8 Gifts for 8 Cousins

In this post, I want to share photos of my favorite custom order project thus far.  A friend of mine, with a lot of nieces and nephews - 8 currently, with more on their way.  She requested custom framed wall art pieces to give each of them for Christmas gifts this year.

The reason this was one of my favorites is that  love to create wall art for kids and babies.  I can customize these based on pictures or details about the room decor, bedding, or ideas about their favorite things to do, favorite animals, hobbies, or favorite colors.  So, the variety in interests for the 8: 4 boys and 4 girls, was a nice challenge.  I also kept in mind that 2 pairs of the cousins are siblings and share a room, so while I wanted each piece to be unique and special for each child, I also wanted to coordinate those sets to match in some way.

So, here is what I came up with, with input from my friend, who consulted with her sisters/sister-in-law and also shared some photos of rooms and bedding with me:

These were for 2 brothers. They have a dog, named Deuce. We puzzled a little about the second one, but the boys also have a tree house. My friend asked "how about a monkey in a tree house?" And so....this is what I came up with.

 

This is for the other set of brothers, I worked from the interests and the picture of their bedding, below:

 

Now for the girls: 

This owl is for a baby, and I worked from a photo of her quilt, which features an owl, and the nursery, which is painted in hues of purple.

 

 

This one is for a young lady who is a little bit older, so I wanted something that she wouldn't grow out of too quickly. I kind of liked the white picket fence!

And for the other two lovely ladies: a lady bug and a bunny (with a mini lady bug!).

The lady bug was the first to be made, and we later decided to go with white frames for all, so it was switched out, but I don't have a photo of it in white.  

For each of these, the frame opening is 5 x 5 inches and it can be hung on the wall and also has an easel a table/shelf display.   I've also made this type of thing in a matted frame, which is especially nice for a wall display.  See photos of these in the Nursery Wall Art Gallery. 

Thanks to the whole family for helping me with the inspiration - hope all the kiddos enjoyed their gifts!  

Would you like a personalized decoration for your child's room?  Contact me - I would love to design something for you!