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Craft Room Makeover and Organization Ideas

Craft Room Makeover and Organization Ideas

By Marty Walden · 77 Comments

This craft room makeover post shares great organization ideas and tips for scrapbooking, paper and ribbon storage while still decorating on a budget. I would love to say that I am a bold, confident woman, but the truth is I’m just a work in progress. Probably a little bit like you if you’re honest. I want to be complete. Whole…. Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, Declutter, DIY, Home Projects, Organization, Popular Posts, Project Life, Room Makeovers, scrapbook, scrapbook room, scrapbook storage, scrapbooking Tagged With: craft room, paper storage, ribbon storage, scrapbooking room

Music is in Me: Scrapbooking Layout

Music is in Me: Scrapbooking Layout

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

Since I went scrapbooking last weekend I thought I’d share the Music is in Me layout I created about my oldest son. As you can tell, there is nothing very complicated in my scapbooking style. I like a nice clean (usually symmetrical) combination of journaling and pictures. This layout just makes me happy. I love tracing my son’s musical interests… Read More

Filed Under: DIY, family, parenting adult children, scrapbook, scrapbooking, Uncategorized

How to Take Family Photos

How to Take Family Photos

By Marty Walden · 7 Comments

Have you ever wondered how to take family photos and get your family to cooperate? Ahhh, the yearly quest for the perfect family picture. Umm, yeah. About that…… (Please note that all these pictures were taken by us, usually with just a point and shoot camera on a tripod. Nothing fancy.) It started out a few years ago with my… Read More

Filed Under: family, family photos, scrapbook, scrapbooking

52 Lists in 52 Weeks #23

By Marty Walden · 3 Comments

List #23: My Favorites God’s unfailing love my kids getting excited about going to the library my rocking chair celebrating 25 years with my husband my new Ipod Nano songs that make me cry S’s 70% improvement in math skills in 3 years on her testing rainy days curled up with a good book and a fuzzy blanket sleep, pure and… Read More

Filed Under: 52 lists in 52 weeks, scrapbook, scrapbooking

Project Life May 2012

Project Life May 2012

By Marty Walden · 2 Comments

For this month in May I used a standard Project Life page protector and one that allowed both portrait and landscape pictures. Very simple layout but I love it. The left page and two pictures on the right are of some of our animals: our black lab Amy, our boxer Annabelle, our cat Callie (the wet freak on the left)… Read More

Filed Under: family memories, family photos, Project Life, scrapbook, scrapbooking

Project Life April 2012

Project Life April 2012

By Marty Walden · 2 Comments

I was on vacation last week and didn’t get to participate in The Mom Creative and share my Project Life pages. So I’m going to jump in with a couple of weeks from April. (I don’t stress if my pages aren’t completed immediately. It’s all about preserving the memories. I take notes or write things on our family calendar that… Read More

Filed Under: family memories, family photos, Project Life, scrapbook, scrapbooking

Mud Fun Layout

Mud Fun Layout

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

On my last scrapbooking weekend away I did this layout of the younger kids playing in the mud. I absolutely love it! Not because it’s perfect but because it captures a moment in time, something unique to our family. I had so much fun using my Cricut to pull a design out of my oldest son’s bathing suit to unify… Read More

Filed Under: Family Fun, scrapbook, scrapbooking

52 LIsts in 52 Weeks #20

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

Week #20Things I love about the Internet:Information at my fingertips about any subjectUp to the second weather updatesFacebook and reconnecting with old friendsBlogs (oh, how I am loving the blogging world)Instant dictionary/thesaurusBeautiful photographsMaking new friends with shared trials and dreamsPrintable couponsEducational opportunities for my homeschooling/kidsYoutube (instant access to praise and worship clips)Watching TV shows I missed onlineDid I mention Pinterest?… Read More

Filed Under: 52 lists in 52 weeks, scrapbook, scrapbooking

Project Life and the Dog April 2012

Project Life and the Dog April 2012

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

 If you’ve read my blog for very long you know I try to be transparent, sharing the good times and the not so good times. As a parent of adopted children that struggle with attachment I sometimes have to search my days for laughter. Thanks to my dog Amy who provided my laugh for the day. Trying to photograph my… Read More

Filed Under: family memories, family photos, Project Life, scrapbook, scrapbooking

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