Archives for November 2011

Paper Coterie Giveaway {$30 for EVERYONE!}

November 10, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 7 Comments

I am so excited about this I can barely contain myself! My friends at Paper Coterie have an early Christmas gift for ALL of you. We’re talking epic holiday generosity, but first let me show you how truly awesome it actually is.

These are my Christmas Cards…

family pictures by Cioco Photography

Totally swanky right? Beautiful subway art cutouts. Heavy duty cardstock. Quality Printing. On point design. There is not enough to say about how much I love these cards. No really, LOVE, love these cards! This is one of the first years that I am genuinely excited to send out Christmas cards. How can I not be? They are gorgeous and totally fit our family and the simple message we want to share for the holidays.

There was just one problem with my ordering them from Paper Coterie. There were too many choices that I adored. No seriously, I literally sat there starring at my screen for an hour trying to decide. There were requests for weigh ins from my husband on a few different occasions until I drove him batty.

Here are the runners up in no particular order because I still can’t let go of how cute they are.

Ok, I know, so blah blah blah, you got really awesome cards, so what’s in it for me right?!

Our friends at Paper Coterie are being crazy generous this holiday season and giving each and every one of you $30 to use on anything you please!

No entries, no drawing, everyone wins this giveaway!

Use it for cards, books, gifts, decor, whatever you want or need!

To get your $30 credit use the code: TIPSYHOLIDAY

No minimum purchase
Code good through Friday, November 18th
Does not include shipping

Go! Go, now! You don’t have to wait until December 25th for this gift!

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The winner of the 11×14 metal art piece from Fullerton Photographics is…

Adam said…

First, what an amazing blog I’ve stumbled upon! I LOVE the photos on metal. I’m all about new, unique, non-conventional ways to make or display things. It would be such a blessing to have a new family portrait for our home…especially with the third, and final installment to our family-6 month old Baby Suza!
Thanks!

Congratulations!

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DIY Under $5

November 9, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 4 Comments

It’s amazing what you can make for under $5 when you put your mind to it! This week I made a DIY Photo Booth for my son’s 1st birthday party! It was a huge hit, complete with tons of props (mustaches, glasses, hats, etc) and a giant Poloroid frame for under $5!!

Poloroid $2: foam core $1 each

Props $3: funny glasses & top hat $1 each

Everything else on hand or free printables!

{Get more details on the DIY Photo Booth}

Now let’s see what you’ve been up to!

I enjoy so much your $5 projects that I decided to add an addition link section for anything under $15! That’s right. It will open up a place to show additional projects that can’t be purchased with an Abe Lincoln, but are still totally affordable! I can’t wait to see more from you!

Please remember:

Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand) or $15 or less in the 2nd section.
You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project one time to one DIY Under $5 party. Do not link the same project week after week.
No linking giveaways or items for sale
Please link back so others can join the party and so you have the opportunity to be featured on Saturday!

Projects under $5

Projects under $15

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DIY Photo Booth

November 8, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 5 Comments

We celebrated my son’s first birthday on Saturday. {tear} One year is a big milestone so we always go all out for the first party. We had a big gathering with entire families so I wanted a lot of activities that all ages could enjoy. The theme was “Little Guy in a Tie” so of course a photo booth with lots of props would be perfect. But of course I am what some might call, ahem, cheap. So, of course ours was a DIY Photo Booth. It was a huge hit and well worth the effort!

DIY Photo Booth

Giant Poloroid:

2 sheets foam core

Exacto knife

Clear Packing tape

DIY Photo Booth Props:

Mustaches & Lips:

Photo Booth Printables

Diguise Kit Printable

Funny glasses:

3D glasses from the movie theatre

Clown and Nose glasses from dollar tree

Hats:

Courtesy of my parents collection

I had the hubs hang the poloroid in front of a chalkboard (our party was held at our church so we could fit everyone) so we would have a plain background. Would have preferred he use fishing line rather than bright blue rope, but we’ll just call it kitschy.