How to catch up on 4 months?

I’ve been gone from the blog world but not from crafting. I don’t really feel too bad about not posting; I’ve devoted my time to my family and my job. I do want to share a few of the projects I’ve completed since February. I’m posting from my phone and I used apps to edit all the pictures. I’ll mention those at the end. I’m hoping that if I can post when I have a moment, probably not sitting at home with our crazy schedule, then I can post more frequently.

I’ll start with St. Pat’s Day. You’ll see some pinterest inspiration in these pics.

I’ve also made tons of baby sets. One was a custom order to fit a changing table. A huge 12×16 inch basket!

We made some Avenger stuff, cause sometimes you just need to. 🙂

I ombré dyed some curtains for my bedroom. I hate to admit that I still only have one hung. The other is on the floor in front of the window.

I entered a swap but didn’t get the picture posted. This is what I sent.

And I made a summer sign for my entry post.

I made some teacher appreciation and graduation gifts.

I’ve used two free apps to edit my pics. The quality isn’t as good as I hoped but I like the convenience. PicCollage and Labelbox, check them out in the AppStore.

I ordered some Lucy’s Crab Shack fabric by Sweetwater and will have some things to post soon!

Pin from your iPhone

Seems like I’m always going, hence the reason I haven’t posted much. I do like to check blogs while sitting at (fill in the blank with games, choir concerts, band concerts, meetings…) and wanted to pin from my phone. Could it be done? I have the pinterest app but couldn’t see a way to pin. I googled it and found my answer at simply the nest

The pinterest app has the same instructions if you click on account and then bookmarklet.

I used it and it’s awesome. Check out my pinterest for the latest goodies I’ve found. Happy pinning!

JoAnn Fabric App iPhone

***Update*** The app worked perfectly.  The guy at the store said you could only use the code once, but it didn’t remove it from my coupon list when I used it.  I may try it again, just to see what happens.

While clipping my 50% off coupon, I noticed a “text this number” message at the bottom.  Upon further investigation, I realized you could download a free app for JoAnn’s that would give you the coupon code right on your phone. I didn’t get a chance to use it today, but I plan to try it tomorrow.  I have the paper copy just in case something doesn’t work right. Go check it out.  I’m all about not carrying around the coupons if I don’t have to.

Weight Loss & Exercise Site

I’ll be back later this evening with another Iron Crafter Pillowcase Challenge tutorial, but for now I wanted to share a really cool website.  Livestrong.com/myplate is a website that will track the nutritional value of the food you eat.  I has many other FREE features, but my favorite is loops.  You can enter the address of your starting location and draw the arrows for the path you want to run/walk/jog and it figures the distance and calories burned.  I just canceled my 7 year subscription to Weight Watchers because it was no longer working for me.  I love that this is free and, so far, working out well. Oh, and I almost forgot, there is an iPhone app that syncs to the website so you can track what you eat while on the go.  The app is $2.99 but SOOOO worth it.

Check back later for a stroller caddy from a pillowcase tutorial.  Super easy and CHEAP!

Photo Booth Classic Plus App

I downloaded the iPhone App Photo Booth Classic Plus a few days ago to play with.  It’s a 1.99 but has been so much fun.  My two older kids, 14 & 13, love it. http://www.photoboothclassic.org/ Here is an example of the results using my good friends cute little boy. It counts down 5 seconds between each shot and you have the option to change it to black and white or the full range of partial color. A few pics are blurry because chasing an almost two year old around it tough 😉