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Yee Haw Cowboy!

2012-02-07T06:27:00.000-08:00

Finally! I have always wanted to do a set of letters for a little cowboy, we have friends who are cattle ranchers and they had a baby boy a few weeks ago. I finally found an opportunity to try this font and love the way the letters turned out. Welcome to the world baby Colton, I hope you like your letters!

Another Sweet Nursery

2012-01-31T14:41:00.000-08:00

Emerson's Mommy was kind enough to send me a picture of the letters she ordered, up in her room. Love the bedding with the wall colour and the white crib......very cute!

Another Beautiful Gray Nursery

2012-01-27T07:14:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Mommy Angela for sending me her pictures of her darling son Aiden's nursery. They did a great job putting it all together, I love the turquoise blue clock on the wall and the light fixture is a fun addition too! The paint colour on the walls is Benjamin Moore Gray Horse.

Another Cute Framed Name Idea

2012-01-15T15:12:00.000-08:00

I had a customer send me a link to this order I made and the buyer had posted her finished nursery on the Project Nursery web site. She did a great job, love the colours she used......this seems to be a new "thing" my customers are doing with the letters I make them, putting a frame around them. Definitely must say, I like it!

Happy New Year!

2012-01-10T13:12:00.000-08:00

Always find it fun when someone sends me a link to product I have made and I really like to see what my customers do with it.

These pictures were all taken by Giselle's Mommy and Daddy! They did a great job on the nursery.

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-24T15:37:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post! What a busy month it's been, I wanted to thank all my customers, old and new, and my friends and family for another great year. Best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season!

week 4 - Who Wants a Bucket?

2011-11-20T18:01:00.000-08:00

We are on week 4 of my facebook give aways for the month of November.....head on over to facebook and leave me a comment and become a facebook fan of going-ga-ga.com and you will be entered to win a cute bucket (your choice of colour and personalization)

Facebook Link

FREE ...... set of letters

2011-11-07T14:32:00.000-08:00

Trying something new for the month of November, every week I am doing a give away, last week was an Eden pegboard. This week a set of 8" times roman letters that spell out Logan in navy, keep in mind they can be painted any colour once you get them. Great free items to pick up for holiday gift giving.....and it's easy. Head on over to my facebook page and leave me a comment, make sure you are a fan of going-ga-ga on facebook and consider yourself entered. Do you know a Logan?

Facebook Link

Oh What A Party!

2011-10-16T05:54:00.001-07:00

This Mamma is a super talented lady and throws an outstanding birthday party! Abbey set up a birthday party for her daughter that any child would LOVE to be apart of. And they painted letters! (among other things). She ordered each child's first initial for them to paint and decorate......what an outstanding party idea!

Swing on over to check out her blog, there are more picture of the party there. And she has fun ideas on her blog as well......I hate to say it but Christmas is just around the corner

Abbey's Blog

All pictures are compliments of Abbey, thanks for sharing this fun idea!

Pretty Fall Colours

2011-10-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

Erin sent me a picture of the alphabet they painted for her babies new room, all these grey nursery pictures are making me want to paint a room in my house grey.....lovin' it!

All things Fall with Etsy Kids

2011-09-25T06:07:00.001-07:00

Love this time of year! And Etsy Kids has some great ideas (love the little outfits) for fall. Make sure you go browse the site and type in EtsyKids Team in the search bar for some awesome children's items and ideas.

Ezra's New Room

2011-07-30T11:40:00.000-07:00

Look what Ezra's Mommy and Daddy did in his new nursery! Once again another set of very talented parents doin' in up right. Now all we need to do is wait for his much anticipated arrival.

Thanks for sending these to me Kaila!

PS Kaila and her hubby are photographers.......go check out her blog

http://cornercafephotography.com/blog/

Joseph's New Monkey Nursery

2011-07-27T06:40:00.000-07:00

I really enjoy when customers send me pictures of their letters up in the rooms. Joseph's Mommy and Daddy did a great job with his new nursery.....love the monkey blanket!

