My Little Princess

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ptpzTu9QF0pQ6OuY_pRrrkcJr-v4MZeH178BuEyD1rHkJCFNM0pyjRCNMDNMz8Sh7WUTO0_W7zKrMPM6D-rXRM-6N1nQzrNfQKlKtyHYfOoqoyFBnjyy5vs2mf6fyaXwo5zPFraKPBwf/s1600/hhMay_1215-copyfilm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ptpzTu9QF0pQ6OuY_pRrrkcJr-v4MZeH178BuEyD1rHkJCFNM0pyjRCNMDNMz8Sh7WUTO0_W7zKrMPM6D-rXRM-6N1nQzrNfQKlKtyHYfOoqoyFBnjyy5vs2mf6fyaXwo5zPFraKPBwf/s640/hhMay_1215-copyfilm.png" width="436" /></a></div>A couple of days ago while I was attempting to photograph my parent's guest room (which I will post either tomorrow or Monday depending on when I can finish typing it up) my lovely little Lorelei Wren decided to plop herself onto the new rug in the room and take up residence. The girls are normally pretty good about standing next to me while I am photographing a room but thanks to the very comfy new rug, Lola just wanted to lay right there in the middle and play dress-up. (Mimi has the best dress-up box!) Although it made photographing the room a tad difficult she actually sat still enough for me to take a few pictures of her. And although thanks to her mischievous little personality she generally is grinning from ear to ear, she was giving me mostly a serious face when I took these. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B0D_FkGch0xVlU1HJp0q7uXob9HKfSWI6xXEBgR8ZBJWNenQtHc9dNkTxXGXgjUgU_wn6OlcN6wS-4j-yCVNmGWiJ1WzUcFQ7qIftU0MXcRH_2LBq9J0w2UJ2LIrcBsgPyH7CXsQ5Hd6/s1600/hMay_1221c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B0D_FkGch0xVlU1HJp0q7uXob9HKfSWI6xXEBgR8ZBJWNenQtHc9dNkTxXGXgjUgU_wn6OlcN6wS-4j-yCVNmGWiJ1WzUcFQ7qIftU0MXcRH_2LBq9J0w2UJ2LIrcBsgPyH7CXsQ5Hd6/s640/hMay_1221c.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcROFDKhdCxNr56tYwvNBFQq5WFqSxcFhY5CuzLPRjCUlrpAPa_RbCo2gTP9LIP5rahyEkqx2-dhNmbOTWg_IZWDrRxsnu8w_3FTlKN8QzjMIKChVcyn7dxLnmbyKQUiud_CMLji08Gty/s1600/hMay_1340c-copyfilm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcROFDKhdCxNr56tYwvNBFQq5WFqSxcFhY5CuzLPRjCUlrpAPa_RbCo2gTP9LIP5rahyEkqx2-dhNmbOTWg_IZWDrRxsnu8w_3FTlKN8QzjMIKChVcyn7dxLnmbyKQUiud_CMLji08Gty/s640/hMay_1340c-copyfilm.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There's a smile...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uz99IQA1_W2xsNkdZ00bCorDZb8_nBb8c8JXVWT4vj85bQMVGbA0UA9FMx8hA8SfMq-40EUgpAJkoBqxc7vQPpHaUzsZ_CesTe6JB4qGj4QZjVeu2u184Zew_J1QCkEoBG29t0wAa4yA/s1600/hMay_1343-copyps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uz99IQA1_W2xsNkdZ00bCorDZb8_nBb8c8JXVWT4vj85bQMVGbA0UA9FMx8hA8SfMq-40EUgpAJkoBqxc7vQPpHaUzsZ_CesTe6JB4qGj4QZjVeu2u184Zew_J1QCkEoBG29t0wAa4yA/s640/hMay_1343-copyps.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-WIqK78DW6VB0mqkChPniMqfN1UTiOkG8XSis1GmbuJpyW8BiUf9bck_ayt9nos99wcPtck2ENoaBCvz19RRbrGLG2JodP6SO_iTEwFP71WdtzT0CjE6E6lpaMM4JeApBvrlTnaQN8An/s1600/hMay_1340c-copyrbr.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-WIqK78DW6VB0mqkChPniMqfN1UTiOkG8XSis1GmbuJpyW8BiUf9bck_ayt9nos99wcPtck2ENoaBCvz19RRbrGLG2JodP6SO_iTEwFP71WdtzT0CjE6E6lpaMM4JeApBvrlTnaQN8An/s640/hMay_1340c-copyrbr.png" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then she decided to pretend she was asleep so I'd quit taking pictures of her. =) </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-typSok2pYG7hKBrhUg-KrnKsAPKjEomoAD21x8WNIMXDpZjvFMroNE_We-EzmEouQu-Zdp0KL1W4RVa6rNifGWwpZqblBbD_oguFX2kX0OSxmsTy-h8YQL8JkE4I2xzuJSXAWim4z0L/s1600/hMay_1277c.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-typSok2pYG7hKBrhUg-KrnKsAPKjEomoAD21x8WNIMXDpZjvFMroNE_We-EzmEouQu-Zdp0KL1W4RVa6rNifGWwpZqblBbD_oguFX2kX0OSxmsTy-h8YQL8JkE4I2xzuJSXAWim4z0L/s640/hMay_1277c.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I hope you all have a blessed weekend!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCbFFnCV0jWt6gELsz0PcXkWPbDL5iNn8r5HwYPad3lPWHfybTKwi_uV_3QaB__EoLjxUWyKA8Wb9z1mvpPzaJkRiQoh-SkDP7lshK0u4dmKbVFVOc1Vty8t667qBZb2zlyaR-9uc8Cok/s1600/NewSignature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCbFFnCV0jWt6gELsz0PcXkWPbDL5iNn8r5HwYPad3lPWHfybTKwi_uV_3QaB__EoLjxUWyKA8Wb9z1mvpPzaJkRiQoh-SkDP7lshK0u4dmKbVFVOc1Vty8t667qBZb2zlyaR-9uc8Cok/s1600/NewSignature.png" /></a></div>

