tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058690276188516932024-03-19T05:15:02.145-05:00Entirely EmilyA blog about a stay at home mom who crafts, writes, and photographs her way through the mommy-brain haze that is her life.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-67236721557054031462014-10-09T14:47:00.003-05:002014-10-09T14:47:59.729-05:00I went to the 2013 I Heart Faces Photo conference { Part 2 }The last day of the conference was the Photo Walk day. I could have had two days of photos walks or at least a full day broken in half. I got so much out of it. But like any good candy bar.... I wanted more.<br />
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That morning Michelle and I went back into the little town by the hotel and went to the little Mexican restaurant (I know, right?) for breakfast to meet her nephew and his boyfriend. We then walked around and took a ton of photos. Everything was kinda dark and damp but beautiful and fall.<br />
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See the lady in brown above.... that's <a href="http://www.michellemonterophotography.com/" target="_blank">Michelle</a>. And <a href="http://julieriveraphotography.com/" target="_blank">Julie Rivera</a> behind her.<br />
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This was <a href="http://melissahutchinson.com/" target="_blank">Melissa Hutchinson</a> and her beautiful daughter. Geez, it shouldn't be legal to both be that pretty and talented.<br />
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The beautiful brunette above is Angie Arthur's daughter(co-founder of I heart faces) Had this been in my hometown, I would have totally volunteered my family. They would have had no choice. :)<br />
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And this cute couple below, so awesome to photograph. I can definitely see the difference between kids and adults during a session..LOL. <br />
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The last vignette was this cute sister pair. I think we were their last group of photographers. They were SO done. Their mom and Dana were doing everything they could to get some smiles or at least cooperation out of them. They reminded me so much of my girls.<br /><br />
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I had a fantastic time. I hope I get to go to another regular workshop through I Heart Faces again. I won't be able to make it this year. Sniff Sniff. You should all go next time. I'll see you there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-37773262364096797162014-10-05T22:49:00.005-05:002014-10-05T22:49:47.445-05:00I went to the 2013 I Heart Faces Photo conference {Part 1}Exactly one year ago, I got to go to my very first photography conference/workshop. More importantly , I got go somewhere without my kids for three days and I was ok with it. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE OTHER blog post.<br />
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Being a photographer is important to me and I'm always looking for ways to improve my abilities any chance I get. Two years ago, I came across I heart faces and saw that they have a conference /workshop but it was down in Dallas and at the time, I didn't have the resources to get me there. Fast forward to 2013 and my friend Michelle over at <a href="http://www.callias-corner.com/2013/10/simple-steps-to-achieving-better-image.html#.UoD1NuL5P_y" target="_blank">Callia's Corner</a> and <a href="http://www.michellemonterophotography.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Montero Photography </a>asked if I was going and that it was in Ohio. It was half way between the both of us. I looked it up and the airfare to Ohio was totally affordable. I told her yes and since she already had booked a room, we would be roomies. I don't know why I was more excited, that I had kid free time for three whole days, I would meet an awesome bloggy friend that I had made in person or that I got to be in a hotel with hundred or so women who loved photography as much as I did. I was soooooo excited.<br />
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I have to say that I didn't' take a many photos as others that attended the conference. I was so busy taking in everything that some of the time I barely even took notes. I was just soaking it all in and trying to learn as much as I could.<br />
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We got there early on Friday and had some time to explore cute little Granville, OH. Cute little town with a college, bars, deli, a some shops and restaurants. It was almost the most perfect little town I had ever seen. Gorgeous old houses and a quaint main street.<br />
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Friday night was the mixer/ meet and greet. So we got on our best pair of jeans :) and went down to meet some other photographers. They had a great bar and snacks around the room. Also , two different photo booths were set up to take some silly pictures with your new friends. Let's not forget the DJ. It was just like a regular wedding reception, all women on the dance floor having a good time. <br />
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Saturday morning we got started with a great breakfast and then on to our many sessions that we could choose from. Some we needed reservations for and some we didn't. There were six class sessions that you could attend.<br />
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The first session I chose was "Using Reflectors & Diffusers in Your Photography" with the rep from Wescott. She went over how a 5 in 1 reflector can really enhance your images and your session. They can get rid of harsh shadows and help your clients to not squint as much. They really looked like a good idea but I'm still trying to get my images straight out of camera as awesome as they can be and right now I don't need to worry about where to put the reflector.<br />
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My second session was "Simple tips to Improve your Photography Today with Angie Arthur , co-founder of I Heart Faces. Ok, let me start by saying that she is just as nice as she looks and as someone else at the conference said...she has the most amazing mermaid hair. I hope that K's hair looks like hers some day. She talked about 12 Simple Tips that we could do to improve our photography hence the title of the session(duh) Things like turning off your flash and take the time to find the good light. Some were basic and some maybe you just didn't take the time to think about.<br />
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The third session was one of the RSVPs "Finding the Light with <a href="http://julieriveraphotography.com/" target="_blank">Julie Rivera</a>". She was so funny and really showed us how to find the light no matter what time of day and what the weather was like. I even was snapping pictures of her as she described how to find the light. And she caught me a couple of times. Hey, I was practicing. <br />
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After she was done talking, we split up into pairs and tried to practice what she was preaching. <br />
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I got to pair up with none other than Jessica Paige from <a href="http://www.onewillowboutique.com/" target="_blank">One Willow Presets</a>. Of course at the time, I didn't know who she was, but when she knew a lot about my camera and the way the light was working under the trees.... I figured it out real quick that she was a professional. She was so patient and kind with me. <br />
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Finding the light is something that I am still struggling to be able to do consistently.<br />
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Session number 4 was "Using elements of composition to Create a stronger Image with <a href="http://danasuggs.com/" target="_blank">Dana Suggs</a>"<br />
Ok, Dana is a total hoot. I could sit and listen to her talk all day , or go shopping, or have a drink as she imparted her wisdom. During her session, if she asked a question and you got it right, she threw you a candy bar. We were all trying to be really smart that hour :) Just to give you an idea of my first impression of her, Friday night there was a "dream big "chalkboard that we were supposed to write our big dreams on. I saw one that read " I want to pee alone." I laughed and said "Now, there's a lofty goal." to which she replied" Hey, now." <br />
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Her session talked about things like:<br />
- The rule of thirds ( no horizon lines in the middle of image)<br />
-Rule of Odds ( odds are always better in photography)<br />
-Leading Lines ( put your subject on a line to draw our eyes in)<br />
- the Rule of Space ( give the eye something to go to)<br />
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Session 5 was "Capturing Children's Natural Smiles with <a href="http://www.jellybeanpics.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer Tonetti-Spellman</a>" . This class was so eye opening to me. She told us to really engage the kids. Don't' stop moving. Don't be afraid to be and act crazy. Say things that will make them laugh and do things that will make them relax with you. Kids are more natural when they have something to do and react to. I was so busy running after her that the only picture I took was of her taking pictures. I really hope I can have the connection that she has with her clients but with mine own clients someday.<br />
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Session 6 was "How to Use Pinterest & Instagram to market Your Business and Blog with <a href="http://www.livinglocurto.com/" target="_blank">Amy Locurto"</a>. This session had a lot of info and I'm not even sure I can do it justice in a few short words. So maybe bullet points would be easier:<br />
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Pinterest<br />
-use keywords<br />
-put a Pinterest description in Photo alt tag<br />
-Pin your own work<br />
-Use vertical photos<br />
-Use a watermark or put your url in the description<br />
-Edit old blog posts or photos for Pinterest<br />
-Put your popular pins on the sidebar of your blog<br />
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Instagram<br />
-try to be consistent with your brand ( not just pictures of your food unless your a food photographer)<br />
- use hashtags<br />
-comment and share others photos<br />
