So I downloaded a trial version of the Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 5. Man is it cool. Also hard to figure out at times, but I'm really getting the hang of it. Too bad it's like $600 to buy. Oh well, I think I'm going to get a cheaper, probably less cool version eventually. Anyway, I'm ready to reveal my best ever design board, both aesthetically and technologically. Here it is with a product breakdown below:
Silver Lamp Bases - Walmart $25
Lamp Shades - Amazon.com $20
Pintuck Duvet Cover in Sea Spray - West Elm $120
White Windows Headboard - West Elm $300
Polished Chrome and Glass Side Tables - CB2 $120
Creme Shag Rug - Home Depot $120
White Picture Frames - Ikea $20
Custom Sentimental Pictures (see below) - Cost of printing (0.13 each)
Space Needle Metal Sculpture - Chiasso, $28
Flower Candle Holders - Z Gallerie $6.50
White Leaning Mirror - Ikea $99
Drum Lamp - Amazon.com $111
Vases - Online (haven't found the right ones yet)
Creme Accent Chair - Target $130
Dresser - Refinished by Yours Truly 2009 - Free
Total = ~$1600 (my dad MAY make the nightstands... we'll see!)
Isn't it awesome how well I can crop things with Photoshop!??! It's so much sleeker and easier to visualize. A lot of this stuff, especially the paint color, was taken from the original MB design board made by Michelle (see earlier post).
So the other cool thing I am doing with Paintshop is editing the sentimental pictures I'd like to frame to make them a little fancier and professional looking. I'd like to frame a picture of where we met, a picture of where we got engaged, and a picture from our wedding. Here's what I've done so far:
Lamp Shades - Amazon.com $20
Pintuck Duvet Cover in Sea Spray - West Elm $120
White Windows Headboard - West Elm $300
Polished Chrome and Glass Side Tables - CB2 $120
Creme Shag Rug - Home Depot $120
White Picture Frames - Ikea $20
Custom Sentimental Pictures (see below) - Cost of printing (0.13 each)
Space Needle Metal Sculpture - Chiasso, $28
Flower Candle Holders - Z Gallerie $6.50
White Leaning Mirror - Ikea $99
Drum Lamp - Amazon.com $111
Vases - Online (haven't found the right ones yet)
Creme Accent Chair - Target $130
Dresser - Refinished by Yours Truly 2009 - Free
Total = ~$1600 (my dad MAY make the nightstands... we'll see!)
Isn't it awesome how well I can crop things with Photoshop!??! It's so much sleeker and easier to visualize. A lot of this stuff, especially the paint color, was taken from the original MB design board made by Michelle (see earlier post).
So the other cool thing I am doing with Paintshop is editing the sentimental pictures I'd like to frame to make them a little fancier and professional looking. I'd like to frame a picture of where we met, a picture of where we got engaged, and a picture from our wedding. Here's what I've done so far:
Ranch Room at the Horseshoe Cafe in Bellingham, WA - where we met. I made a new layer of the 'Ranch Room' sign then made the background black and white
My bouquet from the wedding - similarly, I made new layers out of the Callalilies and made the rest black and white
I need to take a new picture of the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, WA so I can edit it similarly (because I am anal they all need to be black and white with a pop of color). That's where we got engaged (read about it HERE).
I'm pretty stoked about this program and hope to come up with some more project ideas (like a new banner for my blog!) before my trial runs out!!!
Today I went to the Scrapbook Expo with my Mom and Sister and it was pretty inspiring - some very cute ideas for crafts. And it was nice to have some girlie family time. Then I met up with some of the science teachers from Sylvester and we (they) brainstormed up some pretty progressive grading ideas, as well as some very unique science notebooking strategies. These are very intelligent (and lovely, humorous) people. My hope is that I can ease my way into the curriculum at my new school, then slowly rock the boat with these mind-boggling approaches. I am excited to go into my 2nd year of teaching with a much more confident view of my teaching abilities and how I want to teach my students. Very exciting! Related: My classroom is really getting there, thanks to the school die-cut machine and some fabric - can't wait to post pictures. It is SO organized and colorful. Label Makers are as great as I had imagined them to be!
I'm pretty stoked about this program and hope to come up with some more project ideas (like a new banner for my blog!) before my trial runs out!!!
Today I went to the Scrapbook Expo with my Mom and Sister and it was pretty inspiring - some very cute ideas for crafts. And it was nice to have some girlie family time. Then I met up with some of the science teachers from Sylvester and we (they) brainstormed up some pretty progressive grading ideas, as well as some very unique science notebooking strategies. These are very intelligent (and lovely, humorous) people. My hope is that I can ease my way into the curriculum at my new school, then slowly rock the boat with these mind-boggling approaches. I am excited to go into my 2nd year of teaching with a much more confident view of my teaching abilities and how I want to teach my students. Very exciting! Related: My classroom is really getting there, thanks to the school die-cut machine and some fabric - can't wait to post pictures. It is SO organized and colorful. Label Makers are as great as I had imagined them to be!
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