PRINT YOUR INSTAGRAMS FOR CHEAP AT WALMART

I don't know about you but I really love instagram. I love how I can instantly take a picture and share, I am more of a visual person anyway. The one thing I don't like is the fact that I have a hard time getting them printed. I end up searching through different sites, trying to select almost all my pictures to print  only to find that it will end up costing me an arm and a leg... and then I realize that I don't have the money to buy them and all that time is wasted. lol story of my life!

When you don't have a printer that works nice for photos and you don't have the patience for waiting for them to mail or dealing with photo sites then this is the way to go for printing instagrams. I find that when you go print instagrams walmart still doesn't have a photo print for square photos so when you select them to print from you instagram photo file on your phone they come out distorted or cropped badly. This way fixes the mess easily!

So I kinda feel like I came up with a trick that allows me to print a bunch instantly at walmart for as cheap as 9 cents each for a 4 by 4 quality print. All you have to do is get on instagram on your phone and screen shot each photo you want. Then choose 4 by 6 instant prints at your local walmart and upload your photos by plugging in your phone with the cords they provide on the machine. Once printed all you have to do is cut the top and bottom off or you could keep the extra information there and use them as is. I think that's a fun option for scrapbooks because you can see likes, read comments and even see dates. Sooner or later instagram is going to change or be gone and so is the iphone so it would be a fun way to look back and remember!

Do you instagram? Be sure to find me and follow me @run2thewild 

Do you print photos? If so what's your favorite way to print them?

Taylor and Josh

My weekend in Illinois was great!.... minus the fact that on the way home the serpentine belt broke on my car and I took a crazy ride with a cop who demanded I hold my baby instead of put her in the car seat while driving to the dollar inn following my bug on the back of a tow truck. Let's just pretend that was a dream that managed to slip 300 dollars out of our pockets.

Besides that I got to see my cousin Taylor's house for the first time and let all the relatives see Juniper. Tay took me too Ikea and I got to snap these beautiful pictures of that pinup bombshell that makes up my cuz. The relatives all loved June soooo much it was a little emotional for me but also soooo wonderful. Juniper met her great grandparents for the first time and quite a few cousins who teared up when she made her exit.

I was sooo surprised at how well my 3 month old did on the 8 hour trip to Illinois and how great she was during the chaotic end of the trip when we had to spend the night in a hotel and pray that Justin could fix the bug. I feel so lucky to have a baby that seems to enjoy travel and is so smiley around people she has never seen. I'm already planning future trips in my head but one thing for sure is were gonna need a better and bigger vehicle. Plus I missed my pup and he deserves to tag along as well.

Ps.... I am so into my camera these days it amazes me. I love taking pictures and whats even weirder is I am starting to love taking pictures of other people. Something I never really cared for before. I'm not popping up and starting a photography business or anything like that I just want to give those special people in my life special memories of the way I see them. I am planning to take pictures of the rest of my sisters and their boyfriends soon and will share them on here. Plus I am very into my photoshop program... I have had it a little over a year and am surprised at how much I can do to make photos more artistic. I would say this photography thing is my hobby and crafting is my job ;)

7 months

7 months! I can't believe it. At this point I am ready to get this little girl here already. I can't hardly bend over or squat because of my big belly. My ankles and feet are swollen so all my old sandals are tight. I even had to buy special extra comfy flip flops because walking in my bare feet around the house is killing me. I am soooo very hungry all the time but I am trying to control that which is the hardest thing. I literally feel like there is never anything for me to wear. I can't wait to buy a new wardrobe after the baby is born and squeeze into shorts or jeans.

The good parts are that my belly feels cool and feeling the baby move around is always interesting. I also have had a lot of nice things given to me in the past weeks. Plus my energy is built back up and Justin is helping me out too!

The weirdest things are that I can see her moving in my belly, pushing my belly around and out in certain places... it's like something from a horror film but it always make me smile. I am also craving foods I have never ate like avocados which are becoming a favorite!

In honesty I really feel like a whale and really hate taking pictures but I know that I want to record it. I am so sensitive and picky about everything right now which makes it hard to like any pictures. I also really love my alone time it seems like I enjoy having people around but after too long I am extremely aggravated.

My lovely little sister took this for me! I appreciate her soo much!

Snapshots of Mountain Mushroom Festival

I got some wonderful snapshots to sum up this year's Mushroom Festival in Irvine, Ky. I was so happy that the rain stayed away and the wind wasn't too bad. It was cloudy but not too cold and we made more sales than last year which was great! I also was happy to see quite a few happy customers that matched the style of my booth! That is always a great sign and it helps me see that the direction I am going is the right one.

Of course the food was great (and expensive) the live music was perfect and the people were really great and accepting of the booth! Overall a great atmosphere and the 45 min backroads made a lovely scenic trip :).

