Shutterfly fun.

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The front cover and all of it’s glory!

Oh man, I was so excited to get this in the mail last week! Hello beautiful 2013 yearbook created by yours truly!

I started this tradition last year and made a lovely little book from Shutterfly with the help of a Groupon. Although a Groupon was not to be found this year, I was determined to continue this tradition, discount or not, and began making it over Thanksgiving whilst sick in bed. This is a great sick project – all you need is your computer and your photos – and maybe some hot tea :-/

I used to love scrap booking as a kid and I still have some supplies from that “retired” hobby tucked away in my craft room closet. Man, those were the olden days! Cutting your own paper and printing out pictures?! Get out! Why do that when you can go online and create something that looks WAY better with just a few clicks? I’m a lady of convenience, what can I say?
I like to keep my layout simple so I usually go with a black and white theme, light on the decals and stickers. I’ve found that it’s good to go through your photos first and put all of the best of the best ones in a folder, which you can then download into Shutterfly. You don’t want to be uploading 1,000+ pictures my friends. Trust me on that one.

I like to keep my pages in chronological order so I just begin arranging the photos in that manner. Once I’m digging the photo arrangements I then work on captions and finally the extras – borders, stickers and such. When I think I have it complete, I walk away from it for a few days, then come back with fresh eyes, then do that again. Luckily, the program gives you hints if something is off or won’t print right. I have had issues with Instagram photos being too low res. When that happens, I just usually place them in a smaller photo frame. If anyone knows a fix around that, lemme know!

This year, I upgraded to a hard cover book, which is a bit more pricey but SO worth it! You can even customize the book spine – too cute! In the end, I think I paid about $45 for this project. Not bad for a 20-page, hard bound custom book if I do say so myself.

How do you share and showcase your photos? Are you an old fashioned, print ’em out sorta person or a new age, electronic only picture sharer?

A lil sneak peek of the inside!
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Seattle Seed Co.

Hello cute packagin!

And my garden obsession continues……I’ve been researching local companies that sell organic, non-GMO seeds and so far the Seattle Seed Co. has fit the bill. I’ve placed one order with them so far and they are q-u-i-c-k. I swear, I received the seeds the next day!

I also ordered this handy growing chart thingy. It will be a nice reminder come spring when my head is spinning with seeds and starter plants (oh, and a 1,100 person Luncheon)! I felt I was very restrained in my order – I only bought 8 seed packs even though I wanted to put every single one in the cart. I do want to try out one or two other companies, you know, to spread the love a little. I’ll report back on those companies at a later date. Stay tuned……

Gotta love good marketing!

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Merry Christmas Eve!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!!! Can’t wait to see what Santa brings me tomorrow – and yes, I still act like I’m 7 years old when it comes to gifts 🙂 Bring on the presents!
The BFs and I wrapping gifts for families in need.



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Gardener porn.

I’m already dreaming of spring where I can dig into that lovely plot-o-land in the backyard and plant those green goodies. I’ve been sketching out different layouts lately and narrowing down the veggies we will be growing next year. I know, I know….it seems like such a long time off, but I’ve read that some plants need to be started inside in January for planting in early spring!

 

I’m trying to only plant what grows well in the PNW so you won’t see anything uber exotic – just the basics for this gal (and snap peas for Stella, that dog can’t get enough!) Other veggies that have made the cut so far: green beans, carrots, corn, lettuce/spinach, squash, tomato and zucchini. Also considering cauliflower and broccoli, but I’m not sure if planting 4 or 5 plants is really worth it. I want plants that generate TONS of veggies people!

 
It’s SO hard to not to want to buy 5 different kinds of carrots when flipping through these seed catalogues because, you know, buying 5 different carrot seeds is totally a normal thing. Oh man, this might become an obsession.

Have you had success gardening in the PNW? Any tips you can share?

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