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Dora is at it again!. This time in true Olympic spirit with the new from Nickelodeon, Dora’s Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure! ¡Vámonos! It’s time for a Fantastic Gymnastics adventure with Dora, plus two other journeys too! First, when Dora receives a special Rainbow Ribbon, she learns that she is going to start the Big Gymnastics Show!…
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax was the first movie in the movie theater that we brought our 3-year old Adalynn to. Both my daughters LOVED this movie. Loved it. The imaginative world of Dr. Seuss comes to life like never before in this visually spectacular adventure from the creators of Despicable Me! Twelve-year-old Ted will do…
I’ve heard of Kidz Bop and seen the commercials, but never experienced the music personally. Are you familiar with Kidz Bop? Basically, it’s a kids version of the popular, chart-topping hits that adults listen to. However, the versions are more kid friendly than what you may hear on the radio or on a CD. We…
Well, we have had a fabulous week filled with photography related items. I hope you have loved it and picked up some great tips along the way whether in your picture taking skills, your prop collection or both! The last post we have scheduled for you is from For All Time Clocks! Does the name…
Artsy Couture is a gorgeous way to display your photos. If you all remember I reviewed them last year, you can review that review here. I can’t tell you how many times I have gotten compliments on those prints. They are gorgeous. This time I got to review their cube decor. I just love these…
I am a photographer – self proclaimed. I went to college and studied photography but didn’t really do much with it until I had my first daughter. After that, did the pictures start rolling off my camera! Like it was my job…except I wasn’t getting paid. Well, on that note, fast forward a couple years,…
Watch the light. Great light makes great pictures. Study the effects of light in your pictures. For the people pictures chose the soft lighting of cloudy days. Avoid overhead sunlight that casts harsh shadows across faces. For scenic pictures, use the long shadows and color of early and late daylight. Next to the subject, the…
If you have a little girl, you probably have started a collection of clippies, bows, headbands and more! Since I have three girls, my collection continues to grow on a weekly basis it seems. But over the course of time, I have found a few companies that I continually go back to and search out…
Chevron…I am all about it this year. I love it on everything. I knew I needed a Chevron backdrop so on my search I went and guess where I found it….YUP Etsy. Oh Etsy you never can go wrong with Etsy. I found Curly Gurly Couture/The Kandi Shoppe and her amazing talent and gorgeous family!…
First birthday parties in our home are pretty much the biggest parties we plan for our little ones – thus far. We just have a blast with them and love finishing them off with the little details. The little details that I had for our Preslee were just adorable. I had a gorgeous (in my…
Move it from the middle. Bring your picture to life simply by placing your subject off-center. Imagine a tic-tac-toe grid in your viewfinder. Now place your subject at one of the intersections of lines. Since most camera’s focus on whatever in the middle, remember to lock the focus on your subject before re-framing your shot.
While planning my daughter’s 2nd birthday party, bee’s KNEES design shop contacted me. I was so excited because her talent in design is just fantastic. She does several different types of design. She creates these printable Wall Art Silhouettes from your own photo. I have never seen anything like this before. It quite detailed. The…