Christmas in Williamsburg
8 hours ago
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
OK so my sister in law bought my mom in law a really neat frame for her birthday and
I LOVED IT!!!!
but she got it at an auction and paid a small fortune for it soooooo I decided to make my own!!!
Ken, Drew and I headed out to look for ViNtAgE ornaments and accessories.... we found a lot at Thrift town and Hob Lob and my favorite ...Homestead Hand Crafts!! I also bought a frame from the discount aisle at Tues. morning ... it had a HUGE scratch BUT who cares i am going to cover it up!!! I also got lots of glue sticks for my new needle nose glue gun!!! and I was ready!!!
First I emptied out the frame... glass, foam, and faux family pics.... I also nearly cut off my THUMB doing this so BE CAREFUL!!! Glass is SHARP!!!
I laid out most of my ornaments so I could see what I had to work with... make sure you get ALL different sizes of ornaments
I started placing ornaments where i thought I liked them starting with the corners...
and then filling in the rest
at hob lob I bought LOTS of BLING...in all sizes but only in clear...I could use the colored ones but the clear reflects the ornament colors so it worked!!!
see how I used the Bling to fill in where there was awkward space too little for an ornament
I used some quirky stuff too...like this plastic reindeer 
here I used an old candy cane that use to be a pen but the insides were missing
I got the SpArKlY NOEL at Hob Lob in a pack of 4 and just cut the loop off that made it an ornament
I found this Santa in a vintage lot I found at Homestead... i thought he was CUTE!!!
I found this Santa in a vintage lot I found at Homestead... i thought he was CUTE!!!
AND
Here it is the FINISHED Frame..
it is VINTAGE... BLINGY... and GAUDY...
I LOVE IT!!!
What do you think?!?!?!
I hit the after Christmas sales and stocked up so I can make some for next year!!! can't wait!!!
Monday, December 28, 2009
i ♥ faces... I've missed you soooo!!! I have been busy with work and have not had time to enter BUT I have still taken plenty of pics AND now that I am on Christmas Break... I can once again post. I am so excited this week's theme is
HiLaRioUs oUtTaKeS....
I have posted some of the ones that make me LAUGH with descriptions... ENJOY!!!
& PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
leave comments I am a beginner and appreciate any advice good or bad
This is my son, Drew, (you'll see a lot of him)... anyways he was playing in his bouncer and stopped to pose..YEP he stopped and did this NO HELP FROM MOM!!!
He discovered his tongue!!!
We were at a football game and the buzzer went off and I happen to be taking a picture and got this!!!
After about 1,234,535 times of trying to take a picture of my son and my neice and nephew (for my mom-in-law's chrismas card) WE ALL threatened my neice and nephew...
LOOK AT THE CAMERA DO NOT TURN TO LOOK AT DREW!!!
Well Drew decided to point to Emma and Emma followed directions and did NOT turn towards Drew!!!
Arlo, the dog, SNUCK into our shot of Nana and her babies on Christmas... and look Arlo is smiling!!! If you can't see him look next to Emma...he is wearing a blue collar!!!
OK those are my entries... I hope you enjoyed them as much as I do!!!
OK those are my entries... I hope you enjoyed them as much as I do!!!
If you think you have some great HiLaRioUs OuTtAkEs ... head on over to
and post yours!!!
REMEMBER ~ please leave me some feedback... I love getting comments thanks!!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
This is a VERY EASY recipe
for a quick gift or treat for a party
and it makes a lot and
is VERY wallet friendly!!!
here's what you need...
1 large mixing bowl
1 very large Ziploc 2 gallon or bigger
2 cups of canola oil (NO SUBSTITUTES)
1-2 TBS of crushed red pepper ( add more to spice it up)
1 tsp of onion powder
1 tsp of garlic powder
1 box of Premium crackers ORIGINAL all 4 sleeves
AND...
one CUTE helper who is busy dipping his lunch in his
"dippy sauce" (Ketchup)
In your bowl mix all ingredients except the crackers
VERY WELL
Dump ALL 4 sleeves of crackers into the large baggie...be careful to not break too many!!!
Pour mixture over crackers and seal bag leaving in the air.
Lay baggie flat and start your timer... flip bag over every 15 minutes for an hour.
THAT IS IT!!! DONE!!!
Put crackers in another container... DO NOT leave them in the mixing bag because they will get SUPER SOGGY!!!
ENJOY!!!
SORRY NO PICS OF FINAL PRODUCT
I GAVE THEM OUT AT SCHOOL!
Sunday, December 06, 2009
I've been working on some stuff... getting into the Christmassy spirit of it all. I have actually been commissioned to create a few Holiday Cards for some family and friends. Here are a few examples of what I have come up with...if you are interested.... my prices are REALLY CHEAP!!!
You send me your pics... I make your card and then send you the file so you can print it wherever you want... I use Snapfish and it comes out to about 4-9 cents a copy.... I told you CHEAP!!! So anyways here they are and i can change backgrounds to be more sophisticated to more cutesy...whatever you are looking for!!!
The one below I was playing around and made for Mom because she said she didn't want to be in any pics because of her hair!!! :)
This one is SUPER easy to change the background
and is super cute looking like a Polaroid
and is super cute looking like a Polaroid
This is a 5x5 so you have to order it from a REAL photo place :)
I did this one for my brother and his family... again cute Polaroid shot
THIS IS my grandparents' card...I LOVE the way it turned out!!!
Another 5X5 BUT OH so cute and I love the layout
Just a mod design and again I can change the background of this one too
My Aunt and Uncle looking oh so CHIC on this design!!!
another 5X5 but cute and bright
And this is our Card for the Season...I am pretty sure... I might change it around a little but I am loving it!!!
Well just shoot me an email if you are interested!!! My services run from $5 to $10 depending on how many pics you want on a card!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
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