Being Creative while Saving Money in the long run!

One part of life that I enjoy and take to heart when living for Christ and my Home is creativity through art. It seems to grow even more broad every day as so much seems to be offered to us as we emerse ourselves into a world of technology. I used to write journals, having several different journals (one for each topic), now I can blog with each blog having it's own topic and insert beautiful pictures. It also doesn't take as long so I can do twice as much. I used to scrapbook, but now that I rarely print my digital photos there are programs to make digital scrapbooks which can be made into DVD's to share or shared online by email and social networking sites (below is a snapshot of one my pages). I love the color that I can bring to the page:

All this to say, if you haven't entered the world of technology, maybe now's the time to feel it out. Do your research on sites that can help you find prices from multiple stores all over the internet rather than going into multiple stores in person and having to remember what exactly was at the last store. I was just comparing computers with my sister to help her purchase a new computer over Christmas and you can almost always find the computer you want for less expensive if you just look a few more places before you purchase it! Sites will search multiple places for you right in front of your eyes and also let you give your specific price range to search only within that price range. This is very convenient now while shopping, but also down the road as you only have to purchase the computer and any design programs once then you can create unlimited projects. When I scrapbook, I'm always having to purchase supplies, have them in stock, take the time to go to the specific stores and search for what I want, then make sure everything is in perfect alignment when I finally do the actual project. Don't be afraid to take the plunge because computer programs are becoming more and more user friendly every day.  Below is a picture of my Christmad boutique table where I was selling coaster tiles using pictures I printed off the computer, my own pictures of family!

We are taught to store up treasures in Heaven and when I'm putting my money and time into something that will value my memories with family, it's worth it to me! Matthew 6:19-21