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Archive for June, 2009

So you've been scrapbooking for a while and you're good at what you do. Well maybe its time to look at scrapbooking projects in a different way. This book "Out of Bounds: Scrapbooking Without Boundaries" give the reader many new challenges to get its readers thinking in a different way. This book is specifically designed for the scrapper who is looking at scrapbooking as an artistic creative outlet in other words to test yourself to look at scrapbooking in a different light.Many scrapbookers see scrapbooking as their sole creative outlet, literally as their chance to explore, grow and have most importantly to have fun. However these same people may feel confined by the rules of what scrapbooking is supposed to be, whether it's the shape of the page, the materials used or even the reasons why they scrapbook. The Out of Bounds writers who are two leading scrapbook designers show readers how to shake off these notions and create scrapbook pages and memory art that are free of rules and full of creative inspiration.Out of Bounds features sixty unique and exceptional scrapbook pages, each accompanied by the artists' challenge to the reader. Topics include playing with techniques, breaking rules, finding .. more »

Even if you live in a small apartment, you can grow a garden for fresh vegetables and herbs. In fact, many plants can be grown in an apartment, some in a window box and others on a patio. There are hundreds of plants, vegetables, and flowers that you can grow in containers. You can even buy containers to match any d?cor.If you are lucky enough to have a patio off your apartment, this will lend itself well to gardening. If you don't have a patio to use, you can still place plants near the window to give them sunlight, or choose plants that grow well in the shade. If you lack floor space or a patio, you can also grow plants on trellises to use vertical space. Or, try hanging baskets. Even strawberry plants can be grown in this manner.If you wish to grow flowers in your apartment, annuals are probably the best choice. You won't have to worry about what to do with your perennials during the winter months. Be aware that some flowers can attract certain flying insect. For your apartment, choose flowers such as magnolias that repel insects and rodents.Once you've chosen the plants, you'll also need .. more »