scheduling

It's been a rather hectic week. Sick kids make the days longs and full of tears and every night has been some activity or another. It's Thursday and I'm feeling burnt out. I guess I must have been complaining about it just a wee bit because I came home to a bouquet of flowers. They're gorgeous and I really should photograph them to show you but that would require getting up off the couch and frankly I'm not in the mood. Maybe later, when I finally decide a glass of wine is worth the effort. I hope you all are getting enough sleep.

wedding bells

When one of your most artistic friends gets married, you know her wedding will be unique. This little lady became a Mrs. yesterday at one of the most beautiful and perfect weddings I've ever been to. First off, the whole thing took place in a Botanical Greenhouse. A frog croaked through most of the reception and her dress (oh the dress!) was designed by the bride and sewn by a friend. All the men's ties looked pretty hot too, if I do say so myself.

kid friendly craft

One of my favorite activities to do with the kids is craft projects, but it can be really hard to find ones that are engaging for 3 at a time (who are different skill levels) and that don't require a lot of prep and clean-up work. Today I managed to create one that went well. I had cut out the butterfly shapes ahead of time but the rest I could do as they colored. The butterfly wands are two sided, simply glued together with a dowel stuck in between. The turtles/ladybugs are flat craft sticks that I slipped through a slit and then taped the back to give it dimension.

in the dark

I took this standing in a pitch black hallway late at night. ISO 3200.

will travel

We're using Renegade's first trip to Austin as an excuse to go see the city. Traveling with all of our gear is going to be a new experience, so we have to start planning it like yesterday. I'm hoping to have a large stack of aprons to sell. And The Heated has a few new designs in the works, which can be previewed here.

images

Images from this week's assignment.

practice, practice, practice

I'm taking a 6 week photography class so the photos I'm taking have been really hit or miss. I'll bet you can guess what our assignments were by these comparison photos.