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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Free Custom Subway Art

I have been waiting at the station, ready to jump on the train of subway art for awhile now. (haha, I crack myself up...ok, ok just indulge me!) Anyway, I decided to finally check it off my list now that I am getting more and more settled in the new house. I am offering two of them as free printables, and even offering to customize one of them for you! Read on for the details...


PROJECT #1 {personalized}
There's a sign that many military spouses have hanging in their homes. It usually says something like "Home is where the Air Force sends us" and has various States and Countries listed. It's a cute idea but I feel like the military is integrated into and sometimes seems to control every aspect of our life, so for my sanity I try to make a distinction between career and home anytime I can. I know my husband is serving our country, and I am too in my own right- still as honorable as it is, I try not to let this period of our life define us wholly because we are so much more than that. There is more to the man than a soldier, and there is more to us than just the family that follows him. I want something to commemorate all places we have lived and learned to call home no matter how brief it might have been, but I want to leave it at that. I have done this in the past by hanging groups of photos and labeling them with chip board lettering spelling out each state on their respective frames. Our new house is small and wall space is prime real estate around here, so I came up with this clean 8x10" subway word art, listing all the places we have lived since we've been married. 



GET YOURS PERSONALIZED FOR FREE!
I want to share a customized version of this with the first 15 people to request it. It works best if you have lived in several places. To fill space I can do it using city names, street names, etc. If you would like this personalized for yourself, please let me know by leaving a comment. If you are one of the first 15 people, I will contact you to get your personalized information and send you the full-resolution file. From there you can print it at home, order it through a photo printing site, make a background for your desktop- whatever you want to do with it! The only requirement is that you be a follower or subscriber of FMA. I will update this post once the quota has been met and all the copies are gone.
UPDATE: All free orders have been filled. If you would still like one, you will be able to order it from FMA's new shop! Look for it in the sidebar. Project #2 will remain a free download.

PROJECT #2
I also played around with one of my favorite movie quotes. It's from the film "Answer Man" starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham. It's a really whimsical quote and just I love the concept and imagery.



DOWNLOAD YOURS FREE!
Click HERE to download the full-resolution. It is perfect as an 8x10" or smaller, I haven't tried it any larger. Once again, all I ask is that you be a follower or subscriber of FMA. You won't regret joining, if nothing else I post free printables on a fairly regular basis, so you'd want to stay in the loop anyway right?

PROJECT #3
Jennifer Ramos of MadeByGirl really coined it with her original art "I love you, blogs and coffee." She is one talented girl! While I have swooned over her prints on Etsy, I ultimately decided to modify it because I wanted a bit more of a techy look to it (by using a heart symbol and shortening it to "I heart blogs and coffee")   and once I moved into the new house and decided to use the loft as my office I also needed it to be a goldenrod color. This what I came up with...


I really wanted to be able to offer this one as a free download, but because Jennifer was first to coin it and because she is actually making money off her sales, I don't feel it would be right.  It's just so cute I wanted to share the result with you. Jennifer has several beautiful versions available in her shop, here's just a couple...

visit Jennifer at MadeByGirl.com to see more

More to come on my new office design! Until then, enjoy the printables!

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I would love to get the personalized subway art for my sister. She too is an AIR FORCE wife...and I'd love to get her something that doesn't involved "kitchy" painted wood :)
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Dianne, I just finished yours and sent it to your email! ENJOY! :)
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Aunt Carol · 729 weeks ago

Too many probably but here they are:
Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma (2), Arizona, Washington, Hawaii, Texas (2) !
Or cities: Niles, Wellington, OKC, Phoenix, Gig Harbor, Sugar Land, Honolulu, Austin.
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
Done! Sent it to your email, just print and frame TA-DA! xoxo
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Aunt Carol · 729 weeks ago

Should have put Bethany before OKC and OKC after Phoenix
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Aunt Carol · 729 weeks ago

