Photoshop Editing (coffee mugs)

I recently got Photoshop but I haven't really had much time to play around and see what I could do with it. So spent some time messing around with some functions, and this is what I came up with...

Before.

After.

Repurpose an old Shelf

So, why buy all new wall decorations when you're redecorating a room? There's no reason to! Kaylee (my little sister) and I looked around Goodwill until we found some items that would work for us.

We found a shelf and an old rack (to use for nail polishes), 

but in this post I'm just going to focus on the shelf.

This is an old shelf that I purchased from Goodwill for $3. I wanted to make it match the new decor; I saw one easy way to do this...Spray paint! :)

After unscrewing the 2 pieces, I set up a work station in the garage to begin painting.

The colors of our bathroom focus on black and gray, so I decided making the shelf black and metallic silver. (All the spray paints I used are just regular paints that can be found at any local Walmart, JoAnn's, etc...)

Ta-Da!!! I love the finished product! I wish I would've gotten a picture of the finished product on the wall...but I guess I'll have to do that later. Hope this inspired you to take a trip out to Goodwill to redo some of your own wall decorations! :)

Open Your Eyes.

Done with Artist Pens and a regular light blue pen.

Shine.

Done with Artist pens. Effects using Instagram.

Jon & Cassi

It has been so wonderful getting to know Jon and Cassi and I was so honored to get to take their engagement pictures. 

I'm just beginning so it was nice that Cassi had plenty of ideas to get us rolling. I had so much fun taking their pictures and I wish them the best of luck in their new life together :)

Rachel

Rachel was a little camera shy at first (I don't blame her...I would be too!!). But once she got over that we ran around having so much fun! After spending some time at Ritter Park in Napoleon, we went over to Kidz Kingdom. We were so lucky because God provided to beautiful, sunny day! Couldn't have asked for a better photo shoot with Miss Rachel :)

Personalized iPhone Cases

Sure there are a lot of websites where you can make your own phone cover, but nothing beats making your own for $1!!!

All I did was buy $1 phone cover from the Dollar Tree, and then decorated it with Sharpies. I didn't seal it with anything (since if it's scratched or cracked I can make another one for dirt cheap), but I'm sure if you wanted to seal it you could.

So easy, and so personal :) Enjoy!

Turn an Old Skirt into a New Dress!

My lovely friend Brittney and I were shopping around Goodwill one day (what else do poor college students do..?), and I decided to try an idea that I saw on Pinterest! Contrary to what some people might think, I get A LOT of my creative ideas from Pinterest :)

We found an oversized skirt and made sure it fit over her head/shoulders with some extra room. Then...

I simply cut up both sides of the skirt, cut off some of the extra fabric to make it smaller, and sewed up the sides! The waist of the old skirt became the collar of the new dress. We put a belt around it to make it more figure-friendly and...VIOLA! A beautiful (cheap) dress!

Here's a good before/after shot.