I lemony love you!

Our Valentines Day was GRRReat! We just hung out all day as a family frosting cookie's and eating chocolate chip pancakes. We had a few love gifts for Lyla and she really enjoyed them. Especially her Curious George doll. What did you do for Valentines?

I learn best from animals!

This is so cool!

paper pages

Paper pages from my scrappy weekend! More to come. Trying to get as much done before I get really busy with school.

more digi scrapping

I've had a scrappy weekend. I still need to take photo's of my paper pages so I'll post those soon. In the mean time here are more digital pages for my childhood album.

Still Life

My first School project is due today. I had to do a still life photo series. It had to tell a story, so I went with a fairytale. I guess I took the assignment quite literally. It was fun to play with the lighting to try and create that fairytale glow. When I turn it in it won't be framed but I love danielle thompsons frames so much that I'm always looking for a chance to use them.

Prez Obama

I know this is a little late, but life has been crazy! Just wanted to say how amazing Lyla and I found the Presidential Inauguration to be. I was actually crying during it! And Lyla was clapping a whooting along with the crowd.

starbucks wreath tutorial & reindeer dog!

I'm sure everyone who has been in Starbucks this season has seen the beautiful yarn wreaths and decor. I love how it looks and was of course inspired to make a look alike with a little Vanessa twist. So here is my first tutorial kind of going through how I did it.First I wound yarn around plastic dollar store ornaments (they were much cheaper then styrofoam balls).
Then I used floral wire to twist the back of the ornaments to a metal circular wreath (you can buy these items at any craft store). Keep doing this until you've achieved the desired effect. Then you can use a glue gun to attach more ornaments, glitter, or whatever. personally I wanted a more simplistic look so I attached a white bow and some feathers to the bottom of mine. Your beautiful wreath is complete! This Christmas we are not going "home" for the holidays, so we will be skyping with family a lot this year. The other night we shared holiday goodness (tamales and eggnog ice cream) with my brother in California! Yum Yum good! I said last time I was in the mood to scrap but I am in the middle of changing desks so my scrap area is a mess. Last night I could no longer fight the urge, so instead of cleaning my desk i made this on the computer! It was a tough choice to make, clean or digital scrap and I feel good about my choice!
Lastly I leave you with this video my mom sent me, to put you in the holly jolly spirit!