Monday, December 8, 2014

Thank You Tina !

Good Morning everyone !!!

Tina from WHAT WE KEEP kindly agreed to do a guest post for me this morning so that I could tie up the loose strings of my melt down ( yesterday's post )
If you don't know her, you're missing out on one fun lady ( yuck - doesn't that make us sound old ? ) 
Take it away Tina !!!


There is another John in Suzan's life.
 John Denver.
We are those squirrel-y, know every word to every song girls.
She has a sign that she made with the lyrics to Annie's Song.
I have a music box that plays Annie's Song.
A Canadian and a Texan...yes, our world is small-
but in the magical Land of Blog we really do find our people.

Suze asked me to guest post for her while she and her John finish 
killing each other/building the mantel.

What to do...
Of course, JD came to mind immediately.
One of my favorite Christmas songs is his 
"A Baby Just Like You".
I used some lyrics to create this quick and easy pillow.

I used a scrap from a linen curtain, a cottonball dipped in CitraSolve and a spoon. 
I created the wording on PicMonkey.
Always remember to reverse the image before you save it in PicMonkey
I printed it out using a LaserJet printer.
It must be LaserJet.


Lay out your fabric on some paper towel on a hard surface.
Tape your image down with painter's tape. ( Ink side down.)
Pretend that you are simply removing your nail polish and load up your cottonball w/CitraSolve.
You don't want it too wet- too much will smear the image.
This is one of those things you learn as you go- a few blunders in the beginning are to be expected.
Rub firmly but gently over the printed paper, then take a spoon and burnish the image,
again being careful not to smudge by applying too much pressure.


And there you go...


Let your fabric dry- this is really quick since it's a solvent.
Don't light your funny cigarettes around this stuff, ladies.

Grab a pillow that you already have and attach the printed fabric to it.
Since this is so temporary, a few dots of hot glue or some decorative pins does the job.
Pop on some fresh greenery and then stand back and admire your handiwork.


This type of pillow is very trendy right now- and not inexpensive.
You really can create this look for next to nothing and no sewing skills are required.


Five minutes. 
I hope you'll try it!
There are so many simple ways to use this process.


Our SuzyQ will return shortly with tales of her John and their hilarious conversations.
This mantel making process promises to be a doozy! hahahaha
I love those two- like our very own Lucy and Ricky.

Merry Christmas everyone!




A guest post AND a John Denver post ?
Blessings to be held dear.
Thanks so much Tina - LOVE your word art - it's gorgeous ( like everything you do - PLUS you know how to take a photo........................)

Have a wonderful day everyone ♥
Love,
Me

Sunday, December 7, 2014

A Blogger who really shouldn't be a blogger

This is a story about a blogger ( who really shouldn't be a blogger )

She tries ( really really tries ) to keep up and is always behind

Most evenings find her in a panic trying desperately to respond to comments ( of which she usually fails miserably )
For this reason
A simple thank you seems so unfitting because there's a connection with the ladies who leave them -
But the kind of replies she wants to type up are lengthy which leaves her completely overwhelmed - so she mostly replies in her head.

She also fails miserably at visiting people site's.....................

Her photos leave a lot to be desired

AND the number one reason she's a blogger who really shouldn't be blogging is when she tried to delete some posts she had in her DRAFT file - she accidentally deleted current posts ( which have been linked to parties ) so when people click on the link they get
NOTHING.....................

This blogger who really shouldn't be blogging has been thinking a lot.

Deeply on this subject.

New Years resolution this year will be one of 2 things.

1)  Become a better blogger
2)  Fade into the sunset

Either way there's still 3 weeks of being a blogger who really shouldn't be blogging.

Now you know why you don't see the last few current posts.
How embarrassing.

One of the posts she accidentally deleted showed a photo of this


Just a pile of wood she had laying around from other reno projects -
It now looks like this




The blogger ( who really shouldn't be blogging ) recently got a new camera ( cheapy ) and couldn't figure out how to turn off the flash...................so all photos of this project are going to be crap ( even pic monkey can't save her here )
But she HAS to show you a tutorial on this one because it's the simplest project you can imagine.

Now the blogger ( who really shouldn't be blogging ) has to go downstairs and finish this baby.............

Have a wonderful Sunday one and all !!!

Much love,
A frazzled Me,