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Better Lettering Course

I've been wanting to improve my hand-lettering for a while now and on my way over to my deployment I found a great course that I binge watched in one sitting. The Better Lettering Course is the brain child of Caroline of Made Vibrant.

Kerry took the course too and we are both participating in April's daily hand-lettering challenge. You can follow us on Instagram @ksheridan32 and @nashfrankscreative

Each day is a different word that we can interpret anyway we want. So far I've just been doing the word, but Kerry kicked this one up an notch and I'm lovin it!

by Kerry

by Jenn

It's super fun to see the different ways people decide to letter the word alone or in a phrase. 

The course is a total bargain and I'd certainly recommend it, even if you've never done any hand-lettering in your life. Caroline does a great job presenting the information in a simple easy to digest format.

I also picked up these two books for inspiration and instruction. The Little Book of Lettering is more for great inspiration and Hand Lettering Ledger has tutorials with practice pages as well. I've thoroughly enjoyed both of them. 

 

*This post contains affiliate links, which means if you buy through that link Jenn gets a small amount of money. Don't worry, she ONLY posts things she wants and has actually purchased or would purchase herself.

 

Kerry's embroidery | Old Man and the Sea

Poor Kerry had to have hip surgery a couple of weeks ago. She's doing well recovering and her husband and family are taking good care of her. She hasn't been able to sit upright, so she has to lie down most of the time. So what's a crafty gal to do when faced with lots of laying down-time? Embroider of course!

She's made some other super fun embroidery projects in the past (I see London, I see France...), two, but I think this one might be my fave!

Check out her Old Man and the Sea project. She used this Sea Captain pattern from Etsy seller CozyBlue.

I just love the texture of his beard and the stitches in his hat. She said there were "LOTS of tiny stitches". I'm impressed that she put her downtime to creative use. I may have just surfed Pinterest and watched mindless TV.

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I've been having lots of fun lately with this new app from A Beatiful Mess called Party Party. You can make the most fun stop-motion videos and .gifs. Sometimes I download fun apps and then forget about them or I don't use them because it takes too long going through and selecting filters and fonts..etc. This app is super easy and quick! I even used it to make a special announcement for my favorite Hair Salon, Neatbeat.

Here are some of my videos using the app:

I then used iMovie to put a couple of these together to make this special announcement for Neatbeat that I mentioned earlier:

 

 

 

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this is happening | jenn's life | may - july 2014

2014 has been one CRAZY and INCREDIBLE year so far. I got married in January. Then I got a new job in April! I went to training for the new job in May. Our new counter-tops, sink & faucet were installed while I was in training and in June we picked up my stepdaughter to spend summer vacation with us. It has been a whirlwind of a year and I'm just trying to figure out how to manage everything. Here's a peek of life via my instagram feed.

I was hired by Southwest Airlines to be a Flight Attendant, so yeah.. now I'm a pilot in the military AND a Flight Attendant, it's fun for sure. We've had family visits, trips to museums, homemade donuts, painting closets pink, and a couple lazy saturday's thrown in there. It's hard to believe 2014 is halfway over and I've had some many amazing things happen. I feel so blessed!

I've also been working on a friend's website and I can't wait to launch it. It really makes me want to design a new one for 619 miles (which by the way is no longer the distance between me and Kerry, but hey.. whose counting?!?!).

I hope to have some kitchen renovation updates coming soon. I love the new counter-tops so much that it almost doesn't bother me that nothing else is finished....almost!

Happy Easter - free scavenger hunt printable

Today I have a super fun Easter printable designed by the fabulous Kerry. She continues to amaze me with her variety of skills. 

Kerry designed the scavenger hunt with kids and adults in mind. She plans to have a prize easter basket that would appeal to both kids and adults. The hunt takes 30 minutes and each person uses their cell phone to snap creative shots of the items listed. Ready to play? Let's GO!

designed by Kerry

STEP 1: gather up a bunch of family and friends for some Easter fun.

