I don't have much to share....just counting down the days until my daughter gets married! One week and I'll be a Mother In Law!
I've been collecting these frames from yard sales with the intention of doing a family picture wall. An updated wall that is....not baby pictures and first days of school........
I think every frame I came across recently was gold...or teak. The long one at the bottom had a decent mat but I didn't care for the pictures or the color. That pressed wildflower one at the top is nice because it's two pieces of glass....no mat needed.
this old flashcard is temporary. I'm expecting lots of nice family pictures next weekend and will find one for this frame.
I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. I didn't spend more than a dollar for each one. I used my home printer and did all black and white on glossy photo paper. Now if I can just stay motivated to keep collecting frames......I'd like to fill the whole wall. This teeny tiny hall is SO dark, using the hall light made everything glow a little.
I've been itching to get some more journal pages done too. Thanks for all the sweet notes and comments on my last spread about my mom. You guys are so sweet! I know some of you are going through the same things with your parents and it makes it easier if you have someone to share it with.
SInce I was on a roll with pictures of my mom....I did a few more of her. These aren't completely done yet I don't think.
I love the quote on the left page..."Hope sees the invisible...feels the intangible and achieves the impossible" Not even thinking about it until JUST now....how perfect on the page next to my mom! She had more obstacles in her life than anyone I know but she remained upbeat and positive and her favorite saying was "it's NOT fatal"! I have to be reminded of this occasionally.
This is what I imagined the dress to look like that my mom was wearing in the picture. A few days later I was digging through an old photo box and found a tiny picture of her in the dress! So I had to incorporate it in my journal of course!
Some of you asked if I used a spiral bound journal. This one is spiral bound. It's really a sketchbook. I don't like using this and prefer to use the three ring binder version (which I will call my pretty book (ha-ha). I thought I'd have this spiral bound version finished in a month and move on. NO WAY. Using the three ring binder allows you more elbow room working on one page at a time. I use card stock as the base page in that journal...and paint, glue, and paste on that.
Typepad has done some "updating" and I wasn't able to respond to a lot of my comments. Or when I did try it bounced back. I think that is fixed now, but if I didn't respond last time it wasn't because I wasn't trying! I think if you are nice enough to visit and leave a comment I certainly want to reply and try to visit your blog too. I think it's rude when bloggers don't respond or at least attempt to respond to their readers. It's like walking down the hall at work and saying hello to someone and have them look down and not answer you back! RUDE! Anyway....when that happens to me I say, "Oh fine thanks, and you?"
And speaking of work.....we are going ALL electronic on Tuesday. It will be a huge time saver (it's a doctors office) but lots of work at the beginning. In fact....I brought work home this weekend and have not even started working on it! Know why? here's the reason(s)
1) Because it's my birthday!
2) Because the weather has been beautiful and I can't stop sneaking outside!
3) Because I LOVE to wait until the last minute to do things....
Have a terrific week !
Congratulations! How does it feel to be a mother-in-law? Are you living with them? Your mom's very beautiful. She looks like a classic celebrity actress. Is she an actress, by any chance?
Posted by: Zymeth Blues | December 29, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Hello,
First I love your blog....you really share some great ideas with everyone. I'm just starting out with being "crafty" and really have no idea where to start!!! Like for example with the picture frames did you just spray them with white spray paint?? Any prep beforehand? Thanks!Maria
Posted by: Maria | February 13, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Oh my, happy belated birthday, Robin! How lovely that your daughter's wedding is like a birthday gift. :) Love the frame idea with the black/white photos, too.
Posted by: pamelajane | September 18, 2009 at 05:47 PM
Happy, happy birthday!!
Posted by: Randi | September 17, 2009 at 08:46 AM
Me again, it would help if I gave you my e-mail...Debbie (maine)
[email protected]
Posted by: Debbie | September 16, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Robin, could you please e-mail me privately? I want to tell you how your entry for the Mind Wide Open challenge affected me. I love it. thanks, debbie (Maine)
Posted by: Debbie | September 16, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Happy Late Birthday!! I can't believe how quick the wedding is coming.. It will be loads of fun.. Can't wait to see pictures of the big day..
I love the dress you made for your journal.. It's so pretty..
I also love the frames for your wall.. I've been wanting to do the same thing.. I've just never got around to it.. Thanks for the inspiration..
Hope all is well..
STephenie
Posted by: Stephenie | September 15, 2009 at 08:08 PM
Happy Belated BDAY! Hope it was great! Love the way the frames turned out. Gotta love spray paint!
Posted by: Jen | September 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I love how your wall of photos turned out!
And, what a great week for you...a birthday & a wedding!!! I hope that both are incredibly happy for you.
Posted by: Kim | September 14, 2009 at 08:14 PM
You could go into business just making pages with those dresses on them! (maybe popped into one of your pretty frames?)
Happy birthday, hope it is a fun one for you!
Posted by: Karla Nathan | September 14, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Happy Belated Birthday, Robin! I've been busy on the weekend and am just now getting around to my favorite blogs. Your frames look wonderful! As does the photo of your Mom. You must be so excited about the upcoming wedding!
Posted by: Claudia | September 14, 2009 at 09:15 AM
Happy Birthday Robin!!!
Love how you've used paint and fabric on your journal pages- such an inspiration!
Posted by: Beth Leintz | September 14, 2009 at 09:06 AM
i hope you had a wonderful birthday Robin!!! i love the dress you did on your journal page, that is so cute...i hope you meant bloggers who don't respond in any way are rude...i tried the email to comments gadget on my blog for a few days...and i found it totally overwhelming...i would rather visit back to the blogs of those who visit me...i make a huge effort to do that...
Posted by: Lori | September 14, 2009 at 06:10 AM
Happy Birthday! And I love your photo wall!
Posted by: Mary Green | September 13, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Happy, happy birthday! I hope it is wonderful! Love the beautiful new pages and the new photo wall!
Posted by: Bettsi | September 13, 2009 at 09:15 PM
Happy Birthday to you! I hope you had a wonderful weekend andn anfun celebration. The wall of family photos looks great (I have one too), and your mother is so pretty in that photo:>)
Posted by: Kathy | September 13, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Today is your birthday???? OMG!!! Happy birthday, first of all!! Hope your day was wonderful!!! What a precious journal. Ok, you motivate me. Period. I have seen so many wonderful ideas here, I did my first page today! But, I have a way to go before I get "there." Your mom is gorgeous, then and now. How lucky are we to have been raised by two great and strong women. I love that "It's not fatal!" Yes, indeed. How true, let's hope. The frames are wonderful and I think, giggle, you should keep the R up there for me. :-P xoxo <3
Posted by: Rosa | September 13, 2009 at 08:53 PM