A Couple of Cute Pegs!

2011-07-19T05:19:00.001-07:00

Love the colour combo of the first one!

Etsy Kids

2011-06-07T08:24:00.000-07:00

Have you ever checked out the Etsy Kids Team on the Etsy web site? As a member of this team you can find some great kids items, go take a browse and do some shopping! Type in Etsy Kids in the search bar for some great finds.

Easter {Bubblegum} Flowers

2011-04-23T04:23:00.000-07:00

Quickly wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy Easter Weekend!

My daughter's friend and her Mom made these cuties for their class at school for Valentines Day and we decided to try it out for Easter.....fun and simple.

photo courtesy of www.lolcandy.com

Baby Ella's New Letters

2011-04-16T05:46:00.001-07:00

Had another customer send me this adorable picture today of her daughter's letters up...... just so sweet!

A B C D.........sing it with me!

2011-04-09T05:44:00.001-07:00

I had another family send me a picture this week of their alphabet.......looks great, don't you think? O the possibilites!

You Can Get Yours Here!

The Sock Monkey Room

2011-04-06T15:18:00.000-07:00

And since I am here we will keep going with another post, take a look at this really cute nursery. This customer did her baby's room in a sock monkey theme and I love it! How cute is this?

And the Wiiner Is.............

2011-04-06T15:12:00.001-07:00

First of all let me just say I'm a bad, bad blogger. And really no excuse other than life talking up too much time to sit down and write a few sentences......I know, no excuses. So there we have it, the winner of the family sign is Stephanie L. Thanks for all that voted for Greg and Stephanie (a different one), they didn't win to be on the show, but I am hoping Stephanie finds her way to New York to try on dresses, I guess we all have to wait until October 2012 to see it

Say Yes To The Dress and WIN

2011-02-24T10:21:00.000-08:00

Love this show and finally I know someone (or two someones) that have opportunity to win a chance to be on the show and a prize package for their wedding. So do me a favor and head on over and vote for Stephanie and Greg. You couldn't ask for a nicer couple and they deserve your vote!

Thank You!

VOTE HERE

And to make the pot sweeter I will draw to win a family sign from my web site, after you have voted, leave me a comment here on my blog and your name will be entered to win. Your know you want one and free is so much better........so go now....

New Alphabet Project

2011-02-19T14:20:00.001-08:00

New project and I love it. I decided because the "alphabet" is so popular right now for decorating kids rooms and I have cut tons of my DIY alphabet.....I would try something new. So here it is, what do you think? I can do the back panel in fabric or paint colour of your choice and I am fairly sure I will offer the frame and letters in a few colours as well. I really like spraying something this size to get a smooth finish.......but the possibilities are endless.

Need to get it up on my site, it's fairly big though at 22" square, makes a great piece for a child's room.......I think I may need one in my office too!

Love Letters

2011-02-14T11:24:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!

Had a customer order these for her wall where she mounted a collage of family pictures. Hugs and kisses are the perfect addition to any kids collage.......loved the idea and the colour!

A great idea for wedding decor, I am getting more and more requests to help with wedding decoration ....... lots of fun ideas

Valentine Sweet!

2011-02-09T14:10:00.000-08:00

Now I can't take credit for this idea either but think it's sooooo cute!

Miss A and I are going to make these for her dance class friends for Valentines Day and I ran out this morning to get all the supplies.

If you would like to make some or want ot check out a super blog for crafty ideas for your kids take a peek here:

Skip To My Lou

Valentines Fun!

2011-02-04T11:49:00.000-08:00

I have to be honest, I found this idea while scouring one of my favourite blog but think it's such a cute idea for Valentines Day........I think we will try these for my daughter's birthday party.

For full instructions check out One Charming Party

So cute!

