Life in Color mixed-media collage banner with vibrant patterned stripes and stitched edges, abstract art design.
Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.

Author: Amber

  • Incentives

    Bj and I were discussing ways we could get into better shape, and have decided we need incentives. Bj: "Okay so how about this? You get down to 120 and you can have $X for the craft room." (I want new cabinets in here) Amber: "Ugh, 120, that's like 20 pounds." Bj: "You've weighed that before." Me: "I weighed 110 when you met me." Bj: "I can't believe you were ever that small." Me: ____________ Bj: "Wait no, you're taking that the wrong way." Me: "How is the right way to take that." Bj: "I mean…

  • Windows

    So original on the title, I know. So the bee situation seems to be under control. This is not what fixed it: But it does show you the horrid state of our windows. It also shows you Tuesday's new My First Baby Legs. We picked those up at Target yesterday, love them! Okay so really it just shows you that they are dirty, which should be no surprise since they are still doing tons of work outside. Here is what they really look like: I've done a pretty good job of keeping them nice on the…

  • Friggin Bees

    We could go with a post about my lovely in laws visiting, or some new spinning, or the great weather we had, or even our three new windows, but instead: bees. On Saturday when our tree stump removal guy was here (which is pretty awesome by the way, the process), he pointed out some bee action happening on the corner of our house: Only think like forty times worse since Bj took this at dusk (with the flash) and there is only a tiny percentage of the bees active. I was like, Oh that's nasty, but…

designed with love.

recent posts

helpful info

archives

2 page layouts 8.5×11 layouts 12×12 layouts Alaska birthday birthday party brads canning Carmen Chloe crew girls dining room DIY elimination communication fair fall food front yard hair Halloween iPhone misting Montessori newborn nighttime night time oregon oregon coast oregon state fair organization painting painting with kids party portland punches ribbon salem Sciarrino scrapbooking sewing on scrapbooking Silhouette sleep toddler Tuesday tulips