who had a birthday party? It was so much fun putting O's birthday party together and choosing an airplane theme. I designed and bought this sign from Staples when they had them on sale for $10!  The banner above I cut out planes and clouds from my silhouette and then sewed them together!

Well, I tried applique, not very good at this at all but it made the cutest bib and shirt for his big day.

I absolutely love these wingers and propeller! I made them out of foam and painted and used A LOT of duct tape.

Some pictures before his big day. 

I have taken pictures each month and displayed it as a banner over the fireplace.

My favorite part of his birthday airplane decor! I put his pictures on foamboard shaped like a one, blue tablecloth for a background and cute plane and airplanes from paper.