2011-02-01T06:55:00.000-08:00

This Mama did a great job with her DIY alphabet, the colours are so cute, I really like the way they were stacked on the wall instead of around the top and can you see her baby's name in there? Welcome baby Oliver, I hope you love your new room.

PS Love the lamp too Heather :) Need to find one of those for me

Wowza

2011-01-13T11:59:00.000-08:00

This Mommy sent me some great pictures of her daughter's nursery, I simply love eveything about it.......the wall colour, the letters I made for her, the really cute pom poms hanging from the ceiling, colour combo's.....just everything

Check out Sarah's fun blog too, she is an all round talented Mommy

http://http//www.daffodildesign.com:80/

And of course if you need some cute letters for your nursery I can help!

http://going-ga-ga.com/item_1/Solid-Painted-Letter.htm

On a roll

2011-01-06T07:54:00.000-08:00

In another treasury from Etsy, loving the alphabet pillow in this one. Just wish I had someone to buy it for......so cute!

Happy New Year!

2011-01-02T16:56:00.000-08:00

We spent New Years with some great friends, the kids played, the adults chatted and played board games. It's been a while since we went out for New Years Eve and it was a fun time had by our crew.

Today, I made it to a treasury on Etsy, it's a fun DIY projects treasury for 2011. Go check it out......etsy is a great site with lots of talented people.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/goinggaga

Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season

2010-12-23T16:38:00.001-08:00

I've really been laxin' (is that a word?) on my blogging lately, this is a really busy season for me and this fall was a whirlwind of orders, a family holiday, a sad departure of a friends son and life in general. I promise to be a better blogger in 2011!

That being said Miss A and I went with friends last night to see The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Sony Centre in Toronto. I must say I am not a huge fan of this Christmas story but this performance was really good, the actor who played The Grinch was awesome and did a great job interacting with the kids........lots of fun and great company!

Best wishes to everyone for a Happy Holiday Season, may 2011 bring you and your families health and happiness

Tis the Season

2010-11-12T13:10:00.000-08:00

Started my orders for these again last week! Need to get my holiday mojo and get crackin' ........ the countdown has begun.

My heart is sad

2010-10-31T06:54:00.000-07:00

My heart is truly saddened today, a good friend of mine and his family lost their son, stepson and brother. October 30th, 2010, Hilton went to board with the angels. Hilton was a fine young man and he will be sadly missed by all that knew him, myself included. I can honestly say it was my privilege to have met him, worked with him, joked with him and smiled with him.

The last few weeks at the hospital have been really rough on his family. Hilton fought a hard battle to wake up, with courage and determination. Please pray for his family. As a parent, I can't begin to understand how you get through the loss of a child.

We love you Hilton!

You will always be in our hearts and never forgotten

Something to look at

2010-10-23T06:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent orders I have been working on, some great colour combo's picked by these customers............lovin' the grey and lime green

http://www.going-ga-ga.com

Come On Hilton.......Wake Up Please!

2010-10-21T17:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a long two weeks, I really do have tons to post........our trip to Florida and some new orders. Even had to make time to get my gallbladder out............that's always fun!

The thing weighing heavy on my heart right now though is my friend's son, I have known Hilton since he was 3 and have been around to see him grow up into a young man. Hilton was in an accident almost two weeks ago and has been on life support (pretty much) ever since. Right now we are waiting for the pneumonia to clear and then hopefully they will be able to remove his breathing tube and we can work on getting this boy to wake up. For those of you who believe in the power of prayer, please pray for Hilton and his family. It's such a tough time for them right now. Hilton's buddies are headed to Nationals this weekend (a skateboarding venue), they will be sporting shirts and decals we had printed up in support of Hilton and his love of the sport. Stay safe boys (and girls) and do us proud!

Link to Hilton's Blog: http://hiltonbyrne.blogspot.com/

Another Great Job!

2010-10-08T19:09:00.000-07:00

These latest pictures were sent from another special couple who did a great job painting their ABC's for their nursery.

It's About Time!

