Christmas Boards!!  All of these are IN STOCK and ready to go to a new home!!  Contact me if you are interested in purchasing any.

"Joy Christmas Tree"
9.25"x12.25" Green background, white lettering, yellow star and colored balls

$15.00 

"Wide Joy to the World" barn wood
7" tall x 24.5" wide  Red, light grey, black

$20.00

"Noel" on barn wood
7" tall x 14" wide  Ivy green

$10.00

"Noel" on barn wood
7" tall x 13.5" wide  Ivy green

$10.00  

"Noel" on pine wood
7"x13.5" Ivy green

$10.00

"Winter Fireside" 11.25"x16"
White background, blues and grays lettering

$20.00 (1 in stock)














"Reindeer" 11.25"x16"
White background, black and red lettering

$20.00 (1 in stock)

May you have a blessed Christmas and remember the real reason we celebrate - the birth of our Lord and Savior.

Love,

Tami

From my reading pile

If you are interested, here is a list of the latest books I have read.

Deja Vu Bride by Debra Ulbrick - I really liked this Christian romance.  Didn't realize it was book 2 in the series but I didn't feel that I was missing anything by reading it first.  I will be reading the others though!!





Cast a Road Before Me by Brandilyn Collins.  Another good Christian romance - you can pretty much guess how it will turn out but I do like this author.  This is the first in a series.  Was a good story line.







Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris.  This one had a great story line.  There were times that I felt that the author assumed some things - like she didn't explain all the details.  This is a series so I will probably try to read another one.



Murder at the Maples by Flora Lively.  This was okay.  I don't think I will read any more.  I got it because it was free and in the "cozy" mystery category.  Some bad language.








Fire on the Hill by Gretta Curran Browne - this is actually the 2nd in the series.  I didn't realize it when I started reading.  I got it because it has historical Ireland information in it.  I really enjoyed it!!  Good romantic storyline too!






Pink Flamingoed by Steve Demaree - cute story.  I really like this author's mystery series so I thought I would like this too.  It was okay.  There were a lot of grammar mistakes that bothered me but that could have been because it was an ebook.  I liked how the neighbors all work together and do things as a group.





Messages by John Michael Hileman - my kind of book!!  Kept me hooked and I can't wait to read the other books in the series.  Good mystery and great use of how God can connect with us in unusual ways.







Oregon in Love by Bonnie Blythe.  I have read several of this author's books and really like them.  Good Christian romance.  There are 3 books in this series:  Restorations; Lights & Shadows; and Milagro for Miranda.  You can get them one at a time or this one book with all three.  You will want to read them in order.





God's Gonna Make You Laugh by Noel Jones  I got this free and thought it sounded really good.  It was a very easy and quick read.  Not really what I thought it would be but I did enjoy it.







We Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.  This book was all stories of different people and how the song "We Will Survive" impacted their lives.  Good read.




Any good books you read over the summer?  Would love to hear about them.
Love,
Tami

Too long....

Ok, so it has been way too long since I have posted on here!  Lots been going on in my life.  I have been steadily making boards for custom orders (sold a couple at Eliza Henry) and also trying to make some new designs but they keep getting pushed down on the to-do list!

Here is a sampling of my "Established" boards.  These have all been custom orders for either a shower gift or the wedding gift.  I now have three different layouts to choose from.

I have set up a Facebook business page - Dawn's Designs - and try to keep that updated with all designs as they are done.  I am not sure how active I will keep this blog now.  The Facebook page is so much easier to update.  

A "couple" other boards :)

This "Snips & Snails" is just like my first one but has a brown background.  It is for sale at Eliza Henry if interested.

Custom order for a young girl's birthday.

Baby announcement boards - one for each child in this family!

7"x7" Black & Hot Pink

Fun saying I saw in the back of someone's truck - thought it was too cute NOT to make.

If you need a gift idea or want a saying for your wall, contact me.  I would love to work with you.

Guess that is all for now.  Don't forget to check out and Like my Dawn's Design Facebook page.  More activity there.

Love,

Tami

New boards

This one was so much fun to make!!  I actually made it as a gift for a friend for her chocolate shop.  You can see it in person at Stella Leona and while there, try some of the amazing truffles and other goodies.  My fav is the "Champagne Fizz!!"

 This one was a special order.  It is black with white letters and teal accents.  Turned out really nice.  She wanted it to have a chalkboard feel so I distressed it a bit before putting on the teal.

