From My Corner of the Universe
Pretty Peony Blog
I've always wanted to draw and paint on the pages of an old or unused book so I went to the thrift store yesterday and found one. I also found a few books that I don't plan to draw or paint in. Stories For The Heart will be the unfortunate...or fortunate book, depending on how... Continue Reading →
My 2nd grader started school this week so I get all the time in the world to spend with just my 7th grader. She doesn't start school until next week so it's a full week with just she and I. It's been a long time since I've had her all to myself and I cherish... Continue Reading →
Original date: 2.26.14 Week 4. I tried a couple of new techniques: 1. A fold out page. 2. Sewed all the way around a journal card. Our puppy, Teddy. She's not a puppy anymore but she's still a sweetie. I used products from: Studio Calico, Becky Higgins Project Life, We R Memory Keepers, My Mind's... Continue Reading →
Husband and I celebrated our 13th anniversary last Sunday. I think as we get older we celebrate a little less each year. Normally, I require a big expensive gift + a lavish dinner. Kidding. Normally, I like to get something to remind me of our anniversary...nothing expensive of course...just something small, but this year I... Continue Reading →
Last year I created this concept for a challenge and didn't really use anything to smooth out my skin. There was a process I used to use (using blur, noise, dust/stratch, etc.) but it was too time consuming so I skipped it and just cleaned up a few spots. I learned a better way to... Continue Reading →
These were taken in 2013 and recently reworked.
EXIF: Nikon D90, 50mm, Exposure: (left photo: 1/3200 sec, right: 1/2500 sec), f/1.8, ISO 500, Aperture Priority, Matrix metering.
EXIF: Nikon D90, 50mm, Exposure: 1/2000 sec, f/1.8, ISO 500, Aperture priority, Matrix metering. It was slightly cloudy and rained a little.
Yesterday, my sister and her fiance had an engagement party. It was more of a Hmong "traditional" well-wishing-string-tying-ceremony but it would be considered an engagement in the western world. I took over 200 photos, and hope to go through all of them soon, but for now there was this one photo that really stood out. ... Continue Reading →
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