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Finally, our keynote speaker was <a href="http://tamaralackey.com/" target="_blank">Tamara Lackey</a>. She spoke for a few hours about how it IS about the Money. Maybe I'm not as far along in my business to get all of what she she said because alot of it went over my head. It could have been that I was flipping starving by now or tired but the gist of what she said was...Don't think of money as a bad thing. If you don't welcome it in, it won't come visit you at all. You are being a creative being and you deserve to make money from your creativity. You should get paid for time away from your family and for your efforts. <br />
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I know she said alot more than that but that's what I got from her talk. <br />
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All I know is after that Michelle and I ran to the nearest bar/restaurant in town and some food and some beer. We.....were....starving.<br />
<br /><br />Stay tuned for part 2 with some more gorgeous photos.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-22535565213369775852014-03-19T14:08:00.001-05:002014-03-19T14:24:38.781-05:00Frozen Party Ideas {with Invitation Printable}<br />
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Unless you live under a rock, with or without kids, you have heard about the Disney movie "Frozen". Even before the movie came out my girls and myself were waiting for the awesomeness. And for my birthday, we went to see it. I was in love. My girls were in love. I've read all the articles about the meanings and the money....blah blah blah. We love it for the great songs and how I see it the story of love between two sisters.<br />
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Fast forward two months after the movie came out and one soundtrack later and it's almost all we listen to in the car and you know what? I don't mind. I love signing them too. They are kinda catchy. I know I WILL get sick of them but I'm not there yet. We got the movie in the mail yesterday and they have already watched it twice. Not too bad considering.<br />
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It was no big shocker when K asked for a "Frozen" themed party for her 6th birthday. I was thinking ok, no big deal. I'll go get a few themed things from the party store and then do some homemade/Pinterest things to round it out. Well, holy moly, there was nothing at 7 different stores by my house and even online, things were limited or out of stock for a long time.<br />
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Now the invite....again non to be found at any store and even online, very hard to find and kinda blah when i did. So me being me and my pension for homemade cards. I went to work. Disney's main website had some great high res clipart/wallpaper that I used to create the invite. <br />
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She loved it and printing it out was super cheap. Here's the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwN8BOfyMc7-Rm1qd2huLWFub0E/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a> so you can use it yourself for PERSONAL use. I hope it helps you out for your party planning. The font I used was <a href="http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Curly/56603/GEronto_Lettres" target="_blank">GEronto Bis </a>regular.<br />
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Next it was on to the goody bags...<br />
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I wanted to find snowflake bags but because it was already the end of February, I was outta luck. The next choice was to get plain white craft bags and stamp some blue stamps on them. The girls were happy to help with that. I couldn't find any single snowflake stamps but this one was on clearance for .56 cents so it worked for me.<br />
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I found glittery pencils at Michaels in the dollar section in the perfect colors.<br />
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I wanted to make some crowns for the girls and I saw<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/138204282288991821/" target="_blank"> THIS</a> on Pinterest for making a foam Elsa crown. I bought the stuff and tried to make it work but K said it kept slipping on her forehead. The glitter foam has a paper backing because it is sticky. Big bummer. I tried to find it without being sticky and had no luck.<br />
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Then I saw <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/138204282289040129/" target="_blank">THIS</a> other pin with an store bought crown but the link didn't go to a place where I could find out more about it. Big Bummer! Until I went to JoAnn's fabric store to look for elastic for the foam crowns. And look what I found for a $1 a piece. Woo Hoo!! They had them in every color but most importantly the teal blue and pink for Anna and Elsa.<br />
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I did borrow the idea for the snowflake on the foam crown and added it to this crown. I bought the snowflakes at Micheals as well. They were over by the foam sticker section, hanging up in a baggy. It comes with two different size snowflakes. I used the larger.<br />
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K got a pink crown so she could be Anna (you can see it at the top of the photo below) since she was the birthday girl. S who like blue anyway was happy to be Elsa.<br />
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I was at Target in the dollar section and found this 5x7" notepads for $1 too. Score!<br />
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I really wanted to include some actual Frozen stuff in the bags so I went to <a href="http://www.birthdaydirect.com/disney-frozen-party-supplies-c-1076_4131.html?page=2&sort=products_sort_order" target="_blank">Birthday Direct </a>and bought cupcake rings and Olaf stickers. I couldn't find anything in the stores by me like I said before. And they were even out of stock for a few weeks, it was a question if I would even get the stuff in time. I also got the balloons, napkins, and plates through them. <br />
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I threw foam princess stickers in for fun and something extra. I found them in a giant container at Hobby Lobby. My girls are constantly crafting and making art . What little girl isn't really? Everyone got a pretty large handful.<br />
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And then I was thinking about general party/wall decor..., for the pottery party we took her friends to there wasn't a whole lot we needed or wanted to do. I thought about posters because then they could be used after the party as well. I got the big cast poster from Amazon for $10 and the poster of Anna and Elsa at Walmart , of all places, who would have thought? The giant foam snowflakes were my mom's from a zillion years ago and they worked really well. <br />
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The final thing I wanted to make were these adorable hair clips that a friend had on her Facebook page. She sent me the <a href="http://spoonful.com/crafts/elsas-snowflake-hair-barrettes" target="_blank">link</a> and away I went. They really were easy to cut just took some time. All the felt was bought at Micheals as well even the glitter felt that was more sturdy. The little gems were at Micheals too. Gotta love Micheals!!<br />
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I hope this helps you plan your Frozen party and makes it easier. And remember if it all doesn't turn out like you thought......let it go!!!! ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <a href="http://bloomdesignsonline.com/" target="_blank">Bloom Designs</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-36812458389023658752014-01-27T23:46:00.004-06:002014-01-27T23:46:41.237-06:00How we will NOT spend $100 everytime we go to Target<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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Ok.... so when you all go to Target you walk out with around $100 worth of stuff too , right? I know I can't be the only one. Right? And only 1 out of every 10 times did we actually intend on spending that much money. <br />
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Their store designers/ marketing/ shelf putter-uppers are geniuses.<br />
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To quote the movie, "Twilight"..."Everything about us invites you in...our look, our smell, the way we stock our shelves". Ok, well maybe that last part wasn't from the movie but that's how it feels to me. I'm powerless to stop it. <br />
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If we do walk out of there under $100, my husband and I almost give each other a high five. I know I'm all kinds of giddy on the inside.<br />
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I started thinking the other day... what I can do to stop the madness? Only get what we <b>NEED</b>, then get out and....wait for it.....only go once a month!!! What??!!! That's crazy talk.<br />
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We are in Target every week. I'm not kidding. We are always forgetting that we are out of something and then going back which means there goes another hundred dollars. Bye bye.<br />
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All I can think is spreadsheet here we come. I know I'm not the first blogger to make a spreadsheet to go shopping but I haven't seen one about Target yet. I'm going to make a list of things we regularly buy at Target and then we have to stick to the list. We will be able to put some specialty items on the list when before we go that are regular items but again. I know this isn't rocket science but it actually took some thought to come up with this list and I want to share it with you.<br />
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If it ain't on the list, me no buy. ( I love to let go of the English language every once and a while) I'll give you an update soon and let you know how it's going.<br />
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Here is the list. I did one in Excel and a blank one as a PDF that way you can change all of the items in the list to what you and your family need if you would like. If you want to make your own and like the font, I used a free font called <a href="http://www.losttype.com/font/?name=wisdom%20script" target="_blank">Wisdom Script. </a>To download the font, you have to type in 0 for the cost and just hit download.
