Photo Magic
Ever have that photo where you thought you had the perfect shot only to later see the huge ugly obstruction in the background? Think we all have. Most of us are not Ansel Adams so we rarely get that perfect photo. That’s not to say that we can’t make it perfect…Hello PhotoShop! Recently my cousin had sent a photo to me asking if I could remove a few things from the photo so she could frame it for my uncle. When I got the pic it had some ugly orange construction cones right in the front of what was an adorable photo of my aunt and uncle who have been together for over 50 years!
So the challenge begins. Above is the original photo and the first step was to remove the cones from the foreground. That was the easy part because I then realized I had to get out the orange reflection on the side of the car. From there came the removal of the sign from the building and truck from the background. I was even able to remove the guy that you could see through the car window in the background. I’m so happy with the way it turned out and pleased that I could help out and make the photo perfect for him. =)
Do you have any projects you have been working on recently?
Free Halloween Flag Decor!
Ready for Halloween? Decorate your home for the holidays with a little added flare! I love decorating the house for the holidays and created this mini Halloween bunting flag that I wanted to share with you. You can download the file for free here so you can decorate your own home. Hang it over your mantle, above the front door, up the staircase or anywhere you choose. Print out the pdf on cardstock, cut out the flags and glue onto twine or ribbon.
What you’ll need:
- Cardstock
- Color printer
- Scissors/x-acto knife
- Glue Stick
- Twine/Ribbon
How to:
- Print onto cardstock paper. (I glued mine onto a second sheet of cardstock to make it a little thicker)
- Cut flags with scissors or x-acto knife.
- Glue twine or ribbon to back of the flags.
- Press firmly and let dry.
Hope you have fun with these!
Ms Fixit :)
Little projects…. they don’t take that long but life always seems to get in the way so those 20 min projects start to add up. My list has seemed to have grown way too long to the point that it’s getting a little intimidating so tonight I finally decided to knock a few things off it. We replaced the kitchen countertops and re-faced the cabinets last year and the only thing left in the kitchen is to replace all the light fixtures and outlets. I figured this should be easy enough to do so I went out to the fuse box to flip off the power to the kitchen. Now this should have been easy but when your house is built back in the 80′s you begin to find all the problems as you start to update things. The wiring leaves a little to be desired and I couldn’t find the right fuse for some of the outlets. Getting very frustrated I started turning off everything and even tried the garage fuse. Nope that didn’t work either. So about to give up I decided to switch gears so I could actually get something accomplished. (I’ll have to leave the light fixtures for another project night) Since I had the power off to the garage I was able to fix a few things out there. The pull cord to the ceiling fan had broken awhile ago so we couldn’t turn the fan off. This was a simple fix but again just had to take the little bit of time to fix it. I found a new switch at Home Depot and it had detailed directions on the back to swap out. All I had to do was open up the bottom of the fan, unhook a few wires and connect them to the new unit…. and it’s as good as new! (and finally cleaner too)
The next project was again a small one but just need the short time to get it done. The old unit to open the garage door had gone on the fritz….randomly we would walk into the garage and mysteriously it would be open and it seemed that the unit had a short circuit. No problems here thanks to a friends great idea… a doorbell!! What a simple but genius idea! He said to buy a simple doorbell button and you could easily connect the garage door opener wires to the back of the button and voila! It worked!
I will need to drill a new hole for the second screw but I’m not able to find the drill at the moment so that will have to wait. At least it works and finally 2 small projects I can cross off my list! Now it’s time to relax since tomorrow morning is going to be a long 20 mile training run =)
Enjoy your weekend!
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5 favorites friday
Are you ready for the long weekend? Any big plans? We have a good friends wedding to go to on sun and hoping to relax and enjoy some beachtime too. (I definitely need to get a little color so I don’t look like casper)
Reina. I am absolutely in loooove with this font! Everything about it, the curves, the feel, the swashes… {ahh swoon}
This is the life… Absolute calming relaxation. I think I’m going to have to get this poster from AllPosters.com and continue to dream.
Mini Bunting! This is super cute and such a great DIY project idea from How About Orange. They used pretty masking tape and the best part is when you get tired of the design just peel it off and make a new one.
Delicate envelopes. design.mein has a great step by step guide to creating these envelopes out of doily’s. I’m definitely going to have to try these out.
Colorful decorations. Everyday Celebrating shows an easy DIY wreath created out of those little drink umbrellas. What a clever idea!
I hope you’re having a great friday and enjoy the long weekend!
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