New Wall Art Collections!

I've mentioned recently that we've been very busy creating some new wall art for the Sherri Blum Designs line. I'm still up to my elbows in paint completing the Sports Collection, but have some images ready to show for some of the other lines. Click here to see our newly updated Transportation Wall Art Collection.

Meet our Sweet Treats Collection:

Happy Customers Make My World Go Round!

I love both of my "jobs"...in fact I love what I do so much that it feels awkward calling it a "job"! I absolutely love having a blank canvas in front of me -whether it be a new nursery to decorate or a canvas for one of my wall hanging designs. I love creating and hope that my designs will bring smiles to the faces of all who see them and enjoy them in their homes each day.
So you can only imagine how rewarding it is to receive feedback from my happy clients and customers! And when they send photos of my nursery wall art hung proudly in their nurseries, I get that warm and fuzzy feeling all over! Yes, my "jobs" are fun, no matter how you slice it!
I just received a new image of my Tea Party Wall Hanging as used in a new nursery and thought I'd share some of these great customer photos with you today. If you have a Sherri Blum Designs canvas in your home, I'd love to see it and receive your feedback. If you have any suggestions for a new design, I also welcome that. Some of my best selling products have been suggested by customers and my retailers.
In the meanwhile, enjoy these happy customer photos while I put my brush to four new canvases! Yes...I have some great new designs I'm working on this week and I promise I'll share as soon as I'm able!

 

Room by muralist Debbie Viola

  

I want to nibble on his little cheeks!

  

 My  Storybook Wall Hanging is well loved.

  

Full House star, Jodie Sweetin loved her Sherri Blum canvases. I enjoyed working on her nursery with her. She called me up to help her finish the room for this People Magazine photo shoot and an Access Hollywood taping, which was to take place within two weeks! We pulled it off!

  

Custom made for Tori Spelling's daughter, Stella and son, Liam. Her publicist wrote to me and said that Tori loved them both!

Yes, even Octomom is a fan...this hangs on the wall right outside of her nursery.

Custom made for Marcia Cross's twin daughters.

Angela Kinsey, (Angela Martin from "The Office") even wrote a thank you note! She is a class act! I love her card!

Sherri Blum Designs Give-away!

Whew! We are back from a crazy week in Disney. All six of us had a great time and made it through with no crisis of any sort! I'm exhausted but thrilled that we had this wonderful week together!
I promise that there will be more posts on decorating very soon, as well as those photos of the wedding that I promised to share back in October! (Thanks to Pamela for mentioning the wedding...I had forgotten that I had promised to post photos!)
But for now, I'm going to host a giveaway. I've got plenty of items here in stock and so I'm going to offer the winner of this contest, a choice. Don't worry...if you have your eye on a particular Sherri Blum Designs product, it is very likely that it will be listed in a future giveaway. And don't be shy...feel free to tell me your favorite design and I'll be sure to offer it in the next couple of months. It is my goal to host a giveaway each month, so be sure to check back!
OK...here is how it goes...
If you post a comment, you receive ONE chance-
Become a "follower" and receive TWO chances-
Put my "blog button" on your own blog, or mention the contest along with a link, and receive THREE more chances! (Be sure to send me a quick comment or email telling me that the button or link is posted.)
Yes, you can feasibly receive SIX chances to win in this contest by doing all three!
Here are the three products from which the winner can choose...each one will be personalized with your choice of one initial as seen in the images. These gallery wrapped giclee canvases retailed for $100 and $140. The black canvas measures 16"x20" and will feature a black hand-painted initial, the pink and blue versions measure 18"x24" and will feature a brown hand-painted initial. There is no need for framing, as the museum quality canvas design wraps around the edges of the canvas.The staples are even neatly hidden, providing a top-quality canvas reproduction.  A sawtooth hanger is installed for easy hanging. These royal canvases look great in children's rooms and grown-ups alike. Who doesn't love a royal crest with the family monogram, hung proudly for all to see?!

Entry deadline is February 26. Good luck...and thanks for stopping by!

Eco-Friendly Nursery Wall Art and Kids Decor

While we're on the subject of eco-friendly nursery design, I wanted to share with you what we are doing personally to make our nursery wall hangings and kids decor more environmentally friendly.
Prior to signing on with my licensing partner, my kids' decor and nursery wall art was printed overseas and I finished them here with hand painted personalization. I worked only with a fair trade factory and we performed regular, unannounced inspections (at my expense) to ensure such. We paid higher prices for these goods, but we wanted to ensure we were not encouraging unethical practices. I used the least amount of packaging I could in shipping, while still ensuring the artwork arrived safely to my customers. We used boxes and fill paper made of recycled paper.  We recycled anything and everything in our office. I was taking baby steps, but with the goal of consistent improvement. Let's be realistic, it simply doesn't happen overnight that businesses become fully environmentally friendly!

However, now that I have signed on with Oopsy Daisy Art, we're taking things several steps further than I had even hoped to do within a year.

Now, all of our products are proudly made in the USA. Each delightfully detailed painting is an original design, reproduced onto museum-archival-quality canvas using the giclée method of fine art printing. This environmentally friendly process utilizes water-based, non-toxic organic inks to recreate original renderings with amazing clarity, tonality, and color fidelity.

Like I said in my recent post, I believe that it's important for each of us to evaluate our impact on Mother Earth and to do what we can now, and to continue to  improve with ongoing efforts to lessen our impact on the earth. I am happy to say that I've continued to be conscientious and am thrilled to be working with Oopsy Daisy. They are manufacturing my artwork in a way that I can be proud of and that my customers can feel comfortable with placing in their baby nursery or kids room.

