Mod Podge.. my new favorite crafting supply :)

Christy and I made these last Wednesday and I finally drilled the hole for the nail head today and got them hung!  I can't wait to do more of these.  Total cost was about 5.00 each.  which.. Christy just gave me the boards that she bought half price at Hobby Lobby. The picturs were just ordered online through the one hour photo at Walgreens, I also used a 25% off on those.  So they were not Matt finish since it was one hour but with the mod podge giving it texture you do not need expensive photo paper.   Only thing I'll do different next time is maybe use a thicker board. I reall love this idea as it's so much less expensive than a real canvas print.

The only blue paint I had for the edge was childrens washable.. so that's what I used. I figured it would last for now as long as it doesn't ever get wet. I don't know. 

 I put the Mod podge on really thick and wasn't sure it would ever dry clear..... you also put mod podge on the wood board of course to stick the picture down.

 still drying.....

And ALL DONE!

These were pictures I took of Carley in the field behind our house when the Bluebonnets of Texas were still in full bloom.  I love evening sun light as it puts such a pretty color of light on the subject. I did lower the clarity on the RAW file to make the hair "glow" even more. Very Angelic. Love how this turned out! Can't wait to do some for my boys but I still have to take new pictures for them.

Christy Mod Podged her picture onto a Canvas instead of a board.

Weekly crafting...

Thank you Christy for this great idea!  Christy is my new crafting buddy. We get together once a week to do projects. Sometimes it's planned and sometimes it's just patching or fixing projects around the house.

 I have really liked the idea of doing project on one particular day of the week. Since I am a homeschool mom I don't like to get carried away on projects all the time.   This also gives me a week to decide what to do next and get the supplies needed in advance. It seems to be a great way for both us to spend time together and relieve any stresses that may have build up over the week.  Another plus is that our kids keep each other entertained very well while craft away! :)

Here are a few of the things we've made over the last month.


This blanket was a last minute decision. I ran across the squares at the local quilt shop.
www.quiltincountryonline.com It isn't a large blanket but I decided it was a good size for the kids. It's theme is Texas, which includes of course the Lone Star and the states bluebonnet flowers.

This Aron was a kit at Hobby Lobby that was normally about 18.00 but I used my daily 40% off coupon on my iphone. It came with the cute beads and pin on flower.  super easy any beginner could make this!

A friend at church asked me to make him three of these do-rags. My friend Christy found a link online to a great tutorial. They weren't as hard as I thought they would be. Each one turned out a little different. But he said they all fit well. 

 For this Pillow Case dress Christy and I both made two!  We found fat quarters at Quiltin Country as well, they were super easy, quick and fun!  I have yet to find her some red tights to go with this one.  

 Stay tuned for postings of new projects I have some exciting stuff coming up :) Can't wait to share!