I’m really quite pleased with these new artwork hangers for children:

personalised artwork hanger peg plaque

They consist of a plaque, measuring approx 15cm x 7cm, two wooden pegs, a double wire hanger and a fabric scrap embellishment.  Oh, and the important bit: your child’s name and a little picture.

somewhere special to hang that new work of art

I’ve updated them from the previous design.  They now feature larger, sturdier pegs.  The pictures are also updated, and you can personalise the picture by hair colour and skin colour.  If there’s anything else you’d like to change about the picture, we’ll be more than happy to accommodate you: glasses? wheelchair? You name it, we’ll do our best!!

To get hold of yours, visit the website: http://www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk/artworkpeghangers.html - they are just £6.99 each, plus a small postage charge.  While the postal strikes are happening, we’ll try to avoid strike days and will post out first class at no extra charge.

I know people visit this blog when they are looking online for unique gifts.  The unique, hand-painted personalised gifts I create on clocks, canvases, door hangers, etc. can be found here: www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk as always. 

People always say my gifts are “something different”, and here’s something else which I think fits the “something different” tag too:

I’d like to share with you some unique gifts made by Rachel from the Wirral.  These cufflinks (above) are made from fingerprints that a customer sent to her.  Aren’t they just gorgeous?

And look at this too:

I’m sure these will be very popular.  You can find more info here: http://glamglassgifts.blogspot.com/

If you’re looking for a unique gift for someone special, I’m sure you won’t have too far to look!

Sometimes I am making something to a specific customer request and love what the customer has asked for, even though I wouldn’t have thought of it that way myself.  It’s one of the good things about being able to sell dirctly to people, without a middle-man, at art and craft shows, parties at schools/playgroups and on the website.

Here are a couple of examples of what I’m talking about:

I love these colours

Colour choice for alphabet name canvases:  I love the colours used as a background on these canvases - bright red and green, with a pale blue.  It works so well.  I wish the colours showed up a bit better in the photos, but the green and red are really bright.  Each colour sets the others off so well.

the lettering being painted

the last letter is nearly done

close up of canvases

The pictures above show me painting the letters in onto the backgrounds.  I use two layers of paint for each background, then two layers of paint for each letter.  For these particular ones, I’ll add spots in different colours onto each letter.  Each spot will most likely have two coats too.  The customer requested these colours specifically, and I love them much more than I thought I would.

There aren’t many pictures of work actually happening in my studio, but it does definitely happen! My 16-year-old has just finished her GCSEs and was hanging around with not much to do when she took these ones today.

Unique Gift for Teachers:  My computer is on a bit of a go-slow at the moment, so I shall wait till tomorrow to upload a picture of a clock I’ve started which a customer has planned as a gift for teachers to put in their staff room.  I thought it was a fab idea, as it will have a message on, and be a lasting reminder of a child for all the teachers, as well as a lovely way to say thank you.

If you are interested in your own bespoke or custom designs, I’ll happily make the order up for you to view online before you pay.  If you have your own ideas, you can request a bespoke design here:

http://www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk/customdesignform.html

If you’re following this blog, you’ll know I’ll be back tomorrow, having signed my life away on Nation Blog Posting Month.  I shall be posting a blog update every day in July. 

Seeing as I’ve got nothing else to do… (er, joke!)  Now, where’s that prom dress that needs finishing off?