I have a terrible memory.  One of the reasons I take photos of my kids virtually every day is because I use them as ways to recall the moments I don’t want to forget.  If it weren’t for my excessive iPhoto catalog I wouldn’t be able to remember some of our trips and adventures and [...]

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My husband, ever the techno-lover, decided we NEEDED a fancy DSLR camera before the birth of our first son.  He researched and decided on the Nikon D80.  That was almost 4 years ago and I’ve only used the camera on Auto up until about 2 months ago.  I’m going to tell you WHY I decided [...]

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A photo of a baby wearing a cloth diaper with a bunny tail attached caught my eye on Pinterest {original photo} and I knew I needed to recreate the shot for an Easter card.  I didn’t find a ready made bunny tail when I was shopping (though I did find 2 pairs of furry bunny [...]

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I’m never satisfied with my design.  Even if I like it at first I start hating the look weeks or months down the road.  It is a curse, and an expensive one at that.  Good design isn’t cheap and my taste is way beyond my budget.  I decided to take on the task of designing [...]

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I made two square pillowcase shams for my feather couch fillows about 4 years ago.  I has very little of the fabric and I made the pattern myself just by eyeballing it.  I’m far  from good at sewing and truth be told I am still amazed what I made has been functional.  The only noticeable [...]

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Pin It You’ve been warned- I suck at sewing.  My sewing skills consist of the oh so hard to master squiggly line. I might even be able to stitch in a circle if I concentrate hard enough.  I saw an adorable pillow case sleeping mat on Pinterest and decided that making it was far too [...]

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December 12: Jack Sparrow the Elf December 13: Naughty Stocking/ClothDiaper Switcher Elf December 14: Doctor Feel Good Elf December 15: Starbucks Drinking, Laptop Using, Table Hogging Elf December 16: The Wolf Blitzer wearing (borrowed from The Bloggess) and posing in front of his Painting of a Painting in a Painting…. Elf December 17: The Angry [...]

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You know… I wasn’t quite sure how to title this post!  Thanks to Pinterest I found a great idea for our Holiday card.  It was a photo of a family but reflected in a Christmas Ornament.  I wanted to make it a little more interesting so I thought up a way that the ornament could [...]

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December 5: Jewel Theif Elf December 6: Weight Lifting Elf December 7: Piggy Break Robber Elf December 8: Bad Sharpie Elf December 9: Doggie Saving Fireman Elf December 10: Tampon Nunchuck Ninja Elf December 11: Trapped in the Castle and Watching you Sleep Elf This week Wyatt has been VERY busy! He also channeled his [...]

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This isn’t to be viewed by children! The Elf on the Shelf has given me a creative outlet that I desperately needed.  Since having my second child in October 2010 I haven’t had much time or energy to craft like I used to.  When Baby Rabies posted her 5 Innapropriate Elf on the Shelf ideas [...]

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