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Saturday, February 19, 2011

American Crafter

Amy over at Naptime Crafters has been hosting an American Crafters competition. I entered on a whim and discovered that out of 130 people I was chosen 2nd in the audition round! Crazy! I've made it to round three and would really appreciate your help. I'd love to go to the finals...but I need your vote. You can vote for three projects and if mine happens to be one that you vote for I would very much appreciate it.

This round we had to make something "vintage". I really struggled with what to make and when I finally came up with something it came together really quickly. I went with a little diorama and think it turned out really cute! Hope you like it. Would love to make one of these of my house! So if you'd like to vote for me you can do so...here until Sunday at midnight.

This was my entry for round 2 ... snow
San Antonio snow mobile

This was my entry for round 1... valentine's day
Felt sugar cookies

And this was my audition piece!

Thanks for voting and happy crafting!

And the three amazing judges are:
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous
Jen from Tatertots and Jello
Mandy from Sugar Bee: craft edition

Thursday, February 17, 2011

I.C.E. Vacation Identification

Every time we go somewhere on vacation, I always make I.C.E. (In Case Of Emergency) Cards for each of my kids. Similar to Jamie's | Keeping Kids Safe | ID Cards for your wallet! But these are for kids to wear in case they get lost.

Each one is made with....

A Shoe Lace

Protective Sleeve

ID Card with info - Laminated

I made each ID card with a photo too. It has their name, birthday, color of their hair and eyes, sex, language they speak, who they are traveling with and emergency phone numbers.

You can also add in the hotel you are staying at, but I like to keep mine general so I can use them all year.

Once you type up your info, and print it out. Cut to fit a plastic sleeve. Glue on your photo, laminate and slide into the sleeve. I got my sleeves at Walmart. They came with a small hole, which I used for the lanyard. The lanyard is a shoelace. Each kid got their own favorite color. Smart mom. LOL

Now your ready to go on vacation. And if you parents get lost, haha, this kids will be able to find you. And vice versa.

Happy Vacation Everyone!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Creative Share Wednesdays | FEATURES TOO!

Don't forget to grab one of our {BUTTONS}

I always look forward to this day of the week. It's fun to go through all the fabulous link ups.

I decided to start featuring some of my favorite link ups again. There are just so many that inspire me and I wanted to help them get seen a bit more.

So if you see that you have been featured, go by and grab a "Featured Button"

{Here are a few of my favorites that linked up last week}
Click on Photos to view these great posts

Monday, February 14, 2011

Shutter Love Tuesdays | Happy Valentines Day

We have been loving hosting {Shutter} Love every week and wanted to thank you all for participating each week. You have all made it so fun. We enjoy looking at each of your photos every week.

This weeks theme is | Happy Valentines Day |

To see all the rules for this fun party, please go HERE.

And don't forget to tell your friends that you entered your photo so they can come by and vote for you!

VOTING CAN BE DONE IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW - THANK YOU!

COMMENT as much as you like. Everyone loves FEEDBACK!
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Tara's | Happy Valentines Day | Photo

Photo of my kiddos on Valentines Day 2011

Jamie's Valentine's Day photo
While my parents were still in town I had my mom snap a few photos of our family of five...we hadn't done any "formal" family photos since Hannah was born. While everyone was dressed nice I also grabbed a photo of the LOVES of my life!
Here's my sweet hubby and our three amazing children!

Happy Valentines Day

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Shutter Love Winners | EYELASHES

| EYELASHES | Sure was a fun theme. We had a lot of entries. A LOT of very beautiful entries.

The top 10 Winners for this theme are ....

#1 goes to | My Life, My World, My Blessings

#2 | DRW Photos
#3 | Three Peas & a Bean
#4 | First Baseball Game, Through Her Eyes
#5 | Boys Have the Best Lashes
#6 | Storytime Photos
#7 | Inspire Me
#8 | The "J" Family
#9 | Blind, but Beautiful Eyes
#10 | From High Heels to Sneakers
Viewers Favorite | AnnaLauren's Snow Day
Some of Tara & Jamie's Favorites | In No Particular Order
Thank you to everyone who entered into this past weeks | EYELASHES | theme.

If you see your photo above, please stop by our BUTTONS page to pick up your winners button.

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Get your photos ready for the next theme | HAPPY VALENTINES DAY |
Share with everyone, so they can link up their photos too!