2010-09-10T17:14:00.000-07:00

You know the story of the shoe makers children and how they never had shoes because the shoe maker was always so busy making shoes for everyone else.............finally was able to settle on letters with my daughter and get her's done, I can do anything for her and she picks white. Her room is just about there, just need to pick up the curtains from the seamstress (this mamma can't sew worth beans) and she will be all set. We had just painted her room 2 years ago but she really wanted turquiose walls, so we compromised and did the wall behind her bed and a small nook when you first walk in, that colour. She picked her Roxy bedding and we got an extra set in hot pink and brown. Hopefully this will be okay for the next few years. The dresser I had painted is in there as well and I also had the small side table sprayed ...... added another crystal knob and voila!

That is my old walnut spool bed my Great Aunt gave me, it well over 100 years old and my parents lugged it all the way home from New Hampshire for me when I was small, five coats of baby blue paint and all. My Mom had it refinished, I used it and know Miss A has it. Love the history of it all!

Not much

2010-08-28T05:57:00.001-07:00

What a bad blogger I am these days, with summer winding down for us and back to school just around the corner I found it hard to post a little more often this summer. The next problem is my camera is in for repair/cleaning........hopefully I will have my friend back next week and can take some more order shots and get posting again.

I did take Miss A this week to see Nanny McPhee and we both really liked it!

And they just keep coming

2010-08-09T07:40:00.000-07:00

Here is another DIY Alphabet that Mommy and Daddy Davis did, these rooms look like they are from magazines or tv shows, another superb job by an awesome customer

Another Talented Customer

2010-08-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

Received this one recently from a great cusotmer, love thecolours used and how they stacked the letters. Great job to the Pereira Family!

Loved This One Too!

2010-07-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

Miss A really wanted to go see Despicable Me, so Daddy and I took her and it did not disappoint any of us. I loved the three little girls Margo, Edith and Agnes........go see it, it's cute!

These guys are too.........

No Kempenfest This Year

2010-07-21T08:56:00.001-07:00

I decided this year to take a break from doing Kempenfest,for the past 5 years I have done the show on the Civic weekend and met some great customers. It was a hard decision but after all the mix ups last year with the construction along the lakeshore and people not able to locate me, and slow economy sales, I needed a break!

But do not fear, if you wish to place an order for letters I will still be offering show specials for the month of August. Once again you can purchase the 10" solid painted letters for $10 each and I will also have a special on my framed letters and names and I probably will do some surprise adjustments as well! Just send me a quick email and I can adjust all the prices for you. I also offer FREE delivery within Barrie, Ont.

http://www.going-ga-ga.com

These are a few cute kids orders I have been working on recently

Best Place Ever.......Just Sayin'

2010-07-10T19:13:00.000-07:00

I think one of my favourite places to go is to the cottage. My hubby has the best set of godparents one could ever ask for and they are always great company and we love to go visit them at the cottage. This place isn't really a cottage......but that's what they call it.

The dogs love it, the kids think it's the best and we agree it's a pretty special place to visit. If you ever have the chance to go to Muskoka, Ontario make sure you do.......it's a little piece of heaven on earth.

Happy Birthday Canada......one day late

2010-07-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

Spent the day hanging out with my family, ice cream at the general store and fireworks finished off our day nicely! All my best to our friends south of the border for a Happy 4th this weekend

DIY Project

2010-06-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

I am in awe of all these great blogging sites where these talented people take an old piece of furniture and change it into a beautiful addition to a room in their house.

In the middle of trying to update my daughter's room I decided to use my Grandmother's old dresser and have it re-painted, instead of looking for a new one. I couldn't bare to buy 20 cans of spray paint and wanted my fav Benjamin Moore brown, so I found person on Craigslist to spray it for me.............and I am very happy with the results

Before

After

Removed old ugly gold knobs and replaced with cute, glass knobs.......thanks Ebay!