My Little Princess

A couple of days ago while I was attempting to photograph my parent's guest room (which I will post either tomorrow or Monday depending ...

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Making a Photo Book

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1YpZXJgrJZufEoc4R7JUAXjehZfI1Qrlm6N8WU8tmEu17vU12uG-1uR7AZQW3SJqnwWGjs_vjtoncYH_yGmw9jD-NUIgXTSIYxUQeg8J75IuZ12LMSH26gobMpdvtEbO6YHZW88fnIrq/s1600/jSeptember_385.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1YpZXJgrJZufEoc4R7JUAXjehZfI1Qrlm6N8WU8tmEu17vU12uG-1uR7AZQW3SJqnwWGjs_vjtoncYH_yGmw9jD-NUIgXTSIYxUQeg8J75IuZ12LMSH26gobMpdvtEbO6YHZW88fnIrq/s640/jSeptember_385.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know about any of you but for the past several years although I have taken a gazillion photos I have actually had very few printed out. I have quite a few photo albums filled with photos from when I was younger through Lillie's first six months and then I just kind of ran out of time to have them printed and put them into albums. I kept putting it off and then it seemed like such an overwhelming task because I was so backed up. I had made a few photo books online in the past but was never thrilled with them. Then one day I saw on Pinterest a link to a blog called <a href="http://www.jenthousandwords.com/2012/01/organising-photographs.html">A Thousand Words</a> where the author wrote about using a company called <a href="http://www.blurb.com/">Blurb</a>. (She is ridiculously organized and she gives more info about her books towards the bottom of <a href="http://www.jenthousandwords.com/2012/01/organising-photographs.html">this post</a>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to give it a try and I couldn't be happier! This post is not in any way sponsored by Blurb, I just am so excited about this that I wanted to share. I started by doing last year and am now working month by month on 2012. I am almost caught up and then from here on out plan on just adding in the new photos at the end of each week. I also think I am going to track back and do 2010 and 2009 too. Our book contains well over 400 pages (and thousands of photos!) and was around $130! I know that's not cheap but if you calculated the cost to print out all the photos I used and buy the multiple albums it would take to fill then you can see what a great deal that is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Besides the wonderful price, my favorite feature was that you design your whole book offline and then upload it once you are done. The program you download from their site is far easier than any other ones I have used! You can use their templates or create your own and you can add text as well. Anyway, I recently got the 2011 one in the mail and was so thrilled with it. I didn't do anything too artsy with it and kept it quite simple but here's a little look into it:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTFHIyYxONgCzNqnqhIUjUj-xU_aOMJoATuo5tGxDVE-JwJWdsdBJC5Qk2cP8fEYU3nxvdJIEYWd5-ePrYrwQYV60WQGGFA7QsIJ6A0vCgE9K75YCwqUMLcQ5Mv3sjJpAhRQQNtDcYOep/s1600/jSeptember_365.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTFHIyYxONgCzNqnqhIUjUj-xU_aOMJoATuo5tGxDVE-JwJWdsdBJC5Qk2cP8fEYU3nxvdJIEYWd5-ePrYrwQYV60WQGGFA7QsIJ6A0vCgE9K75YCwqUMLcQ5Mv3sjJpAhRQQNtDcYOep/s640/jSeptember_365.