Free Photo Programs

I have been asked by many, where do I edit my photos. I know there are wonderful expensive programs, but I use FREE. I sometimes edit my photos for quality, but now, mostly to have them watermarked. I do not mind sharing my photos, but I do not want them fraudulently used.

Recently I have started using PicMonkey. I was using PicNik but they moved over to Google+. I use the free version of this program. I don't do much by way of editing, mostly watermarking. They do have some great options on here, and its fun to use. You can edit one photo, or make collages such as the one above for your facebook cover image. ( dont forget your profile photo square when planning your layout) You don't even need to register. I use this program daily.

I  use Photoscape to make blinkies, and other Gif programs. I also use it to resize photos. Its a very simple, easy to use program. I forget that I have it and I really want to use it more.

I store my graphics on Photobucket. I was also storing all my photos here, but I stopped and moved them to an external hard drive.. After lesson learned ( external hard drives fail too) I am currently looking for an alternative as my free Photobucket space is getting full. Photobucket also has editing options, but I find its a few extra steps for me right now as I store my photos on the computer.

On my phone I have been using PicsArt. This allows me to watermark my cell phone photos. It also allows me to save online photos to my phone and upload to Facebook without any advertising tags like Instagram uses.

Cloth Diapering

I first used cloth in 1998 when Jacob was born. I used the Gerber prefolds and their rubber pants. I did that thru all my kids untill Olivia was born in 2007. By the time she was born I had worn thru all of what we had. I did not have a budget for more. For baby gifts we were given several large packages of sposies ( disposable diapers). I kept saying I would go back to cloth, but never did. We went on and had another child who wore sposies. When I found out  I was expecting again I was adamant about going cloth again. When Ezra  was born (2010) I had about 30 Gerber prefolds. I had 2 used Baby Softwrap Covers and I bought 3 Thirsties Size 1 covers. My 9 mos old is just now growing out of these. Since then I bought one size 2 Thristies cover and plan to buy more here soon to replace the size ones. Some of the Gerber prefolds have worn out on the edges and I use them for added protection at night. I am also using some other brands of prefolds.

Thirsties Diaper Cover Click to see site