Kelly's Korner SUYL Things We Make

As part of Kelly's Korner SUYL,
I'd like to show a new tile recently engraved
for one of our Pastor's and his wife.
They are celebrating 5 years with our Church family
and we are very grateful to have them
as part of our Church.
They are a blessing to so many people
in our area and we're thankful they've been with us
for the past 5 years and looking
forward to many more years, together with us.

Thanks Kelly, for allowing us to show our
businesses on your blog.

To see more items we engrave,
please visit www.engravedeuniques.com .

Thanks for viewing and have a blessed weekend,
Kaye

SUYL - What We Make

As part of Kelly's Show Us Your Life Friday's,
below are some newer items that have yet to be added
to the website.

Thanks Kelly for allowing us to show our work!

The picture above shows a donor wall engraved a
few years ago.

Above are wood frames engraved for a teams'
coaches this 2011 season.

A new wedding tile made for a bride and groom recently,
as part of their wedding registry at a gift shop nearby.

An engraved wedding gift was drop-shipped
to a couple several weeks ago and they
subsequently ordered a tile
for their new home showing
their street number.

And one of my closest friends recently welcomed
a new grandson, Kaden.
I shipped the above tile to her home and now the argument
is who does this gift belong to;
the parents, or the grandparents:)

Thanks again Kelly for allowing us to show
our work links on your SUYL Series.

Have a blessed weekend,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Very Special Events!

So very many special events this time of year
and I wanted to share some things that have
been engraved recently for some of these.

The photo below shows tiles engraved for a
Church in San Diego, California.
These will be placed on a wall outdoors very soon.
I hope to get a picture of the finished product
and if I do, I'll share it here.

Friends of ours are getting ready to celebrate
their 60th Anniversary of their local tractor business,
a wonderful legacy left by Mr. John A. Conroy.Some items were engraved for each of Mr. Conroy's
children and grandchildren, while other tiles were
engraved for the auction they will hold during the
celebration, with all proceeds being given to our local
FFA Chapter.

L. S. U. will be holding a "Cajun" celebration this weekend
for a dear friend of ours who is retiring this year,
after 34+ years of coaching.
We would love to be able to be there for the celebration
but since we can't, a sweet lady who owns a local
Baton Rouge business;
Dream Silkscreens & Varsity Sports,
will be giving this to our friend during her celebration.
There will be some BIG shoes to fill in the 3rd base

coaching box at the softball field at L. S. U.
What a wonderful career Yvette has had, she will
be missed by many on the field, but we're hoping
after retirement, she'll be able to visit more often!
For several years, I've engraved cut out wood in
the shape of the State of Texas
for the Jesse May Smoky-Eyed Barbecue Cook-Off.
This year they decided to give engraved tiles
instead, for their awards.

They give 1st-10th Place Awards in 3 meat categories,
then give other awards for miscellaneous categories.
This year for the first time they are giving a
"Grand Champion Award".
Best of luck to all who enter!

And this will be a very special Mother's Day
for our family.
Our youngest niece, who made her
public profession of faith on Sunday,
will be baptized!
My sister's granddaughter,
who is also named "Anna" will be baptized as well!
We are all so very thankful for these two young
ladies to have made such an important decision,
the BEST decision of their lives!

Such a busy time of the year and I hope to
share other 'special event' products soon.
Have a blessed week,
Kaye
In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength...
The Lord longs to be gracious to you;
he rises to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him.
Isaiah 30:15, 18 NIV

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Kelly's Korner is asking people to share
Mother's Day Gift Ideas this week on her
"Show us your Life" series.
Please go here to see many more
ideas for personalized and non-personalized
Mother's Day Gifts.
Thanks so much Kelly for allowing us to
share our businesses with your many readers.
Have a blessed weekend,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Personalize Your Present

Personalized Gifts for every occasion can be
found here!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully
blessed weekend,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

My heart will go on...

Here is a new cheese board I engrave with

pretty ornate handles...

and a wonderful new saying I engraved recently...

"I pray you enough"...

...but today I've been...

missing my Grandmother as she would have

celebrated her 95th birthday.

She still lives on in many hearts

and remains the most influential 'lady' in my life.

...and we lost a dear Grand Dog today which

is always difficult. Luke will be missed by many.

....but I did get in the kitchen to make some

old-fashioned iced tea cakes to take to the

Grand kids later this week

as a Valentine's Happy...

...not very pretty to look at but they do

taste like something my Grandmother once made.

...and I wanted to share another new item

recently added to the website.

The one below speaks volumes

if we will remember to.....

I lift up my eyes to the hills-
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made Heaven and earth...
He will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
Psalm 121:1-2,4-5 NRSV

Blessings today and always,

Kaye

Who Dat?

Just couldn't help myself!

What a great season

the New Orleans Saints are having!

Who Dat?

And Happy Birthday to Trace!

So very hard to believe he is 10 today.

I pray he has a great day...and pray he knows

how very special he is in our lives

and in the lives of all who know him!

Blessings always,

Kaye

Matthew 21:22

Cancer Cannot...

To encourage anyone facing this fierce disease,
please keep the above things in mind and
read Isaiah 41:10 which will be
a constant reminder to "Fear not..."
Blessings today and always,
Kaye

The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for He founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
Psalm 24:1-2 NIV

Sharing Some School Sidewalk

These are some of the tiles recently engraved
that will be added to the
sidewalk at Chapel Hill Elementary School.
Several of these were done to
honor former teachers.
Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Be strong and of good courage, and do it;
do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God-
my God - will be with you.
He will not leave you nor forsake you,
until you have finished
all the work for the service
of the house of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:20 NKJV

Congratulations LSU & Other New Items!