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And the tiny red boxes are the font Wingdings, the upper case letter Q.<br />
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( It doesn't seem that either version I uploaded kept the fonts visually. I'll keep trying to figure that out. Until, then you can download the font above or substitute any old font you like.) <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwN8BOfyMc7-MWs3Tm9MeDFjUzg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The List (PDF Blank version)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <a href="http://bloomdesignsonline.com/" target="_blank">Bloom Designs</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-36372044237035099252013-12-10T23:37:00.002-06:002013-12-11T22:17:06.813-06:00My Top Ten Favorite Christmas Songs<br />
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I want to start off by saying that there really isn't a Christmas song I don't like. Nope. Not really. I love to listen and sing along with them starting in November every year.<br />
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My love affair with Christmas music started with my girl scout leader. Mrs. Casey. She made our troop known for our singing. And every year we would go and perform Christmas carols somewhere or just walk around and carol door to door to raise money. When I got my first job at a grocery store, I would stand there all holiday season long and listen to the non-stop no commercial music for 8 hours at a time. It made cleaning a lot more fun. On to my mall jobs where we got to bring in our own cds to listen to. So I started to amass quite a collection of Christmas cds. This was back before one of the stations here in town would play non-stop Christmas Music and people had Mp3s of course. I can't wait for thanksgiving day every year because that is when it starts. Now even my girls can't wait for the music to begin. It just makes my heart happy thinking about it. <br />
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These are the songs that mean the most to me....<br />
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1. Oh holy Night by Lea Michelle from Glee and Josh Groban<br />
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This is my most favorite of the favorites. And no, these two artist did not do a duet. This song has such power and such feeling. Sung by the right people, this song gives me goosebumps every time. Lea Michelle has such a powerful and clear tone to her voice and the same goes for Josh but in the most manly way. Make sure to listen to these two separatley to appreciate the sound and perfect ton of these two artists.<br />
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2. Most wonderful time of the year by Andy Williams<br />
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Every time i hear this song it just reminds me why I am so happy this time of year. It really just says everything I am already thinking. It makes me want to grab someone's elbow, link up and dance around in a circle. <br />
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3. Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland<br />
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Meet me in Saint Louis is one of my all time favorite musicals and not just because it based on my hometown. It's a great old fashioned story line, a great set of songs and a great message of family. It gets me every time {sniff sniff} Here's a little clip via YouTube.<br />
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4. Happy Holidays by Andy williams<br />
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This is an inside joke with my dad's family. Basically, by the time we would get to Grandma's house around lunch time on Christmas day, most of the kids would already be fighting and arguing with each other or the parents. Get it ?"Happy" holidays.<br />
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5. Baby, It's cold outside by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey<br />
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Yes, I know they got divorced but I like this version of the song. They are super cute together and you know when they recorded it they were still really in love. <br />
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6. Rockin' around the Christmas tree by Brenda Lee<br />
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I started liking this song because of the scene in Home Alone when Kevin has the whole house rigged to look like there is a party when there isn't. It 's such a fun happy Christmas song that I can't help but dance along to. I love making cookies while listening to this song. K has even started to sing along.<br />
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7. The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole<br />
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Who doesn't hear this song and think of Christmas? Such a classic. I'm sure it's been used in millions of movies, tv shows and commercials over the years.<br />
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8. Christmas time is here from Charlie Brown<br />
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This is just a song from my childhood when there weren't fifty million holiday shows. There were just a few and Charlie Brown Christmas was one of them. Whenever I hear the song, I can see Charlie Brown and his friends walking around in the snow.<br />
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9. Mele Kalikiamaka byBing Crosby<br />
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Ok, this one is just because of<i> National Lampoon Christmas Vacation </i>which happens to be mine and my husbands favorite Christmas movie to watch together (without the kids around) It's a fun upbeat Christmas song that just makes me want to hula while wrapping gifts and drinking cocoa. Hey, don't laugh. <br />
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10. Feliz Navidad by JoseFeliciano<br />
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Again, another fun un-traditional song that everyone knows the words to and makes you happy when you sing it. Way to many years in retail working the customer service while listening to this song.<br />
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What are your favorite songs/artists this time of year? I think I may have to write a part two to this post.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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Ok, I know there are a million and two different ways you can countdown to Disney World. And they are very cute and very easy but you know me... I like to be different. I had seen something like this done for Christmas, I think with a tree and it was an advent calender.<br />
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I had sketched it out in my trusty notebook and then went into Photoshop to smooth out the rough edges and figure everything out without having to cut anything ....yet. The red square was 24"x 24". The Mickey head was 19" wide and 16.5" tall. <br />
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When I got my design all figured out, I printed out just the letters so I could cut them out of felt. I literally took the printout , laid it over the felt and cut them both together. I do have a new Silhouette machine and I bet you could cut felt with it but I don't have a fabric blade yet. That will come soon enough , I'm sure.<br />
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I also went to Hobby Lobby and got a huge piece of red felt to be my background. I designed it to be 24x24" so I have a bunch leftover but I'm sure I'll find something to do with it later.<br />
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I took the red felt and sewed it together around a wooden dowel rod. Then I attached the cute , yellow ribbon I bought from Hobby Lobby last year. <br />
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The mickey head that will be the cut up to be the countdown was a little more difficult to do. I again printed out the mickey head in pieces form Photoshop and then taped them back together and cut out the shape. Then I took my felt, a yard stick, and some chalk. and made some marks on the backside of the felt. Then cut them with a good pair of scissors. I really do need to get myself a rotary cutter. I bet it would be easier.<br />
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I wanted to give my girls guidelines as they are building their Mickey head. I thought about using my Silhouette machine but I haven't done too much with heat transfer vinyl. I wanted to keep it simple. My mom suggested at just use a Sharpie and trace around the shapes and be done. It worked out great. The kids don't care about fancy and now it looks like a big numbered puzzle to them. K is very good with her numbers and this helps her know which square to put it in next, even though counting backwards it still a little awkward to her.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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I have to say I was super excited about the whole getting autographs thing down at Disney world. I've been seeing all kinds of cool autograph books that other bloggers and Etsy folk have made. Of course , I wanted to make some of my own. My kid's loved them.<br />
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I wanted a big sturdy book with a strong back and front cover because this thing is going to take some abuse, I'm sure of it. Someone else I read said to make sure that you have the space to be able to put pictures of the kids with the characters. I knew then I was looking for a 5x7" size notebook of some sort. I went and looked at Michaels and they had some with strong cardboard backs but thin yellow paper covers. Boo. <br />
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I went ahead and bought a whole bunch of Disney scrapbook paper and stickers. Along with some plain colored/patterned paper for accents. <br />
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Then I went to Hobby Lobby and Ta Da ! I found some. They say they are for watercolor and mixed media. The pages are nice and thick and both the front and back covers are strong cardboard. Yipee! I was very happy.<br />
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I was trying to figure out how to make the paper fit the front cover so I took the original cover of the sketchbooks and used it as a template and cut away. I even cut all of the little holes out. Then I cut a slit through the middle of each other holes to pop the little ends around the ring part of the sketch pad.<br />
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I took some spray adhesive I ahd , went in the garage , sprayed and then quickly but carefully put down the paper. You have to be fast with that stuff. It wanted to stick right away and I almost lost a piece of my paper. I kinda freaked out a little.<br />
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Then I created some vinyl letters and mickey head with my Silhouette machine. What can I say.... that 's things awesome! Also I added the stickers I bought and we had some books! To add an extra layer of protection , I Modge Podged everything. I figured it would keep everything more in place and keep some dirt off of the paper. <br />
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I listened to what everyone else said about the thick retractable Sharpies and Office Max happened to have a sale on them for .50! I got K her green and S her blue.<br />
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I also didn't want the insides of the covers to be bare so I modge podged those as well. <br />
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Here are some pics of just two of the autographs we got. They are all so cute. I'm also going to put a picture of each girl with the character by the page they signed. So they can open them up and see them anytime. The girls LLLLOOOVVVEEDDD getting the autographs!!!<br />
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We got Lady and the Tramp too! You have to go into Tony's and ask the ladies at the front desk. They'll take your books in back and bring them back to you with their little paw prints on them. awww :)<br />
<br />Have you made a book like this before? Let me know. I'd love to come check them out and pin them.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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Do you know what one of the cheapest souvenirs is at any theme park or tourist attraction?.....Pressed Pennies!! <br />
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Normally they cost around 51 cents. That is 50 cents and the penny to press. We get them at the <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/06/things-i-love-about-stlouis-saint-louis.html" target="_blank">Zoo </a>here in Saint Louis, <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/05/things-i-love-about-stlouis-grants-farm.html" target="_blank">Grant's Farm</a> and the Transportation Museum just to name a few. The girls love them and I love how inexpensive they are. <br />
