I found a site that has some great photoshop tutorials & I will probably be drawing heavily from these tutorials for my Photoshop effects. I love the 60s/70s look of retro & vintage photos, so I was excited to see a super easy tutorial for achieving this effect. I followed the instructions pretty much exactly though … More Challenge #1 Vintage Photo Effect
Started my 14 days of hair styles today. I decided to go for out of the shower, air-dried, totally down hair today. I forgot to mention that the toughest part about this challenge will be keeping my hair in the same style all day. I’m so ready to put it up and out of the … More Challenge #2 Hairstyle #1
I’m a bit of a jack of all trades, master of none. I do like variety though & I like to try lots of different things. Things that I am currently dabbling in: embroidery, loom knitting, scrapbooking, clothing sewing, jewelry creation & card making. Things that I would like to learn: knitting & crochet for sure. I … More Challenge #5 Craft Projects
I love finding weird & wacky or significant holidays to celebrate with my family. I usually use this site to find them. I certainly don’t pick them all, I select the ones that I think would be most interesting & fun for me & my boys. I’ve already picked the holidays for the rest of 2011 … More Challenge #4 Celebrate Interesting Holidays
This is a cooking challenge. It will last until the end of 2011. I will cook from at least one new recipe every week. I will post the recipe, the source where possible, a review of the meal and photos.
I haven’t had a haircut since well before my second son was born more than 18 months ago. I mostly just wear it up to keep it out of the way. It’s gotten really long & I am starting to get the new hair style itch. However, before that, I am challenging myself to wear … More Challenge #2 Creative Hair for 14 Days
As someone who loves photography & graphics, but who lacks skill & training, I am anxious to increase my knowledge & ability. For the rest of 2011, I will research & work on one Photoshop effect per week. I’ll post the before & after photos & link to any tutorials I use.
Challenges will fall into various time frames. There will be challenges that I will undertake for a year or the remainder of the year. Others will be monthly, two times a month, weekly, daily or for other set lengths of time. I will do my best to set out the parameters of each challenge clearly … More More about Challenges
I’m in a bit of a rut. I love my life. It’s different then I ever thought it would be, but it’s good. I am married to my best friend – he’s fun, funny, super smart & creative. I have two amazing boys who keep me on my toes. I am blessed to be able … More Here I Go…
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