Setting Up a Project life Album for a Gift

Supplies:

Project Life Mini Kit - Childhood - Wellington

Assorted Recollections 12x12 Papers

American Craft 12x12 Black Cardstock

Becky Higgins Big Variety Pack 1

Becky Higgins Big Variety Pack 3

Becky Higgins Photo Pocket Pages - Design C

Recollections Album

Wausau Card Stock

HP Everyday Glossy Photo Paper

IBPB Pattern Filler Cards

Miss Trina Good Life Journal Cards

Kimla Designs 201 Calendar Cards

DIY Nursing Tanks

Early in my pregnancy, I came across the Undercover Mama Nursing Tops. I absolutely loved how they hooked onto any nursing bra and made it possible to nurse while wearing regular tops and tees. What I didn't like was the $25 price tag. Sometime thereafter I came across this tutorial for DIYing a cheap alternative. So I pinned it and stashed the idea away in my things to do before Minion list.

Our Summer 2013 Travel Scrapbook

I've mentioned giving up on giving you guys a complete breakdown of our world travels from the Summer of 2013. But back in November, I was able to finally finish our travel scrapbook. I shared some of my debates about how to approach this project and ended up doing a Project Life style scrapbook inspired by this baby book. In the end, it cost me about $80 since I was impatient and printed all the photos at home (ordering prints from Arts Cow would have been much cheaper and is what I will be doing for Minion's book) and took about 2 weeks to put together. I am in love with the results though!

Our Wedding Memory Jar

If there's one thing you should have learned about me by now, it's that I love saving things. Collecting mementos is like preserving memories. I still remember the first time I saw the movie Everything is Illuminated and how fascinated I was by the concept of memory collectors. But there is a fine line between saving things of sentimental value and becoming a hoarder.

Photo Books vs. Scrapbooks

As a graphic designer, I have been smitten with the concept of photo books since they came out. I love the digital design aspect of them and the fact that you don't have to invest in tons of supplies and embellishments. I also love the emphasis on photos. While whimsical embellished scrapbook pages are beautiful, I love the clean crisp look a photo book offers.

Nursery Wall Art

Sorry for all the radio silence lately. These last few weeks have left me so tired that I just have no desire to sit down and write. I'm hoping that as my 2nd trimester approaches I will get more energy and get back to a good blogging schedule. There is so much I want to share!
Well I wanted to pop in and share one of my art projects for Minion that I got to finish tonight. Luke & I had made this book list before Minion was even in the works and now I had the motivation to make the Bibliophile Collection piece for it. So here are one of the pieces that will be gracing Minion's nursery walls.

What do you think? You can commission your own piece with your favorite books here! :)

How to Repair Old Cherished Stuffed Animals

Before I was born, my parents were given a stuffed koala bear at my baby shower. That became my first stuffed animal and I eventually named him "Koala" (very original, I know). My earliest memories include Koala and he went everywhere with me. As a lonely only, Koala was my inseparable buddy. Where I went, he had to go too. I would even take him on family vacations and there was one unfortunate year where he got left at my grandparent's house 500 miles away. I remember being completely distraught until he made it home in the mail.

Since Koala was so important to me, he is the only stuffed animal for my childhood that survived staying on my bed well into adulthood. When Luke and I got married, he ended up relocating to our guest bed but he was still out. And then we brought home Miss B. Despite her sweetness and adorability, that little girl loved some buttons and high heels in her puppyhood (and sometimes now too). Well one day while left unsupervised she snuck into the guest room and had her way with Koala's nose.

Art Love - July 18

A little late but here is what I fell in love with on Etsy today :)

'Art Love - 7/18/13' by mismikado

Home by the Mountains // A6 ... essillustratio... $2.5	Paris illustration - Paris r... tubidu $20	SALE 20% OFF "Let's... BurnsidesManor $18	Tribal Feather Illustration ... LilbobArtAndDe... $20
Fashion Illustration Print, ... anumt $25	Umbrella Girl - Pen and Ink ... hellosmallworl... $18	Fashion Illustration print &... EmilyBrickel $20	Watercolor Fashion Illustrat... SketchesbyKate $20
Typography Hummingbird Art P... ContemporaryEa... $15	Typographic Print, Digital P... ParadaCreation... $19	London - Original Photograph... TheBellaPrintS... $15	Childrens Bathroom Decor, Fu... LisaRussoFineA... $30
Arise and Shine Forth - Quot... SpoonLily $8	Oh The Places You'll Go ... EruptPrints $35	Wild Thing - A4 Art Print - ... timeasley $18	Shine on, typographic print,... CarlChristense... $30

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Art Love - Week of July 8

I missed working on this series while we were out of town. But now that we are back I am so excited to start it back up. Please note that it has moved to a new day and will be posting on Thursdays from here on out :)

'Art Love - July 8' by mismikado

A Perfect Mess 8x10 belafontesbuns... $40	watercolor portrait painting... SneddonStudios $30	watercolor Portrait painting... rachelleleving... $16	Fashion Print of Watercolour... silverridgestu... $35
Lion Watercolor Painting Gic... ABitofWhimsyAr... $30	Watercolor Painting, Origina... WoodPigeon $42	Baby Fox Watercolor Painting... SusanWindsor $18	The Silence of Snow ORIGINAL... TheVoyagers $850
Violet Alliums- Landscape pa... Ireart $19	Handmade Watercolor Painting... YaoChengDesign $20	Buy 2 Get 1 FREE -- Watercol... PopwheelArt $20	Dark German Fairy Tale Art -... missquitecontr... $30
Peacock Girl watercolor pa... SlaviART $25	40% Off Sale - Feather Water... MaiAutumn $25.2	16 x 20 Original chevron wat... sweetmagoo $95	Map of the world ART PRINT 1... PortLove $45

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Art Love - 6/3/13

Here is the art I'm loving this week. I am noticing a common thread of eyes and faces :)

'Art Love - 6/3/13' by mismikado

Whimsical Art Girl Postcard ... Coramantic $1.5	ORIGINAL White Painting Abst... ModernHouseArt $148	Refresh: 11x14" Archiva... SamanthaFrench $60	White horse - oil painting p... SlaviART $25
waxed mini - Red Birds bumblebellydes... $35	Sketch From Your Photo - Cus... xheather $25	Digital File CUSTOM portrait... BameeMotions $65	CUSTOM PORTRAIT - Oil Painti... MissysPortrait... $100
Festival feaver, fashion pri... Blankaillustra... $10	Limited Edition PRINT Drawin... AprilsCanvas $39.99	Audrey Hepburn Pencil Drawin... SignedSweet $14.99	Sea Jellyfish Vintage Illust... SeashoreDecors $9.95
World Map - Map of the World... loopzart $22	Pair of Vintage Original Sig... Itzvintagedarl... $70	You Belong Among the Wildflo... angelajerpe $30	Tea for the Owl in the moonl... IrishShells $17

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