Take a look at some of these fun blogs for some super ideas!

http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/

http://www.younghouselove.com/

http://beachbrights.blogspot.com/

just to name a few

Wordless Wednesday.....Kind of

2010-05-26T13:57:00.000-07:00

As promised here is what I was up to this past weekend.................

Love Benjamin Moore's colour Willow and love it on my garage doors

Planted some of these

And painted way to many of these!

Love these letters I made for a bride and her new hubby for their wedding

And tried my hand at the Hebrew alphabet........which I think turned out really cute!

Victoria Day Weekend

2010-05-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

I feel like I got lots accomplished this weekend, long weekends rock! I have more pictures to post but my weekend included getting lots of orders completed, painting the garage doors, planting some flowers and watching my husband work on the back patio......thank goodness he is handy! But what a hot weekend to be slugging stone. Needless to say the pool didn't get opened and my kids have gripped about it for the past 3 days (it was snowing here 1 1/2 weeks ago....who new to call the pool guys to set up an appointment?) .... so to cool off we went to the movies this afternoon...........and this is a "must see" for all of those who missed it opening weekend.

Lovin' Letters

2010-05-12T14:08:00.000-07:00

Did some new samples for my booth and this pretty much sums it up........lots to pick from and fun colours! This is a big deal for me, I really have a hard time fitting anything in but my orders.

Let me know if you would like to order some, they can be found here.

http://going-ga-ga.com/item_1/Solid-Painted-Letter.htm

On a side note, check this out 3 blog posts in a week........I'm on a roll!

Great Colour Combo!

2010-05-11T06:55:00.000-07:00

WOW! Two post in two days.....I'm doing well :) But I just had to share this pegboard. Never done this colour combo before and I love it! Very patriotic for my USA friends. I think this might be my new fav.

Family Sign

2010-05-10T08:56:00.000-07:00

These are a new fun item that seem to have become really popular with my customers these days. I have a bunch of different designs and can do them them in all sorts of colours combinations. If you are looking for a different gift idea.....take a peek here

http://going-ga-ga.com/item_80/Family-Signs.htm

All over the place

2010-04-28T16:13:00.000-07:00

I think it's so neat when I get an order from a parent in another country. Don't get me wrong, I am more than happy with all of my Canadian and American customers but I think it's so cool when someone from Ireland, Malaysia and Brazil (to name a few) actually "googled" and found my web site and my products are hanging on their walls

I might never get to travel to that country, at least I am there in spirit!

ABCD.......you know the rest

2010-04-16T09:42:00.000-07:00

Hot off the presses and not even on the web site yet.........how cute is this new item? Trying to figure out the most economical way to have it available in lots of colors and different sizes. Do you like it?

Busy weekend ahead, the shows have begun. I'm off to hang out at the Moms to Moms show in Barrie, hosted by Momstown.ca

Lovin' Polka Dots

2010-04-10T04:56:00.000-07:00

Another great customer sent me a picture of her daughters letters hanging in the nursery. She did a great job picking the perfect blue to match the fabric and they look even better on the yellow walls. I think my fav thing to paint is the polka dot, I am trying to talk Miss A into more dots in her room so Mommy can get her fill.........still working on it. Let me know if you would like some help with a room you are working on..........I do more than just dots!

http://www.going-ga-ga.com/

I have more Easter/Spring stuff to post but haven't downloaded from my camera yet, it's been one of those weeks

One of Many

2010-04-02T17:26:00.000-07:00

Today I promised Miss A we would take her to meet up with some friends at a local nursery who had an Easter egg hunt for the kids......no charge! All they wanted was a non-perishable food item to help out the food bank and we were good to go. So we raided or cupboards and off we went......what a deal!

The weather was beyond perfect and it's always nice to take a day and spend it with your family.

Happy Easter!

