As I sit here learning websites, creating logos and exploring all the many options to embark on our family adventure; I am in awe of how God has really brought our family to this spot of starting our own business!  We are so blessed and truly have to praise every minute.

Welcome to our blog and family business site!  I am a CHRIST FOLLOWER, wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, marathon runner and lastly a public servant. My love for photos started very young, sadly I have very few pictures of my childhood.  We started our photo journey in 2001, when we started our Creative Memories (scrapbooking) business.  I continue to create and love their products.  From there my love for creating just exploded!  I started trying to recreate beautiful projects I couldn’t afford to purchase for all the people I loved.  (Did I mention my LOVE language is gifts!)  Learning to create gifts that express my love and affection for those around me and keep it within our family budget was my newest adventure.  I have loved the challenge and enjoyed watching my manly husband and crafty children help me follow my dreams; while creating gifts alongside me that have brought joy to our friends and family.  One day friends started asking me to make my plaques for their sisters, for a wedding gift, etc… Then one day after running many miles with my “Coffee”, she told me I should sell my plaques.  I kinda brushed it off and then my mother-in-law, my partner at work and lastly my faithful father-in-law (who has been pressuring us to start our own business for YEARS) told me to try it.

With all this said, I looked to my amazingly supportive husband and said what do you think?  Here we are side by side taking this leap of faith and trusting that God has a plan.

Who are we?  We have been married for almost twelve years.  I am married to my best friend and the man who balances me out perfectly!  We have two strong-willed, smart, adventurous, curious, good-hearted children.  The oldest of our two is our daughter, Jordan, who brings so much love to our days and brightens them with her contagious smile!  She is strong, bold and fearless! Her faith gives me courage and I am so thankful for her every day.  She is truly my hero!  Our youngest child, Xander our son, is a tornado of energy with a heart of absolute gold!  With his birth our “perfect” family is complete!  Both our children born at just the right time are a gift God gave us.

“Perfect” for us.  Don’t be fooled, we struggle with temper tantrums, procrastination, sibling rivalry and countless tears, but with all of that we have each other and as long as we are all together nothing matters!

Follow us!  Like our Facebook Page and visit our website to shop!  Share our product with your friends and family!  Our family last name plaques are personalized to meet your needs.  We currently offer Black and Brown options in both 12×12; 8×8 and 5×7.  We offer subway art in digital download, print or on canvas. Please enjoy our children’s beautiful rainbow loom friendship bracelets for purchase at various costs and they can make custom bracelets too!!

12×12 Black Plaque personalized with last name of your choice (with or without a wedding date), JPEG emailed to you 12×12/8×8 ($10); no frame ($15); 12×12 Canvas ($30); 8×8 Canvas ($25), in a black wood frame ($35)

5×7 Black Plaque personalized with last name of your choice (with or without a wedding date), JPEG emailed to you 5×7 ($5)no frame ($5) or in a black wood frame($15).

12×12 Brown Plaque personalized with last name of your choice (with or without a wedding date), JPEG emailed to you 12×12/8×8 ($10); no frame ($15); 12×12 Canvas ($30); 8×8 Canvas ($25); in brown wood frame. ($45)

5×7 Brown Plaque personalized with last name of your choice (with or without a wedding date), no frame ($5); in a brown wood frame ($15)

Thank you in advance for your support.

God Bless,

Team Avilla

“Commit your action to the Lord and your plans will succeed” Proverbs 16.3 (nlt)