polaroid obsession

i have been obsessed here lately with wanting to find an easy way to make a polaroid...just for the fun of it i guess...it just looks neat ya know, so i've been searching around & i see there are a lot of choices out there, stock images, scans of an actual polaroid, you can make a photoshop brush OR...


an easy action with a simple frame like i have here. this one was made using a free action i downloaded from addicted to design. isn't it cool?

the ladies

i've been wanting to post everyday...but, you know...the best laid plans!

here's what i've been working on lately..


a little bit "vintagey" cowgirl...boy ain't she perrrty...

her beautiful lil' sis...



and if you know this one, you've got to admit, she's lookin' pretty grown-up here...


these girls were so much fun to work with...


so helpful...easy...polite..


someone did something right with these girls...(ok mom, we're talking about you here!)


thank you girls...i had such a good time & hope you did too!

get close

back when i was scrapbooking more, i read a quote(i don't remember the author) that went something like this, "if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough!" and this has always stuck with me, sometimes it sticks TOO much with me! i love to get in there close, especially with children.

so if you're trying to improve the quality of your photos, try getting in there closer. most all digital cameras these days will give you a light or a beep or some sort of sign to let you know that you're in the focused range, otherwise you're going to get a blurry image or the camera just won't let you take the photo. so... try it & have fun!

16 years today

he puts up with me, provides for me, supports me, stands by me, loves me...yet he rarely lets me take a picture of him!

today is our anniversary...yes, 16 years ago today. seems like yesterday & seems like it's just always "been".

wouldn't have it any other way - love ya babe!

blueberry yummy

ooh, it's that time of year here in indiana when it gets...BAM - cold, and i don't know about you, but nice warm comfy meals like hot soup...goulash...that's the kind of food that just screams "i need a muffin to go with that!" and my family would agree. these babies were on the table last night & today, well, they're long gone.

this recipe's tried & true so check it out:

1 3/4 c. flour
(if you're adventurous, try using 1 c. white & 3/4 c. whole wheat flour)
1/4 c. + 1 Tbs. sugar
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. oil
3/4 c. milk
3/4 c. blueberries

combine dry ingredients. combine egg, oil & milk, then add to dry ingredients. mix till moistened. fold in blueberries. fill 12 muffin tins. bake @ 400 degrees for approx. 20 mins. enjoy!

the firstborn textured

being the fair & impartial mother that i am ;o) i must give equal web time to my eldest. textures are he-Uge right now, so i have been dying to give it a try. i don't know if i overdid it or not, but i thought this was a perfect shot for this type of application.

to play with clay

i don't know about yours, but my kids love to create just about anything and one fine day they got the idea to make creatures with some modeling clay that had been minding it's own business in the drawer since christmas! i think they spent the entire afternoon coming up with these charming guys...for your viewing pleasure...



tip: for those of you who don't get excited about the kids getting stuff out that is messy & tends to get all over & not get cleaned up adequately, we like to get the painter's tape out, cover the entire working space with waxed paper, tape it down before they start playing-voila! quick & painless cleanup (uh...except for the floor!)