Including Instagram in Project Life

I love instagram! And I’ve been having fun with a few other photo apps recently. My newest loves are PicTapGo and BeautifulMess. So many fun ways to snap photos. And, of course, I want to include those photos in my Project Life. But for this busy Mama I want it to be in a quick and easy way.

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Here’s my big secret…I just print the photos and stick them on the pre-made 4×6 cards included in my PL kit. Most printers allow you to choose the photo size in the print queue window. I chose 3×3 for the two photos on 4×6 cards. For the one on the 3×4 card I printed it at 2×2. With a little washi tape for decoration and some journaling I was done. Quick…easy…super cute…love it!

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The last two weeks of May held the last day of school and a fun neighborhood party. We were all so ready for summer to begin!

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My boys got out of school the Thurs before Memorial Day. We always do donuts in the driveway with the neighborhood kids on the first and last day of school. A tradition my family LOVES! To celebrate my last day of freedom I treated myself to a Starbucks. All in all it was a good day!

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Not only did we start summer off with a bang, but my oldest got his cast off! That was a wonderful way to start summer!

I’m still a bit behind on PL, but after being out of town for a week I’m giving myself some grace. I’ll get it done when I can. :)

How do you include instagram photos in your Project Life?

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Photograph Chores

I love taking photos of everyday life. One of my favorite types of photos to look back on are pictures of my family doing chores. If for no other reason than to prove they actually do them on occasion. :)

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I even like to get in on the action occasionally. For this photo I set the timer on my camera and placed it on a chair. Now there is proof that I do chores too.

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Lots of dishes going on around here. My house is super messy right now. Perhaps it’s time to get my family working on some chores so I can snap a few more photos!

What type of everyday life photos do you love?

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Create a Community Banner

As many of you know, when you are a creative person you often get asked to organize group projects. Last summer I was asked to coordinate the opening activity for an intergenerational church camp. I wanted to do something that all ages could participate in, as well as something that would be visible throughout the week. I decided we would create a community banner.

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I began by purchasing two paint drop cloths from the hardware store. They are cheap, and they don’t let paint bleed through. Perfect for this project! Then I used a projector to shine my image on the cloth. If you are artistic you could draw this yourself. I needed something to trace. :)

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Once the image was drawn I went over it with black paint. I just used washable kids craft paint.

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I made sure that the outlines were thick and dark. Because I knew a bit of the paint might soak through I put cardboard under each section as I painted and did it outside. The sun also helped it dry.

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Prior to the event I cut the design into lots of squares. For our group of around 150 people I needed about 60 squares. To be sure that I was able to put the squares back in the right place I numbered them on the back.

Then came the fun part. I gave each family group a square and some paint. They could decorate their square any way they wanted, but the could not paint over the black lines. Because they hadn’t seen the full image, all they knew was what their square looked like. Everyone was involved, and truly enjoyed painting their small piece of the whole.

Once all the pieces were dry, and after the campers were all in bed, I re-assembled the banner. Using the second drop cloth as a base I used spray adhesive to attach each square in it’s place. This amazingly beautiful colorful masterpiece was the result.

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I love how this project not only involved the entire community, but through it’s diversity of design it also represented our individuality. Such a fun project for a large group activity!

Have you ever organized a group craft project? What did you do?

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