Whew! I Almost Didn't Make It!

Yep, that's right, I still had my Thanksgiving colors on!

4 days from Christmas! 

WoW but Wow !!

My personal best longest lasting mani!

I did use my sister's chicken feathers again this year like last. I just love them and think they coordinate so well with the Fall season. They are molted naturally of course.

I really need to try my Tilly and the Keets feathers in the Spring. They are Spring colors.

OK let's get down to brass tacks ~

The rich chocolate brown is Nirvana (949) by Sinful Colors.

For my accent nail I used Sand Tropez (668) by Esssie.

While still wet I placed the feather and

 lightly tapped it down in place.
I roughly snipped the extra feather off at the end of my nail, 

then trimmed closer and more evenly.

Once dry I topped with a clear coat which was kind of tricky.

The feather was going the opposite direction you would normally brush. I didn't want to go against it and "ruffle" feathers.

I ended up brushing the top coat on backwards

 just enough to cover the feathers.

Once that coat was dry I put on another top coat brushing the normal direction followed by Seche Vite.

Finally a few days ago I found some time to 
change out the Season!

That beautiful blue is Sturdy Sapphire (720) by Sally Hansen, topped with Strapless by Pure Ice which is a glitter nail polish.

One Snowflake is on my accent nail in white accented with silver glitter both by L.A. Colors Art Deco.

OK Christmas can go forth :)

Winter Wonderland Coloring Pages

Click on image to enlarge.

Print our and color ♥

Wind? Nah.....nah, I ain't afraid of no wind.

 I'm just not hungry or have to go out......I don't care if it's been 2 days!

 I said I ain't afraid of no Wind!

Lovable Cats and Dogs Coloring Pages

Click on images to enlarge ♥

Easy Printable Christmas Kid Crafts

Right click to enlarge

then save as

and print

Scatter Kindness #sktrkndns

Yep, we've jumped on the bandwagon too!

After all the world definitely needs more kindness!

I'm sure by now you've heard of "The Kindness Rock Project".

If not check it out here or Facebook.

Communities have sprung up all over creating their own side shoots of this amazing activity while conceiving their own names for their areas. 

But still keeping the basic goals in mind:

Inspire someone through a random act of kindness.

Recruit the finder to follow suit and inspire others through random acts of kindness.

Bring a smile to someones face, a word, phrase, drawing, picture can brighten someone's day.

Ours are spread from Merced CA to Petaluma, CA

and all over in between.

Find

Post photo to Facebook group name on back

Rehide to keep it going 

or

Keep

Be Kind 

you never know what another person is going through.

Christmas Coloring Pages

Fall Foliage ~ WW

Two 24-Hour Sewing Projects

Book Cover

Four Patch Pillow

You can click on pictures to enlarge ♥

My Memories Suite 9 on sale!

New Features in My Memories Suite 9 Include:

New Project Types

• Social Media - Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Google Plus
• Print Products - Canvas, Metal, Posters, Mug, Mousepad, Water Bottle

Photos Enhancements

• Color Pop - Make a photo Black and White except for an area you select in Color
• HSB - Hue Saturation Brightness Adjustments
• Right-Click photos in the Photo Gallery to see details (width, height, dpi, path, etc)
• Right-Click to sort photos in Photo Gallery by Date vs Name

Text Enhancements

• Copy & Paste Text Styles from one Text Box to another
• Copy & Paste Text without Style or Paste Special with Style
• Text on a Shape or Line can now have Text Styles
• Adjust Text Style while Text is Attached to Shape or Line
• Set any Text Box Style to Default Text Style

Background Enhancements

• Set Background to Gradient Colors
• Zoom Background In or Out
• Nudge Background in Eight Directions for Precise Positioning

Calendar Improvements

• Additional Options for Calendar Header Sizing
• Set a Specific Day of the Week to be a Custom Color
• Calendar Projects from Scratch will Automatically add Calendar Months to pages
• Set start Month to Yearly Calendars

Other Enhancements

• Set Objects to Same Width, Height, or Size
• Set Mattes to Gradient Colors
• Grid to asset with alining points in Shape Editor
• Autosave option for Project with Adjustable Interval
• Page Number Feature now allows for Text Before or After Page Numbers
• Fast Fill option to insert Breaks which will help to keep groups of photos together
• Photo Layouts can be sorted by # of Photos
• Word Art can be filled with Background Paper
• Search within Templates Dialog

New commercial & personal use Content for My Memories Suite 9: 

• 150 New Backgrounds
• 400 New Embellishments
• 2 Calendar Templates
• 2 Greeting Card Templates
• 1 Photobook Templates

Fun and easy to use!

A few examples: