Picture Frames

Lately I've been making quite a few Birthday gifts for friends. I know I posted the zebra peace sign painting I made a while back. But another gift I made for the same friend was a picture frame.
I have recently become obsessed with these picture frames. They are just way too easy to use and you can do almost anything with them.
They are only $1 at michaels and come just plain. I have only painted them but I know there is so much more you can do. For this one I painted it gray. Then glued on some scrapbook stickers and added so sequince ribbon to the top and bottom and I have to say I love it.

 

Then I made another one for my desk at work. Since the Summer is ending I started to look back on how great my Summer really was. I have so many pictures that involve being at the lake or doing something at the lake. So of course I love this picture frame. I just painted the frame and painted on the letters.

With labor day just a few days away I'm looking forward to a 3 day weekend, and of course I will be spending it at the lake!

My Stache

I know I posted a while back about wanting to make this jar and I finally did it. I have to say I am pretty impressed with the results considering how little effort this actually took.
I just bought a jar from Micheals. They have a TON of options.
Printed off a nice pattern online and taped it on the inside of the jar.



I then just took a black paint pen and started tracing my design on the outside of the glass. This was pretty easy and really only took one coat.

I ended up actually doing another design on the other side to make it a little more personal. Then the best part....fill the jar! I chose chocolate because you can never go wrong with chocolate!



A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I've been so busy this Summer traveling anywhere and everywhere, but mostly to the lake of course.
I wanted to share some pictures from my Summer since I haven't done much crafting lately.

My dad invested in a Lily Pad. Is this not the coolest thing you have seen? You can fit a ton of people on it and won't sink. Probably the best thing that has made it's way to our lake house since the water trampoline of course.

My mom and her friends always have a Girl's Weekend at the lake. They rent a condo in Osage Beach. I had the opportunity to go this year since I am so close and had to work Saturday which meant I couldn't go far for the weekend. I had so much fun. The view was amazing, the pool olympics were hilarious, and the beer was cold.



I've been spending a lot of time in Arkansas over the Summer since my boyfriend actually has Saturday's off. That means one thing, we go out on the lake ALL day Saturday and most of the day Sunday. Needless to say I have had a very relaxing Summer so far.

One last picture to share, while driving to work this morning I was greeted with this. How awesome right? It's the little things in life that just make you smile.