Our informal family portraits

On our visit to Cancun, we did something which we have never done before as a family - had a full blown pictorial/portrait-taking session of our very own.

We did have this before...

Nice but a little "stuffy"

But we did this with the rest of our family and we did not have a lot of pictures to choose from.

So, when I saw this Photography booth at the resort hotel we were staying in, I immediately thought it would be a great way to document this wonderful vacation memory in the form of a souvenir book of REALLY NICE PICTURES! And of course to get nice pictures of the WHOLE family, we needed someone to take the pictures, someone who was a professional and knew what they were doing.

And so here are some the family portraits we had during that vacation...

Garden Photo session

Memory of his lost two front teeth.. :-)

Becoming a young man...

Just tryin' to show how much fun we're havin'! 

Sweet moments

Nostalgic moments...

Quiet moments...

Active moments...

Just plain happy moments

I really love these- we were all relaxed, looking naturally-coached, taken outdoors and the best part was, we all had fun!!!


Have a wonderful day!!

Re-decorating the living room for Spring

All winter long (except during Christmas season of course) our living room looked like this...

Ok for me

huhmm

So this spring, with the beautiful weather outside and the gorgeous Spring-filled scenery, I decided to tweak our living room a bit...

More in touch with the season I think...

I added white plastic eggs inside the lamps, switched my pillows and added some of my houseplants.

making use of what you already have :-)

I think now it looks more in touch with the spring-feeling we have and the greenery outside.

Hope you have a Lovely day!

Easter/Spring Wreath

Ok, I know I said Easter is my "least favorite" holiday, 

but I can't help but make something when I see all these super cute things in the stores...

Ok not so cute now... 

Now, you have to agree, they are nice

And these, just TOO CUTE to pass up!

SO with all of these, I decided to make wreaths for our doors!

The wreaths are $3.99 each (50% off now, so I only paid #3.99 for 2 - Ka-Ching!) from Hobby Lobby. The carrots ($4.95 for 3 - yes, more expensive than the wreath) and the moss-covered bunnies ($2.95 each) are from Pier 1 Imports.  I also bought these...

$1 at the dollar store

59 cent flowers from "Steven's" - is used 2 for each

After I decided the placement of my ornaments, I did this...

The carrots come with it's own jute rope tie, so I just tied it to the wreath, then, used floral wire to attach the bunny stick on the wreath. I did not break the long stem of the bunny, I just bent it and hid it behind the wreath.

Then I added Mod Podge and Spray Adhesive to attach my moss...

Must-haves for any crafter

I cut the flowers and glued them on using glue gun. The finished product is this...

Not bad for my first wreath 

Bunny tries to hang-on

Door is now all set for spring

Doorway for spring - almost done!

Well, there you have it, my simple and super easy craft project. Total cost is about $11 for each!

Have a nice Spring day!

Linking back to Eclectically Vintage, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, I gotta create

DISCLAIMER: I saw a wreath very similar to this one on etsy. However, when I tried to find it again to give credit to the original idea, I did not see the wreath anymore. The wreath there cost around $35 each + shipping.