A Recipe For Cuteness

Here's a quicky for you...

In our Etsy store under "Paint to Order", we have several items that can be ordered and then custom painted to match any design a customer has in mind. People have sent us all kinds of ideas! Interesting quotes, whimsical patterns, funky designs, even actual fabric to match!  I love working with people to come up with a fantastic and unique piece of furniture, that will be the highlight of the room that it goes into! And I really LOVE when people see their ideas transformed into artwork-they get so excited-that's the real joy of doing what I do!

This customer wanted a book case for her daughter's room, one that she could add baskets to for toy storage.  She looked all over my shop and these were the specifications she gave me...She said, "I love this painted stool...

And this jewelry box is really cute...

We also like this recipe box...

and my husband and I especially love this table (although we know we really can't put it in our infant daughter's room but we really like it!)

She went on to say that they had painted the room green and they loved the colors purple and red.  "We don't want something to "themey" because we want it to be able to grow with her, but we like the idea of a lady bug and flowers because we're doing a garden theme in her room". The one criteria that her husband was adamant about  was that there could be NO dinosaurs (although I think...he was joking...and I contemplated putting one on the bottom shelf just for kicks and giggles). 

So, I took all these ideas, put them together, and this is what I came up with...

I'm hoping Emma and her parents will be happy with their book case/toy storage.  I tried to incorporate everything they liked (although there isn't any zebra print or dinosaurs).

Have you guys been painting any cool things lately?  Please come share them on my Face Book page! I love to see what you're up too! Then I'll pin them on my Painted & Uniquely Designed Furniture page on Pinterest (I'm trying to create the biggest gallery of funky furniture, so help a sister out!).

And remember, we'll be linking this post up & sharing with our friends on our "Where We Party Page"
as well as My Repurposed Life and Between Naps on the Porch

Have a very COLORFUL weekend!

Wow! We've Been Busy People!

Nope! I am not complaining! AT ALL! But it has kept me from my blog a little longer then I like and it has kept me from doing my "larger pieces" but I am soooo grateful for all the traffic that has been coming through our Etsy store lately!

But first let me catch you up to speed on some of our changes for 2012! The biggest one is we decided to change our name to MOLLICArt: Functional Art & Home Decor.  Now, if you follow me on Face Book or Twitter you may have already known about this change, but if not, then let me explain.  My wonderful friend Renee, who is an author (Lessons From Teachers & Twits) and professor, introduced me to another wonderful author and social & promotional guru, named Kristen Lamb. Kristen Lamb (highly) suggests that a successful businesses tactic is to market yourself.  Have your business name contain your personal name if possible-in other words-YOU are your brand. Now, of course I'm summing this all up rather quickly-she says it in much more articulate and sophisticated terminology, but pretty much that's the gist.  After some thought, I said, "I'm going to do this!" Yes, I said it loud, just like that too.  So, I creatively took my last name, Mollica (Moe-lee-ka) and merged it with "art"...and voila!

Well it's been crazy.  I had to make a whole new Face Book Page, because you cant just switch the name, which really stinks because I had ( HAD!) 700 followers. Have you ever tried to get 700 people to follow you anywhere! Sigh.....Yes, I just flopped my head on the table! It-is-so-hard.  I started a new blog under MOLLICArt too,but I didn't take this one down because I didn't want the same thing to happen here. So, for awhile, I'll double post. I know it'll be awhile before it's all straightened out, but I really think in the long run it's a better business decision.

I was lucky that Etsy  was gracious enough to allow me to just change my name (although I have had to change my watermarks on my pictures in the shop!).  Okay, I hear you, enough whining! See,that's what I love about you guys, you always slap me back into reality!Moving on!

We have been so busy with a bunch of new little things in the store! Jewelry boxes, Mirrors, Purses etc...

We've also added a new section to the store called "Painted for Charity".  Every month we honor a charity and when that item is purchased a part of its proceeds goes to the designated charity. For example: February is National Heart Health Month. We have a painted heart box in the shop (which is really cute btw) and when you purchase it, part of the proceeds goes towards the National Heart Association. OR February is also National Children's Dental Month, purchase our Tooth Fairy Boxes and 10% goes towards The National Dental Association.  Every month is a different item & different charity.

Please know, there will be big things coming soon! I have been working on them in between all the "little" stuff!  I'll keep you posted promise! In the mean time, please go check out the new Face Book Page (if you haven't already. OR Twitter or even on Pinterest!

OH...And on a personal note...recently they held open auditions here in Syracuse, for the movie Adult World with Emma Roberts. My oldest son (I have 5 kids) tried out and got a part in the movie! An actual paid part! We are so excited! Lots of exciting things going on here!  Hope there are a lot of good things going on in your world!

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