I painted a lot of sweet little faces and meet some lovelies! I also managed to snatch up some free music and a handmade bag from a band called The Bloodroots Barter! You can listen to their awesome bluegrass and checkout their page here. They made these lovely branch and bark braided baskets that were so cool my older sister ended up getting two!

So what makes this festival so cool is that people hunt for morels in the forest, bring them in and sell them at the mushroom market during the festival. Fresh morels can bring in $50 dollars a pound... no joke I saw this happen in front of my eyes several times. Morels are like a Country folk delicacy around here. They had several demonstrations on how to cook with Morels too. I wish I could find some, that would be like treasure!

I will post some pictures of our booth setup this week! Check out pictures from last year here.

Waterfalls and Faith

Over the weekend I enjoyed a trip to Cumberland Falls here in Kentucky. I had been here a couple of times before but it was probably the prettiest I had ever seen it. My younger sisters, Justin and the pups had a very peaceful evening enjoying the beautiful mist which captured the light so perfectly and it made me think. 

I have been praying so much lately asking god to take things into his hands and show me the way. I don't go to church and I haven't read the bible. I believe in god and I have faith that he will lead me  in the right direction because he always has for me. I would love to tell you the handful of ways god has answered my prays but I like to keep those events sacred. 

I fully believe that having faith and just talking to god are the only things you need to understand religion. I don't believe that praying about an exam is going to give you an A or that asking god to keep your dog alive is reasonable. I do think that telling god of your situation, feelings and leaving it in his hands can result in miracles. 

I didn't want to discuss this so that we could start an argument over whether god is real or not or if praying helps just wanted to give you a small peek into my beliefs. My religion is not set in stone with a name or rules it's what I believe and what works for me. I think that believing in something is way better that believing in nothing. 

Hope your Tuesday is beautiful!!!

Weekend in Photos: Babies

 

Another great weekend! It seems like spring just makes any weekend great doesn't it? The fresh air, sunshine, and feeling like you have a whole new start at life. This weekend I got to hang out with my best friend from college who has a beautiful bouncing 6 month old boy. We went to our old college art building for an art show, ate and then went back to her house for a little bonfire. I haven't seen the little babe since almost a month after she had him. It's amazing how much 5 months will do. He is crawling and holding himself up, it really surprised me at how active he was. Plus I really kinda got to a see a little glimpse of what life will kind of be like for me in less than 3 months. It made me excited and a little less scared. I manage to take just a few shots of him outside right before the sunset, hopefully I can get some more another time. We just had soo much to talk about.

I also got to dress up and attend another art show this weekend. A showing of children's art from the schools in our area called The Young at Art and pass out some flyers for Art Camp this year. I finally got to go and hang out with my dad for a bit. Spent quality time with Justin and my younger sister. Plus I got a handful of projects done. Time just goes by that much faster and I start to realize how much I have to do in such a short amount of time.

PS I was just really happy to accomplish another item off my spring bucket list... hanging out with old friends and slowly pulling my camera back out so I can begin to feel comfortable with it again.

How was your weekend?

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Weekend in Photos

I had a wonderful long weekend. The warm weather finally kicked in and it really got me motivated to work on new ideas :). I finally pulled out my camera and took some pictures just for fun. I wore my comfy clothes all day and got my feet dirty while playing with my pup. I got dressed up and took some of my jewels to a local boutique in Richmond :) and picked up a couple dresses for myself. I found some special treasures while thrifting including this cute 60's photo album that fits my instant instax photos perfectly (saving this for my little girl to have). I started pressing flowers, mark that off my spring bucket list. I worked on special spirit necklaces that should be ready for the shop soon for summer. I pulled out my products for the mushroom festival (April 27 and 28) and ordered lots of special new supplies. I also manage to spend a day in the sun just relaxing.

How was your weekend?

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Missing My Cam

It was a very sad day today thinking about the tragedy and misery that those families will be going through for the rest of their lives. Thinking about the innocent angels who sat there unaware of what was going on. That's all I want to say about it because it breaks my heart.

My sister came over today so we could use her new camera to take some pictures. Just holding her camera and snapping a few pictures really made me feel good. I miss my camera. My dad is currently working on trying to fix my old one before I take the leap at buying a new one.

I really get inspired to have a camera in my hands and today I realized that I had forgotten how much I enjoy it. One of my goals is to get my camera fixed and back soon so I can capture all the memories of what is about to happen with my life.

Sometimes it seems like the only thing that helps us hold on are pictures or pieces that are left behind. I don't know why but there are beautiful moments that I have forgotten about until I saw a picture or a letter and it took me back.

These are just a couple pictures I captured today for the shop.

I can only pray and hope for those families hit with such evil that they find a way to cope. I can't imagine the pain and grief that marks their hearts forever. It's moments like this when I ask god why?