Photo Strip Canvas - The Great Pinterest Challenge

Here is my photo strip canvas.  This was super simple to make.  I used a 4x12 canvas, black paint, Mod Podge, and three photos I took with Instagram and had printed with the PostalPix app.  First I painted the canvas black.  Then I trimmed my photos.  I used Mod Podge to adhear them to the canvas.  Then I added another layer of Mod Podge.  It is now hanging in our entry way next to our closet.  I have another one in the works for my mother.  She currently has three grandchildren, so I am making one with a photo of each of them.

I got my pinspiration from here -

Source: manditremayne.blogspot.com via Melissa on Pinterest

I am entering the Great Pinterest challenge {the button wouldn't post properly}
 

Tuesday Photo Dump

My move from hell has kept me from blogging much... but I hope to be more regular with it...once I start decorating, cooking, baking, and crafting again.  Ever since I got the iPhone I have been using it daily for photos...here are some recent ones.

I was {pin}spired by Pinterest to do a plate wall in my new dining room... here are two I picked up last weekend at Home Goods.

My husband and daughter at lunch at Chilis...this was on Sunday...after our moving truck arrived - LATE -...then it started raining...then they never unloaded, so we were forced to go back to the hotel.

This was on that same day...back in the hotel...she fell asleep on the couch while doing something on her laptop.

Last Saturday we visited this fabulous farmer's market and then had lunch at a bakery/deli on the property.  Fantastic!! Homemade breads, real turkey, and yummy baked goods.  We will definitely be going back.

This was $1.  It is going on my photo wall I am putting up on another wall in my dining room.

Apparently if I am looking for something to drink out of... I can open my box of coup's and get a CUP!

When the movers finally delivered our stuff Monday afternoon... we needed lunch.  So I ordered from a place the previous tenants left a menu for.  This was the BEST pizza ever.  It was buffalo chicken pizza with chicken, buffalo sauce, celery, carrots, bacon, and blue cheese crumbles with a side of blue cheese dressing.  I cannot wait to order it again.

I snapped this photo of Maddie this morning...she was still asleep... her first night sleeping in our new home. She is covered up with the comforter I had on my bed my freshman year in college... it is still fluffy and fabulous and she loves it.  We aren't sure where her bedding is...yet.

This is my poor kitchen...covered in boxes.  It's old...but the appliances are new...and it is big.

Our living room... also with tons of boxes...and the new TV my husband HAD to have.  He has claimed for months it was a necessity :)

Easy Photo Canvas Project

I need to charge my digital camera batteries so I can take decent photos... These are all from my iPhone... so I apologize for the laziness and poor photo quality.   Not to mention my photos are out of order.

I am currently obsessed with photo canvases.  Every time Groupon offers it, I get one.  We currently have 2 large ones, 1 smaller one, and 1 on the way that I have ordered.

I read somewhere online where it was super easy to make your own.  So I had two favorite photos printed off, purchased some canvases (there is a cheap art supply store by our house that has the cheapest and largest assortment), and some Mod Podge (using a 50% off coupon at A.C. moore) and was ready to go.

{The one on the left is one I ordered and the two in the middle are the new ones I finished tonight}

{Here is a closer shot.  With the second one I painted the edges on all sides with black paint to go better with the black and white photo.  This is one from our wedding.}

{This is what it looks like after you have coated it with the Mod Podge and you are waiting for it to dry}

{Here is my photo and canvas before starting}

{I used my paper cutter to trim the photo so it was slightly smaller than the canvas for the best fit}

I am going back to the store tomorrow to pick up more canvases... I am hooked on this fun and easy project.

My Version of Project 365

Project 365 where you take a photo a day has been around on the blog world for a bit.  I have always been interested in it.  If you are new to Project 365 you can read about it {here} on Photojojo.

I took my photo on Saturday.  It is a terrible camera phone photo I snapped Saturday night before bed. Here it is -

Umm...and then I forgot a Sunday photo.  I screwed up on Day #2.  But guess what? Today I remembered to take a photo.  Madison and I headed to Target after school to pick up a few things.  But first we stopped at the Target cafe for one of her favorite snacks - Pizza Hut bread sticks and a Dr. Pepper.  Hopefully my husband doesn't read this.  We are trying to only buy NEEDS...not WANTS...I don't think he will believe she NEEDED this snack.  I snapped a photo.  Here it is -

 I do not plan on keeping my photos on my blog...although they may appear here from time to time.  I set up my Project 365 through a Shutterfly photo book.  I love making these books.  Tonight I set up a 5 x 7 album.  I will have 3 small photos with 3 captions on each page.  Each time I take a photo, I will add it to the book along with a little caption to describe the photo.  They will not always be photos of Madison.  They can be photos of other people, places, or things.  The possibilities are endless.

I really hope yesterday is the only day I forget to snap a photo.  I think this will turn out to be an amazing memento for Madison.  I look forward to sharing it with her at the end of 2011.   We are hoping for a great year.

Do you do the Project 365? If so, share your link.  I would love to take a look.

Our 2010 Christmas Cards....for FREE

I have spent hours looking at Shutterfly's website trying to come up with the perfect holiday card to send out this year to our friends and family -as this is our first official Christmas as a married couple/family.   Tonight I spent about two more hours playing around on their website trying to find the perfect layout to match the photo I wanted to use.  I looked at every possible option.  I even created about 10 cards until I found the perfect one.  I love using lime green at Christmas - it is one of my favorite colors and so I was so happy to find this card which incorporates lime green.  Oh...I forgot to mention the FREE part.  Shutterfly offered a special promotion to bloggers...so I ended up saying over $100...gotta love Shutterfly and their awesome deals.  Here it is...what do you think?

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