2012.01.29 Craft Time! - Momma Bird Nest

One of my favorite people was home from college last Friday evening . . .

We spent some couch time together . . . 

computers, eating, television, conversation, reading, chocolate.

And, then . . . craft time . . .

We followed the instructions found here:

How to make a Momma Bird Necklace at Love Stitched

We made Momma Bird Nests

and used them for a matched set of earrings and necklace (Anne) . . .

For earrings (me) . . . 

And, I'm making these for my Christmas ornaments this year

(annual exchange in my family) . . .

Here they are all together; Anne and I had a great time making these!

Linked to:

The Creative Exchange

Show Off Your Shot at and then she {snapped}

2012.01.26 Making abstract photo art . . .

. . . using three photos and a texture

was the challenge this week at Pixel Dust Photo Art.

Here's my result . . .

Linked to:  Photo Art Friday at Pixel Dust Photo Art

The texture used was Pixel Dust Photo Art's Etched in Stone, blending mode was LinearLight.

The photos used and their relative layer positions: 

     [ flipped horizontally, 28% opacity, top layer ]

[ 39% opacity / middle layer ]

[ 2 of these, rotated, bottom layers ]

2012.01.26 It's not a night photo

I took this in late afternoon with the sun catching

the edges of the windows,

but with the processing . . . well, now it's a full moon night . . .

Linked to:

You Capture at i should be folding laundry

This or That Thursday at Deb Duty

2012.01.24 What's inside?

Doors and windows always make me wonder . . . what's inside?

[ Kim Klassen Autumn Burst texture VividLight / PSE vignette]

[ Kim Klassen Shades of November ColorDodge]

Linked to:
Texture Tuesday at Kim Klassen
The Creative Exchange
Show Off Your Shot at and then she {snapped}

2012.01.22 Dreaming of summer . . .

[CoffeeShop Orton action / Pixel Dust Photo Art Cinnamon texture Saturation]

2012.01.21 Decomposition x 3

2012.01.20 Another decorative cabbage

(Pixel Dust Photo Art Cubed LinearLight)

Linked to:

Photo Art Friday at PixelDust

2012.01.16 Decorative cabbage

When visiting Anne last week,

one of the flower planters at a downtown street corner

was filled with decorative cabbage.

This photo was shot looking straight down into the planter.

Here are two altered versions of the same photo . . .

Texture by Pixel Dust Photo Art Gauze Sheers HardLight and again using LinearLight

 Texture by Pixel Dust Photo Art Yesteryear LinearLight

SOOC (straight out of camera) . . .

Linked to:

The Creative Exchange

Show Off Your Shot at and then she {snapped}
Shutter Sisters

2012.01.16 What I love . . .

. . . visiting Anne . . .

2012.01.13 Choose JOY . . .

. . . a reminder to myself.

While walking through a home improvement store,

I passed bathroom sinks . . . 

the exotic kind . . . 

and the pattern in this one

caught my attention.

Do you see her?

Pixel Dust Goodness luminosity100 / Goodness colorburn70

Linked to:

Photo Art Friday at Pixel Dust Photo Art

Fabulous Friday at McDougall Photography

Texture Thursday at The Daily Wyatt

This or That Thursday at Deb Duty

Spoiler alert:
the following photo shows where "she" is . ..
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2012.01.12 Morning moon and evening moon

Leaving for work last Monday,

the moon was setting in the west.

I didn't want to be late, but I don't often seen the moon setting,

so . . . taken through my car's windshield . . .

Home from work, then a quick, wonderful dinner (thank you, Theresa!).

On our way to book group, Theresa and I did a brief detour near a couple of factories

and took these of the beautiful rising moon . . .

Linked to:

You Capture at i should be folding laundry

Share the Joy at Meri's Musings

2012.01.09 Under the skim of ice

CoffeeShop's Cross Processing action

Linked to:

The Creative Exchange

Show Off Your Shot at and then she {snapped}
Weekly Top Shot at The View from Right Here

2012.01.07 Oh, my!

I blogged and photographed and photoshopped (that's a word, right?)

rather faithfully even through Christmas and the aftermath . . . 

and then life and a seemingly endless to-do list

overwhelmed me.

But . . . a week later . . . now . . .

I feel almost caught up . . .

to the point that my list is back to manageable size.

So . . .

cyber-life resumes . . .

My fingernails have a cycle of strong, but flexible,

(which means some length and pretty polish)

and then they begin peeling, the length disappears,

and I'm constantly "catching" them on fabrics and yarns.

Until spring and sunshine arrive.

Today, I bought . . .

The box promises a smooth, chip-resistant surface,

long-lasting protection,

and to help nails grow longer and stronger.

The test begins.