Showing posts with label paper illustration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper illustration. Show all posts

Monday, February 10, 2014

PhD Ornaments for the 2013 season, part 3

PLEASE SEE THIS POST ABOUT MY SABBATICAL FROM MAKING CUSTOM ORNAMENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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During the 2013 holiday season, I made 16 custom regalia ornaments.  I shared the first four HERE, and the next six HERE.  Here are the final six for the season:
Northwestern University:
Northwestern University
Northwestern University Masters:
Northwestern University, Masters degree
University of Maryland:
University of Maryland
University of St. Thomas in Minnesota (Ed.D, I believe)
University of St. Thomas
University of Washington:
University of Washington
Yale University:
Yale

Friday, January 31, 2014

PhD Ornaments for the 2013 season, part 2

PLEASE SEE THIS POST ABOUT MY SABBATICAL FROM MAKING CUSTOM ORNAMENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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During the 2013 holiday season, I made 16 custom regalia ornaments.  I shared the first four HERE.  I'll be sharing six more in this post:
Fordham University:
Fordham University
Marymount University:
Marymount University
Red Rocks Community College- PA-C / Saint Francis University- Masters:
Red Rocks Community College and Saint Francis University (Masters/PA)
Texas A&M:
Texas A&M
University of Illinois (the second one of this season, and a returning customer!  yay!  thank you!!):
University of Illinois
University of Denver:
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(Just a note: it actually takes me hours to put these posts together, simple as they are!  It is quite difficult to photograph glass ornaments when you want to focus on what is inside!  Then there's the photo editing and preparing the photo collages for each ornament.)

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Custom orders CLOSED for the 2013 holiday season

Custom orders are now closed for the holiday season!  I truly appreciate everyone who has purchased a custom graduation ornament this season and supported my little business.

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I will be adding posts periodically, sharing images of the ornaments that I made this year.  It has been really cool to see all the different regalia!

If you have further questions, please contact me at QSOgirl at yahoo dot com or through the Etsy conversation system.

Friday, November 22, 2013

PhD Ornaments for the 2013 season, part 1

I've been hard at work fulfilling orders for PhD/graduation ornaments this season!
I thought I'd share the first four that I made, along with a reminder that custom orders CLOSE on December 1, or if I receive 16 orders before that date.  Please see THIS POST for more information. 

Baylor University:
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Drew University:
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Harvard University:
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
University of Illinois
I have many more to share in future posts!  Thank you to everyone who has supported my little shop!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Even more PhD ornaments

The 2012 holiday season was a really busy one for Lettered Olive Handmade!  Here are the rest of the ornaments I made, for an even dozen total:

My second Illinois ornament this season...
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There's even an Ed.D. thrown in for good measure (NC State)!
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University of Minnesota...
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UC Davis...
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University of Maryland
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Colorado State University...coloradostate_LOwtrmk

and another NC State!
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Just a reminder... custom orders are now closed for the 2012 holiday season (I'm out of ornaments and shipping boxes!).  I still have a completed ornament listed in my shop, ready to ship by the next business day!  I will be relisting custom requests in my shop in the new year, after I've had a chance to restock my supplies.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

more custom PhD ornaments!

Since I re-opened my shop on Oct 30, I have completed five PhD ornament orders!
Do you recognize the schools?







This Christmas season is shaping up to be a busy one for Lettered Olive Handmade!  Thank you to all the people who have purchased ornaments!  It has been great working with you.  My congratulations to all these new PhDs!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Temporary vacation

Lettered Olive Handmade is “on vacation” right now while we’re moving.  We’ll be in temporary housing for a few weeks, and I won’t have access to my supplies.  I hope to open up again as soon as possible (and in time for the holidays)!

And...a little sneak peek of what is coming soon...


 

Monday, October 24, 2011

Graduation ornament: Cornell Vet Med

Recently, I completed another custom ornament-- this time to celebrate a graduate from the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.



I learned that it is a tradition for Vet Med graduates to carry & wave inflated surgical gloves during the commencement ceremony (so fun!), so at the request of the person who ordered the ornament, I cut a tiny replica glove to attach to the top of the ornament with the year tag.


You can order an ornament to celebrate your graduate in my shop!!!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Another custom PhD ornament

I recently completed another custom order for the shop, and I thought that I'd share some photos here. I had a good time making this ornament, since not even a year ago, I was wearing regalia that looked quite a bit like this! And no, this ornament was not for me!





Now that I have located a good source for clear ornaments, I have added new custom listings to my shop!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Custom PhD graduation ornament

A good friend contacted me recently to commission a Christmas ornament to commemorate her PhD. She told me that it was surprisingly hard to find nice graduation ornaments for such a momentous occasion. I brainstormed a little with her, and I decided to create a miniature paper replica of her PhD regalia and suspend it inside a clear glass ball.



I was so excited at how much she loved her ornament! At her encouragement (thank you so much for your support, S!), I have created a custom listing for similar ornaments in my shop.

I will fully customize the color and style of the regalia based on photos and information that you provide for me! And I can even add a little tag with the year of your graduation to hang from the loop at the top of the ball!

Finally, here's a little close-up of the paper regalia before it got inserted into the glass ball:

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Four seasons trees


I made this paper illustration as a Christmas gift for my mother (and my dad, but it was kind of my mom's idea :) ) Last year, when she saw the Three Billikin Whiskers, I knew she'd like one of her own, so I talked to her about what she might like. She suggested trees in different seasons, so I thought about it and visualized it in my head... and procrastinated... and finally buckled down and started it the week before Christmas. Once I got going, it came together quickly. The summer tree was the most challenging for me to execute, for some reason. But I am immensely pleased with how it turned out!

So here are lots and lots of pictures...