My new gallery wall!

I love my new gallery wall! I am so excited to show you! I got the idea for it from Shanty 2 Chic!

I bought several picture frames from thrift stores and a couple from walmart. Total cost was about $25! That includes the photos. I edited all of my picture for free using Picnik. To see a tutorial for how to do this yourself, go to Shanty 2 Chic!

Here is a close up! 

Entertainment Center Before & After

Finally! I found something to hold our 46" TV! I am really not sure if this was what this piece was intended for originally. To me, it looks like a weird bookshelf with lights and red velvet?

Anyhow, i got it at a local thrift store for just $10!

As soon as I got it home, I pulled off all of that hideous red velvet and pulled out a bajillion staples. Then I got some pretty orange fabric with flourishes running through it (hard to tell from photo). I used my handy dandy Fabritac glue to adhere it to the backing and then nailed it back on!

Perfect for my living room!

The fabric cost $10, so I was only out $20 total!



Have you heard of Picnik?

Thanks to Kevin & Amanda's blog, I learned about a FREE little website where you can easily (and fun, might I add) way to edit photos! Here are some examples of what I did with Picnik.

 This was done using their "color boost" feature and a little "vignette" feature which adds the dark edges.

This was done using the "Holga-ish" feature. I love how professional this looks! 

This is a feature called "60's style" Love the old look!

  

This features is a "soft focus" you choose where you want to focus! 

This change is very subtle! If you notice only he and the swing are in color! 

This is another example of "Holga-ish". 

This is another example of the "vignette" and "color boost" combo with a little "soft focus" added.

I hope you learned a little something. I am not a pro at this, I just learned by playing around with the settings. It is a very easy to use site and a lot of fun to play with! It allows you to save the edited photo directly to your computer. The site is free, however if you would like to use some of their upgraded features, you have to pay. You can try them out for free though! They even have upgrades that allow you to diminish wrinkles, add a tan, add makeup and remove blemishes! Talk about photoshoped! LOL. It is a lot of fun to play with even if you don't choose to upgrade. *BTW, I'm not paid to say any of this, I just love the site!

So go play and enjoy feeling like a pro at editing your photos!

Go to Picnik now!



Getting Crafty with Vinyl

As  some of you know, I'm an Uppercase Living demonstrator and while I was in Las Vegas at the 2011 UL Convention, I got these cute little owls! I decided to fancy them up a bit. First, I swiped some Stampin' Up lumiere pearl paint randomly across the canvas at a diagonal, then I applied a coat of modge podge. When all was dry, I added the owls, some ribbon, jewels and buttons! Easy, cute and cheap decor!

You can buy our vinyl in more than 50 colors, so these owls are customizable! You can find them by going to our site and searching for "Three Hoots" or item # 18788.

This is the smallest size and they are $23.95

Shipping is just $5.95!

Need a little extra cash?

I am home now from our 5th anniversary Uppercase Living Convention and wow was it jam-packed with new, fun additions to my business! We have so many great new vinyl expressions, 12 new fonts, 1 new color, a new idea catalog, a new holiday mini catalog, AND a new inspirational jewelry line... blume !  

Yes, you read that right! Uppercase Living is excited to announce starting September 1st, we will begin selling inspirational, personalizable jewelry! Why contain the inspiration within your home or office, when you can now take it with you wherever you go? I am very excited to show you everything new we have to offer!

The possibilities are truly endless with Uppercase Living, so I hope you’ll take a moment to check it out! Selling Uppercase Living is an excellent way to earn a little extra cash, meet new people and get a little time with the girls!

The above photo lists everything included in our Starter Kits. Each kit is $249, however, if you want the complete kit (to sell vinyl and jewelry), you just pay $299! That may sound like a lot, but it is an amazing value. Not only does it include $480 worth of jewelry, and tons of free vinyl, but it also includes $150 in free product credit to use anyway you choose. 

To join my team go to: http://tamarabennett.uppercaseliving.net
If you have any questions regarding joining my Uppercase Living team, please email me at tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com


Below are just a few of our products:
 

A couple of cute cards...

This was a quick and easy card that I made for my SIL for her bday. I used Kate's Silhouette's from SVGCUTS.com

This little card is for my MIL I just love the little seal!

Birthday card for a State Trooper!

I'm not sure if I mentioned it yet on my blog, but in case you didn't know it, my husband is a state trooper. So when it came time to make him a bday card, I couldn't resist a little joke about cops and donuts. LOL. I found this picture of a cop pulling over a Dunkin Donuts truck. The inside says: "Get 2 dozen this time!"

I created the cute little donut svg file also, which I was planning to share with you all, but mediafire is having issues. So I'll share it in a few days when it decides to cooperate!