This one of my favorite pages it was easy for one. But she just loved that duck. I bought the duck to put out by my pond out in my front yard and she was so excited to put it out there for me. I took the picture of the page with the sleeve on. Can’t really do that because of the glare. Lesson learned.  I need to take some new pictures of my pages. Things to do! So this picture was from last year she looks like such a big girl now. But I just matted the pictures on some green paper and then tore the orange paper to match the mosaic pattern on the duck. So there is a Diva Design Crop coming up to go and Scrapbook for 18 hours in Topeka. AWESOME!! My girlfriends and are going to try make it. It is so much fun. You get new ideas, meet new people and get lots of pages done. We take snacks and drinks. ALOT of supplies and just SCRAP, SCRAP, SCRAP. I am looking forward to that. Look up the web sight and check it out. Well time to turn to the things to do list.  Read more... (200 words, 1 image, estimated 48 secs reading time)

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The ultimate goal of anyone who loves to decorate their yard for Christmas is to set up a full light show that includes music. These shows can be difficult to set up, but they are spectacular to see and are well worth the effort.

Here are some steps to get you started on creating your own show:

Do your Research.

Before going any further, be aware that setting up a Christmas lightshow as part of your outside Christmas decorations take a lot of time and patience. It can be a great hobby, but it’s not as easy as plugging some lights in flipping a switch. So, if you are ready, keep reading.  Read more... (539 words, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

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