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I've seen all over the web how to use Mini M&M containers to hold your money for your pressed pennies. You take 2 quarters, 1 penny, 2 quarters, 1 penny, 2 quarters, 1 penny, 2 quarters, 1 penny.....until you fill up the container. I had been looking for the Mini M&Ms with no luck but around Easter I found these really long special Easter colored ones. They looked kinda big but I hadn't found the small ones yet until 2 weeks after Easter at Party City. Of course. The big ones looked like too much the smaller ones looked too small. They only way to figure it out was too see how much we could fit in each one. <br />
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One roll of quarters will get us 20 pressed pennies. Our books hold 36. I filled up the larger penny holder and got 30 pressed pennies worth of money in there =$15.30. And I put the remaining $6 in the smaller container. We could get more but with all of the other souvenirs we are getting, I think we're good. <br />
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I wanted to be clean and simple. I went into my Silhouette program and created some mickey head shapes and their names to put on the side. I used the Paper Source vinyl that I bought from Hobby Lobby. It's kinda silly though because K loves green and S loves blue so I really didn't need to put names on them at all. You could even just use the cool stickers that you can find at any hobby store. I saw a ton when I was shopping for all of my Disney crafts.<br />
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The mickey head shapes were about a 1x1" size so they wouldn't wrap around the tubes too much when they were places on. And the font I used was <a href="http://www.dafont.com/cheri.font" target="_blank">Cheri</a>. It's so cute.<br />
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Pardon the bad Photoshop on the tubes. I forgot to take the pictures until after I put their names on the tubes. Whoops.<br />
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Super easy and super cute. <br />
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Here is the Silhouette file you can download : <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwN8BOfyMc7-WmhWUHFHdGZSdzA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Mickey Silhouette File</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<i>So begins my " May: Month of the Mouse" series. There are 6 parts to this series in anticipation of our trip to Walt Disney World. {squeal} </i><br />
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My girls love getting pressed pennies as souvenirs whenever we go to any kind of tourist attraction like our <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/06/things-i-love-about-stlouis-saint-louis.html" target="_blank">Zoo</a> or <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/05/things-i-love-about-stlouis-grants-farm.html" target="_blank">Grant's Farm</a>. <br />
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When I found out that WDW had then and there were something like over 500 different kinds, I was super stoked. This would keep them busy and maybe distracted from all of the other more expensive stuff there. Don't get me wrong, we're going to let them get a bunch of other stuff too but I wanted to keep it to a minimum. <br />
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I saw on Diseystore.com that they had penny books but they were like $20 a piece. Ah....no way. I went to my trusty friend Google and typed in Pressed penny books and up popped Ebay. Normally Ebay and I don't get along. I've had some bad luck but I ordered two of the <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/170509559514?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649" target="_blank">pressed penny books</a> from<br />
seller tranzcollection for $4.69 a piece and then they discount the shipping when you buy more than one. Pretty sweet, right?<br />
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They are 3.5" inches wide and 6.5" inches tall black with 44 openings, 36 pennies and 8 quarters. There is a front that's not too pretty and a back I can decorate... so I will :)<br />
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I wanted to keep it simple since it's a small space so not a lot of decor on these. And I wanted to use my Silhouette machine my hubby got me for Christmas and make it with vinyl but I'm sure you could do any and all of this with paper and maybe a little ModgePodge to help it stick on?<br />
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K loves green and Mickey Mouse. S loves blue and Tinkerbell. That made my design decisions easy I went online and found some images I liked and imported them into Silhouette deluxe edition to create my cutouts. I also used the font <a href="http://www.dafont.com/walt-disney.font" target="_blank">Waltograph</a> since it looks all Disney-like.<br />
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After the designs were ready I cut them out and applied them to the books...voila! I did have to double up my vinyl cutouts on the plain green color. It was very kinda transparent. It was Paper Source brand from Hobby Lobby. The price was great but maybe that's what you get . In fact , all of the vinyl used for this was this brand. I thought it cut well and did the job. They have a bunch of colors available and I don't have to order off the internet in a pinch.<br />
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Now they aren't as plain as they were before.<br />
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I created separate files for the solid color cutouts and then the silhouettes of the characters and test. You can download the files I created here. I hope they come in handy for somebody?<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwN8BOfyMc7-X3JiRGdINDZxYjA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Penny Book Micky and Tink Designs Silhouette File</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwN8BOfyMc7-TXhfQmhjZHlMclU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Solid Color Background Silhouette File</a><br />
<i><br />( My opinions are all my own about everything in this post. Nobody gave me or paid me for anything)</i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<i>I've missed you guys so much. Life happens and I just couldn't get motivated to get back into it for a while. I've been reading everyone else's blogs and missing doing my own. I hope I can at least talk to you guys once or twice a week. But let's get back to the matter at hand......</i><br />
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Yes!!! We are finally going to Disney World with the girls!! I can't wait. I'm so excited and I hope they are to :)<br />
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I've been before............ in 1982 ( remember..I'm the oldest girl in all the pictures. Get ready for the gawkiness)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gotta love the eighties, am I right? </td></tr>
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<b>1983....</b></div>
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<b>1987........</b></div>
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<b>and 1994.........</b></div>
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but my hubby and girls have never been. We thought about waiting until they were both a bit older and were able to ride some more of the rides. But when my Aunt recently passed away, it reminded me how short life is and how you never know what is going to happen. Why wait? <br />
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I talked with my good friend, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WishUponAStarWithHeather" target="_blank">Heather</a>, who had just recently become a certified Disney travel agent with <a href="http://www.wishuponastarwithus.com/heather/" target="_blank">Wish A Upon A Star With Us</a> and she hooked us up. She's actually there as we speak doing some more training. I can't wait to hear any new stuff she finds out. She can work with you completely over the phone and online. She can also send you stuff in the mail. I had been before but there is SO MUCH MORE to do and see since the last time we went and I wasn't the one doing the planning last time when I was 16, my mom was. <br />
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Decisions, decisions, decisions.....<br />
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....which hotel is best for you and your budget?<br />
.... and do you or don't you get the meal plan? <br />
.... do you buy the Photo Pass or Photo Pass +?<br />
.... do you trade pins or don't you? <br />
.... To nap or not to nap?<br />
.... since we'll have a car and staying on property , do we drive ourselves or use the buses?<br />
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My head was spinning for a while. I'm sure some of the stuff we won't figure out until we go. I know I've read a million and two blogs to hear about everyone else's experiences. I learn something new from everyone I read. Really, all of the websites out there are awesome.<br />
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Here are a few of the ones I liked the best . Heather told me about a bunch of them and some I found on my own via Pinterest. Check out my<a href="http://pinterest.com/entirelyemily/disney/" target="_blank"> Disney Pinterest board</a> to see all of my Disney stuff.<br />
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<a href="http://allears.net/index.html" target="_blank">All Ears</a> ( loved that they had menus for all of the restaurants on this one. This should save us a bunch of time wandering around)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mousesavers.com/" target="_blank">Mouse Savers </a> ( this one had alot of tips for saving money on food and souvenirs)<br />
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<a href="http://wdwprepschool.com/" target="_blank">Walt Disney World Prep School(she has so many great tips and facts. She is so thorough. I can't even tell you everything I learned. </a><br />
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<a href="http://kennythepirate.com/" target="_blank">Kenny the Pirate(This guy tells you where to find all of the characters while you are at the parks. Invaluable if you want autographs)</a><br />
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<a href="http://touringplans.com/" target="_blank">Touring Plans</a><br />
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of course <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/" target="_blank">Disney World.com</a><br />
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I'll let you know how it goes but until then I had to get ready with some Disney crafts of course. They'll be coming soon. I'll have pressed penny book decor, penny holder decor, mickey countdown, autograph books, and t-shirts.<br />
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I can't wait to share.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction</a></span><span style="font-size: small;">- <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-63754700082361873852013-02-07T15:39:00.002-06:002013-02-07T15:39:54.030-06:00Photography: Family/Kid Session with C & BBack before Christmas, my super awesome neighbors asked me if I could take some pictures of their young men. These guys are the best so I jumped at the chance to photograph some tween/ teen boys. I brought them to one of my favorite spots. They were really great and did everything I asked them to including "act natural" which meant kinda pounding on each other,head locks, and jokes at each other expense. It was pretty cool. I think I see some senior pictures in my future....right, C?<br /><br />Wanna see more, come over and like my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EmilyHughesPhotography" target="_blank">Emily Hughes Photography Facebook Page</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-12850474067462574702013-01-21T19:59:00.005-06:002013-01-21T19:59:55.142-06:00Second Shooting a wedding Part DuexRemember how I <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-adventures-of-second-shotting-at.html">second shot a wedding last year</a>? I was super lucky enough back in the fall of 2012 to get hired on as a Second Shooter for Karen at <a href="http://www.kh-stl.com/">Karen Hendrix Photography</a>. My sister happened to know someone that used her and she posted on her Facebook page that she was looking for a second shooter for 4 fall weddings that she would be shooting. I met with her, found out I could get paid ( woo hoo), and get experience from a pro. How great is that? She interviewed a few other people but I got the position. <br />
