Lisa Storms

paper wrapped frame

Here is a technique I came up with for wrapping photo frames with paper instead of fabric. I love photo frames, and I have an overabundance of them! This is a great way to breathe new life into old or boring frames. 

Hop on over to to the BasicGrey blog here to view my full tutorial and find out the tricks to this easy technique adding lots of impact easily and inexpensively. 

I am obsessed with this technique and plan to do a wall grouping of wrapped frames with black and white photos along my stairs!

cute summer snacks

Summer is in full swing! Are you in need of a mid-summer creativity boost? I'm guest blogging today over at Kiki & Company sharing ideas for super easy summer snacks for the kids ... or anyone young at heart!

This is part of Kiki's Fun in the Sun series going on all July full of new ideas each day to keep summer filled with fun for you and the kids, so be sure to go back and check out the rest of the super fun posts! 

You can find my summer snack ideas post right here.

pool party

Summer has finally arrived in Oregon, and with the warm temperatures comes lots of outdoor water activities including pools, sprinklers, and the current fave around here until it popped today - the slip 'n slide. My youngest was in a snorkling mask earlier and reminded me of a summer party I created a couple of years ago for Fiskars.

This is likely my favorite invitation of all time, and I've made a ton of invites. It just makes me smile =).

You can view full images and directions for the entire party over at Fiskars here.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying their summer!

diy snow cone embellishments

We had snow cones today at my daughter's softball tournament, and I was reminded of some I designed for a story opener for Scrapbooks Etc. magazine long ago.

You can make your own following the directions over on their blog here.

The final issue is on newsstands now!

4th of july flag printables

I made some "punny" cupcake flags for the 4th of July and wanted to share them on the blog in case anyone else also needed a last minute idea for party food.

The "sweet land of liberty" flags can be used with any cupcakes or other sweets, but the "freedom rocks" flags were meant to be used with Pop Rocks for sprinkles. When using Pop Rocks on cupcakes, be sure to add them right before serving and add them in a little pile instead of spread all around so that most of the rocks aren't actually touching the frosting and pre-popping.

sweet land of liberty flags: download pdf

freedom rocks flags:  download pdf

Be sure to hit refresh if they don't load for you. Just cut them out and adhere folded onto toothpicks, lollipop sticks, or bamboo skewers as I've done here for drama.

While on the topic of the 4th, check out my party from last year here ...

... and an easy patriotic snack here.