Letter or Word Art Creations With Photographs

                Inspire Printable Letter Art by Carolyn

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                          Love Letter Word Art Photographed and Framed

                                 Houston Word Letter Art Creative Photography

                                         Golf Letter Word Art Photography

Letter or Word Art Creations With Photographs. 

I love this stuff, and think it is so neat too! I have seen things like this in person at a coffee shop a friend once had, and would display things like this with a local artist. 

Yes, a lot of it is taking photographs of different things you see. You are not only seeing just everyday things, but the things you see some how form letters. This is where the creative juices get to work doing something like this.

Pictures are fun to take, easy to take, and many of us enjoy doing that in order to preserve memories. Well, some have mastered the art of taking pictures of things they see forming letters so that they can make words with them. So, take pictures of items forming letters, find a gorgeous background to display them on forming a word, frame it, and hang it anywhere within the home. 

I just think this is a simple, neat, and fun way to be creative. If you are looking for something a little bit different, but yet simple you might want to consider doing Letter or Word Art Creations With Photographs. 

Well, here is our weekend starting for many of us now, or later today. Glad you stopped by LilacsNDreams to visit. Enjoy your weekend, and see you all again soon.

Upcycle Reuse Repurpose Recycle To Make Memories Last

Upcycle, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle To Make Memories Last. 

There are many of us who enjoy the diy projects of upcycling, repurposing, recycling, and so on. Some do it because it is a hobby that they enjoy, and find pleasure in it. Others will do it for others such as family members, and friends to help them preserve things in their own home. Many of us hate seeing things being thrown in the dumps, and like to be green. There are many who do it, and have done so many projects that they have decided to sell them for some extra money, and to make room in their homes. There are many who have made this a business for themselves too.

Anything in our homes can be used in other ways. We like to upcycle to reuse discarded materials in order to create something of value. Upcycling is the use of old items for new purposes. I love to repurpose items that may have the potential for something fresh, and unique. It is a joy giving a new life to things, but also a new life is added back into our homes, and with other homes too. 

Many like to make headboards from pallets, bi fold doors, or maybe using some old fence doors too. Some wonderful market bags, and handbags have been made from sweaters. I have seen an old suitcase be renewed by making it with an expandable file in it for the office, and family papers. Another popular item used is jewelry. Broken pieces, maybe lonely pieces that belonged to a family member, and etc. They are great to put around picture frames with maybe a picture of the family member it came from. I adore those who use linens from times past for new table cloth, curtains, lampshades, and etc.

Whatever it is we do with items instead of discarding them has brought joy to many of us who do it, or for many of those who shop for such items done by some talented people. As many will agree we also do it to Make Memories Last. 

So, what is your reason for doing this? Maybe you are someone who does not have the time for this craft, and like to purchase such things from those who do this. Whatever the case may be we all have our own reasons for upcycling, repurposing, reusing, and recycling. 

Memories, let's make them last. 

Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams, and hope you all are having a great week so far! Summer almost gone, and fall is working it's way to us. Enjoy the week, and see you all again soon. Toodles . . . . . 

Vintage Antique Refinished Trunks of All Sizes

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                                       2 Old Trunks With Retrospeciveaustin

                                                Fabulous Old Trunk With Rehabvintage

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                                           Antique Vintage Luggage Trunks

Vintage Antique Refinished Trunks of all sizes, colors, and ages. I love them, and would adore having one in our home too.

So, what do you think? Do you like trunks too? There are so many different kinds of them. The old, and vintage ones are fabulous to awe over. I have seen some restored, either new coats of wax, or some of them get distress painted too. Some might need new hardware, and some still have their own hardware. Some trunks are vintage from days of traveling, and then you also have vintage trunks for those who were in the military. There are so many to see.

Hmmm....my Dad had an old army green one he kept locked up all the time. He would store things in there from his time in the service, patches, uniforms, and etc. Unfortunately, I was told it had gotten really banged up, and it was thrown. Darn! I would have loved to work with it. I did get a chance to see another military one this weekend at my first visit to this particular consignment shop. Was not in bad condition, and I felt she had it priced fairly decently too. 

No, I did not get it, but have been thinking bout it since. Also, I seen another one that was more modern, bit smaller, but cute. That one has stuck in my mind too.

So, do you have a trunk in your home? Is it something you too are looking for? What do you think of these items?

Hey, thanks so much for spending some time with LilacsNDreams today. Hope to see ya'll again soon. Take care till then. 

  

May You Accomplish Your Goals For the Weekend

May You Accomplish Your Goals For the Weekend, and have some fun too!

It's Saturday, WooHoo! Made it through the week, and here is the weekend . . . Whew! Was it a long week for anyone, or a short week? My week went by pretty quickly. Did I accomplish everything I wanted to? Not fully, but I sure got a lot of it started which is good, and not too many disappointments. 

As I had commented to a good friend of my once, the smaller goals are easier to achieve than the bigger goals. If you set your goals to high, and don't accomplish them you will be disappointed, and become discouraged. If you set smaller goals for yourself it is easier to achieve them, gives you a feeling of accomplishment, and you are ready to set another goal to continue on.

Big weekend in town for us here, Railroad Days. Rides, swimming, parades, flea market, local vendors, and etc. Didn't make it today. Will I tomorrow? Not sure yet. House will be empty tomorrow, and it gives me opportunities to work more without any disruptions too. 

It's Saturday out, bit cooler, but nice. Enjoy this beautiful day everyone, and may you accomplish your goals for the weekend. 

Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams, and see you all again soon. Have a super weekend!

Have a Fabulicous Friday and a Wonderful Weekend

Have a Fabulicous Friday, and a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!

Yippee! It's Friday, and what a beautiful day it is going to be. We didn't get the rain, or storms as predicted last night. Darn! We really could use some of the rain right now. 

Well, here we are going into Friday, and into the weekend. Stopping by to wish you all a Fabulicous Friday, and to have a sweet wonderful weekend! Have fun, enjoy, and hope you can do all you wish to do. 

Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams. Take care, and see you all again soon.

Google Gmail Changes Sorting by Using Categories

Google Gmail Changes Sorting by Using Categories

Whew! I was trying to work on creating another banner for my site, but things not working and I soon did not feel creative anymore. So, here I am with all of you again. Still working on this site page, and still feeling the need for some simple changes. Just cannot put my finger on what I want done yet. 

Anyway, how many of you use Gmail? Yes, another product of Google. I have used Gmail for quite some time now, and have never had any issues with it. I enjoyed how I did not have to sort through all the spam mail like I get with my other email accounts. Better yet, it seemed as though I did not get spammed with ridiculous things near as much as the other accounts either. 

Well, recently Google did a minor change with the gmail accounts. Now, when you open your gmail to go through it, read it, etc you will find it already categorized for you with tabs. Unless, you have already done your own categories this new change is putting things into Social, and Promotion. I understand the need for organizing, helping us, and trying to make things better. But, sometimes you don't need to fix what is not really broken. I did not mind how it was working before, and I was use to going through things, and deleting as I went along too. Now, when I go to my Gmail account I enter into my inbox, then I have to search through the other tabs to see what mail was put where. By the time I do that hopping around I have spent more time reading my emails then I use to do before. Course Google is hard to reach, seems to ignore what the people are trying to contact them about, and etc. 

Sorry, but I really do not like how they have things set up. I did find from another blog someone else also upset over this same issue. They told how you could switch it back to the old way, and it was actually simple too. Whew! Was I relieved!

Upon entering your Gmail account for your emails you will see to the right side of those category tabs they have entered is an X by itself. Click on this X, and another box will open for you with Primary, Social, Promotion, and etc. Unclick the social box, unclick the promotion box, and just leave the check in the primary....which is the inbox being used. Close it out, and when you go back to your email you will see that the tabs they have given you disappear.

For those who use Gmail, and not liking the small change they have done I do hope this will help you. Just in case you didn't know you could change it back this should help you through it. Thanks so much for visiting with LilacsNDreams everyone! Have a beautiful day, and see you all again soon!

Priority Mail Changes Become Effective July 28th

 Priority Mail Changes Effective July 28th, and that is coming really soon. So, thought I better get something out there for ya'll to read about, catch up on, and make any adjustments that you might need to make. First of all, there is no changes in the pricing. What is changing is with the Express Mail, and Priority Mail services they have. 

These changes taking effect will be on July 28 as I read it with ecommercebytes. Some of the important points for online sellers to know is:

• REBRANDING Express Mail will be changed to Priority Mail Express (and Express Mail International will be changed Priority Mail Express)

• ESTIMATED DELIVERY Priority Mail packages will have an estimated service of 1 day, 2 days, or 3 days that will be displayed on the payment receipt, online shopping label, and in the USPS tracking information. 

• INSURANCE Domestic Priority Mail will now include insurance with No additional charge. 

• PRICING Current pricing for Priority Mail will remain the same. 

• PACKAGING Shippers can continue using Express Mail and Express Mail International names and associated packaging until January 2014.

The USPS has always advertised Priority Mail as 2-3 day delivery service. Now mailers will get an estimated service 1 day, 2 days, or 3 days based on the packages departure, and ship-to location.

Shippers cannot request 1, 2, or 3 day delivery. But, if they need over night delivery, they can use Priority Mail Express (to most locations) Priority Mail remains a non guaranteed service, but Priority Mail Express continues to provide a money-back guarantee service (see details on the USPS website) 

When the changes go into effect on July 28, 2013, domestic Priority Mail will include, without additional charge, either $50 or $100 for loss, damage, and missing merchandise. If you are using a stamp, or a meter to add postage to your package, you'll need to bring your package to the Post Office to receive the automatic insurance. 

The USPS said it was rebranding Express Mail because becaue revenue and volume figures for the product have "stagnated" in recent years, and it wanted to increase awareness. "It is hoped that these name changes will help reinvigorate Express Mail by leveraging the wide spread recognition of, and and positive associations with the Priority Mail Brand. As an added benefit, the proposed name changes would effectively consolidate most of the Postal Service's shipping products under a single brand identity."

USPS is currently testing advertisements, and is planning on promoting the changes via mail, TV, radio and internet channels, according to Post & Parcel 

All of this article was copied from the ecommercebytes site, and you can go there to read this as well if you wish.

I use Priority Mail all the time for the items I sell, and ship because the weights are just a bit more, and I can generally get a better deal than using UPS. I generally had the insurance included with the shipping charges, but now will have to do some revising of my shops with this new effect taking place. 

Well, now I hope this informational was helpful to those of you who maybe had not heard about this, or maybe got wind of it, but still questioned it. If you have any questions make sure to check the USPS website noted, call the Post Office, or the next time you visit the Post Office ask them to explain it to you also. 

Thanks for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams, and hope to see ya'll again soon. Have a splendid day!