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Right up front there's a spot where the blurb logo goes but if you want you can switch it out which I chose to do.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATgSuiRhDTQhOhyphenhyphennBsjtGOmoFjBAlXrvcjt4TbUvWDDpK4ET9DxQXOQLjgiyAw6qe5NS-I0TPolpVjqd7_tZmM0sXFOCMaq4nnMZMRfqErtYBsCiCb5CgIYwV6D06Sk4FavLpktRQep2/s1600/jSeptember_168.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATgSuiRhDTQhOhyphenhyphennBsjtGOmoFjBAlXrvcjt4TbUvWDDpK4ET9DxQXOQLjgiyAw6qe5NS-I0TPolpVjqd7_tZmM0sXFOCMaq4nnMZMRfqErtYBsCiCb5CgIYwV6D06Sk4FavLpktRQep2/s640/jSeptember_168.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used lots of my favorite photos:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQWf3EwHCfMyBA4MsAFLujVi-tJy0M6TD4ACsmxx5JR1vr2WB7fYFeHjKbMPSzsMyGULf-vWqP6LTPD9umuaId_Gciia18fd4fBSQHF-ia39zC5gYEmw8_G0QB-XEE94RqxC4sCP0NnNk/s1600/jSeptember_191.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And had fun with events like Lillie's 3rd birthday party:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVue8Iz-VOmk84aczMusUKcHk2fdyB_HE0laWsw-4JcsuPcomTYdnERukWvCz6liDLeDLbNLcCVyd3jqwLaQMft7H6XHC5419lydQ9UaiKbgySRs914JUpQjUmmZoywo95PVsmrHLQ5KN6/s640/iSeptember_178.png" width="640" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z9mkyvQW0As1EXgnwoshENbTTwwpQeGUHQ3l9ehVUi77U9f6sW_aVHlcaVG6At01GciN__AjdNo8IKeSgnVMLXbyUwwAVDL3qpAMwhFAjFr16DEOFwbWFpPB2XP3S55OgYt7OIIIDyve/s1600/jSeptember_176.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z9mkyvQW0As1EXgnwoshENbTTwwpQeGUHQ3l9ehVUi77U9f6sW_aVHlcaVG6At01GciN__AjdNo8IKeSgnVMLXbyUwwAVDL3qpAMwhFAjFr16DEOFwbWFpPB2XP3S55OgYt7OIIIDyve/s640/jSeptember_176.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I also included some holiday decorating (and also different project we'd done throughout the year):</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfN6jfWI_DQmT_LYFXZHflYxInSrZ8RaCZ2Eaje7dO9MDyRxtcY8oz2ZLq9zfcRIYiYGY8nQf6Nz51u8_ihycRhSx_UlXQHKhHx3Rmy3yB-cO3zkF8FFNbf-GdFtqeZ-oZ9Zt5dazmC_-/s1600/jSeptember_185.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfN6jfWI_DQmT_LYFXZHflYxInSrZ8RaCZ2Eaje7dO9MDyRxtcY8oz2ZLq9zfcRIYiYGY8nQf6Nz51u8_ihycRhSx_UlXQHKhHx3Rmy3yB-cO3zkF8FFNbf-GdFtqeZ-oZ9Zt5dazmC_-/s640/jSeptember_185.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2QfCnB8OQSDqiommTrJlS8-5cDCYuA8OZAQkWU22D_0TiyBWqaFRPvtsbacKW0kP2w6_S7ucL5kyg2Y9ESkEtYKtrDapYAer08_-JSQumD8OeQobc3dfd2x0hZeGWzoTN4s-TQcdP7a9/s640/jSeptember_184.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1JXVJ0iE_kErqFKaP4kgN5v8_V6Ad5liBk77c64TSMcnACeiNkmUNMPOcbY_DYyiQPO2gW5R-UCu1gwn8RyS4PvVDN1o8vR8RiXKI6aghFI3MIfdqr8V8t2uHa2qeVd2gY5Bay8KTJ98/s1600/iSeptember_179.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1JXVJ0iE_kErqFKaP4kgN5v8_V6Ad5liBk77c64TSMcnACeiNkmUNMPOcbY_DYyiQPO2gW5R-UCu1gwn8RyS4PvVDN1o8vR8RiXKI6aghFI3MIfdqr8V8t2uHa2qeVd2gY5Bay8KTJ98/s640/iSeptember_179.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EHeUkt1XYUAIlY0EptuDYgaGN_-VZhEAkkqguw5cAcbScS9LVzX6fxnjo20aROrRSQk_QcFzT4fkLHQnav-K4hDR4imkkaI7YA4eTPpc7mjd9xlkcIxixGLk_Zcnci_ekKFySEIk_AlZ/s1600/jSeptember_194.