Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke
Capturing the Joy in Life
Note: This post is sponsored by Plaid Crafts and Blue Print Social, but all opinions are my own. I was recently sent a package full of Martha Stewart crafts, including glass paint and stencils. I was challenged to make a Mother’s Day craft, and I came up with this simple stenciled glass frame art. I have a large stash of frames in a storage space in my home. Shocking, I know. That a photographer would have a… Continue Reading
After sharing with you our Walt Disney World Tips with how to plan, and top 10 favorite attractions for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and even Universal’s Islands of Adventure, I gathered up some other fun ideas around the web. Even if you’ve never been to a Disney theme park, it would be fun to make with your kids! I’ve got some tips, crafts, and Disney food, and found this wasn’t such an original idea.… Continue Reading
I’m so excited to show you how to make a Silhouette Canvas with a Silhouette Cameo that I shared in the girls Fancy Room Gallery Wall. This was my very first project with my new Silhouette Cameo machine, and it was so exciting how easy it was! I have long admired the Silhouette, but the idea of actually having one in my possession left me paralyzed with fear that I’d be overwhelmed learning another gadget.… Continue Reading
I am so excited to share with you the beautiful quilt my friend made for my girls room with Riley Blake Designs fabric! I am quite obsessed with their beautiful designs, and I’m equally thrilled to be able to give away some fabric to a reader today! But first, the quilt! I love a beautiful quilt with modern fabric, but I’m not what one would call a “quilter.” I’ve actually made 3 myself (first, second,… Continue Reading
I love handmade clothing. Mostly because it is unique and no one else around will have it. When my sister in law (husbands brother’s wife) offered to make something for my girls, I told her I had a stash of fabric that I had planned to do something with, that she could use. I then searched all over online to find some cute ideas, and told her what I wanted. I photographed her family last summer,… Continue Reading
This is a different before & after than you might expect from yesterdays post…something a little more light. (Maybe someday I’ll have a great before and after of me). I found this blog the other day called Better After that features only before & afters, and I thought I had several things I could share in that light. First off, is my rocking chair. It really isn’t anything exciting in the way of a breakthrough… Continue Reading
It seems that every other year we pull out all the makings for a gingerbread house. It is VERY messy, but the kids just LOVE it. One of my sons wasn’t very excited about the idea until he realized he got to decorate his OWN house instead of all of them decorating one (I didn’t think we had done that before). He ended up making a family of gummy bears, and as my most imaginative,… Continue Reading
I like a little warm cider on a cool day, but I don’t care for the pre-mixed jug. Too much…stuff in it. I like an apple juice base with a few extras. The other day, I had the juice, and hoped I had enough on hand to mix up something good. I posted a query on my facebook page and got a few links, but when someone mentioned dropping some red hots in…my interest was… Continue Reading
I printed the center subway art from Eighteen25 last year, and I love it so much! Spray painted my frame red, and included some other simple decorations. Nothing too crafty. Now to my stockings…I am SO bummed I can’t find the page I ripped out of a magazine years ago (I had it right here yesterday, but it must have been needed by the aliens who stole it). It was a crate & barrel magazine… Continue Reading
My sister in law, Julie, loves photography about as much as I do. When I was thinking about making a gift for my new niece, I thought it would be fun to incorporate the camera and indoctrinate the young one early;) I don’t do much with iron on transfers, and I know there are other options to do this (silhouette that I don’t have?) but this was pretty quick and easy. Hobby lobby had the transfer… Continue Reading
Happy December! I am so excited to share some Christmas traditions and treats and gift ideas in the next few weeks. I am officially DONE posting client images sneak peeks, and now get to play! (Though I do have a few straggler sessions for friends/family here soon). I thought I’d kick it off with the Christmas lunch jokes. I had a facebook friend, Chantal, asking me when/if I was going to post these because she and her… Continue Reading
It’s turkey day! I picked up these turkey cake pops from a local gal, Got Cake Balls. I had my daughter hold up some orange fabric for a quick pic. I thought I’d share a little poem my mother in law sent us. The Night of Thanksgiving ‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn’t sleep. I tried couting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned- the dark meat and white, But I… Continue Reading
I had to squeeze in a set of lunch jokes for the upcoming holiday…hope you enjoy! Click on the image to download the front and back: Thanks again to Aimee from Sprik Space for teaming up with me! Just for fun, here is the turkey recipe I’ve done 2 years in a row and plan to do again this year: Brined Thanksgiving Turkey “Brine” is code for marinade. It’s like marinading chicken in a ziploc, only… Continue Reading
Who doesn’t love being organized? I like to chalk up my complete disorganization to my being an “artist.” (Hehee, I used to feel silly calling myself that, now I own it). It’s true, organization is not my strong suit. I try, really, I do. I love donating things to Good Will, sharing with my sister in laws clothes, purging what I don’t need in my home anymore. But, the more my kids grow up, and… Continue Reading
Ok, let me first say that I am totally procrastinating picture posts. I’ve had 2 family sessions in the past week and need to be blogged, and it is in my plans. However, I’ve had no baby nap the past 2 days PLUS filled days & evenings and that equals very limited computer time for me. Then tonight when I could have started editing one of those sessions, all I wanted to do was plop on… Continue Reading
