Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Christmas craft - Tile Coasters


This was my Christmas project for all of the grandparents this year. I usually make something with photos of the kids, because, what else do you get grandparents?! This project was super easy! I bought a bunch of ceramic tiles for $0.16 each. I have Sharpie markers in all colors. I used the metallic gold to outline the edges of the tiles to give them a finished look. Then I baked the tiles for 30 minutes at 350 degrees to set the marker. I sized my pictures in Photoshop and printed on my inkjet printer. I spread a thin layer of Modge Podge on the tile and then placed my photos on the tiles. Then I put a thicker coat of Modge Podge on the photos covering the entire tile, making sure to squeeze out any air bubbles. After that coat dried I put another coat and then a third after that one had dried. Lastly I put 4 small felt circles on the bottom in each corner. Done!

I hope everyone has a great, crafty afternoon!

JaAnna

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Back to Life...



Happy Wednesday! It's been tough getting back to work and school this week after the long Thanksgiving weekend. We had so much fun on our camping trip. I took our Christmas card photos while we were there along with photos for our friends that were with us. The girls enjoyed the photo shoot! We ate dinner outside (in the freezing cold) each night then warmed up around a blazing campfire! We rode bikes and watched movies. It was a lot of fun. But now its back to reality. Spending the rest of this week trying to get caught up on laundry. I am also frantically cleaning my house as we have our first showing this Friday. I am so excited. We are ready to get moved to the farm! Everyone pray for us as we go through this adventure, please. Thanks so much!

Have a great afternoon!
~ JaAnna

"The Lord will work out His plans for my life - for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me." Psalm 138:8, NLT

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