Jones Soda Labels

11/06/2009 12:45:00 AM by Diana
In the past month I've worked on a couple of projects having to do with the Jones Soda Label. First, a good friend of mine wanted me to make some up for her son's wedding reception to have as a centerpiece on each table (3 per table = 45). So I opened up my trusty scrapbook program (haven't gotten comfortable enough with my Photoshop Elements to make it worth my time yet) and got to work. I used several different pictures of them, including childhood photos which I turned into black and white.
Finished product (click on any of the pictures to view full size):





I ended up adding some other elements alongside the label and had it blown up to a 1'x3' and put it in a frame as their wedding gift.

Secondly I made some up (since it was already fresh on my mind) for my friends' son's birthday. What kid wouldn't want to get some personalized labels that housed delicious soda pop inside?
On top of that I decided to make a t-shirt that resembled the label and spoke of Noah. He was excited to wear it to school the next day.
This is what I came up with:
   



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Halloween Continued...

11/03/2009 08:49:00 PM by Diana
Fall colors are amazing! Including my Japanese maple:

Sarah was Thalia from the book series, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians:"

Sascha was a... well, you figure it out:

Apollo was a penguin from Happy Feet:

Apollo definitely got his share of candy. We go trick-or-treating around our own neighborhood (instead of trunk-or-treating) because the kids really enjoy it. Sarah and Sascha went with a big group of their friends while Apollo and I stuck together. It was so cute to see him walk up to each door perfectly versed in what he needed to say to get his candy as soon as the door opened. Several times he would try to open the door himself if they didn't open it soon enough. He would also dig his paws right into the bowl. He had a one-track mind. He insisted on carrying his own big bag of candy even though I offered to help. I also brought the stroller but he insisted upon walking most of the way. By the way, that mini can of Pepsi was actually something one of the houses was handing out. They've done it every year since we've been here. I'm sure Daddy will end up drinking it.
The following Monday when I asked Apollo if he'd like to go on a stroller ride, he made sure to say, "let's get my green bag (Frankenstein trick or treat bag), and say trick-or-treat!" He was sorely disappointed when we didn't do just that.

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Untraditional Pumpkin

10/30/2009 02:55:00 PM by Diana
What do you do when you have leftover paint from painting your front door lime green? You paint your pumpkin with it. Well, sort of...

I came across this very cool idea from Parents Magazine. I loved the colors, of course, since I have a lime green front door and an orange dining room. And, well, white goes with everything.

I recruited Apollo to help with the painting. He did quite well and enjoyed every minute of it:

Voila!

A bit of advice. I learned the hard way. Cut out your holes first, then paint. I had to do lots of touch ups afterwards, which would have been unnecessary had I painted last. You live and learn...

There you have it:

I bet you can guess who's this is:

Sascha's:

Poor Sarah's. I was sweeping off the table that was full of pine needles and leaned over just enough to bump her pumpkin right off the table. Before that happened it was a fabulous Leven Thumps pumpkin. Now it looks like some sort of bit-mapped scary jack-o-lantern. Still cool....


On display out front:

Hope everyone had a spooky Halloween! I'll post more pics from the festivites later.
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Wordless Wednesday

10/21/2009 11:29:00 AM by Diana

I have to throw in a little explanation here even though this is "Wordless Wednesday." First of all, ya, I know, usually W.W. is a pic of Apollo. Who's to blame? He's easy on the eyes 8-)
Secondly, you have to click on this picture to see the utter shock in his face. He couldn't believe that Duncan and Kaitlyn's car was right next to ours after we came out of the store. It really wasn't their car, but the same make, model and color.
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T.G.I. Friday's Coupons

10/21/2009 11:20:00 AM by Diana
Click on the picture to print.
For "us" Washingtonians, there's a T.G.I Friday's in Kirkland, Tacoma and Puyallup.


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Take Me Away!!!

10/21/2009 11:07:00 AM by Diana

I subscribe to TravelZoo and this is what came through my email today:

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Happy Monday to Me...

10/19/2009 09:39:00 PM by Diana
Ever since I've worked for a sign company, I always thought it would be handy to have one of these machines. For the past month I've been researching/looking for just the right one and decided on this one. It's called Silhouette SD by QuicKuts. The nice thing about this machine is that you don't have to buy any cartridges. It simply comes with a software program that you can use with all the fonts on your computer. You can also import jpeg files from your computer into the program and create some of your own shapes as well. It has a slot for an SD card so you can download projects and take the machine with you, making it portable. Ebay treated me well and I managed to get a steal of a deal. I can't wait to use it! I'll post the first project I make using ol' Blanche. I think she and I are going to get along just fine.
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Happy s'Mashin' Halloween!

10/17/2009 11:22:00 AM by Diana
For those of you not familiar, click on the picture below to watch the video. And make sure to turn up your volume. We will not disappoint...
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