Saturday, June 27, 2009

Custom Handpainted Stools


I have loved designing and painting greeting cards; and I thought to start another fun offering for people to enjoy & have a keepsake for many years down the road.

In Nov. we had our first baby. Her name is McKenna, and she has added so much sweetness to our lives! Since her arrival, I was inspired to start painting on step stools for children and babies. I remember having my very own special step stool when I was a little girl and loved it. Even now when I go to my mom's house, it is still there and brings a smile to my face.

I focus on custom designing for people as everyone I know (including myself) loves to have their very own personalized stuff...be it monogram, name, customized colors to match a home or room or overall theme. I can do custom designs if you have something specific in mind. All stools are personalized with child's name. I use non-toxic paint and a sealer to protect the stool against dirt and smudges from small little fingerprints :)

Step Stools are $68 (includes the stool, custom artwork & sealer)
Bar Stools are $88 (includes the stool, custom artwork & sealer)

Lead time is 1-2 weeks.
Can be shipped anywhere in U.S.
Makes a very special baby shower gift as well as birthday or Christmas gift for any child.



Adult bar stools can be customized to collegic themes, monogramming, etc...



Warm Regards,
Tamara

Thursday, June 11, 2009

New Doors. Opening.

New doors are opening in the world of Tamagrams...

Since January I've been refocusing the direction of the business. I've been trying to get my designs picked up by national card publishers. This past month, I got contracts for licensing several new greeting card designs. I'm really pumped about the licensing avenue and having the bigger companies rep and distribute my designs! I'm very thankful for the new doors that have opened and excited to see what's next...

One of my best friends got married last weekend and I wanted to do something extra special for her, something she could keep and enjoy for many years to come. I painted and personalized a bar stool with a monogram of her new last name and used her home colors throughout the design.

I have missed doing those types of projects...I want to start marketing more about offering hand painted and customized products such as step stools for kids (birthday or Christmas presents) and baby showers, bar stools for unique wedding shower gifts or collegic themed graduation gifts, wooden letters for baby's nursery, custom hand painted picture frames, painted furniture, etc. I love see a creation start from a blank slate (or in this case, raw wood) and then seeing the finished masterpiece for someone to enjoy. It makes my heart smile...I feel so blessed to be in this place to harness the creativity from within and the challenge of coming up with new ideas. Someone once told me, "Creativity is the next thing to divinity"...it is something that comes from above, something God gives to each of us. Thought it was a beautiful concept.