Lots of memories...
Wow...this is awesome Emily. I love the idea! And I would love to have this art in my home!
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
Lora, I am just waiting for a list of your locations. Once I get them, I'll get it right out to you.
I would love the home one. Ive lived several places thanks for offering
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
Just finished yours Kim, check your email! Enjoy! So happy to do it for you!
Hi Emily! Great ideas! I LOVE the first one - i have a homemade one, but yours is much cuter!!! I'd LOVE it!
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
I just sent it out so check your email! You can never have too many right? ;)
Great idea! I agree with you on the "Home is where the [Navy] sends us" signs. We've actually been very fortunate with our station assignments, so I don't like associating forced locales with our homes. I would love to have one of your customized versions! Thanks for offering these!
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
Great Sarah! I sent you an email, just let me know what states or cities you want and I'll get right on it!
Okay! I would love the personalized project #1. Colorado, California, South Carolina. Yes, you have us beat. :)
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
Done, done, and done! Check your email! So happy to do it for you Erin :)
I'd love one of the personalized #1! You are so incredibly talented, Emily!
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Thanks Nicole! So happy to make one for you and youre new home! Kinda like an early housewarming...til I visit that is ;) Check your email!
Love every one of these! The subway art is wonderful and to personalize it is just brilliance! So sweet to give the printables!
xo
Robin
(thx for linking Sweetie...)
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Thanks Robin! I wasnt sure if you were wanting one too? Let me know if you do and Ill whip one up for you. :) And thanks so much for featuring my nursing cover tutorial.
I would love to get one of the "Home" ones for my mom. My dad was in the airforce for 25 years and she followed him all over the country.
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
How sweet! That will be perfect for mom! I just emailed you a request for locations. Once I have them I get to work :)
I would love to get a personalize copy of project #1 (Home) for my parents' anniversary. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing talents!
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Great idea Brandy! I am happy to help you make something for your parents. I just sent you an email requesting locations. Once you have them just reply to my email and I will get started on your order :)
I'm not sure if I'm too late, but... we have just recently moved--again. I'd love one! I've been reading via rss feed for several months and now am a follower.
Jacksonville (where we are now)
Clearwater
Port Richey
Moline
St. Pete or St. Petersburg (where we met)
Eagle Grove
Kennesaw
Chiefland
2 replies · active 728 weeks ago
Hi Mindy! Nope you are just in time at order number 11! Your beautiful subway art should be waiting for you in your inbox! :)
Emily!!! Thank you-- it turned out awesome. :) You are so sweet. I can't wait to have it printed and hung! Those are all Fun, Fun, Fun. BTW... I love your spin on the "I heart blogs and coffee."
I'd love one of your custom prints. If I'm not too late. We've lived in Bloomington, IL, Fort Collins, CO, Ocala, FL, Durham, NC, Naperville, IL. I don't care whether you use the cities or just the states. You can do whatever you want. Thanks! I'm a new follower on GoogleReader.
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
Welcome Becky! Glad to have you here! I just finished your order and it should be in your inbox! Enjoy! :)
These are lovely Emily! I hope I'm not too late! I would love to give one of these to a sweet friend of mine! Can I get back to you on the cities? The last city for hers will be Anchorage!! She's moving there soon! :)
1 reply · active 729 weeks ago
Hi Lauren! You are not too late, you are number 13! I just sent you an email requesting locations. Just whenever you find out her locations reply to the email and Ill get started. :)
I think I'm too late, seeing I'm the 26th commenter. This is so fabulous! We are an Air Force family stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA, Hanscom AFB, MA, Tinker AFB, OK, FE Warren AFB, WY, and Robins AFB, GA.
2 replies · active 729 weeks ago
Nope Jennifer you are actually number 14! There's still one more order available after you! I just finished up your order and sent it to your email! ENJOY!
Thank you so much again Emily! Forgot to add, that I'm following you through Yahoo reader. AND, I'll put you on my blog I read list!
Am I too late? I'm not sure. I love these. Please let me know. Thanks!
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
Congratulations! You are the final free order! I just sent you an email requesting a list of locations. Ill get to work once I hear from you!
I must say, as a military wife, I especially love your first project - and your description of why you've done it that way. I'm not a fan of the "Home is where ..... sends us." Because for me, with us facing our first real move (to Germany!), home is more than where we're living. It's the people that surround me. And the most important people to me are not just my husband and child. Home will always be in Utah, where I grew up and where my family (parents, siblings, grandparents, etc) reside.

I really love the way you portray what your journey has been and will definitely be copying it at some point in our future. Thanks!!!
I just love the states printable. I'm from Arizona and live in Colorado. I will forever be an Arizonan at heart, but my heart is in Colorado with my family. Just awesome!
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omg. "i love blogs and coffee"! that is just...genius!

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