20 January 2011

creative endeavors.

first off I have some letters that I made inspired by this post and I think they look pretty fun. you just take pages out of pretty catalogues and write your letters on them. such a good idea.
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I got to use my awesome plaid packing tape which was very exciting.
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then this is my latest project. I got the idea from here and I'm so excited! you just finish the sentence "today was all about. . ." I think I could maybe keep this up. maybe someday I'll be creative enough to think of these things. wouldn't that be amazing? =)
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year in review: october
year in review: october

16 January 2011

things that made my week.

this last real week of break has been fantastic. I'm really sad to see it go, but I think (I hope) that I'll enjoy this next semester.

10 january. a beautiful snowy day. curled up in a flannel shirt reading agatha christie. spending time by the fireplace (shocker).
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12 january. spending time at "I love a mystery," and this amazing necklace that reminds me of something nefertiti would have worn.
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15 january. wearing my favorite big sweater from my grandma while watching "miss potter" and writing letters.
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delicious fruit tarts made by my little sister and my dad.
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(another thing that made my week: some nerf wars. always a good time.)

year in review: september
year in review: september

09 January 2011

things that made my day.

2 january. christmas lights. I will really be sad when I walk into my room and don't see the glow of the lights on our house and the neighbors' anymore. it's such a nice part of this time of year.
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3 january. there are a couple of photos of this, but my favorite part of break has been being by this fireplace and tree. I think I might be a fireplace junkie.
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5 january. little notes like these that show up in my room.
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6 january. some fun goals I have for the next couple months. (also where my new blog banner came from) =)
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year in review: august
year in review: august

06 January 2011

creative endeavors

I was very excited when I found this tutorial because I've been fascinated by custom bokeh for so long. it's so much fun and when I can finally get my 50mm it'll be even better! here are the pictures that resulted from my experiments with it. I tried a heart and a bird. some have the custom bokeh, some just have a bit of a frame and some almost have a fish-eye effect. it's funny what it did with a 18-55mm instead.

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and here is my attempt at a retro finish. I think it looks kind of fun.
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year in review: july
year in review: july

02 January 2011

things that made my day

oh what a really fantastic month this was. lots of firsts and lots of traditions. here are some snapshots of the moments I actually thought of my camera. most of them are pretty insignificant comparatively, but they're moments that made me smile.

8 december. pre-finals week card with a stellar acronym of my name from one of the best friends ever.
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9 december. analyzing one of my favorite paintings for one of my favorite classes.
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13 december. relaxing in the afternoon sun coming through my window.
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14 december. this was one of those ah-ha moments where I did something, realized what I had done, and understood why it is that I'm going into art. I was sitting there banging my head against the wall trying to study the delian league for my final the next day and I saw this little patch of colored light. my first reaction was to find my camera and get a picture because it was really pretty sitting there on my paper. the artistic side always wins out. (or the ADD side I suppose)
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23 december. a christmas eve eve bonfire with the neighbors.
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27 december. curled up in that afternoon sun with my new slippers, reading the new toast. I've been playing with multiple exposures lately. I really like how the map looks over this.
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good times.

year in review: june
year in review: june