Coming to the end.....

So I am coming up on the last of my scheduled sessions :( I am glad I get to meet up with a few of my favorite families before I head out. I LOVE this little girl {e} and her cousin is just as cute. Enjoy the images!

I am here and I am alive :)

Wow!! These last few weeks (or few months :) have been crazy!! Trying to get your house ready to sell and actually trying to keep it clean while selling it has turned out to be a lot more time consuming than I imagined. So I am finally getting around to posting another session. Sorry to those that got their CD and have yet to see posted images.

So here is mr{c}. He was such a fun little boy! And I think he had his tongue sticking out the ENTIRE session :) Actually  not true, because I did snap a couple with out it :) Thanks M it was great to meet you and good luck with your move!

Here she is at 1!!

I can't believe she is already one!! Wow does time fly. We had a great time at East Campus and I love all the smiles we captured :)

Tell your friends & your neighbors........

Our home is for sale!!!

Check it out here: Home for Sale

And Thanks in advance for spreading the word :)

Cousins

Here are some pictures of one of the latest. Enjoy!

Love this one of {c} comforting {p}. So sweet :)

Graduation Time!

Starting to create graduation announcements. Here is one I recently put together. It is 4x6. Enjoy!

DIY: Faux Gallery Wrap Canvas

So I have had this idea bouncing around in my head for a while and I finally sat down and put it all together. I thought I would share this with any of my crafty followers :) I am not sure how long it will last. I didn't use Acid free glues, but I figured it will last long enough for me.

 Enjoy!

***A few things I would change next time (may help to read this after you have read instructions).****

1.When scoring your picture use your frame. If you are like me I am not very exact and my frame ended up being a smidgen too big. 

2. Use hot glue. I used Tacky glue for one side and it took FOREVER to dry, plus it ended up being wavy. The other 3 sides I used my hot glue gun. I warmed it for 1/2 hour to make sure it was nice and hot and wouldn't make my edge bumpy. Worked lovely!

Because we are getting ready to sale our home I placed my picture on an Isle.

Materials needed:

Boards (I used post sticks sold at Walmart)

Wood Glue/Tacky Glue

Staple Gun

Paper Clip

Cutting Board

Exacto knife

Ruler

Picture

Start by cutting your boards/sticks. I had a 16x24 picture that I needed to make a frame for. My sticks were 1/2 inch thick so I made my frame 15x23.

Glue the end of one stick

Press sticks together and staple. I put 2 staples on one side and one staple on the other. You may also need to hammer the staple in so they are nice and tight. Repeat for remaining 3 sides.

Finished frame. Look how nice and square it is :)

Get your pictures and cut out a square from each corner. The measurement of the square comes from the thickness of your board/sticks. I cut out a 1/2 x 1/2 inch square from each corner. 

***This is when I would place my frame on the picture and use it as a guide to score the edges and then cut my corners out****

Now score your picture. Take your ruler and line it up with the corner of the 2 squares that are on the same side. Hold the ruler and press the paper clip along the edge. 

I put a blanket on my table and set the picture face down on it so is wouldn't get scratched and it would stay clean. Get your frame and put plenty of tacky glue on one side. 

***This is when I would use hot glue. Much faster and makes a much cleaner edge. Just watch out for hot glue strings so they don't get on your picture.***

Place frame on your picture and fold picture over on scored line. Press frame firmly to picture. Repeat gluing and folding for remaining 3 sides.

You are finished!! Congrats! If anyone else tries this I would love to hear how it went and would LOVE to see pictures :)

You can buy a professional 16x24 Gallery Wrap Canvas for $80-$175. I made mine for about $8. I printed my picture at Adorama during their yearly sale in November for $5. And the sticks were at Walmart for about $1 a piece. What do you think about that savings?