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EHeUkt1XYUAIlY0EptuDYgaGN_-VZhEAkkqguw5cAcbScS9LVzX6fxnjo20aROrRSQk_QcFzT4fkLHQnav-K4hDR4imkkaI7YA4eTPpc7mjd9xlkcIxixGLk_Zcnci_ekKFySEIk_AlZ/s640/jSeptember_194.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />I organized the book in order of how the photos were taken and then at the end I have pages and pages of iPhone pictures. It's fun now having all of those random snapshots printed out. Two nights ago Lillie sat down with the book and spent probably a half hour to forty-five minutes looking through each page all on her own and then telling me to "Come look!" and "Remember that?" It made me so glad that I finally decided to go ahead and do it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfF3_Sx-ZP9s-TSgIXnRyWNzXHH7CqVgnWfaNrwrB1-hwC_Hc6dH2LY5h3gKZL4ksoFoIuWpfY4DyMZUsaaVch65cN-e4ousjJoFsmW6Tu8Yt2vZxOp6xnT25tuupxnye1J35V0YaVdja/s1600/jSeptember_170.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfF3_Sx-ZP9s-TSgIXnRyWNzXHH7CqVgnWfaNrwrB1-hwC_Hc6dH2LY5h3gKZL4ksoFoIuWpfY4DyMZUsaaVch65cN-e4ousjJoFsmW6Tu8Yt2vZxOp6xnT25tuupxnye1J35V0YaVdja/s640/jSeptember_170.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tQvom-6hed4J6KkqesYl0cabjnbBChaOxRcl6UWlpkrPe5KnqxQUR7UlfLMUJu42q8DD7xqXpSqsHmefweO4TieVI74WbblEQnZTqmjuL7gpaHJQJp2d9EWxXOXVGIsi3k8q1oEMO_uG/s1600/jSeptember_173.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tQvom-6hed4J6KkqesYl0cabjnbBChaOxRcl6UWlpkrPe5KnqxQUR7UlfLMUJu42q8DD7xqXpSqsHmefweO4TieVI74WbblEQnZTqmjuL7gpaHJQJp2d9EWxXOXVGIsi3k8q1oEMO_uG/s640/jSeptember_173.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And here's the back (Lillie's first time holding Lola):</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt-7LqLzbLYCLG_6TC3SYJoUfGpoNscjVux-qGMxy0hQYJiWXEWt7MEfGk6cE76j6Jw5JtX6R3t-8t_DgSGOOf9e-oDOUGTTo2dHro_UOWgcAr-EV_KawNPztTiqxMrdSfZUAYV1SYLhG/s1600/jSeptember_198.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt-7LqLzbLYCLG_6TC3SYJoUfGpoNscjVux-qGMxy0hQYJiWXEWt7MEfGk6cE76j6Jw5JtX6R3t-8t_DgSGOOf9e-oDOUGTTo2dHro_UOWgcAr-EV_KawNPztTiqxMrdSfZUAYV1SYLhG/s640/jSeptember_198.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I was torn about including text on the cover but decided just to keep it simple and just added it to the spine.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXuYIsp1giQsgELaEwnuHJUTuJodu44y6U_BCWWk1fMfil2RN7h7PDD8fzNJRL48Hi1stJcJZ1JS_cnI94pBgwVCZBcxZUxAeKDlJjLR9gYpetWMvetzzg7Wpeo_eYHjRuj3orVgMUK0Y/s1600/jSeptember_205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXuYIsp1giQsgELaEwnuHJUTuJodu44y6U_BCWWk1fMfil2RN7h7PDD8fzNJRL48Hi1stJcJZ1JS_cnI94pBgwVCZBcxZUxAeKDlJjLR9gYpetWMvetzzg7Wpeo_eYHjRuj3orVgMUK0Y/s640/jSeptember_205.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait until January when I can print out the one for 2012!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have a lovely weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIczdK4UMwF5vvq0OKQXJCmg11GWGXa2s3P-AgOHqWE_4TIFmED4eQFIJsPlThjVPPv25Qhf5cAZl5E3xKm7jIufIcdXq8LHen4gkKJBfXLUPAPxZfyPmr0Txbrmrx9LdiwhzwF1rwmr7u/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIczdK4UMwF5vvq0OKQXJCmg11GWGXa2s3P-AgOHqWE_4TIFmED4eQFIJsPlThjVPPv25Qhf5cAZl5E3xKm7jIufIcdXq8LHen4gkKJBfXLUPAPxZfyPmr0Txbrmrx9LdiwhzwF1rwmr7u/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Making a Photo Book

