Guess What I Got....

AN iPHONE!!!

Thank you all so much for the suggestions and comments...you definitely convinced me that I had to get one! And once I realized that, I couldn't really wait much longer! So Doug and I met my parents at Verizon last night and they bought me an iPhone for my birthday! (Thanks parents! I looooove it!)

They already know that though because I kept saying, "I have an iPHONE!" all night! It just seemed too good to be true!

So, now I have another favor to ask of you! What apps do I need to get? I already have facebook, words with friends, boggle, geoqpons, and angry birds (not a big fan of this one....Doug likes it though). So let me know what your favorites are! 

PS- my name on words with friends is jminton22....find me if you want to play!

iphone or itouch?

I'm hoping y'all can help me! For my birthday (in less than 3 weeks!) I am wanting an itouch. Well, first I wanted an iphone, then I wanted an itouch, now I'm considering the iphone again.

The only thing that holds me back from getting the iphone is the extra $30 that you have to pay for the internet each month. On the itouch, you have free wi-fi and most places have wi-fi by now.

I just looked at some reviews of Verizon's new iphone, and many people said that the battery life isn't great....any thoughts on that if you have one?

I am due for a new phone since I've had the same one for over 2 years, so does that take down the price at all?

This is the phone I have now. Surprisingly, I do love the simplicity of it, but since I am an obsessive email checker, I am really looking forward to being able to do that while I'm out.



So, if you have an iphone, do you think it's worth an extra 30-something bucks every month? How's the battery life? What should I do!?

DIY Camera Purse

I made this over 2 months ago but was waiting to post it until I could also make the strap cover! But that might not happen any time soon, so here it is!

I wanted a cute camera bag that could also double as a purse, so I wouldn't have to lug around both. I made this during my recovery from surgery, so I wasn't as detailed oriented as I usually would be, but I'm very happy with the way it turned out!

Materials:

multi-pocketed purse

foam

fabric

glue gun

scissors

I got this purse from Target for $20.

The purse has two dividers inside, so it has 3 large sections. I chose pretty thick foam (I think 1/2") which makes it a little more bulky, but I'm glad I did so I know my camera is safe!

I measured the 4 "walls" and the bottom of the middle section and cut the foam to size. Then, I wrapped the foam in fabric and sealed it with hot glue. I placed the foam one by one and hot glued them to the dividers inside the purse.

Then, I did the same thing to make dividers. I chose to only glue these in at the bottom, so they are a little more flexible if I need them to be, but you don't have to do that.

I love how it turned out! It's so easy to carry and can hold so much stuff!

I plan on making a camera strap cover with the same fabric, but I'm still upset with my sewing machine from the whole curtain fiasco. So once I get over that, I'll show you my camera strap!