From the Make Something Event!

Each month, I host an event so asssist my clients in Making Something Meaningful. We always kick off with a beginners class and then offer something tactile. For May, the class was the uber cute Family Blocks. Each guest received the wooden blocks for free! You know you wish you had come! Check the Make Something Event page for details about the next event!

Step 1

Customize your family blocks at my website.
Shameless plug, I know, but there it is.
www.MyPhotoFairy.com

Step 2Cut and trim each letter to fit. 

Step 3

Prepare your 1x3 Pine board by cutting into (3) four inch and (3) 4 1/2 blocks.

You will also need a glue stick, a brush and modge podge for the next steps.

Step 4Apply glue liberally to the wood, postition and adhere each letter as shown. Use a gift card or another block of wood to "burnish" the paper to the wood. This will smooth out any bumps or air bubbles.
Repeat for each letter.

Step 5Use a brush to apply Modge Podge from top to bottom to the blocks. This wil seal your project and protect it. Repeat for each letter. After it dries, then apply Modge Podge again from left to right on the blocks. This will create a cross hatch line effect and make it look like canvas.

Creative Tip: Paint your blocks of wood ahead of time to match the prints.

Yearbook Season

It's yearbook season and I always love this time of year.

Don't you remember, at the end the end of the year, yearbooks would come out and you would hope your picture was good, look for your friends in the candid shots and then have all your friends (plus the boy you were crushing on) sign your book to save for years later. I know that for me, I very rarely had little more than my standard school photo in the book and I longed for more.

Well, I'm not in high school anymore, but as my daughters' bring home their school annuals, I find myself... longing for more again.  I hear you... I know, I know. "You don't have time". Do you have fifteen minutes a month? Be honest with yourself. You KNOW you have fifteen minutes. Especially if you had a yearbook staff at your beck and call.

I love the whole drag and drop feature, combined with the flexiblity of being able to customize each and every detail... if I have the time.  Here are a few samples and yeah, you could totally catch up.

In just 15 minutes a month (5 minutes to upload the photos, 5 minutes to jot a note or two down and 5 minutes to make sure it's just how you want it) you can create your own yearbook. 

Stunning Wall Art - With Your Own Photos!

Searching for the perfect thing to hang on your wall is tricky.
Do you invest in a artwork and then spend hundreds framing it?
Or, go with kitchsy posters in cheap frames?
Or, no art at all?
None of these options work for me! I wanted artwork, but wanted to hang my family photos as well. The look of the school picture, wedding photo gallery in the stairwell is classic, but not fresh.

Of course, you can take those SAME photos and transfer them simply to canvas!
Ok, so here are two 8x10 photos I have from our most recent vacation.

Both photos are wonderful, but what can I do with them other than scrapbook them?
I could take them to a box store, have them scanned and transferred to canvas, but how different is that than just framing the photo?

There are other options available. What I chose to do was digitize the images and then upload them to my Heritage Makers account. There I could create an actual work of art from scratch, using the colors and style of my home to transform a simple snapshot into something wall worthy.

What are you thoughts?

Super Simple Project Idea!

A Family Tile is a super simple and easy project to make and start with. It makes a great display on a mantle, shelf or table piece. This piece will look far more elegant than a framed photo and takes minutes to create in a few simple steps.

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  Create your FREE acct here and login.
  (If you already have one, simply login)

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  Click Template Gallery at the top right.
  Once loaded, type Heritage into the search box.
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  Scroll down until you see a project titled Heritage Million Moments Jace.
  Click the project title and the screen will darken and a pop up box will come up.
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  Click Get This Template.
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  Click Start My Own
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  Cllick Edit. and the project will open. The operating system will ask your permission, so click Allow.

The final steps are to personalize your project.

• First, edit the word HERITAGE to be your family name. Click the text box once and a pink border will appear. Click three times and the border will "dissapear" and you can highlight the word heritage and replace with your surname. Make sure to use all caps.
• Edit the quote below the same way!
• Adding a photo is simple.
  At the bottom left, you will see My Photos. Click that and then click My Albums. Click Add More Photos and then upload from your computer any image you like. You will know when your picture is uploaded when it appears on the screen.
• Click the existing photo in the project to highlight.
• Then, click the photo you want to drop in and while holding the cursor, "drag" to the place you want to be. The same "Drop here to replace" window will appear and just make certain your arrow is INSIDE that small box!
• Click publish and complete your order!
• When your project arrives in 10-12 days, you can modge modge to a 12x12 tile and support with an easel.