I don't know about any of you but for the past several years although I have taken a gazillion photos I have actually had very few print...

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HOME DECOR: My Happy Place

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Design makes me happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Can't help it, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />just does.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I have an archive of photos</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />because a picture is worth 1,000 words</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67BBpfBbrYHT8nbDYrHHbxeuTgY2tGIJdV9DZc2ABmpOLJ5K0TynqxyF9hnUOGVsjQbuSlsu-atr7zG4veqHJTpqwu-x8pqvDm7pWbBqtHGvtaqy1ipBh3MWL18KUX3NuXWToDlQNbOub/s1600/0d5bd364888f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67BBpfBbrYHT8nbDYrHHbxeuTgY2tGIJdV9DZc2ABmpOLJ5K0TynqxyF9hnUOGVsjQbuSlsu-atr7zG4veqHJTpqwu-x8pqvDm7pWbBqtHGvtaqy1ipBh3MWL18KUX3NuXWToDlQNbOub/s1600/0d5bd364888f.jpg"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and its easier to show people what you mean</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />than try to describe it</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-happy-place.html#more">Read more »</a>

HOME DECOR: My Happy Place

Design makes me happy. Can't help it, just does. I have an archive of photos because a picture is worth 1,000 words and its easier to sh...

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HOME DECOR: CREATING GALLERY WALLS FOR ART & PHOTOS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCC1mq8_S1S0HpRpBTUv7kCBa9ZB_WI49G_s9wZrsJW1Q7FADcY5oa4PJNLGh7p7SN6OVKhQgFKbLbyBhs8h9UygIR9vEVkeggjKfzuXCdTlEdVjqPwsFFIY6KMw1C1CL4BJYZoBGfJM/s1600/4016070247_89e1600b5d_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a long blank wall along the hallway at the top of my stairs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">visible from the living room below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some time now, I have been planning to do a family photo gallery there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I'd share some tips, tricks and ideas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on making beautiful and striking gallery walls or shelves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cBfyiqM7jjCfPtsRKYQqwrCqvMvQ7sYuP-CHdpKaH5Adf-yYcrGG7krH-bMYFp8mhZbrC8tr4w1vT9DlLlDI4asnZTJ8Jl4kNvqwFWhYheEKTLlrFVdCYxP6lYIYD3jG1feGPlMiNANT/s1600/01010101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cBfyiqM7jjCfPtsRKYQqwrCqvMvQ7sYuP-CHdpKaH5Adf-yYcrGG7krH-bMYFp8mhZbrC8tr4w1vT9DlLlDI4asnZTJ8Jl4kNvqwFWhYheEKTLlrFVdCYxP6lYIYD3jG1feGPlMiNANT/s1600/01010101.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shelves are a perfect place to display photos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they allow you to bring in other items of interest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">layer for dimension</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mix and match</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmyEG7bnY5Yh-tT3362Hd1U_U4muNCkDLOodS3l3iWZhvBRNbsf0_XlJyKVvWqAKnaIkaMsDU0HHWYqCvYjQCm9Dy2k6g9DdA0zkT0LsODxMN_1mepgWRk0m_YEXC-bUKzRssaIex6DI4/s1600/9ddc2da45a24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmyEG7bnY5Yh-tT3362Hd1U_U4muNCkDLOodS3l3iWZhvBRNbsf0_XlJyKVvWqAKnaIkaMsDU0HHWYqCvYjQCm9Dy2k6g9DdA0zkT0LsODxMN_1mepgWRk0m_YEXC-bUKzRssaIex6DI4/s1600/9ddc2da45a24.png"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a wall, on the other hand, is a little more difficult to keep interesting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there is only one dimension</div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/gallery-walls.html#more">Read more »</a>

HOME DECOR: CREATING GALLERY WALLS FOR ART & PHOTOS

I have a long blank wall along the hallway at the top of my stairs visible from the living room below For some time now, I have been plannin...

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