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on my coffee table now.
Candle making with my boys
Calvin straining out the old wicks. Calvin is 12 years old by the way & knows how to safely use the stove. HOW TO: Also blogged on www.midnightcrafter.com We melted down the old candles in the CRAFT POT. Strained out the old wicks. Prepped old jars with new wicks purchased at my local craft store (where I work). I bought both wicks with metal bases & ones with out. I used clothespins & bamboo skewers to hold the wicks in place. Carefully poured in the melted wax. Allowed to set up. That's it :).
Votive Candle Holders
Our 4-H Adventurers Club made these candle holders along with a few other crafts on a beautiful Saturday afternoon..
Candlelight
Here's another shot from when i visited the Buddhist shrine and they had hundreds of these candles lit for some reason. it seemed like it was for a ceremony or something so i took a shot of it!.
14.1/365
Please view here so you can see the bottles. Inspired by Rosie Hardy's Inspiration Theme Week. This was too much fun to shoot! Been excited about it for days. Maybe now I can sleep. And that is my favorite dress right now. Fireflies came from here ..
Pleeaasseee view it bigger! Okay, so i had said I wasn't going to put up stuff from the show until after, but I'm breaking my own rules. Well, technically I'm not because this one isn't actually going into the show, sooo, yeah. I'm having a hard time going through all my shoots for the gallery and picking out the best ones/ narrowing it down to just a few to actually put in it. Stressed much? Yes, yes I am. Our show is May 15th, I still have to print, matt, frame, etc. all the photos. I like the photos, but the more I keep staring at them, the more I'm like, oh, I wish I had done this and that, etc. It's just getting oober frustrating. Doesn't have anything to do with my fabulous models, it's all about what I could have done and time of day I was able to shoot in. Ah well, I'm sure I'm just being over picky with myself... breathe kate, breathe.
an American house party
What could be more American than a canning party? I know that people in other countries can things and make jam and stuff like that, but it just always strikes me as an American tradition. Here are some of my faves from the canning/jam party last Friday night with my girlfriends. It was a great opportunity to shoot and just have fun with my camera (no interuptions from the little ones). This is also my entry for the I Heart Faces Week 28 Challenge: I Heart My Country. Visit the I Heart Faces website to enter your own story or to read others..
Cozy Light (Sfeerlichtje)
* Wax light holder, made from a recycled small yogurt pot and cotton yarn. * Waxinelichtjeshouder, gemaakt van een hergebruikt yoghurtpotje en katoenen garen..
Cozy Lights (Sfeerlichtjes)
* Wax light holders, made from recycled small yogurt pots and cotton yarn. * Waxinelichtjeshouders, gemaakt van hergebruikte yoghurtpotjes en katoenen garen..
Candle making
1. Sugar bowl candle , 2. chai latte tin candle , 3. blue jar candles , 4. blue teacup candle , 5. hot cocoa tin candles , 6. Yellow flowers tea cup candle A Finally Finished! project :) In my head: at least four years Wax and tea cups on hand: at least 2 years Finished November 7, 2010 :) Finally Finished! Challenge blogged here ..
Red Christmas Cheer
I shot this last January after I found the beautiful poinsettia on sale, and I brought it home and set my props up around it on the kitchen table. This was photographed using nothing but my flash and ambient light, which is all I ever have available. Sometimes it's a bit of a challenge to get decent photographs under these conditions. Thank goodness for Photoshop! I know this is a bit early in the holiday season, but I'm planning on doing a series of color-themed Christmas still lifes before December 25th. I'm in the process of getting the props for the photos together now. Most of the objects in these shots have been procured from local junk stores or given to me over the years. I have lots of things to photograph--and lots of things to collect dust! Anyway, I wish all my friends an enjoyable holiday season. To hear Old Blue Eyes himself sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," go to the following address: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUW7Dr6.
248/365: the firefly dance
Taken in the woods today after a 2 day shoot I was on finished. I've been shooting for 2 days and I think the pics are coming out great (still editing them!) Got these jars which you'll see a lot of in future photos. p.s. the colours are a bit desaturated on flickr in some parts of this photo (e.g. light spots) facebook - website - tumblr.
Electrician.
idon'thaveanyoutfitsforphotoshootsandlooksooutofplace. This is two different shots. I love my D7000. There's so much to learn and I reread parts of the manual every day. I love it..
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