creative ideas and inspiration for the home and family
Even though school started weeks ago for us, the month of September always gets me in a nostalgic, back-to-school kind of mood. Ahhh, the crisp autumn air, the new shoes, the smell of library books and crayons. I recently visited my elementary school in California. I loved elementary school! I have dim but happy memories of the people and things that occupied so much of my life at that time. I wish I had pictures to help me always remember my classrooms, wonderful … [Read more...]
Here is the photo collage I made in my family room. I used frames from Cut It Out and painted them to match my family room decor. The rest of the frames are either black or white and I love how it kind of "calms" the funkiness of those frames. I really wanted to incorporate that cool picture of my husband's great grandfather at their family business in the early 1900's, so I decided to print most of my pictures in black and white and do colored pictures only in the colorful frames. Here is … [Read more...]
This sweet silhouette wall hanging is so precious and so simple to create! I am just amazed how much it looks like my little girl! Here's What You Need: Scrapbook paper- something that coordinates with the room you want it in. I made mine for Leah's Lady Bug Room 1 black piece of cardstock 11x14 Canvas Profile picture printed off your computer- quality does not matter! Mod podge & sponge brush Ribbon to hang it and cover the paper seam Embellishments- I used ribbon and a … [Read more...]
Some purist photographers are of the opinion that to be a true photographer, you must manually focus all your shots. But seriously! That is pretty much impossible if you're photographing people who are, well... alive! And since I love to capture spontaneous and natural moments, it's highly impractical for me to use manual focus. I use the Auto Focus mode 99% of the time, and I'd like to teach you how to really use it to your advantage! Here are some focusing techniques. With the … [Read more...]
One of the questions I get asked by my clients all the time is how to add a logo to photos as a watermark. They want something that is easy to use, fast, and free and I refer them to Ipiccy. It is perfect for the blogger who doesn't want to spend the money or take the time to learn photo editing software. Today we will just be focused on adding a logo watermark to photos for posting to your blog or favorite social media site. If you prefer to watch a video of the process, scroll to the … [Read more...]
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