Saturday, June 9, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
playing with color palettes
I've been home from the hospital with our new baby for about a month now. I think I've finally caught up on my sleep (or I've adjusted to the lack of sleep) so while she's napping I'm playing.
I've been snapping some pictures in the garden lately and loved this image. I loved the pale colors and figured there must be a way to develop a color palette from it so I searched the Internet and this is what I found. I found some simple instructions here and started playing with Pixlr and PicMonkey. This is the result. I love the pop of fuchsia.
Since the baby was still napping I decided to play with some of the other features like pixlr-o-matic. Here are some examples of what you can do.
I think I'll be exploring this more in the future, but for now I really must take care of the baby. Thanks for visiting.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
burlap projects - part I
Happy Saturday! We are patiently awaiting the arrival of our little one that is due any day now. Soon, hopefully, I'll be busy learning how to be a good mommy, changing diapers and most importantly holding and loving our new baby. With that I felt I should share with you one of the projects I recently completed.
Now that our living room is nearing completion it's time for some window treatments. I whipped up these burlap curtains using a $10.00 roll of burlap from the hardware store. They needed a good wash and air out but the smell has gone away now. I still want to do some valances for the windows and for the office nook but I'll get there.
These were super simple to make, just panels with a rod pocket. I didn't even bother with a hem because I wanted a worn look. Of course I used crochet flowers to tie them in the center because I have sort of an addiction to crochet flowers. I'll eventually have them in some form in every room. The flowers are actually pinned to the curtain in the center with a loop of yarn wrapped around the flower and the curtain.
I have some other burlap projects in mind since I only used a portion of the roll but I'll get to them later, I hope.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
baby's first scrapbook
Here it is...my first ever scrapbook. All I need now is the baby to photograph. Soon, I hope.
I got the inspiration from this book by Better Homes and Gardens. I used an 8.5 x 8.5 album because that's what was given to me at my shower. I think the size is perfect for this layout since all I have to do is cut down a 4x6 photo to 4" square. I think I can handle that, even with a new baby.
I made the center tags on my computer in just the color I needed. If you want to use them you should be able to find a printable version HERE. I'm new to Scribd so I can't guarantee that it will work. If it doesn't work I'd love to know if there's another option.
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