STEP 2: print out Kerry's Easter Scavengar hunt printable.. throw in some "oooooohhhhhs" & "aaaaaahhhs" for how cute it is.

STEP 3: grab a timer and set it for 30 minutes.

STEP 4: run, walk, skip, hop around and snap fun photos of all the items listed

STEP 5: after the 30 minutes is up, the winner is chosen based on who has the most items found and/or the most creative photos

Of course, it's your game so mix it up and play however you like!

Let Kerry know if you use it and be sure to share it with all your friends!

wine & craft party

Last night a bunch of my girlfiends came over and we had a fun night just hanging out, drinking wine, laughing and making some wedding crafts!

Andrea, my maid of honor & best friend, hosted the party at her house and we had so much fun. Andrea created a cute heart banner and I made little welcome bags for all the gals that came. After some fun wedding mad-libs we made tissue paper flowers that I'm plannign to use at the reception. Most of my friends say they aren't very crafty, but they ROCKED it and we made about 75 flowers! Whoohoo! I think that should be enough. They even got creative and started mixing the colors of tissue paper, which I hadn't thought of... you ladies can no longer claim that you're not crafty!

Here are a couple shots from the evening. I'm so thankful to call these gals my friends. I missed my long distance amigas, but I can't wait to see them at the wedding.

Andrea made such a cute banner

goodie bags for all the gals

I included a small mason jar, paper straw, post-it-notes, a thank you card, and some bling!

The stamp I used on the mitten card was custom made for me by Jennifer at Paper Sushi. She also made some return address stamps that turned out great. I can't wait to use them.

pretty paper flowers!

While the adults were having our party upstairs, there was a kid party going on downstairs with 5 kids and poor ol Reese. She did manage to escape their "games" a few times, but by the end of the night she was so tired she didn't even move when I wrapped her up.

this is happening | jenn's life

holy cow! So much has been going on lately and I have not been keeping up with the blog. So here's a little quick catch-up on my life via photos:

working on my Illustrator 102 class (nicole's classes)

reading on the front porch

enjoying the beautiful weather & walking Reese

making delicious cupcakes for Andrea's birthday

having Tony visit KY for 2 weeks & deciding to run a 5K on the day of the race (yikes)

realizing that a 9 year old's glasses fit me.... does that mean I have a small head or he has a large one?

enjoying the Gaslight Parade with my man and my dog

being a pirate on talk like a pirate day

working the drop zone on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon

Getting ENGAGED!!

visiting our fellow dog lovers at Bark in the Park

breaking my iphone after a delicious dinner at Mom's

making a wedding mood board

starting to build my ikea kitchen cabinets

Paris on the brain (again)

So I keep running across cute little videos about Paris. I wonder what the best time of year is to go.... Hmmmm. Kerry I think we need to start planning :)

 

This is just one of the many cute videos made by Design Mom and her kids. They have a bunch you can watch at Olive Us Tv.

 

Let's go!

Kerry:

I saw this video on the blog Elements of Style. I'm ready to buy my ticket to PARIS!!! Let's go!

  

 

sneek peak: Kerry's 62 Shasta Airflyte

Last August we introduced you to Kerry's new "Baby", her 1962 Shasta Airflyte. 

In the last post Kerry said, "I went with the name Fifi, after the WWII WASP mascot Fifinella. She was the Disney winged gremlin that would taunt WWII pilots and mess with their aircraft causing trouble. I know this gremlin will be a labor of love fixing her up, but well worth it in the end."

Well Kerry and her amazing husband, Andy have been working up a storm on what has truly become a "labor of love." I can't wait to see it in person. Kerry and Andy sent me a couple new photos that I wanted to share.

Before Kerry deployed she whipped up some new seat cushions as well as did a really cool epoxy resin treatment to the table top and sink counter. She used this fabric from the Parson's Gray Line. 

 

While she has been gone, Andy has been hard at work on the exterior. I'm in awe of what they've done and I cannot wait to see it finished.