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Pie Chart Stories

Angie shares two fun examples of why it really can be worth the extra effort to tell a visual story with a paper-pieced pie chart.

10 years ago

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Book Crafting Project

Wendy and Angie will teach you how to create a one-of-a-kind book frame out of old hardbound books.

10 years ago

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journaling

Journaling Starts

If you have your photos all picked out, and you’re not sure what approach to take with your journaling, ask yourself these three questions to get you in the mood to write:

11 years ago

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Holiday Projects: Easy and Inexpensive Gifts

Quick and easy holiday projects to simpliy your life.

11 years ago

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Holiday Projects: Front Door Cheer

Spread cheer among all those that drop by during the holiday season in one of two ways (or both) shared below. Candy Guessing Jar Stacy gathers everyone together and they wrap candy bars make guessing tags and decorate the candy jar. Each person that stops by writes their name on a slip of paper and drops it into the guessing bucket.

11 years ago

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photography

Photography Tip: Get in the Glow

Halloween can be a 'tricky' time of year for taking photos. Try this photography tip from Rebecca Cooper, author of Don't Say Cheese: Capture real smiles with 247 tips for photographing kids.

11 years ago

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Kids Embroidery Project

Hi Amy Powers here to share a project for kids. My little boy (5) wants to do whatever it is that I'm doing. So, when I'm embroidering, he wants to also.

11 years ago

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scrapbooking

Simple and Playful Layout Accents

Make your layout shine with just the right amount of accents.

11 years ago

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photography

Capture Summer

Make sure you take pictures of your favorite summer activities. Below are TWO photography tips to keep in mind for summer shooting.

11 years ago

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scrapbooking

Layout Challenge: Out and About Inspiration

Embark on an everyday object hunt for design inspiration that you might see each and every day without actually looking at it, then turn your object inspiration into a page somehow.

11 years ago

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scrapbooking

Layout Challenge: Children's Books as Inspiration

Create a layout inspired by a beloved children's book

12 years ago

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scrapbooking

Layout Challenge: Reuse a Favorite Design

One of the reasons I’m so passionate about the pursuit of inspiration is because I believe it encourages a dynamic, thoughtful environment where creativity is impossible to ignore. I know from experience how it feels to lack the motivation to make things: from scrapbook pages to other crafty pursuits, or even dinner on an ordinary Tuesday night. When you allow yourself to see the world through inspired eyes, though, ordinary actions take on an extraordinary sense of magic.

12 years ago

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projects

Crayons to Colorful Jewelry

Make a crayon pendant necklace, perfect as a gift or for yourself!

12 years ago

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projects

Holiday Photo Gift Wrap

With a roll of brown paper and a few miscellaneous supplies you probably already have on hand (or can find easily) you can customize presents with your own photos.

12 years ago

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Brown Paper Gift Wrap Ideas

Take paper bags from trash to treasure by using them as your holiday wrapping paper. Up-cycle your grocery and lunch bags and add little embellishments such as buttons, ribbon, leftover scraps of paper and fabric, and paper doilies.

12 years ago

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Playful Thanksgiving Feast

Surprise the children at your Thanksgiving Feast this year with their very own turkey--a paper bag turkey full of popcorn of course.

12 years ago

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photography

Halloween Photography Post-Processing Tips

It is so fun to add special effects that correlate with the costumes in Halloween photos. Got a few little monsters, vampires, and werewolves? Try a dark, high-contrast photo effect! Have a little princess? Try a soft, vintage effect. Here are a few simple techniques I’ve used on my Halloween photos.

12 years ago

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Wearable Art Tutorial

Add stitches, beads, and sequins to customize a plain pair of shoes

12 years ago

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scrapbooking

TIps for Patterned Paper Selection

Hi! Valerie Mangan here and I’m excited to be guest blogging at Big Picture Classes. Today I’d like to share a few tips for mixing pattern and will use the two layouts below to illustrate my process. I love to mix patterns.

12 years ago

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scrapbooking