How are you doing your part to lessen your footprint on our environment? Please share!

Child Wall Art Special for the Artsy Type!

Purchase a “nonpersonalized” 16” square by 2” deep canvas name plaque for only $20 (free ship!) and paint in the name yourself or ask a creative friend to do so for you! the artwork design is complete…but the center is left blank for you to fill in your own name or phrase. See the wide array of selections available at Sherri Blum Designs and select your design today before they’re all gone!

Choose from various themes such as cowboy, nautical, ballerina, princess, prince, pink argyle, blue argyle, rock star, skull and crossbones, pirate, train engineer, and more!

Brand New Design Services! Cyber Designs!

Brand new year and brand new service by Sherri Blum, CID! Now you can have a celebrity nursery designer complete your child's room no matter where you live! Click on the image above for more details!

Wooden Signs on Sale!

Now through Friday, Dec. 11, all of our woodens signs are 30% off if you mention "BLOG" when placing your order. You can see the entire collection here: http://www.sherriblumdesigns.com/pop%20ups/wood_signs_nursery_plaques.htm

These wooden signs make great holiday and baby shower or birthday gifts. Hang them on doors, in bathrooms, bedrooms, playrooms...they fit just about anywhere and make a beautiful statement for a great price! Get them before they're gone!

Don't be shy!

Okay friends....I know you're visiting regularly, (thank you!) yet you are all too shy to leave comments. In fact, I have a visitor in Arlington Heights, Illinois and some in other places who visit almost daily, and yet no introduction or hello. Don't be shy, folks...I'm easy to talk with! I would LOVE some feedback or at least to begin some rapport. I am not the type who likes to hear herself talk. It's getting lonely on this blog...let's hear from some of you!

Please think about leaving a comment sometime. Let me know what you like, don't like or what you'd like to see for my next children's wall art design. Make suggestions for other topics you'd like information about. My love and background is interior design...heck I've got two interior design companies! Pick my brain about your next design dilemma...anything at all. Leave some tips of your own...I know each of you has your own creative talents to share.

I'd love to hear from you and to make some new friends out there in cyberspace. Some of my best friends are other artists, retailers and designers whom I have met through this wonderful internet....and there is always room for another friend!

Sherri Blum's Products in People Magazine!

I've been bursting at the seams just waiting to tell you all about my exciting news!

A few weeks ago I was contacted by celebrity, Jodie Sweetin (you'll remember her as Stephanie Tanner on the hit TV show, Full House) and her husband, Cody Herpin.

People Magazine had contacted them and wanted to do a photo shoot of their new baby, Zoie's nursery. The problem was, the nursery "needed something" according to this great young couple. They had seen my nursery products and my interior design services and solicited my assistance in finishing the room. We had less than two weeks before the shoot, but we pulled it off!

The issue hits the newsstands this Friday and will feature two of my nursery wall art designs, as well as one of my rugs. I also contacted my good friend, Caren, owner of Bebe Chic who quickly embroidered and created some great toss pillows which we placed on the glider/rocker in the nursery. Jodie and Cody loved the products and are thrilled with the now complete nursery. They've even said that they'll be sure to call me to design their next baby's nursery from start to finish! It couldn't get better than that!

I don't want to spoil the fun and post any pics yet...so check back after Friday to see which products they have.

Sherri Blum Bedding!

This week, a long time dream of mine has come true. As a children's room interior designer, I love creating completely new bedding designs and decor for my clients. My heart races when I pull together fabric swatches to select custom baby bedding and when I put my paintbrush to the canvas to create the room's finishing touches. Creating something entirely unique is what I love most about my chosen career.

I've always wanted to be able to offer an entire nursery room package of my own design, through my brand, Sherri Blum Designs. Crib bedding of high quality and unique design, but at a moderate price level. I can finally say that my dream is coming true and I am so very excited and happy to share it with you!

The first in my series of baby crib bedding designs is "Bird's Nest Bedding". It includes the popular pink and brown nursery colors of today and incorporates my own bird's nest painting design as an embroidered panel in the crib bumpers, quilt and toss pillow. The set was created to coordinate with several of my best selling nursery wall art designs and is priced to sell at only $210 retail for the 4 piece crib set. A valance and toss pillow are available separately and retail at $24 each.

Take a look at the image here and visit my list of favorite retailers on my website to purchase. We're expecting our first shipment into the warehouse by June 15. Many of my retailers are so excited about this sweet and unique crib bedding that they are taking preorders, so visit them to reserve your set today. From the looks of things, the first batch will be selling quickly so don't wait for the next shipment.

Stay tuned for the next design which will likely be released in about 2 months.

Let's decorate!

Hello friends!
Since beginning my venture into the world of children's design back in 2000, I've had dozens of people outside of my immediate service area (Baltimore, MD) ask me for decorating advice. I try my best to help them, despite the distance between us.
By creating this blog, I hope to be better able to assist people everywhere who wish to create the perfect environment for their child. After all, our children deserve to have an enchanting, safe, warm and whimsical environment that reflects their individual dreams and personalities.
So let's start with sharing some of your favorite ideas for decorating children's spaces and feel free to write in with questions you might have for me about your decorating dilemmas. I'll do my best to assist you, but please be patient as I learn the ropes of this blogging thing!

Sherri Blum, CID