At our house, we take a lot of pictures. Granny, Grandma, and me are all obsessed with chronicling Baby Diva, the early years. So, I was very excited to have the opportunity to test the Epson PictureMate Dash. We immediately had an opportunity to see the convenience of this new photo printer. The ladies at […]
Stay In Touch With a Soft Baby Photo Cube
Babies love to look at faces and the unfortunate reality of modern life is we often find ourselves far from family. Play to baby’s interests and keep long-distance loved ones close with a Sassy Who Loves Baby? Photo Cube ($12.95). When Baby Diva was born, Captain Dad was deployed and her grandparents lived halfway across […]
Happy First Birthday, Baby Diva!
Baby Diva wants to thank you for helping her celebrate her birthday. We raised a lot of awareness and $512.00 for the American Heart Association. The tribute page will stay up for a while so you can still donate if you want to contribute to the important research and education work the AHA does. She’ll […]
Digital Scrapbooking Project: Make a Family Tree Album in Less Than One Hour
Digital scrapbooking is easy-to-do and affordable. Once you learn how to scrapbook, you’ll be able to make great homemade presents on a budget. One of my latest scrapbooking projects was the Family Tree Kit at ScrapQuick. For $2.49, I got everything I needed to make a 4×6 mini-album. I just dropped in the photos and […]
Collage Calendars: An Easy Personalized Gift
I’m always on the lookout for thoughtful, affordable gifts with a homemade touch. Since I lack the artistic talent to make something from scratch, I like using design-it-yourself sites. I was able to design my a spiffy-looking collage calendar on Shutterfly using their pre-designed layouts and themed-background papers (baby, wedding, travel and more). A personalized […]
Scrapbooking on a Budget
Babyrazzi posted photos of Trista Rehn Sutter’s baby shower. I think it was cool that her guests worked on scrapbook pages for the baby rather than playing traditional baby shower games like melting chocolate bars in diapers. Mama-to-Be enjoys scrapbooking, but selecting matting, cutting out photos and borders, designing layouts and embellishing pages with buttons, […]
Mother’s Day Photo Gifts
Super Dad is a loving, thoughtful Daddy and husband. But, like many Dads, he’s, well, how do I say this? …a man. Last month I casually let Super Dad know that, come Mother’s Day, despite Baby Diva’s inability to actually select a gift on her own, I would be expecting a Mother’s Day present. Super […]
Mamanista Tip – Birthday Photos
Happy 8th Month Birthday, Baby Diva! In honor of Baby Diva’s 8th Month Birthday, I am sharing this photo tip someone gave me when Baby Diva was two months’ old. Every month, take a photo next to a favorite plush animal, preferably one at least the size of a toddler. Some great choices include the […]
