Monday, September 15, 2014

Discovery comics, thankful list

I want to tell you about discovery comics

http://discoverycomics.com/

You should no longer fear your children reading comics. Discovery comics are educational. They sent a few comic books and I am amazed by the amount of titles.

There is a comic activity guide called operation back yard that teaches composting. One of the titles was a Visit to an Animal hospital which in only 12 pages give extensive information on animal care.

While learning comic books aren't right for every child they can be a nice short way to introduce a subject. Children with autism ADHD and other learning disorders sometimes prefer reading in a comic book forum.

Comic books are a great way for age appropriate learning tools for reluctant reader. Also a discovery comics has jem of a non educational comic called popcorn. Short Graphic Novels like Popcorn are a good way to get kids who hate to read into readers.

Thankful list

husband, family

water

comics

love

joy

Rabbit and Owl, Woodland Animals Custom Size Posters
Rabbit and Owl, Woodland Animals Custom Size Posters by Itayasdesigns
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Living Large in Any Size Home

Large living in Any Size home

Here is a secret to making space bigger I have a nice sized home but have lived in small apartment. But these tips can help a small house or apartment feel bigger and a bigger house feel comfortable and or cozy. A huge house might be a poor choice for a family if most of the rooms are extra living rooms and few bedrooms. While 175 square feet tiny homes are romantic they can be as impractical as 4,500 square foot mcmasnions.

1. Make use of light

2. Get rid of dark rugs go for light color resilient vinyl, light wood, or even linoleum

3. A two bed room can seem a lot bigger if the kids have their own beds. Children need their own space even if they share a room. Bunk beds aren't always the safest option.

4. A 700 sq feet with one and a half bath will be more useful to a family then a 1,500 square feet and only one bath room. at least a half bath is recommended if you have children.

5. Get of things you don't use. Clutter is a huge problem in making a big house fill cramped.

6. Make use of wall art. Wall art can add pizazz to a home without taking up too much room if you buy smaller prints.

7. Sometimes it is not clutter but furniture that is just way to big for the home that makes it feel cramped.

8. By converting a toilet to a toilet sink combo you can have a smaller bathroom. I don't have this but I want one

http://www.amazon.com/SinkPositive-D/dp/B00AA685II/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393302253&sr=8-1&keywords=sink+toilet+combo 9. Is it feasible to convert a walk in closet to a small bedroom? Can you legally convert a basement to a bedroom. some cities and planned communities have restrictions.

10. Its a one bedroom apartment can you convert the bedroom to the kids room/nursery and then get a sleeper sofa for yourself.

11. Darker wall paints can make a larger 2,000 plus square foot house seem cozy but if you want your house to look bigger use brighter colors.

12. Buy a kindle for ebooks you can store a huge library of books on one machine. ipad can also be useful for virtaul games books but do not get the smaller gig one.

13. Do you have too many toys. Can you bribe family members for cutting things

14. Wall art can change a rooms look without repainting the whole room.

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Turning Old Furniture into Something New.

Painting and distressing old tired furniture can give your house a entirely new look. You can have a big change for a lot less money than buying something new. This dresser was three hundred dollars in the store, but if you have a dresser that isn't worth much money, you could do something like this. You could prime, work out a pattern with painter's tape and then paint. After you have painted all your layers, allow to fully dry and then use sandpaper to ruff up the edges a bit for a worn antique look. Another helpful hint is to find a picture of what you would like to recreate in the store. You could also use the photo to help decorate after you are finished with your project. Many higher end furniture stores have staggers to make the store look it's best.
This is one of those pressed cardboard put together yourself media cases. First of clean and dry, ruff it up a little and then prime and paint. I then used mod podge and fancy Christmas wrapping paper bought for half price at walmart and after everything was dry I replaced the knobs with better looking ones I bought at a yard sale. This entire updated look was less than 10 dollars. This photo is from Wikipedia. One last idea to use mod podge and old letters or fake old letters and over your dresser. You cold even use pages from a favorite book that is in bad condition.
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Cute Zombies 2

Cute Zombies

I decided to celebrate kind of cute kind of childlike zombies that often get ignored for Halloween. Because their bigger scarier brain eating cousins get all the press doesn't mean cute zombies should be ignored. They can be dangerous and disarming because of their soft looks and more friendly appearance. The zombie horde of cuteness is about to begin.

Zombie binder
Zombie by loudesigns
Buy custom printed vinyl binders on zazzle.com Zombie Cheerleader speckcase
Zombie Cheerleader by AbundanceLoveTrip
Browse more cases for the iphone Zombie Pandas card
Zombie Pandas by AbundanceLoveTrip
Browse Zombie pandas Cards zombie 3 acrylic cut outs
zombie 3 acrylic cut outs by loudesigns
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Friday, June 20, 2014

The Creepy Wedding

The Creepy Wedding is not really all that creepy, the truth is it is rather cute and is just sprinkled with a touch of creepy. It's in the line of Tim Burton and Edward Gorey art, and the best part is that it is was drawn by myself and is the one thing I'm most proud of, it is at my Loudesigns shop which can be found at www.zazzle.com/loudesigns. This is my most popular wedding design. I've sold about 500 of this type of invitation and have sold even more products of this design. Why am I telling you this, not to toot my horn...I make only 10 to 14 percent on any of my products, but I want to show you how to use products like this that can be bought cheaper in bulk and can be completely customized to fit your own needs. I will do all of this with a Gothic flair, because I will use my products as examples. There are plenty of Goths, punks and Emus who chose to marry everyday, well maybe not every day, but you see where I am going with this. People need to fit their own personal style into their wedding no matter what that style is, which is why I created three or four different Creepy wedding couples. The ironic thing is that I didn’t think it would sell, because it was not until I sold 165 of the second creepy wedding that the first one sold 455 invites and 90 thank you notes.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Share your Blessings

Summer my husband bought our first girl barbeque this summer. My husband was buying a smaller barbeque but the bigger one was on sale for the same price. It has been doing nicely for the summer and my husband has even tried corn on it. The corn was yummy by the way. What are your favorite foods.

Saying The things you take for granted someone else is praying for

Share We can take our blessing for granted. Share your blessings, a zazzle, book or etsy sell, a birth of a family member, a family outing, a birthday, a hug, a good book you read, a great song you heard, a good recipe tried? Just write your blessings in the comment section

cupcake Kawaii Favor Box
cupcake Kawaii Favor Box by AbundanceLoveTrip
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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Mother's Day

Mothers Day. I loved spending time with my children and husband this mother's day. I hope you had a lovely time with your mother's, children and or family. If you forgot to call then you can do something today like take her out to lunch, send a post card or draw a picture.

Thankful List

husband and kids

Drawings from children

water

art

spirit

sleep

books

video games

Cupcake Pendant
Cupcake Pendant by loudesigns
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