Picture Edditing

I was at park day (women bring kids to the park so they can talk with other women) a month ago and my friend whips out her calender for the summer.  She said she wanted to plan fun things for the kids to do this summer.  The first thing she wanted to do was to have a picture and movie contest.  The kids will learn to take pictures and submit one for the contest.  They can also make a movie.  The kids all thought that was a great idea.  Today was the day they had to submit their photos.  I was at park day today, and I asked if anyone edited their photos with their kids.  All of them said it would be too hard to do that.  I told them about Picnik.com.  It is so easy to edit your photos with this FREE online program. 

Before

After
My 6 year old took this picture and edited it.  I did show him some fun things to do with it.  We used the "crop button" and made it to be a 4x6 photo.  If you are going to send your pictures to a photo lab you need to make sure you crop it to a normal printing size.  Because the picture was a little fuzzy (6 year olds are not steady with the camera) we cropped it down to only one flower.  Then we just played with it.  If he didn't like the look of the picture, then he would back up and try something new.

 This was taken by my 4 year old.  I was holding the background for her.  I was just hoping she was steady and getting their bodies.  Again we cropped this photo and then added a pink vignette around the edges.  She wanted to add the crowns and a butterfly.  My husband just informed me that Froofie is a boy, but today froofie is a girl. :)

After

This is our new puppy Harley Quinn.  We call her Harley.  She is a boxer, and we love her, well sometimes.  Not at 3:30 in the morning when she wakes us up to go pee.  At least she wakes us up.  My husband is teaching her tricks, and this is one of them.  She can stands up for a long time.  Good thing, because my 8 year old is not that fast with the camera. 

With this picture we turned it sepia tone. Then added some fun stickers they had on the website.

My kids were very happy how they turned out.  Not bad for a 4,6 and 8 year old.   

Wood Kits for Sale

We are excited to let you know that we will be selling more kits on our website.  We just started selling cut MDF wood.

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We have great group prices.   You can make a beautiful project (wood,vinyl and shipping) for under $10.00.  You can even drill holes in the board and hang it with ribbon.  We have two different sizes of wood on our website at this time.  Come take a look. Also our vinyl is on sale. Vinylgiftsandmore.com We are also selling the wood individually for those who don't want to do a group order.  

10% off discount

We are having a 10% off  vinyl sale on our website vinylgiftsandmore.com plus free shipping for all vinyl orders over $50.00. Come take a look.

Good use of a board

Another great thing about using a board for the background is that you can paint both sides, therefore you can use both sides for graphics. You can have different seasons, or different sayings, so you can change them throughout the year.  My mom loves the 8x8 board size.  She thinks it is the perfect size. 

Front side 

Back Side

New Christmas graphic

Front Side

                                                           Back Side

Have fun with Color

The fun thing about putting vinyl on boards, is that you choose what color you want as a background.  Have fun with it. Most of my boards are brick red, or cream. Boring!  I did a craft with my friend and she had the wildest colors and I thought it was going to turn out ugly, and it turned out to be my favorite.

More graphics

Here are more ideas for your home.  These graphics will be on the website vinylgiftsandmore.com The vinyl graphics can be placed on tiles, wood, glass, walls...

Tortillas

I know this is not a craft, but I had to share this yummy recipe. This tortilla recipe is easy to make, and my family loves it. I have used it for sandwich wraps, and last night we had them for fajitas. You will never go back to store bought tortillas again.

Tortilla Recipe

2 1/2 cups flour (wheat or white)

1/4 cup shortening (I use butter flavor)

1 tsp salt

I put these ingredients in a kitchen aid mixer on med speed until they are well blended. I let it mix for a few minutes.

Add:

3/4 cup Boiling water

Mix the flour mixture and the water together until dough forms.

1. Separate dough into golf ball size balls.

2. Spray Pam on the counter.

3. Roll out one ball at a time into a circle on the greased surface. (my tortilla are not always perfect      and that is ok.)

4. Heat skillet on high

5. Put tortilla on the hot skillet and cook both sides until lightly browned. (Do not grease the skillet)

I promise you will love them!

Vinyl on Wood

A lot of vinyl we sell goes on tiles. Tile is nice and quick, but tile may not come in the size or color you need.  That is where wood comes in.  They make a fabulous wood product called MDF.  You can find it at almost all lumber stores.  It comes in different thicknesses.  I love the 1/4 inch for tiles, and I use the 1/2 inch for signs.  The nice thing about MDF is that is doesn't warp.  You can also have it cut for you at your lumber store.  My mom has been really busy making signs.  All of these vinyl designs will be on our website.

 

This one looks so much like a tile and it is wood.  Love it! The nice thing about wood is that it ships well and doesn't brake.  

I just love this sign.  I wish I had a little cowboy in my house.  My kids are all about computers and nerdy things. :)

Father's Day is coming  soon, and this could be a great one for your dad.

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