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I really learned alot from Karen about how shooting a wedding works: how to balance your time, the clients needs, and still be creative at the same time. Of the 4 weddings, the first was down at the Four Seasons on the Landing in Downtown Saint Louis. It was quite a first wedding to do with her.... huge wedding party and almost all indoors. Indoor shots are still more of a challenge than the outside shots for me.<br />
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Here's a little peak and if you want to see more head over to my<a href="http://emilyhughesphotography.blogspot.com/2013/01/second-shooting-wedding-090112.html" target="_blank"> photoblog.</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-15271397861573280062013-01-15T09:38:00.003-06:002013-01-15T09:38:17.986-06:00Photo Wall CollageYou've heard it before from me.. I have a problem with empty spaces. I can never decide what to put on or in them most of the time. There was the <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/search/label/Mantel%20Decor">mantel situation</a>, the <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/12/monogram-ornament-wreath.html">front door situation</a>, and now it's the giant-empty-space-on-the-wall-behind- the- couch situation. <br />
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The one thing I did know was that I wanted seamless frames. I saw it on a Pinterest pin and I loved the way it looked. Clean and simple. Your pictures really stand out. And let's face it, they are WAY cheaper than canvases. I knew Micheals had them so I went and wrote down the sizes that they had that would work for the giant wall behind my couch. And since their frames are on sale almost every week, it was very affordable.<br />
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I was lucky enough to have a roll of white paper here at
the house that the girls usually draw on so I took that roll of paper
and cut out the exact sizes of the frames and taped them up to the wall
to arrange and see what set up we wanted to have.<br />
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We decided on 3-16"x20"s and 3-12"x 16"s. I went through the past
winter's images and being that we had hardly any snow I had to go back
another year beyond that. I wanted to stay current but you gotta do what
ya gotta do. There are alot of guides/ images on Pinterest and some
photographers websites that can give you an idea on configurations. <br />
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I have an issue with symmetry... I LOVE IT!!! My teachers tried to beat it out of me in art school but the OCD-ness in me can't help it. It calms me. I like when things match or there are two of something. Ahh.....the serenity.<br />
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When we first started thinking about this space it was
fall and since I couldn't decide on the pictures soon enough it has
quickly become winter and the holidays so on to the winter pictures we
go.<br />
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My hubby had to help me with eye-balling where I should have the nails. But it looks so nice to finally have something up there. We plan on switching them out with the seasons. I took a ton of cool pictures last spring, summer and just this fall. I can't wait to get them all up next year.<br />
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So what do you think? Do you need any ideas on how to arrange pictures at your house? I'd love to help you out. <br /><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-48102277200751582452013-01-09T07:50:00.000-06:002013-01-09T07:52:18.503-06:00My Super Hero FamilyI think all of us have super powers of some sort or another. Other people might not see them but we know they are there. I started thinking about this more and more as I looked at the artwork of an old high school friend.<br />
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Matt has always been a talented illustrator having a comic book in our high school and always drawing all the time but lately he had been posting some super cool stuff on his <a href="http://www.facebook.com/matt.leong?ref=ts&fref=ts">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://followgram.me/drawsumthincool">Instagram</a> accounts. <br />
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Recently he had shown a drawing of his family that looked like a cover of a comic book. It was "super " cool. I knew that Matt did commissions so it seemed like a great gift for my husband for Christmas. Now J isn't a big super hero or comic book guy but who wouldn't want to have a really cool drawing done of themselves? <br />
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I first approached Matt with my idea... a family of super heroes from Saint Louis with their own unique interests and skills:<br />
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Me<br />
-Photographer<br />
J<br />
-Blues and Cardinals Fan<br />
K<br />
-princesses<br />
-Green<br />
-Elephants<br />
S<br />
-Blue<br />
- her "oh puppy"<br />
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And of course we had to include Louie and Frankie!<br />
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Matt and I settled on a size and he went to work sketching and giving me some previews along the way. I love the creative process! He really got what I wanted it to look like. <br />
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Keep in mind we did all of this over email and it was super easy. I did go pick my finals up in person since we live in the same city but I'm sure he'll mail/ship it any where it needs to go. <br />
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His original Pencil sketch ( already cool)<br />
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The next step: penciled version<br />
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The pen /start to color version:<br />
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And the totally awesome final version that now will hang up at my husband's office:<br />
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Aren't we cool looking? Even the dogs look bad-ass. I couldn't have been any happier with how it turned out. This is something so unique that you just can't buy in a store. We'll always have this little picture of our lives and our likes right now. <br />
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Matt gave me a computer printed colorized version, the original pencil sketch, and a DVD with a PDF, Jpeg and the Photoshop file. He can draw any size you want. This happened to be a 8x10. <br />
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I'm not usually all YOU NEED THIS on my blog but it is SO COOL that I think you should. Did I mention he can draw anything character, movie actor, or just any old thing? You could get your son's favorite bockugon character for his wall or Transformer.<br />
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I was in no way paid for this blog post by the way. I was a happy paying customer. And it was worth every penny. My husband loved it. The kids got a kick out of it too.<br /><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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I've made so many new friends and learned so many new things. It's one of the best things I did for myself this past year. I hope I can continue on with it and do even more exciting things. Bigger things. More Creative Things. More Mommy things.<br />
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With no further adieu... The most viewed posts here on" Entirely Emily" decided on by page<br />
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#10. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/10/9-couples-costume-ideas-over-years.html"> 9 Costumes For Couples-</a> a look at how my hubby and I dressed for for Halloween over the years<br />
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#9. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/05/beach-countdown-calender-diy.html">Beach Countdown Calender</a> - a fun way for the kids to countdown the month before our beach vacation.<br />
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#8. What do I do with my Kids-- I sometimes run out of ideas and feel kind bummed about it. mom fail?<br />
#7. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/06/ks-elephant-travel-pillow.html">K's Elephant Travel Pillow</a>-- I wanted the girls to have travel pillows but they didn't have the animal we needed.<br />
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#6. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/10/my-favorite-photography.html">My favorite Photography websites</a>- These are sites/women that I follow and read almost everyday. You should too.<br />
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#5. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/05/road-trip-map-for-k.html">Road trip Map for Kids</a>- A fun way for my girls to track where we were going and where we had been.<br />
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#4. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/05/caillou-party-for-s.html">Caillou Party for S</a> - S loves Caillou so it was a natural theme for her 2nd birthday party.<br />
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#3. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-make-bunsen-and-beaker-costumes.html">How to make a Bunsen and Beaker Costume</a>- This was a fun costume to create and to wear.<br />
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#2. <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-stop-spending-stupid-money-plan-or.html"> Stop Spending Stupid Money</a>- We all have money that falls through the cracks. Here are just some of those cracks and how to stop it.<br />
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<a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/07/mickey-mouse-party-with-printables.html">The Mickey Mouse Birthday party</a>- K still loves Mickey Mouse so I had to make her all kinds of cutouts and printables to make it special. <br />
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Thank you for all of your visits and I'm so glad you stopped by. I love knowing that there are people out there like me crafting their way through life and trying not to go crazy at the same time. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
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<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Saturday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-89938952080564163142012-12-27T23:58:00.001-06:002012-12-27T23:58:10.244-06:00Meet our new little man, FrankieWe finally had our little boy! {hee hee} His name is Frankie. <br />
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He'll be around 5 months old on January 4th. He's black with a white blaze on his chest and some white on all four of his feet. He's a rescue dog that's part Basset Hound and part Lab. That's where those adorable ears come from. I hope they always look long and floppy. The doc says he'll probably be about 50 lbs of lazy, hound dog love. He has alot of skin to grow into. You can grab it and pull on it and he doesn't seem to mind. I like to think he's the long lost cousin of Charlie, Ree's dog over at Pioneer Woman. Maybe we should bring him by to visit. :)<br />
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He enjoys eating anything....<br />
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sleeping....<br />
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smelling....<br />
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chewing, playing with his brother....<br />
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playing with the kids....<br />
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peeing and pooping( not always in the correct places), squeezing through the fence, eating, peeing, pooping.... wait, Am I repeating myself? Well, he does enjoy those things alot. <br />
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He is also a dog of many emotions:<br />
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I know....don't be shocked by his intensity. It can be overwhelming at times. LOL.<br />
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He is such a sweetie and you'll be seeing alot more of him from now on. <br />
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He is one of the reasons I haven't been around here as much. I have to keep eyes on him at all times! Otherwise I'm cleaning up a mess of one kind or another. It's just like having another 2 1/2 year old in the house.<br />
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Most days I'm not sure why I did this to myself. Getting a puppy with two small kids but I did and now he's my kid too. I know it'll get better but next time , we may rescue an older, potty trained , non-chewing dog.<br />
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He already has a bunch of nicknames:<br />
-Buster<br />
-Pupster<br />
-Little Man ( well, when we first got him)<br />
-Frank<br />
-Frank the Tank <br />
-Puppy<br />
-Franklin<br />
-Stinkster<br />
-No-No bad dog<br />
-Piddles<br />
-King Piddles<br />
