An EZPZ birthday present to spice up the southern belle in your life. (Hint: it doesn’t vibrate)

Step into any middle to upper class living room in the South & chances are you will find one or more of the following:

• A painting of a large magnolia.
• A cluster of silver picture frames.
• A plaid couch. Especially one that has forrest green or navy blue in it.
• A collection of different styles of crosses hung on the wall. Hello, Bible belt.
• A fake ficus tree.
• A coffee table book about birds OR the college you attended.
• A Precious Moment or Willow Tree figurine.
• Monogrammed everything. From shower curtains to turtlenecks to beer koozies.

Ok, maybe I’m generalizing just a bit. Not every household is that predictable.

My friend Truvy* is southern through & through. You can tell by the cluster of silver picture frames & monogrammed shower curtains. She grew up in the fancy part of Atlanta. She went to private school. She was a debutante. She loves mint juleps. She wears a floppy straw hat in the summer & pearls year round. And although she can’t check off the majority of the list above, I can safely say she doesn’t have a lot of humorous home decor.

Personally, I enjoy displaying awkward photos of my family & friends in my home. I have a picture of my husband being fondled by monkeys in Thailand on the wall. I have a photo of my mother-in-law’s girdle hanging out to dry. It makes me happy.

So, when I was thinking of what I should get Truvy* for her upcoming birthday, I decided to add a little pizzazz to her casa with some framed photos.

All I had to do was turn on my HP 7500A All-In-One printer & insert an SD card into the built in card reader. From there, I just followed the prompts on the touch screen, loaded up my HP glossy 5×7 photo paper & successfully printed off my chosen pictures. It also lets you edit your photos right there on it’s screen. You can crop, take away red eye, adjust colors & make wallet sized photos, to name a few.

I’ve never printed photos at home before, so I was thoroughly impressed with the ease & quality this printer offers. I didn’t even have to leave the comfort of my own home or have to put a bra on. AND if you want to print off pics of your nipples, there isn’t anyone lingering over your shoulder at the drugstore. HELLO, AWESOME.

It was so easy I didn’t have to open the user guide & I didn’t have to google anything! It was so simple, I was able to figure it out while swatting my curious 2 year old from the screen. Amazingly convenient.

This is hands down the best present I’ve ever made (with my HP printer).

These aren’t your standard Olan Mills pics, y’all.

This is our friend Wes. His dumb face is sure to enliven her cluster of frames.

This is Truvy* & I at one of her famous, swanky Christmas parties. We look special.

This is the result of going bathing suit shopping with one of our (nameless) friends. I coaxed her into letting me take a picture.

And this is the dude who passed out in our yard at my birthday party 2 years ago. He wouldn’t move even when it started raining, so Zack put a tarp over him. No one could remember his name so we just called him Tarp.

Best part of this project? It was cheap & easy & not something that she would necessarily do for herself.

AND now I don’t have to go with Plan B. Which was monogrammed sanitary napkins.

*Truvy ain’t her real name, y’all.