Sunday, February 26, 2012

Rainy Day Designs: Giveaways All Around

Stepha of Rainy Day Designs is having an awesome giveaway and looking for 4 lucky winners!  Visit her blog for the giveaway details.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

I Heart Macro 02/19/2012

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I'm joining Lori Plyler of Studio Waterstone for "I Heart Macro" slash "I Heart Close Ups: Up Close Photography for Macro Makers and the Camerologically Challenged".  Please click on the link above to view photos by other participants, or to add your own macro photo.

This week I'm sharing pictures of the beautiful roses that my kiddos sent me for Valentines Day.


The roses have opened up so beautifully and I love the variety of colors in the bouquet!  I usually receive a bouquet of one color, so this was a special treat.  I know this may seem boring, but the white roses are my favorite.  They're just so elegant and pure.

As you can see, I've also been playing with Picnik.  Did you guys know that the site is going away in April?  Until then, everyone has free access to their premium package, so I've been doing a lot of playing around with my pictures.

I've been working on some bracelets for 7000 Bracelets for Hope.  It's such a wonderful project and I participated in Lori Anderson's blog hop last year. This year I didn't register in time to participate with any blog hops, but I'll post pictures of the bracelets I'm sending for the project.

Be blessed and have a wonderful week!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

I Heart Macro 02/03/2012

My husband and I recently took a trip to South Texas to visit our daughter and her boyfriend.  On the second day of our visit, they took us to a state park that is close to their home.  The trees were all bare and there were no winter flowers, so there wasn't that much to choose from for up close photos.  I can't wait to go back in the spring and see the park leafed out and in bloom.  

I did get an close up shot of a sign that was at the beginning of the trail that we walked that day.

From which I extracted this word


Despite the bareness, I found some evidence of life


Snagged an up close shot of a rock wall, for my love of texture


And something for Valentine's Day


Joining Lori Plyler for for "I Heart Macro" slash "I Heart Close Ups: Up Close Photography for Macro Makers and the Camerologically Challenged"

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Enjoy your week!