October Blog
- Emily Carriveau
- Oct 2, 2025
- 2 min read
Construction is well underway and I can’t wait until everything is complete. Electrical is wired, drywall is nearly done, and my new porch is poured! This is a snapshot of what my future craft room is gonna look like… Yes, I’m doing color tiles in my Small Town Me brand. This room is going to be a dream come true! I’ll be sharing details on all of my finishing colors and details… in the meantime, sharing links to all my construction updates so far.
LV BAG 🛍️
I’m still getting so many questions on the Cute tote bag I made for my sister. This is a kit that comes in several different sizes. Linking it right here as well as the video so you can see the project in action.
PICTURE GALLERY ❤️
I had no idea how many or which picture for the photo wall… here are the details:
I started my wall with 23 pictures, but this is somewhat irrelevant. Start with as many or as little as you want because this is meant to grow with your family.
I did a variety of canvas and metal prints … ratio is close to 50-50
Main center focal point picture
(I printed mine on metal)
24x30
Other pictures are:
18x24
16x24
14x11
14x18
10x10
Again, the sizes you print are somewhat irrelevant and are going to depend on your wall size . A good rule of thumb is to print several. Of each size. making some of them portrait and some of them landscape.
Be sure to lay your pictures out on the floor in front of your wall to figure out the perfect placement. Take a picture to refer back!
Start with your middle picture hanging it in the middle of your wall and then work out from there.
TREAT BAGS 🍬
You guys may have noticed that I am slightly obsessed with Wiley Wallaby candy… I actually have a code that saves you guys 25% sitewide!
Code: EmilyCarriveau25
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