tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66197078608939296952024-02-20T16:15:32.876-08:00The Shy BeeParty Favors with CHARACTER!!!!The Shy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08813591814455773217noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619707860893929695.post-55057043832158294032011-10-18T05:47:00.000-07:002011-10-18T05:59:10.946-07:00A snowman already? Yes!I got these really cute "mini" bottle caps and I was thinking about what I could do with them, they're only 1/2 in diameter! Well, I found these cute snowman images that I cut with my 1/2" punch and "whalla" made snowman earrings! I thought these were so cute I decided to try to make them with my regular size bottle caps for Christmas Tree ornaments and they came out great! If you interested in purchasing a set stop by my shop at www.shybeefamily.etsy.com! These will make PERFECT stocking stuffers and Teacher Gifts! They are NOT heavy at all! =)<br />
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So, yes! There are 7 days in a week but there is also 7 Days until my kids go BACK TO SCHOOL!!! Honestly I do have mixed feelings about this. I loved spending the time with them yada, yada, yada, but I won't miss the "he touched me" "she looked at me" "I had it first" "can I have a snack" "can I have a snack" "I'm hungry" "can I have a snack" ALL DAY LONG!<br />
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So in the "BACK to SCHOOL" spirit, I created these Teacher/School Themed Magnets! They will be perfect for Teacher Gifts! <br />
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These are easy to make using bottle caps, neo magnets, high quality digital image and epoxy! I have seen so many back to school teacher gifts on the various blogs I follow. I talking amazingly great ideas but they were food related and I heard that when teachers get homemade food gifts they get thrown away....I would hate for that to happen. Making cakes, cookies or candy at home isn't cheap after buying all the supplies not to mention the time and mess! My sister works at an elementary school as a substitute teacher and she told me they use these large white "smart" boards and are always looking for magnets. I came up with these and they only $12 in my store and come in a nice tin box perfect for gift giving!<br />
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Our oldest moved out this past week to share a house with some friends and starts college next week. I have turned her room in to my new office/workshop. I have so many new ideas I can't wait to try when I get some "time to myself." My own website should be up and running in the next week or so which means I will be selling on Etsy as well as my own website, so exciting!<br />
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I hope you like this idea! Please follow me and leave your comments, I'd love to hear from you!<br />
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I don't remember what kind of apples there were, I think they were in the Gala family but not true Gala apples. I wanted Macintosh but the grocery store had none. Now, I live in NH surrounded by apple orchards and the grocery store had a crapy selection....I know they're not ready for picking yet but they must be somewhere else, right!<br />
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Here is the one I did of myself and my son Anthony. I didn't know too much about Photoshop at the time, this was done about 2 years ago, but I found it pretty simple to follow. I hope you give it a try and let me know how they turn out! <br />
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Step one: Open your image and duplicate the original layer.<br />
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Step two - Select one of the eyes, either using the Marquee or Polygonal Lasso too, then press <b>Ctrl+Shift+J</b> to copy the selection to a new layer. Then do the same with the next eye.<br />
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Step three: Add a gradient overlay effect to one of the eye layers. These are the settings I used below.<br />
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Step four: Copy and paste the effect to the other eye layer. Whatever settings you used, you should end up with something similar to this.<br />
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Step 5: Now go to the 1st layer copy (the one created is step one) and select a small area on a tooth like the one you see below. Press <b>Ctrl+T</b> and adapt it to make it fit the original tooth.<br />
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Step 6: Do the same for the other tooth. You may have to use the blur tool blend the colors to make it look more realistic. <br />
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Step 7: Now select the Sponge tool, make sure the mode is set to "Desaturate" and paint all over the subject's face, avoiding eyes and mouth. Use the appropriate flow percentage so that you get a pale skin, but not a black and white photograph.<br />
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Step 8: Finally grab the Burn tool, select the "Shadows" range and paint over eyes and mouth.<br />
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And here is the final photo! <br />
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I created this "FLUSH!" vinyl decal using my Cricut machine and now when I go into the bathroom I only get a surprise about 45% of the time. Hey, baby steps! =)<br />
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