Free Princess SVG and lots of more

We are all about princesses and crafty! How about you?
We definitely need some free princess cut files here and fortunately this search brought me to a couple awesome sites to share with you. I really liked these princess SVG files from Shery K Designs, my girls LOVE Princess Tiana -- Princess and the Frog

http://www.sherykdesigns-blog.com/2011/03/free-svg-princess.html


http://www.openclipart.org/tags/silhouette?page=1


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All the Best,

Jessica

Project Life: 2012 Week of Dec 3-9

This week we started our annual Christmas traditions, a lot for one weekend, but with little ones enough seems never to be enough. We started with making sugar cookies. They are serious cookie makers. Then we round out Sunday with trying a really old gingerbread house kit and visiting Santa at the Mall. We love this Santa, he has been our Santa since Sarah's first Christmas and he's very nice and authentic.

 

Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. To learn more about Project Life check out Becky’s Website. The pieces used in my album are available through Jessica Sprague here and Lettering Delights here.  My Project Life is all digital, I'm using My Memories Suite. Simple.

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All the Best,

Jessica

Project Life:

School Memory Book

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Bathroom Updo

I had one of those - I can so totally do that moments - so I did it!
Plus, I have finally used those hours of "researching" Pinterest to do something productive.

Inspiration: Centsationalgirl.com
Obsession: Target's Avington Furniture - this brown matches exactly! Oh yeah!

My bathroom wasn't ugly, just plain - really plain and white. I thought it's time to make it feel more like the perfect home, that it is. (The picture was nearly, before - I might have started painting to test the color, opps.)

White, white bathroom

My poor husband should have know I was up to something when out of the blue I tell him I'm going to Lowes. Here's what I got... adding up to $37!

 Paint, moulding board, drawer handles, unfinished feet, nice paint brush, hardware to hang the mirror

 So whatcha ya think? Was it worth $37?

Couple tips:

The frame around the mirror was actually more difficult then it appears. You'll have to decide how to assemble and hang it. I used self taping screws on the corner brackets and wood putty to fill in the gaps. We hung the frame the a wire so I could clean behind it. But the real tip, the frame must be paint on both sides.

Painting the vanity, I found that painting a thin first layer saved me from having to sand between coats or getting paint running down the sides. (I didn't use a primer.) A nice paint brush is worth the extra few bucks.


I would love to hear about your projects!

DIY Home Decor

I found this pretty glass piece (empty) at Marshalls which was under $10. I was thinking to fill it with colored layers of candy, M&Ms, Skittles, peppermints. But when it came time to pouring the candy, I couldn't do it. Knowing that all that candy would be sitting there begging me to eat it. Or [gasp] candy just going to waste...  I don't think so.

I rumaged through the pantry and found anything cheap, colorful and most importantly had a long shelf life.  I ended up with simple things you can do too.

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First, find a glass container that closes (to keep out dust and probably bugs).

Next, fill the sucker**. I used popcorn kernels, purple rice, brown lentils, white rice, green lentils, but you could go wild with different noodles, beans and grains. Also I cheated by sticking a drinking glass in the center to cut down on materials. But being cheap has it perks because now I could put a candle inside.

Another thought, how about following a cute little mason jar recipes. I love the look of those, that would be easy to do on a larger scale.

**If you're a bit (or a lot) of a perfectionist... remember to level the layer before adding the next.

I enjoy the natural look of the decor. Currently this is sitting on top of our entertainment center. I would love to see what creation you have made.

My Memories Suite

Look at my newest love... My Memories Suite
I'm guilty of not devoting any time to scrapbooking and this is so easy. I might actually start posting again :)

This is one of my little sweethearts. She loved the roses hubby got me so I shared, of course.
I encourage you to check out My Memories Suite. You can try it for free! Also has a community of digital elements kits. I used Cherish Pack.