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Don't worry I'm sure we will think of more.<br />
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And in full disclosure, we've had him for two months already and I'm just getting around to this post mostly because.....wait for it.......................................wait for it..........................................................<br />
we couldn't decide on a name for almost that long......GASP!!<br />
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I know, bad dog mommy and daddy but this poor little guy was "Puppy" for a whole month. Geez. I know, indecisive much? <br />
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But now he's Frankie and all is good in the world. I think a post called " the world according to Frankie" sounds good. Don't you?<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-88120949584687556922012-12-13T04:00:00.000-06:002012-12-20T13:43:42.165-06:00Fuzzy Owl Ornaments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was so excited when Erin from over at <a href="http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/p/no-ugly-ornament-2012.html" target="_blank">My Very Educated Mother</a> contacted me to be involved with her " No Ugly ornament " Series over on here blog. That started me thinking on what I wanted to make. Maybe my idea of not ugly is someone else's idea of very ugly! Hmm.... what to do?<br />
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I was surfing around the net one day when I came across this image from Lilian Vernon.<br />
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It was so cute and so simple I knew I could redo it it myself and make it more cuddly and warm for the holidays. I have a new<a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/search/label/felt" target="_blank"> interest </a>in felt over the past year so I went off in search of a felt ball or something round I could cover with felt. But then I went to Target and found these sweater ball ornaments for $3 a piece. Perfect! Done and done. It wasn't felt but it was sweater material so that worked for me. <br />
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I started to sketch out what colors should go where since I knew I anted to be all Christmas colors. I bought my felt ans was ready to go. <br />
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I tried to freehand some circles but that ended in disaster. If you can do that, more power to ya. I found a pill bottle ( for the eye circles), a nickel ( for the smaller eye circle), and a princess cup ( for the wings) which I then switched out for a Ziploc container when I realized it would be too small:) I set them up on the felt and cut my circles.<br />
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Cut out your circles and make sure they look ok when they are all laying on top of each other. I did freehand the little beaks and feet. The feet on the other version were just too hard for me to pull off.<br />
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Slowly start hot gluing them ( or whatever way sounds good to you) onto your circle. I did this very slowly so I was sure where everything was going.<br />
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When I got to the wings, I wasn't sure how to approach them. I decided to take my large circle , cut it in half, and then overlap them together like a wing or feathers might look. It gave me the smooth look I was going for. <br />
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I decided to make two owls, one for each girl. They are so cute and fuzzy. I love them.<br />
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The tree here at our house is nothing but homemade or store bought but with a purpose. I try to buy/make things that the girls are into every year around this time. It's like a time capsule to look back on. My mom did the same thing for me and I love passing on the tradition. The girls get at least one new ornament a year that I will pass on to them when they get their own place someday.<br />
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What's on your tree? ( reminds me of the "what's in your wallet? " commercials )<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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I've seen all of the cool ornament wreaths on Pinterest but I wanted to be different . I wanted to make mine of our family's last name which starts with an H. <br />
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I went, measured the front door where I want to hang it, and sketched it out for my hubby who so nicely cut it out of a piece of very thin plywood(1/4").<br />
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I took it outside, back in July ( I know, it 's been a while in the making. That whole " Christmas in July" thing just never happened) and sprayed it shiny silver so that if any of it shown through , it wouldn't look as bad. I used Valspar silver metallic spray paint.<br />
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I had been hanging on to some old glass Christmas ornaments for years that I bough to go outside on a tree but that didn't happen either. <br />
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When I started to glue them on , I quickly realized that I didn't have enough since I was only using the red, green, and silver ones. I went back to Garden Ridge where I originally got them and bought another container of red, green, and silver ornaments which was the theme I wanted. Obviously you can do that with any color scheme. Now what should I do with all of those Blue and gold ones? <br />
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I just started gluing on different sizes and colors, stacking them until it started looking full and the way I wanted it to. I did take off the little hanger "crowns" that were on the top of all of the ornaments. When you need to glue them top down, it makes it a whole lot easier.<br />
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My hubby helped me drill some tiny holes into the plywood and ran framing wire through it and voila!<br />
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Our family initial on the front door for Christmas!<br />
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I'm kinda excited as this is the first wreath I have ever made and first thing I have hung on this front door since we moved in almost six years ago. Please don't send the empty door police after me, I'm trying to get better! Remember I had an empty mantel for years and now <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/search/label/Mantel%20Decor" target="_blank">mantels</a> are fun for me!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><i>(F.Y.I..... I did all this research to find good quality on the consumer-not-pay-too-much side of photos. Just my o-pin-ion. Just another option{smile} )</i></span><br />
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Imagine you just paid to have some great photographer :) take your family pictures. You purchased your 15-20 digital images on a disk and now it's in your hot little hand. You can't wait to go print them out somewhere, but where? Not all photo labs are created equal. I noticed a while ago that some of them gave me different results so I wanted to share that with you.<br />
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I decided to print out one picture at six different labs, some in town and some online, some in town BUT with online access too. Confused? I hope not.<br />
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The labs I tested this time were:<br />
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<a href="http://photo.walgreens.com/walgreens/" target="_blank">Walgreens</a> ( nationwide in-store/online 1 hour lab)<br />
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<a href="http://samsclubus.pnimedia.com/home.aspx" target="_blank">Sam's Club</a> ( nationwide in-store/ online 1 hour lab-Does every state have them? ) <br />
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<a href="http://www.cccamera.com/online_photoservices_photofinale.html" target="_blank">Creve Coeur Camera</a> ( in town/online access STL camera store/lab)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mpix.com/" target="_blank">MPix</a> ( online only consumer division of Millers Pro Lab)<br />
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<a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a> ( online only)<br />
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Diversified Lab ( professional photo lab here in the STL)<br /><br />
You deserve to get the most consistent results from your digital
files that you can. You should see the same color and quality in your
prints as you do when you view them on your computer screen. That being
said...the pro labs will always give you the best color and quality.
Getting prints through your photographer is always the best way to go. <br />
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I
understand the need to save some moola so that is why I did this test. I
know most the folks I take photos of now ( here in the STL) want the
digital files and want to go get prints out and about. <br />
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Here are some of the things you should be looking for when you print your images:<br />
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<u><b><i>Type of paper</i></b></u><br />
Do
you want your picture to be glossy or not glossy? It really does change
the look/feel of most images. Some photo places give you a choice,
some don't. Don't be surprised. If you don't know or can't tell from
their site, throw them an email and ask. <br />
<u><i><b><br />Cropping preview </b>( again... a whole other blog post)<b><br /></b></i></u><br />
When
you print anything above the size of 4x6, there is going to be some
cropping that happens. If you are ordering a vertical picture, the
cropping will be on the top and bottom. If you are ordering a horizontal
image, the cropping will be on the left and right. You may lose some
of the image that you don't necessarily want to . That's why previewing
your crop is so important. Look for a place that let's YOU decide where
you want to crop and then let's you preview it.<br />
<i><b><u><br />Too Dark or too light or weird color</u></b></i><br />
You
don't want your images to be way darker than you intended or way
lighter. Like I said , they should look very close to what you see on
your computer screen ( for the most part). Test out a few places
yourself, you might be surprised like I was. Some you will definitely
notice a color whether it's yellow, red, or blue. <br />
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I used the picture of Louie above to check for color, clarity, and lightness/darkness in my prints. I sent the same exact file that I had corrected to six different photo labs. I wanted all of them to print <i>as is</i> but as you will see, that didn't always happen. To be fair, I also think my monitor needs to be calibrated. That just means that you buy a little contraption that helps you to make your screen as neutral as you can so your prints don't have too much of any one color at any time. But I digress, that's a whole other blog post. <br />
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Here are all of the prints laying together so you can see the differences with them close up.<br />
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1) Walgreens<br />
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The only option you have as far as paper goes for a one hour print in any size is glossy. Now, I'm not knocking glossy but sometimes you want it and sometimes you don't. My image came out dark and I lost alot of detail in anything that was even sort of shaded. I usually only use them in situations where I need something asap like a school poster for K. You do get the option on how you want to crop your picture so make sure you use it. ( see image below)<br />
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2) MPix<br />
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This one was pretty good. It was a little on the warm (orangey) side compared to my screen but all of the details were in the shadows. And it was in a matte (non-glossy) paper which I wanted. They offer the cropping tool as well. ( see image below)<br />
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3) Diversified Lab<br />
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They offered me some test prints to test the color between my monitor and their printers. It was still off , a little too yellow/orange compared to my screen. Over all the lightness and details of the picture were good. They also got it to me very quickly. They offered many different types of paper: matte, glossy, metallic, etc. Lots to choose from based on the kid of image you would have. As I chose any given size , they had a very easy to use cropping tool that left nothing to the imagination. What I saw, was what I got. They also have the option to not( see image below)<br />
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4) Creve Coeur Camera<br />
