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  • Oh labels, how I love thee! I’ve been collecting lots of label shapes from the Silhouette store and when I realized that the place I get my vinyl had a chalkboard version I knew I had to try it.

    The spice labels I did a few weeks ago were awesome, but not everything stays in the same container like spices. So these labels were destined for my very small pantry.

    I wrote on the labels (which are very sticky and will stay on at least through hand washing) with bistro chalk markers. I love these things! No dusty mess, and much much easier to write with. They do take a little bit of time to dry though, and as I am not the patient sort, some of the labels are smudged. No worries, a damp cloth takes the writing off completely (I’ve found this to be less true on an actually chalkboard with these markers, FYI).

    I’m super happy with this, and hope it prevents things like three bags of raisins being opened at once (because it was hard to see where the raisins were!). At Goodwill the other day I scored a pack of dry erase vinyl sheets. I haven’t played with them yet, but I’m thinking if you preferred a white label look those might work too. Originally I used white board markers on the tops of these containers, it didn’t end well. I’ll let you know how these hold up!

  • The this moment photo from last week was taken at 2500 ISO with all the lights on in the room and the windows open… and it was only 1pm! It’s been quite gloomy here (with a few very welcome sunny days thrown in). Not surprisingly I’m being drawn to my spring time photos to scrap.

    This simple one highlights just how quickly things change once the  sun does come back out.

    I had really specific ideas of how I wanted the 13 to look, but none of my fonts were fitting the bill. I ended up taking the 1 from one front and the 3 from another. I love that I can do that with my die cutting machine! Seriously I am still so loving my Silhouette, I can’t believe I’ve had it over a year and it still feels like the best new fun toy.

    Not the best photo of this layout (lack of sun, sigh.), but you get the idea. I love how Ali does her journalling around the edge of her layouts often and thought I’d try it here. Tuesday has still been asking if we  can go to the market, though it’s been closed for a month.
    I really don’t mind our winters, for some reason though I am missing the light this year. Good thing we have lots of Christmas lights outside that come on at four!


  • Joining in on Amanda’s this moment project. A moment from the last week. A slice of life.

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