Name and Monogram Art Inspiration

This is another old post from facebook that I am expounding upon now that I have a blog set up. Backdated to original publishing date in March.

My daughter's nursery, with unfinished canvases on the wall

I had my first baby in Germany, while my husband I were stationed in a small town in Bavaria. Everyone always wants to know what Germany was like, and how the pregnancy experience differs in Europe. I have nothing but good things to say about my experience, even though it was a very rural town. I loved my doctor and my midwife. What I didn't love was our apartment! We lived on the US Military post in extremely small military housing. The rules for how you had to leave your apartment when you moved out were super strict, and rather than be subject to another horrible inspection from housing, I chose never to paint, including my baby girls nursery. But I had to have some color on her walls! 

Small star paintings that coordinated with my big canvases

Half the fun of setting up a nursery, especially for the first baby, is coordinating colors and patterns! To solve my conundrum, I bought 2 large canvases and pre-painted stripes and stars on them. I also painted some small canvases with matching stars. When baby girl arrived and we FINALLY named her (my husband and I are legendary for not picking a name until the baby has been around for quite some time), I painted her name and initials on the canvases.

Side-by-side with original canvas and digital image

When I started out on the journey of this little business, I knew I wanted to offer some truly customized products. I had been very pleased with how my little girl's canvases had turned out, and I wanted to make a product that was similar but economical. Starting with the colors and borders of her art, I created different backgrounds, borders, and monograms. This created nearly countless options for other people to decorate their own nurseries with their child's name or initials. I also created more "adult" art for family names and quotations. These products are available for purchase for as little as $10, and are guaranteed to be totally unique to you. You can see all the options and some more examples of finished art at our online shop.