Drip, Drip, Drop

2010-03-27T08:02:00.000-07:00

My tapping girlie girl

Dress rehearsals have begun for Avery's dance school, she loves her school this year and her teacher is awesome. My child does not wear makeup on a regular basis but thinks she "looks good" all done up LOL.......oy, can't wait until she is sixteen! This is a preview of the next couple of months with dance, after 4 years of dancing she is thrilled to finally have a really cute costume to wear in the recital

We are the Champions!

2010-03-13T07:31:00.000-08:00

It's been a good year for hockey in our house this season, both the Canadian Men's and Women's Olympic hockey teams won gold and Colton's team won the championship. A lot of hard work and a little luck got them to the finals and it paid off

Oh yes that is my kid with Darryl Sittler! Cool huh?

Camp

2010-03-09T13:57:00.000-08:00

Did you ever go to camp when you were a child? I did, and can honestly say "I hated it". Apparently Miss A has not inherited this gene from me............she did her first weekend of Sparks camp and LOVED IT!

They had an Olympic theme weekend and her leaders outdid themselves with crafts and activities for the girls, lots of good food and making new friends.

I'm glad she had fun and know she has made memories that will last a life time

Talented Customers - DIY Nursery Letters

2010-03-03T16:44:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's been a week since my last post....bad blogger I am. I really wanted to post some pictures of my past weekend, I haven't had time to edit any of the pictures yet and a customer of mine sent me this picture and I love what they have done. So I'll show you this first. I have a set of paint your own letters on my web site. They were inspired by HGTV's Sarah's House Nursery episode. After it aired I had lots (and I mean lots) of requests for a paint your own alphabet. So I went to work to try my best to come up with a set of letters that customers could make their own with a little paint. And here are the results.........great job Mommy and Daddy M. Love the colours they used.

Happy Birthday to you....happy birthday to you

2010-02-23T10:35:00.000-08:00

Today my baby turns seven, boy how the years have flown by and she sure has given us a run for our money and definitely kept us on our toes.

We love you Avery!

Aren't these pictures awesome, we met Francesca when Colton was young and ever since she has been the only one who has taken my professional kids shots and our family photos. If you are in the Greater Toronto area and want her info, shoot me an email, I have coupons to share!

here is her link: http://www.forgetmenotportraits.com/

Happy Birthday Party Day!

2010-02-21T17:00:00.001-08:00

My kid, I tell you........she feels her birthday should be a National Holiday for all. Not sure I will do her party again before her actual birthday. Over all the children she invited had lots of fun, we went to a trampoline place, they all got to jump and play games and twist and turn for an hour and then off to the party room for hot dogs and cupcakes. One of the easiest parties we have ever put together!

Boing! Boing! Boing

Happy Birthday Baby Girl........Glad You Had Fun!

Happy Valentines Day!

2010-02-13T13:29:00.000-08:00

What a busy weekend! Yesterday was a PA day for my kids so there was no school, we have hockey all weekend at our house and then Monday is Family Day in Ontario. Going to hang out with some friends and have our own version of the Amazing Race.......should be fun!

Quickly wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day. Hope the chocolate fairy is good to everyone, that's what it's all about...........right?!?!?

Pictures

2010-02-06T15:14:00.000-08:00

I just love when clients send me pictures of letters I have painted for them, up in a room. It makes me feel good that Mommy and Daddy (mostly Mommy) entrusted me with the special project of their childs name up on the wall.

Look what Madeline's Mommy and Daddy did in her room, looks like it should be in a magazine. Great job Daddy on the hand painted dots on the wall!

Budda Boom Budda Bling!

2010-02-02T07:07:00.000-08:00

How cute is my blog?

Kelly did an awesome job and put up with me through all my changes. My problem is I have a vision and don't now how to execute.......at least with computer programs. If you need a face lift for your blog be sure to check her out. You can click on the button on this page located in the bottom left hand corner.

Thanks for coming to visit, I mainly wanted to use my blog for give aways for my business and to keep my clients up to date on what's new in my house and on the design front. I have made some changes to my web site.......still a few glitches to be ironed out but the shopping cart seems to be running more smoothly now.