Congratulations to the LSU Baseball Team
on winning the
NCAA Division I Baseball National Championship...

...Jeremiah 29:11 engraved on an 8" x 8"
Porcelain Tile using a new font...

...a gift Katie will give to her teachers she has
been blessed to have the last two years....
complete with her autograph...

...coasters made for an Experiencing God
Bible Study group...

...a new saying & hearts added for a new
16" x 8" tile...

..an 8" x 8" stone tile shipped today with the
couples last name and the date of their wedding...

...and 1st Corinthians 13:4, 5, 7 & 8...
which was engraved with no personalization...

And when you can please visit
Operation Beautiful, a wonderful blog
...and a great reminder of the following:

You are loved! You are beautiful!
You're a gift from God, His own creation!
You're a gift to all mankind,
His gift of love to us! You are loved!
God danced the day you were born!
-A Kairos Song

"The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing."
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Sometimes....

..sometimes scan in signatures for tiles...

..sometimes try to describe all of the different
occasions engraved tiles can be given as gifts...

...sometimes use a different font...

...sometimes use a very popular font
to engrave a beautiful verse of scripture...

..sometimes use a new font on
the same scripture...on a different size tile...

...sometimes use artwork to try to properly
depict the wording on the tile...

....sometimes show a tile that has been
popular as of late, as a gift for someone who
has lost a loved one....

...sometimes try a new font to engrave
a beautiful Scripture...

...and sometimes try this more than once...
on a different size tile....

...and sometimes have camera on hand
to photograph new items before shipping them!

Please check back later this week
for an upcoming giveaway!
To commemorate the 4th Of July,
we'll be giving away 'tile of choice'
to the winner(s)!

Thanks for visiting & blessings always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

New items engraved this week

Gifts for a Pastor and his wife in California...

...and a special gift for a Daddy in Arkansas...

...and the 23rd Psalm for friends who lost
their wife, Mom, Grandmother, daughter & aunt,
and a lady who was a friend and acquaintance to many
in our area...
Without any doubt...
she 'fought the good fight and ran the race'...
Praying for their family as they grieve.
Psalm 46:10

Blessings to all,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalm 36:9-10 NIV

Winner's selection along with others...

This was shipped today to a recent blog tile giveaway
winner held at You & Me Plus Three...

...and this was shipped to a
special baby in New Mexico today...

...these were made for some
Northeast Texas couples...

...this was engraved for a very recently wedded couple...

..and this was made especially for the Sterck's...
who were or will be married this year...

Hope you are having a fantastic Monday.
Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow
with hope.
Romans 15:13 NIV

The Necessary Rooms

Encouraging sentiments hanging in various
bathrooms...

One of our guest baths, this one we
call the red-white-blue bath...

....and in this guest bath Jack planed hickory
from old pallets and we used it as a wainscot...
This photo shows a dresser we bid on and won
at our favorite spot for several months...
The Sulphur Springs Antique Auction...

...in these baths I used more of the old
60's-70's fixtures...
some antique sconces bought at the
auction and on Ebay...

..not a great picture, sorry for the shadows,
but this is our 1/2 bath where we used
more of the teak wood...
old sconces from the auction,
and the mirror was an auction purchase too...

...and in our Master Bath I engraved
tumbled marble, then found decorative tile
pieces for the tile installer to place however
he chose.
The tumbled marble engraves
white instead of dark like most of the tiles
I engrave, because of its 'chalky' texture....

I located the columns at a local 'junk' store
and asked the contractor to use them in
this bath...

The grand kids get a kick out of us having a
girls & boys potty room. When the boys are here
they think they HAVE to use the 'boys room'!

This shows one of the decorative glass windows
found at the auction. I didn't want window treatments
in the bath to hide our view of the outdoors so we
used this in the window instead....

The 'girls' potty room...

An antique armoire which is a great addition to
this bath, for holding lots of 'necessary' items....

The quilt on top of this armoire was the first
quilt my Mother ever made.
When my sister and brother rushed here after
they heard about the fire, she grabbed this and
brought it to me that night....
I remember helping my Mother choose
coordinating fabrics for her first quilt...
...oh what great memories!
I am forever grateful to have 'pieces' of her here
....since we lost so many of my
Mother's and Grandmother's quilts
that dreaded day....

...and thinking I'd have time to soak in the bath
and watch TV at the same time....wishful thinking....
...maybe one day!

Love the Cross sconce ordered from a local
furniture store...one of very few 'new'
fixtures in our home....
and we have thoroughly enjoyed the vaulted,
white-washed beaded ceiling in our bath...

...and this is the view from 'His' end of the bathroom,
showing his wraparound shower...

Thanks so much to precious Kelly
for hosting...

Enjoy browsing bathrooms this weekend.

UPCOMING GIVEAWAY
Please check back soon....I have a new
gift set to show and will be giving one away
in perfect time for Father's Day.
It involves wood & grilling utensils.....
& will make the perfect Father's Day gift
that you can design yourself....
I hope to take pictures and have the
giveaway posted later this afternoon...
Stay tuned...as this giveaway will end
on Sunday in order for me to engrave
and ship the winning set in time for
Father's Day next weekend!

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully
blessed weekend,
Kaye
Revelation 21:5
Matthew 21:22

Whoever believes in HIM should not
perish but have eternal life.
John 3:15 NKJV