Recently, we had the opportunity to explore the great outdoors and it was truly inspirational. We saw fish swimming against a pristine, blue background; the magestic moose, silhouetted against the skyline; weathered wood signs directing us to picnic grounds and vintage wicker baskets filled with treats; cozy camping trailers with faded gingham curtains; copper-y stars…
Summer is a great time to capture your family and friends in photos–the light is great, colors are vibrant and people are doing interesting things. And, perhaps, if your family is like ours, they may occasionally object to one more “family posed on the front steps according to height” photo. Ahem. Here at Finders Keepers,…
Don’t you just love it when you’re designing a memory layout and everything just comes together perfectly and it’s a visual masterpiece and then the words just flow onto your journaling cards and, when you place them on the page, the whole page just radiates beauty and truth and then people see your work and…
You know, the history of spring cleaning dates back to the days of yore (or was it yesteryear? We always get those two confused) when oil lamps were used to light our homes. After a long, dark winter spent indoors “burning the midnight oil,” the walls of our homes were completely covered with smoke and…
Here at Finders Keepers we often while away our afternoons daydreaming about mermaids. Our favorite dream involves a mermaid named Phyllis and her frisky dolphin sidekick, Leopold. But we digress….. So we got to thinking–mermaids are cool, gold foil is cool. What if we brought them together??? (Like those old peanut butter cup commercials: “You…
Have we mentioned that we live a mile from the sun? Summers here at Finders Keepers are hot and dry. Really hot and dry. And so, from time to time, we like to let our imaginations wander to the cool and crisp days of winter. And, we figured, if we like doing that, so will…
Here at Finders Keepers we’re all about dreams. We dream big. We hold onto our dreams. And, most of all, we know that a dream is a wish your heart makes. We thought you might like to know that about us. And, we thought, if you are also a beautiful dreamer (and we just know…
Welcome back! (If you missed our first post on journaling your memory albums, check it out here.) Hopefully, our initial argument for journaling hit home and you are now ready to embark on a journey of self discovery, as a writer. This time we want to set you up for success, with some of the…