Pinterest Challenge: Lemon & Spinach Spaghetti Squash

I was hoping to have my photo clock completed by this weekend, but since we haven't even started hanging the photos, I'm sharing the very yummy recipe I found on pinterest.  I found the recipe here on My Skinny Tale.  I love spaghetti squash and am constantly looking for recipes for me and Mr. No.  H does not have the same taste in foods as we do.  The only thing I changed was dicing the red peppers and adding them to the top rather than serving them on the side.

Pretty, simple and delicious!

Pinterest Challenge: Photo Canvas

I'm definitely on a home decorating kick.  Mr. No's room and play room will be coming up next...if I ever finish our room!  More favorite photos found homes this week.  I found this great idea from The Sassy Pepper on Pinterest weeks ago and finally got around to making them myself.  Photo canvases are so crazy expensive and I wasn't about to spend a minimum of $450 on them for our bedroom.  This idea was so simple and I love how they turned out.  And all with the help of my lovely friend:

I made 8x10 canvases. I had the photos printed out at mpix for better quality photos and found cheap bulk canvases at Michael's. $20 for 10 which is a great deal.  I'm not sure I'd paint on them but they're great for this project.

and there's baby Mr. No!

Here's a close up of the paint and how the mod podge gives it a bit of texture.

I did change a couple things: I applied the picture first. I did apply mod podge to the canvas, let it dry and then mod podged the back of the photo and applied it to the dried canvas as in the original post.  I do not scrapbook so the only scrapbook paper I had around was little boy print for Mr. No's arts and crafts.  I did, however, have tons of fabric.  So I cut long strips of fabric, long enough to go around the entire outside in one strip, mod podged them to stick them down, stapled them down with an ordinary stapler, and then mod podged the top of fabric strips instead.  They're nice and stiff and pretty.  I gave the photo a top coat of mod podge when I did the sides.  When it was all dry, I dabbed the black paint around to hide the slight space between the photo and the fabric.

And here is our photo canvas wall...I'm thinking of adding a row of 5x7s underneath.

It's on the same wall as our foam board photo collage. I'm starting to love this wall!

Pinterest is becoming my obsession...

Even though this is supposed to be all about Mr. No, I'm sidetracking today to discuss my obsession (addiction?) to Pinterest. I just can't get enough of it and will probably need a support group soon.  Seriously. It's just that now, instead of having 18,000 folders with 18,000,000 bookmarks saved in my browser, I have a happy little place to save all those interesting crafts, yummy dishes, photography tips, etc.  I'm currently using it for a real purpose! To find ideas to cover our pathetically bare walls in our newly rearranged rooms.  I hate bare walls!  They make me all sad and mopey.  I love photos and paintings and sketches.  Since we're sharing space, we're limited to expressing ourselves in our bedrooms and the play room.  Sad indeed.  So the walls will be crammed with us! Pinterest, here I come!

This is my first completed wall project from an idea found on Pinterest!  Wall Photo Collage from Bits Of Everything! And it was so simple! A little time consuming but simple. I did alter it a little. I used the black foam boards...did not get a before the work all began photo, though.

thin, light and easy to hang!

but I did not use the double sided tape to stick the photos down. I used my new best friend,instead to adhere them and to seal them.

I love Mod Podge!

The time consuming part was choosing (spent way too long choosing!) and then cutting the 48 photos to display from the stacks I had which, unfortunately, barely contained anything recent.

one of many stacks of 4x6s

Thankfully I had a paper cutter!  Yes some of the photos are not 4x4 squares.  A few didn't look right if I cut them that size (especially the one of my grandparents with baby No) so I cheated a little.  It's on display in my room for me so who cares, right?  Here is the finished product, my Mr. No filled wall collages (see it's still all about Mr. No)!

Now on to the next 3 projects for my room!  At least, they'll keep me off of Pinterest...until I search for ideas for Mr. No's room!