fruit smoothie ice cream pie with waffle cone crust
caramel corn with white chocolate and almonds
finding open shade
kristen duke summer favorite things giveaway bucket
Fudgy Vanilla Brownie

Master Bedroom Makeover

turquoise bedroom

My Master Bedroom Makeover has been dragging along, and I’m so happy that the day has arrived to share and I can consider it DONE! My husband built  our homemade bed almost 2 years ago, drapes hung a year ago, walls/ceiling painted 8 months ago, it was simply the finishing touches that I just couldn’t seem to hammer down. I dedicated the month of April to finish, and I did!If you didn’t realize, my goal… Continue Reading

Pink Wood Planked Walls

paint

I knew I wanted to use hot pink for my Girls Fancy Room Makeover, because they love it so much (so do I). I’d describe what was in my head to my friends (creative bloggers and locals) and I’d get this look of….”Oh, that sounds interesting.” I fell in LOVE with the wood planked wall look and had seen it a lot for accent walls, but wanted to fill the room with more of it… Continue Reading

My entry for the Vintage Revivals Epic Room Makeover

girls room before

This is how my girls room looked just after we moved in 2 years ago. Simple, sweet, and soft. I loved the lavendar and mint green for the baby stage, and it’s been the colors for my oldest since she was a baby (7 years). You can tell, but the comforter is lavendar on her bed, and the baby crib betting is a sweet green and lavendar damask. And butterflies, what little girl doesn’t like… Continue Reading

Welcome to my new Home!

new capturing joy header

What do you think about my new logo & home?!? I have been having a major identity crises lately. Not in my real life, but with my online persona. I’ve been a professional photographer for oh, a good 5 years now, and have been blogging my portrait sessions for most of that time. Two and a half years ago, I discovered the creative blogs via (my now friend) Amy at The Idea Room. I stumbled… Continue Reading