January 2010

Gift Box Tutorial

January 27, 2010

If you don’t remember ever seeing an arts and crafts tutorial on my blog, that makes two of us. I actually created a new category for it. Sad, but true. Arts and crafts projects are not my forte, however I was quite pleased with how these gift boxes turned out for a mother/daughter retreat that [...]

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iHeartFaces Week 4 (2nd year): Texture

January 25, 2010

This week’s themes at iHeartFaces is “Texture” and the guest judge is Shana Rae. Although I love the look of textures, it’s not something I do very often. This was a lot of fun, although I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to find the right photo and get the desired effect.

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Join Me at (in)courage Today!

January 24, 2010

Join me at (in)courage today for Parenting Lessons from My Childless Aunts! Two of my girls and I have been out-of-town this weekend for a mother/daughter retreat. I made decorated gift boxes for the occasion, and although arts and crafts tutorials aren’t my norm, I’m looking forward to posting one later. Hope you’re having a [...]

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Help-Portrait Sets December 4, 2010, as Next Date

January 21, 2010

If you’re a photographer, love photo editing, or just like to volunteer your time for a good cause, I encourage you to check out Help-Portrait. My two teen sons and I participated in the first event on December 12. Help-Portrait is now officially set for the first Saturday in December each year, so it will [...]

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Please join me today at Photo Bliss!

January 20, 2010

I have my first post today at Photo Bliss on setting the metering mode on your camera. Stop by and visit, won’t you?

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iHeartFaces Week 3 (2nd year): We Are Family

January 18, 2010

This week’s themes at iHeartFaces is “We Are Family” and the guest judge is Audrey Woulard. It is really difficult for us to get a family photo. Our oldest is away at college, and there’s no one to take a picture when he’s here. This one was (obviously) very impromptu. I realized I had everyone [...]

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The HipSlip: It Makes My MacBook Happy (plus a giveaway for BlissDom attendees!)

January 17, 2010

[The contest is closed. Jessica at Muthering Heights is the winner!] Remember when I showed you my amazingly cool lens bag, the Shootsac? There’s a hot new product that Shootsac has developed for carrying your laptop: the HipSlip. What’s more, I get to give one away to a BlissDom ’10 attendee! From the moment I [...]

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Team Over or Team Under? (and it’s Official Delurker Day 2010)

January 14, 2010

Never let it be said that this blog doesn’t deal with the big issues. As a member of the Mom Bloggers Club, I am entering a contest for a month’s worth of Cottonelle toilet paper. The cool thing is that by leaving a comment here answering the eternal question: “Are you Team Over or Team [...]

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iHeartFaces Week 2 (2nd Year): “Best Face Photo”

January 12, 2010

This week’s themes at iHeartFaces is “Best Face Photo” and they have called back EIGHTEEN of the guest judges from last year for this week’s challenge. The theme’s description is: You should enter the face photo that you love the best that you took either in the month of December 2009 or in early January [...]