Lilypad Lovin’
Hello everyone I hope you are all finishing up with work and are starting to enjoy some quality family time. For today’s blog post, I decided to do something a little different. At 7:15 PM (PST) last night, I checked…
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DIY Ornaments – TLP Style!
OK… as if you didn’t have enough to do this time of year, I thought I’d throw yet another cute idea into the massive amount of potential projects that are swarming inside that pretty little head of yours. I personally…
Snappin’ Sunday: Christmas Lights
Every year one of my main photo goals is to take a fabulous picture of my tree and to master pretty bokeh using Christmas lights. I’m not sure that I’ve quite mastered these specific skills yet, but here are a…
Take a Breather
Good Morning. Are you hanging in there? There are 10 more days until Christmas. That’s lots of time right? If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, grab your favorite beverage and relax for a few minutes. Here are a couple of…
Places To Go, Things To Do
‘Tis the season to be crafty, fa la la la la…la la la laaaaa. Most of us find ourselves stepping out a bit into the craft world during the holiday season…. even those of us that aren’t particularly crafty on…
Snowflakes! Tutorial and Inspiration
Can you believe it is already December 13th?? We haven’t even got our Christmas tree up yet!!! What I /have/ done though, is make snowflakes and decorate my window. One of my absolute favorite things to do come December is…
Wait! Don’t Delete Those Bad Photos!
I had the wonderful opportunity this past weekend to meet up with the fabulous KELLY in Washington D.C. and go on an improv photo shoot around the White House area. Just seeing where Kelly pointed her camera was inspiration enough…
Nanaimo Bars
These are my go to dessert bar at Christmas time. I’ve already brought them to 3 potluck parties in the last couple of weeks and they are always a crowd favorite. Here is the recipe courtesy of the Joy of…
Meet Sammy!
Sammy is our little Elf On the Shelf. Surely you’ve seen the “Adventures Of…” photo albums floating around various Facebook pages and even here in the TLP forum. This is our first year with an elf… and I have to…
December Challenges {2011}
Happy Monday everyone! Â It’s Karen here to tell you about the new round of challenges just added this week in the forum for the month of December. Â There are 7 new challenges this month and as usual the more challenges…
An Elfing Good Time
Hi Everyone! Pollywog Christine here! This is my first post on The Lilypad blog! Tonight is our second annual Elf movie viewing party at our house! We invited a few friends over to watch the holiday movie “Elf” together last…
Snappin’ Sundays: UV Filters
A few weeks ago, I accidentally set my camera bag down a little more abruptly than I meant to, and when I pulled out my camera later that day, I heard a crunching sound as I took my lens cap…