Spider Web

Last week I was home sick for a few days, at one point I went outside to get a little fresh air & almost ran right into this amazingly huge & intricate spider web. 

 I ran in the house & grabbed my camera & got a few quick shots.  This was between a tree & our yard waste bin next to the house by our garage.

It got me thinking about Halloween!

Thank you, Karla

Mini Scrap book show & tell

Here are the results from the HOME MINI MADE SCRAPBOOK post I did a few weeks ago.

Peepers really enjoys having his own little book to show off.  I want to make more... one for our Moline vacation & maybe one for the 12 days of Christmas...
Karla

Homemade Mini Scrapbooks

Hi again,

Confession Time: I am what you call a "slap & scrap" scrapbooker. I throw a few photos on a page, add a boarder & a sticker or 2 & call it a day.


I do aspire to be a better scrapbooker - So I joined a scrapping club at my work. There are tons for fun ideas, techniques & products out there & it is just fun to see others scrapbook pages.


One tip I learned in my group is to get some photos developed in a wallet size - you can get a few more on a page & tell a better story. Since my scrapbooks are 8x8, this really works well for me.


But I'm left with extra photos as wallet sized photos come in a group 4.
If anyone has a source to get individual wallet size photos, let me know.


So when I ran across these 2 homemade mini scrapbooks, I thought perfect!


Here is a way to use up some of my wallet photos, use up some of my scrap paper & make a mini scrapbook for Peepers that if it got tattered or destroyed, I still have my "good"  scrapbook. It could be a fun gift for someone Or Peepers could even help make his own.

Mini upcycles book from Tales of the Scotts

Lunchbag scrapbook with pockets From Dahlias to Doxies

I'm working on one now using photos from our most recent cabin adventutes. 
I hope to share it soon.


Thank You, Karla

Sam

Hi All,  This is Sam, an adorable little 2 year old, who I was able to photograph a few weeks ago.

Thank You, Karla

Scrabble Charm Bracelet

Hi All,

Here is a quick tutorial of the Scrabble Charm Bracelet I made my Mom's Birthday Present.

I had found a Scrabble game a while back as Goodwill  - I was super excited to find it, because there are a number of Scrabble crafts floating around in my head that I wanted to make or use for scrap booking, etc.

Scrabble tiles are 18mm wide X 20 mm tall.

1. Place a piece of masking or painters tape over the tile to protect it from the drill

2. Mark 9mm over & 4mm down for the center of the hole.

3. Drill hole - we (My Husband) carefully drilled a pilot hole & then used a slightly larger drill bit for the finished hole.  The finished hole measured approx 2mm in diameter. 

***We practiced on the "X" first - I didn't want to risk any precious letters :)

 You can simply add a jump ring here & you are ready to wear OR ...
You can add a photo/picture to the back.

4. I printed out photos of Mom's 3 grandkids at 15mm X 15mm
5. Mod Podge the photo to the back of the Scrabble tile - let dry a few hours
6. Added a thin layer of Diamond Glaze over the photo - let dry over night
7. Add jump ring & wear

 ***While the Mod Podge & Diamond Glaze are wet, I used  needle to make sure the hole was not clogged

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

Love, Karla

Laney, My Niece

Could she be any cuter? I Love you!

Auntie Karla

Peepers Three Year Photos

These are Peepers 3 year Photos... I took them beginning of May at some abandoned rail road tracks by our house... I thought he would be super excited to see real train tracks, but the sucker actually was a bigger hit in trying to get him to cooperate for a few photos.

Thank you, Karla

Happy Birthday Kari

Today is my little Sister's Birthday. These are photos of her & her Hubby that I took this fall.
I love the ones against the ranked wood... it is just so "them".

Happy Birthday!!!

Karla