I had made these originally to hold the "Aromatouch" oils that are used for the special massages.  I decided to make some into just plain oil holders for the 5ml bottles.  I was able to make the end holes in the back row bigger to hold the 15ml bottles.  These are available to purchase for $12.00 each.  I painted "Essential Oils" on the fronts

We are getting ready for a garage sale this week.  I plan to have these oil holders there and some boards if I get to them.  I will be at the North Point sales in Archbold at my in-law's house.  Hope to see you there!!

Tami

SOLD!!!

My first board sold at Eliza Henry!!!  Woohoo!!!  Sooooo..... I made another one.  This one is hot pink, gray and purple with quite a bit of distressing.  I still like the distressed look but I think I may do some without distressing.  Would love to hear what you all think.

11.25"x16"

The next two were a lot of fun!!!  The little boy one is in green, browns, bonnet blue, gray and of course a black dog!  I had to think of our old dog Bailey while I was painting him.  Sure miss that guy!

11.25"x11.25"

The little girls is done in hot pink, brown, light pink, coral and a touch of yellow.  So cute!  I loved using this curly font.  Both of these are distressed and with white backgrounds.  I think the next batch will not be distressed and have some kind of light colored background.

11.25"x11.25"

I have been doing a lot of praying lately - for health and wisdom making decisions.  I find that it is a great time to pray while I paint the boards.  And I have found it helpful to pray over each board -  that child who receives the board will be healthy and have a wonderful life.  The "Established" boards get to be prayed for by name - that they have a wonderful marriage and a long life together.

What have you been praying for lately?

Love,

Tami

  

More boards

A couple more boards to show you.

This one will be at the Black Swamp Benefit at the Fulton Co Fairgrounds June 19-20th.  I have made this one before but I changed it up a bit and added the red heart.

11.25"x18"

This little cutie will also be at the Black Swamp Benefit.  It is gold lettering with a white wash over top.

11.25"x11.25"

And here is the 3rd color option for the "fearfully made" boards.  This is also gold lettering with white wash.  If you are interested in this design, the cost is $25.00 and the profits will be going to the CPC Women's Health Resource Centers.

11.25"x11.25"

Have a great weekend!!

Love,

Tami

I'm So Excited!!!

Check this out...front window at "Eliza Henry" in Archbold!  So excited to work with Donna and Scott.

I also dropped this one off today for the shop.

11.25"x16"

I am planning to do other color combos of these two signs and am working on some other designs.  I will keep you updated!!

 The other thing that Donna is going to be selling are my baby announcement boards.  Here are the two samples that will be in the shop for customers to see.

11.25"x11.25"

Customers just need to fill out the order form and then I will make to their specifications.

And this is really cool too!!  This couple set their "Established" board at the entrance to their wedding reception.  Love this idea!  (Thanks Karlene for the pic!)

Hope you all have a great day!

Love,

Tami

A new board

I just finished a new board...

11.25" x 16"

This particular one is for sale at "Eliza Henry" in Archbold.  Stop in and see Donna.

I  really like the words.  This would be really cute in a kid's room!!  What color would you like??  :)

Love,

Tami

Support the local CPC Women's Health Resource

I made another color choice for the "Wonderfully Made" board layout.

11.25 x 11.25

This one is black with gold lettering.  I also did a different finish which I like better than putting poly on it.  Doesn't have so much shine.

I am asking $25 for these and giving the profits to our local CPC Women's Health Resource Centers.  Please contact me if you are interested in one.  I am open to doing other colors too.

Tami

New boards

I can officially show these off now!  These were made for some special people as gifts.  I think they turned out really nice.

20"wide x 8"high

20"wide x 8"high

I also designed two more layouts for the baby announcement boards.  I haven't made any of them yet but would love to!  Stay tuned!!!
Tami

Quilting done!

Last summer my sister-in-law asked if I would make two twin quilts for her son's bunkbeds using Case IH fabric.  She purchased some cute panels online and then we went shopping at Sauder Village's Threads of Tradition Quilt Shop to find coordinating fabric.  They were a lot of fun to make!!

There was a smaller panel that I pieced with leftover fabric to make a pillowcase for him.  They are now on his bed!!!  

Another board I came up with.  I would like to sell this one and give the profits to the CPC Women's Health Resource Centers where I volunteer.  I plan to offer different colors too.  Please contact me if you would like to purchase one.  

11.25" x 11.25"

Enjoy your day!
Tami