Wednesday, January 11, 2012
One of my latest obsessions is Pinterest. If you don’t know what Pinterest is, run to your nearest browser. If I were to speak technically, I would call Pinterest a visual social bookmarking site. In actuality, it’s eye candy. Drool-inducing, stunning EYE CANDY. For a photographer and visual artist like me, Pinterest is perfect.
The great thing about it is that you can find lots of amazing ideas that are achievable, because the “pins” (the visual bookmarks) are often linked to a tutorial or a guide. I’ve always loved DIY, and Pinterest makes finding, collecting, and sharing ideas so easy. I used it to plan my oldest daughter’s birthday.
My daughter loves birds, so I created bird-themed party! The decorations for her …
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If you know me well, you know that I just love DIY projects. I’ve taken on plenty in my life, even from the time I was a little girl. I must have learned to love DIY watching my mom, who wasn’t afraid to pick up a hammer or saw around the house. I can’t say that all, or even most, of my projects have turned out in perfection. A lot of the time, my projects just turn out OK. I’m usually glad to have done them but probably could have done better just by buying the real thing.
Then, there are the times when DIY just turns out so badly that I just have to say, “What was I thinking???” Case in point: a few …
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Around this time of year, the kids at school are starting on science projects that they will present at the local science fair. Last year, Paige did a project on growing crystals. After the science fair is over, what can you do with the display board? The most obvious thing might be to throw it into the recycling bin, but before you chuck it, you can get just a little more use out of it. One way that you can use it is to turn it into a dollhouse!…
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