Family Christmas photo!!!

It was so hard to find awesome pics that I could copy from Pinterest and use for a Christmas photo, maybe it was just me but I liked the Christmas light idea so I tried it!.  Every year I like to have a screen saver on my computer and phone that shows me the fun spirit of Christmas. So here is my interpretation!!! 

I had so much fun making this photo!!! Two evil younger brothers tying up their older brothers.  I took it into office works and managed to get a very large print for $60 on tear proof and water proof paper.  I thought that was the best option since it is a picture that will come out mainly at Christmas and be put somewhere out of sight the rest of the year.  I am hoping to start a new tradition and do something like this every year!

My boys were into this a little to much! I used a 9 minute YouTube Photoshop tutorial to change the background, here is the original:-

Either way I love both pics, but it snowed here in August and I liked the reminder of where we lived for the background!

I have a good Nikon camera but these pics can be taken on any camera, phone included because I did take a picture with the boys iPod's so they had it for a screen saver and it was so easy to edit using apps! 

I brought a backdrop and lighting off eBay for less than $100 and have taken countless picture since! 

I haven't mastered the set up and it did take a bit of practice to get the lighting right but have taken heaps of gorgeous photos, so I am hoping I am doing something right!

Here are some other Christmas photos that were taken and edited on my phone! 

This one was used as an iron on transfere and printed onto their Christmas t-shirts! They loved it! I told them to look annoyed at me... I think they mastered

It!!! :) 

Photos taken for friends in my makeshift dodgy studio because I am no photographer :) 

Blowing glitter!

Santa sign post

I have had a lot of fun creating this little (or not so little) sign post to help give santa directions!!!

I went to our local bunnings and found a cheap plant stake and then grabbed 2 long planks of wood. Cost me $20 in total. 

Cut them with my saw, I have one of those fancy holder things that helps hold the saw and you can cut perfect angles with it. I made the wood panels odd lengths and enlisted some help for sanding and painting!

I used a stencil to write on the wood as I am not that cleaver!!! Even tries some

Embossing and it looked awesome. I did a call out on facebook to get suggestions on what to write! And Hence I went ahead and painted!  I had the hubby put screws in it to hold it together.

  I used just normal kids paint acrylics and then lackered it to seal it for all weather!