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This one was one of the top three for me. It was probably the best as far as looking like my screen. It was the right lightness and the details were all there. They have the crop tool along with a setting that says " no color correction" . That is important when you receive digital files from your photographer as they have taken the time to edit and enhance all of the images they have given you. They also give you a choice of paper.<br />
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5) Sams Club<br />
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Again, just like Walgreens, very dark and I lost all details in the shadows. yuck. That being said I have used them for 4x6 album prints in the past but know I'm wondering how good my prints would have looked from somewhere else. I would only use them in pinch if I really had to. Someone told me Costco was really good but I don't have a membership there so I don't know.( see image below)<br />
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6) Shutterfly<br />
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This one was again very close to my screen....good lightness, good details and decent color. I got the glossy here and I don't know whay I chose that. You only have the choice of matte in prints bigger than 11x14 here in case you like the gloss.I would definitely order other images from them. And as they seem to always be running some kind of special, it would be good for your wallet as well.( see image below)<br />
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Can you see what I am taking about with the details? And the color? Look at his eyes... only in some images can you tell there is some brown in there. Or that you can see the pattern of his fur. <br />
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I think I would rate my favs as Creve Coeur and with a tie between Mpix and Shutterfly. I hope this helps you decide on where to take your pictures. I know there are so many other photo labs you can go to and this is all just my opinion. There might even be some better than these. I just know that I do my best to take awesome pictures and when they don't turn out awesome being printed. I get kinda mad.<br />
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So where do you go for pictures and do you love them? Tell me so I can go try them out and report back to you. Happy photo taking!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-86231205041420295812012-11-14T08:40:00.000-06:002012-11-14T08:40:01.135-06:00Furry Kids Photo Session<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was honored enough to photograph the dogs of my godmother and godfather a few weeks ago. I've tried to for years but usually with my kids near by...it doesn't work out so well. The dogs get distracted and you know how that goes :)<br />
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Having had dogs since I was born ( my first dog Trinket was 1 when I was born) I love taking photos of anyone's furry family members. I know how they work and what to try to get them to behave as best as they can.<br />
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Click the link below to see more cute pictures of their furry kids.<br />
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<a href="http://emilyhughesphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Furry Kids Photo Session with the Schafer Dogs<br /></a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-35175909680075226662012-11-12T08:44:00.003-06:002012-11-12T08:45:38.803-06:00Where's Entirely Emily been?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey y'all! It's been a long while. For some reason or another I lost the urge to blog three times a week and then it was hard to do 2 times and then even one time was just too much.I flat out just didn't' feel like it. My kids seemed to need me more and when I heard the little voice in my head saying " You HAVE to go blog about something." I told it to shut the hell up and go away.<br />
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I love blogging but something had to give and it was the one thing I didn't HAVE to do. I just don;t know what changed and why I didn't feel the urge as much but it was good to get away for while but....<br />
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I really started to miss you guys. I miss my blog friends and the conversations we would have. I feel like I don't even know what's going on in the blog-o-sphere anymore. <br />
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I have been busy getting out there and taking photos for friends and family to start a photo business. But again, kids come first and I can't even get as into that as I would like. I see some of you doing it all and I wonder why I can't? Maybe I'm not built that way. I want to be but maybe I just can't handle it. <br />
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I have so many ideas and things I want to blog about and SO not enough time in which to do it. This isn't something I should get stressed about but I was. I want to be at the same level as some of you but have come to realize that I can't...just not right now. When my kids are in school more often, I feel like then I will rock this shiz-nit! But for now, I will blog and then I will break and then I will blog and find a good place for me to be.<br />
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I have lost some of my followers but I hope there are some of you out there that will stick with me. I always appreciate your comments and your friendship even if I go missing for a few days/weeks from my blog.<br />
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I know you understand and I hope you're still there listening to my ramblings. <br /><br /><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
<a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-91254285076219436372012-10-22T17:10:00.002-05:002018-12-03T22:42:41.805-06:009 Couples Costume Ideas over the years <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever since my hubby and I met pretty much, give or take a few, we have gotten dressed up for Halloween. It was alot of fun and we get really into it. Now it's really more fun to dress up my kids because I get these grandiose ideas for myself that I never seem to have time or the sewing talent to pull off. <br />
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<b>2001- Fred and Daphne from Scooby Doo</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scanned photo from my scrapbook- predigital days</td></tr>
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<b> </b> I started for the first time thinking of ideas that a couple could do together.And for some reason, I thought of Fred and Daphne from Scooby Doo. Don't ask me why. J was game to be Fred. We figures all he needed was:<br />
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- Orange scarf<br />
-Ligth blue Jeans ( coutersy of Wlamart)<br />
-Blue shirt<br />
-White sweater<br />
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Mine on the other hand was A little harder but thanks to my mom , she whipped up an old pattern she had from the 60s or 70s and made me the purple dress, the headband, and J and I the scarves. I had the shoes and earrings. We both had to go spray our hair in the parking lot of the costume store on the way there.<br />
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<b>2002- Elvis and Priscilla</b><br />
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<b> </b>J had been joking around that he kinda looked like Elvis...but more of the 70s, a little bit of a belly Elvis. So we went to the local costume store here that rents ,early enough, and rented this beauty of a costume. We also rented the shoes which were white pleather booties that you can't see which is a shame. We bought the glasses and he grew his sideburns super long for over a month . People were staring to wonder about him and his questionable facial hair choices.<br />
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For me, I bought the bouffant black wig but the dress and coat belonged to my mom. Awesome, right? My pretty silver eye shadow was also da-bomb. We got alot of great compliments that night. If your man can pull off an Elvis, I say do it.<br />
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<b>2003- No Party= No Costume</b><br />
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<b>2004- Trailer park Rednecks</b> ( I think <a href="http://sorrykid.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ashley from "Sorry kids your mom doesn't play well with others"</a>has seen some of these folks as soccer games around here :) )<br />
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Well, I hate to say it but we live very close to a bunch of folks who look and act just like that. What can I say Saint Louis has an ecceltic group of folks that live all over. <br />
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If you are going to be a good redneck trailer wife around here, you have to have:<br />
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-more kids than you can carry...see the one on my leg<br />
-bad hair ( mullet wig)<br />
-missing teeth<br />
- be preggos again ( soft pillow)<br />
-and course be smoking while with all of your kids<br />
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J only had to have:<br />
- the mullet ( yep, another awesome wig)<br />
- a NASCAR shirt , of course<br />
- stone washed jeans<br />
- A big ugly tatoo with my name on it<br />
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<b>2005- Hugh Hefner and a Playboy bunny</b><br />
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Now don't get all excited. This was the scariest outfit for me to wear EVER. First off it's freakin cold here in Saint Louis this time of year and I'm not crazy about showing off my thighs at all. <br />
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We had a heck of a time finding black satin PJs for J to wear. We had to get him some in the bigger ladies section of Target ( shhhhh) We also bough the smoking jacket and borrowed the pipe.Sprying his black hair white was also quite challenging.<br />
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I got to buy another wig, the body suit, The ears/collar/ wrist things were all together and then the fishnets. I used some old slutty looking shoes I had. Why did I have them? It was the late nineties. I think alot of them looked slutty.<br />
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<b>2006- The couple from the American Gothic farm picture</b><br />
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I think I kinda pulled this one out of my butt. Why did I want to do this? Again, who knows. But it looked kinda cool when it was done and it was a "couple" idea. <br />
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Again, my mom sewed me up a plain brown dress with some rick rack on it and I had the black and white shirts. I put brown eyeliner on my face to make it look like deep wrinkles from a distance. <br />
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J had to buy some overalls, some old man glasses, and a wig that we had to cut the hair on the sides and spray it gray. He used his own blazer, shirt and we borrwed the pitchfork. <br />
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<b>2007- Bunsen and Beaker from the Muppets</b><br />
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You guys know all about them . They were alot of fun and really warm. Check out their <a href="http://entirelyemily.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-make-bunsen-and-beaker-costumes.html" target="_blank">post</a>.<br />
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<b>2008- Farmer and a cow</b><br />
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J had a friend at work who told him he had a cow costume.... hey why not. I got on my overalls, my boots, borrowed a straw hat and threw on some plaid and J wore the cow suit with creepy udders. Don't look too long, they are disturbing. We even borrowed a little cow costume for K. There apparently was no picture taken of me . Oh well you get the idea.<br />
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<b>2009- Some old time Greek People</b><br />
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Easy Peasy... two twin size white sheets and some white t-shirts. I added the gold leaves from Michels or walmart ...I can't remember. It was the theme that night so that made deciding what to wear very easy. and K was a cutey pa-tutey ladybug <br />
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<b>2010- No party= No costume</b><br />
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<b>2011- Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton</b><br />
