The Evolution of Our Instagallery

The Evolution of Our Instagallery

Last summer I wrote How to Create Your Own Instagallery, the story of a DIY magnetic chalkboard project that became a place to display our Instagram photos. Eleven months later, I thought you might like to see how we continue to use and update it. Periodically I take...
Things I Learned to Create from Blogs in 2011

Things I Learned to Create from Blogs in 2011

Monday I told you about my word for 2012: create. Today I’d like to highlight some blogs that inspired me to think outside of my own natural set of “tools” and experiment with new ideas and mediums in 2011. Easter Grass Table Decor These posts from...
Giottos Rocket Air Blower: My New Best Friend (or how to painlessly clean inside your camera body)

Giottos Rocket Air Blower: My New Best Friend (or how to painlessly clean inside your camera body)

Although I don’t actually name my gadgets and electronics, I take them very seriously. When my camera hurts, I hurt (maybe I’m guilty of a bit of personification, too).  A couple of weeks ago I started seeing dirty spots through the viewfinder of my Nikon....
Our Laffy Taffy/Sponge Bob/Buttered Sweet Corn Room Makeover #GliddenGallons

Our Laffy Taffy/Sponge Bob/Buttered Sweet Corn Room Makeover #GliddenGallons

My eleven-year-old daughter thinks her room looks like Laffy Taffy. My eight-year-old says Sponge Bob. Glidden declares it Buttered Sweet Corn on the color swatch. Whatever you choose to call this shade (which isn’t as bright in real life as in the photos), we...
Preparing for My Glidden Brilliance Paint Challenge #GliddenGallons

Preparing for My Glidden Brilliance Paint Challenge #GliddenGallons

Our three youngest daughters share a bonus room upstairs. It’s a large space, but unfortunately they’ve messed it up by trying to hang things themselves and touch up their own paint (yes, you read that correctly). Kids’ bedroom walls just need...
How to Create Your Own Instagallery

How to Create Your Own Instagallery

Remember our homemade magnetic chalkboard? Well, it turns out that it didn’t erase well. I’m not sure if it was because I used chalkboard markers instead of regular chalk, or something to do with the surface—chalkboard paint over sheet metal—but whatever...

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