A Marvelous Mess and Fotor Photo Editing

I spent a lovely day at the Boothbay Botanical Gardens on the coast of Maine. 

They were just voted the #1 best Public Garden in the United States by tripadvisor!!! And, I'm super proud that it is in my state. If you get a chance to check out the list of the top ten, you should.....see if you have been to any of them. If not, why not make it a trip this summer?? I know I've been to one other on the list, Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. Believe me, it is gorgeous there as well. 

When I was at Boothbay Gardens, I took lots of photos. I was recently asked to review a website called Fotor, for photo-editing, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to showcase how this site works. For instance, here is a before photo of a garden shed:

Not too bad, right. 

Here I am editing the photo on Fotor:

And, here is the finished product:

Wow, right??? 

Scroll up again and take a look at that before picture. Holey moley.

Fotor streamlines photo editing better than any other site that I've been too.... and, believe me, I've shopped around. They have got so many options from the basic to the unique. Great possibilities abound at this site, from editing to card making to collages. I can already imagine how I'm going to use the collages on my site.......

Look at how simple it is:

All those templates to choose from. 

You know what this site reminds me of.... Gmail, now that I've switched over to the new inbox with all the different tabs. I thought it would be confusing, but the truth is that it has made my email so much more streamlined than ever. I like the simplicity of the page. Other photo editors get bogged down with all kinds of icons (and I find I have to hover over them to find out what they mean because they aren't very intuitive). Fotor has all the same options and more.... and it is organized very easily.
I truly suggest you check out Fotor for your next photo editing project!!

You can find Fotor on these Social sites as well:
FACEBOOK
TWITTER

Now, on to business. 

Party business, that is!!!

My favorite post from last week is.....

Free Mobile Phone Cozy Pattern by Crochet Dreamz.

Thanks to all of you for linking up!

Now, on to the party!!!

Disclaimer: I was reimbursed monetarily by Fotor for this post. All opinions are my own. 

A Marvelous Mess (Literally) Party!!!

Well, I've a had a time of it with my computer recently.

Someone got into my gmail account and spammed *everyone*.

Then, they did something with my blog as well.....and blogger deleted it while they could review it. 

Luckily, I just got the blog back in time to get my party out.....

Here's what I've been up to this week:

Mason Jar Glass Gem Craft

Now, my favorite from last weeks party.....

Best Bubble Solution from One Little Project

This is such a fun thing to have in the summer time!!!!

Congrats! Don't forget to grab a button (on my sidebar) if you were featured.

Now on to the party:

Mason Jar Glass Gem Craft

Don't Forget To Join My Marvelous Mess Party!!!!!

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself inspired by the Empress of Dirt and her garden treasure jars. I had all the supplies sitting around and decided to make this lovely little craft, not just for treasure.....but for outdoor lighting too. It makes for a lovely ambience. 

Here's what it looks like during the day:

Pretty sweet garden decor, right?

Wanna make one?

Here's what you need:

Mason Jar

Mason Jar cap and lid

Clear Silicone Sealant

Post

Flat sided Glass Gems

Screw

Drill

~Take your mason jar and, making sure to leave room for the lid to fit on, starting at the base of the jar being applying a dollop of sealant to each gem and placing them where you'd like them. The Empress of Dirt squirts the sealant all over the jar first, but I think it works just as well to do each gem separately, then it's less messy too. This is the stuff that I used:

~Cover all sides and the top as well and let dry.

~Use some sealant to secure the inner lid of the mason jar to the rest of the cap; just put a layer around the inside edge of the outer part of the lid. 

~Once it is all dry, take some your post ( I spray painted mine for fun) and attach the center of the lid to the top of the post, like so:

~Find a spot in your gardens or own your lawn where you'd like it to go and, before you put the glass covered jar on top, secure that post into the ground. Make sure it's steady and safe before you put the mason jar on top because all those gems make it heavy. 

~Put that top on!!!!

~In the evenings, add battery operated tea lights and you'll have some lovely lighting for your gardens. 

I hope you find this helpful and fun!!!!!

I shared this party at all of the link ups at my "Parties" tab above and at these below as well:

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