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Where do I come up with this shtuff? They were a singing <i>duo </i>so that was enough for me. I put on my Playboy bunny wig and made it look big hair-ish and borrowed a much bigger bra than mine and stuffed it with pantyhose stuffed with pillow fluff. Yep....that's all fluff..trust me. I got felt up all night by our friends. I tried to not be offended because it really wasn't ME they were grabbing.<br />
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Went to Goodwill thrift store to get J some plaid and used the vest from his three piece suit. His hat was mine that was too small but you got the idea. The beard was actually was very long but it was the only white beard we could find so we cut it to semi- normal looking length. K had to get into the picture as well. <br />
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<b>2012= ???</b><br />
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I kinda don;t think we're doing one this year but I'm ok with that because it's so much more fun now to see the kids dress up and take them out. <br />
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What are you or your kids going to be for Halloween?<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.greatfun4kidsblog.com/" target="_blank">Great Fun 4 Kids</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.lilmrstori.com/" target="_blank">Lil Mrs Tori</a></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/05/transformation-thursday-no-150.html#more" target="_blank"> The Shabby Cottage</a> </span><a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2012/05/taylor-house-thursday-7.html" target="_blank">The Taylor House</a>-<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/05/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-99/" target="_blank"> House of Hepworths</a> <br />
<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105869027618851693.post-43216296354534438412012-10-17T15:39:00.001-05:002012-10-18T16:56:01.363-05:00My favorite photography websites (for inspiration and education)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My friend Michelle over at <a href="http://www.callias-corner.com/" target="_blank">Callia's Corner </a> just had a <a href="http://www.callias-corner.com/2012/09/a-few-of-my-favorite-photography-sites.html#.UH8TRlEyBUc" target="_blank">pos</a><a href="http://www.callias-corner.com/2012/09/a-few-of-my-favorite-photography-sites.html#.UH8TRlEyBUc" target="_blank">t</a> about some of her favorite sites that she goes to for photo inspiration, learning, and info. It was like she read my mind. I love discovering where everyone else gets their info from. I will find at least one new website to follow every time I go on a fellow photo lovers/photographers page.<br />
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I can't ever seem to get enough of learning about photography and everything that goes into it. I wouldn't be kidding if I said I read at least an hour a day about photo stuff on the internet. I know, craziness. I get lost in it.<br />
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I am fascinated by how shots are done, what people use to get those shots either programs/actions or light. Recently I've been reading about how to pose people and groups since I've been asked to photograph some friends and family. It's just mind blowing how much information there is out there on any given photography subject. I don't think it's ever possible to learn it all.<br />
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I feel like want more from my exposure on all of my images. I want them to glow. Almost like the light is coming out of them. So that is my goal.... to glow.<br />
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<a href="http://www.clickitupanotch.com/" target="_blank">Click it up a Notch</a><br />
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Courtney is a mom who takes amazing photos and has a gift for teaching us to do the same. Tons and tons of great articles. I read her stuff daily . (if you're reading...Hi Courtney! Will you be my new BFF?)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mcpactions.com/" target="_blank">MCP Actions</a><br />
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(So true, Michelle) You can't ever forget about Jodi. I found Jodi through Pioneer woman's website and was immediately excited about her free actions and her very helpful tutorials. I love seeing her pictures of her and her daughter because it reminds me of me and my girls. Except they listen to her :) I use her Facebook actions everyday to resize my blog pictures and place my watermark. I WILL be getting some of her other actions very soon. Once I can decide....hmmm<br />
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<a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/" target="_blank">I Heart Faces</a><br />
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As Michelle mentioned in her <a href="http://www.callias-corner.com/2012/09/a-few-of-my-favorite-photography-sites.html#.UH8TRlEyBUc" target="_blank">post</a>, I've been coming here for their vast photo resources since it seems like the beginning of my internet surfing days. So much to learn and beautiful examples to inspire.<br />
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<a href="http://willettedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Willette Designs</a><br />
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Her photos are to die for and she has really nice freebies like some actions, cards, and frames. I really want one of her posing guides but I need to reign myself in on just one.<br />
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<a href="http://michellekanephotography.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Kane</a><br />
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Again...actions, tutorials, freebies...videos. You could be here for hours. She has a new freebie texture that I'm trying to really utilize. I found Michelle through a Saint Louis photographer/designer I follow/worship named <a href="http://www.hollymccaig.com/" target="_blank">Holly McCaig</a>. ( see below)<br />
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<a href="http://kevansphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Katie Evans Photography</a><br />
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Her color. Her depth. Totally. I learned how to really make a B&W picture pop through this site. It actually helped all of my post processing more. <br />
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<a href="http://photojojo.com/store/" target="_blank">PhotoJOJO</a><br />
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Some really fun really unique photo props, supplies, and gifts that you can't find anywhere else.<br />
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<a href="http://www.emileefuss.com/" target="_blank">Emily Fuss Photography</a><br />
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This girl amazes me. ( and I can call her girl because she's 15 years younger than me ;P) So young and so wow. It's no secret I love dogs and animals in general. The way she uses light. Again, something I strive to do. And she's been there for a while. What a lucky gal!<br />
<a href="http://inspiremebaby.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="http://inspiremebaby.com/" target="_blank">Inspire me baby</a><br />
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More great tutorials and hints for any type of photographer<br />
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<a href="http://nateperkesblog.com/tips-and-tricks/50mm-vs-200mm/?fb_comment_id=fbc_5005461457735_658858_5006598650735#f2c4d7e63538222" target="_blank">Nate Perkes</a><br />
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Great photo, tips, tutorials<br />
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Some local gals that inspire me.....<br />
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<a href="http://www.hollymccaig.com/" target="_blank">Holly McCaig</a><br />
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I've been following Holly since about 2007 when I noticed some photos she took of a coworkers dogs. At the time she was doing portraits, weddings, and seniors. She has now since focused on her design/branding <a href="http://www.twopeardesigns.com/" target="_blank">Two Pears Design</a> with her friend Carrie. She still does take photos here and there, usually Seniors, and they are fan-flipin-tastic! Oh and did I mention she's a fellow Saint Louisian! She has the cutest trio of little dogs. You need to follow her Instagram feed just to see them. ( and if you're reading Holly....I want you to be my Yoda:)<br /><br /><a href="http://kristinelynnphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/Families" target="_blank">Kristine Lynn</a><br /><br />I found Kristine through her sister, Kelly over at <a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a>. She takes those " glowing " photos that I was talking about earlier and I'm always excited when she has a new session on her blog. My family and I get to be one of those sessions this Sunday. I'm so excited. I can't wait to share them with y'all.<br /><br /><a href="http://kh-stl.com/?load=flash" target="_blank">Karen Hendrix</a><br /><br />I found Karen though Facebook and my sister. She is an amazing wedding photographer who makes it look too easy. I have been lucky enough to be her second shooter this fall. It has been an amazing experience and I have learned so much. <br /><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/" target="_blank">What is the Gunny Sack</a> -<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/" target="_blank">Making the world Cuter</a> -<a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Doo</a> -<a href="http://diyshowoff.com/category/other/diy-project-parade/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/" target="_blank">I should be mopping the Floor </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.greatfun4kidsblog.com/" target="_blank">Great Fun 4 Kids</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a> - <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> -<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Kurtz Corner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Bee</a> - <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/category/take-it-on-tuesday/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a> -<a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Winthrop Chronicles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a>- <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a><br /> </span>-<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/category/show-and-tell/" target="_blank">SNAP</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Thursday</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Picket Fence</a> -
<a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/" target="_blank">Somewhat Simple</a> -
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<a href="http://two-in-diapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two In Diapers-Mommy Brain Mixer</a><br />
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Friday <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/" target="_blank">Naptime Crafters</a> - <a href="http://stayathomenation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Nation</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Young and Crafty</a> - <a href="http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Turn(ForUs)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Delicate Construction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://herecomesthesun-kelly.blogspot.com/search/label/Fabulous%20Friday" target="_blank">Here Comes the Sun</a><br /><br />Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sister's Stuff</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.natashainoz.com/search/label/Say%20G%27day%20Saturday%20Linky%20Party" target="_blank">Natasha in Oz -Say G'Day </a><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
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I had heard about this cool thing Rosie over at <a href="http://www.craftbotic.com/" target="_blank">Craftbotic</a> was doing setting up bloggers to secretly help each other out. I missed a few of the sign ups but this last time I signed up right away. <br /><br />I knew I needed some help and hoped I could help someone else. <br /><br />I was lucky enough to get to be a blog angel to Mia over at <a href="http://www.thechroniclesofchaos.com/" target="_blank">The Chronicles of Chaos</a>. She loves a good blogger swap! As I've been following her she's been involved in a bunch of blogger to blogger swaps. I'm wondering to myself, how did you find all of these? But she sure has received some cool swag! She also adores her little boy, Dom or Domenic.<br />
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I've been commenting on her posts, twitter feed and trying to get to know her and her blog. When I received her as a match I didn't quite understand what it is she needed from me so I hope we can figure that out together and help her even more. Hi Mia! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0