ruby slippers

I just got my first metallic prints a few weeks ago and they turned out amazing. My ruby slippers prints turned out exceptionally well. They're two very different versions, one taken on expired polaroid film, the other digital overlayed with another image in photoshop. I might have to keep these copies for myself.





What would I do without this movie?

busy

I've been having such a busy year so far. I just opened a new etsy shop this week in addition to my photography shop. It's called threaded lilac and I'm incoporating my photography with faric in the form of pillows, bookmarks, notecards, coasters and tissue boxes, etc. Here's one of my pieces:


I was also a featured photographer on talentdatabase this month. I just joined so I was very excited about that:

snow and birthdays

Well, the slew of January birthdays is finally over. On the last one we finally got some beautiful snow! It's snowing again as I'm typing. we haven't really had any in Atlanta in about 2-3 years. Here is a new piece I did to commemorate the entre evening. It contains three of my favorite things: christmas lights, snow and birthday cake!



Here is a new polaroid I shot on expired film. I love the colors you get with it:


Here is a gorgeous new piece, perfect for valentine's day from bridgemanstudios on etsy:

bridgemanstudios.etsy.com

new work

Well, I got my new camera and I am in love. I've been working on a new "bleached" series that I'm really excited about. I think using my polaroid camera+expired film for the past months has gotten me into that faded look. Here are two of my pieces from the series so far:



My birthday is on Sunday and I'm very excited to be getting a sewing machine! I'm going to be opening a new etsy shop (in addition to my photography one). It's going to be a marriage of my love of fabric and photography with a little encaustic thrown in as well. I've starting working on pieces this week for it so I'll post pics when I have a few pieces ready.

I'll leave you with my latest fav from etsy:

tiny bowl from palomasnest.etsy.com

Christmas wish list

Christmas is coming up soon and I can't wait so I can finally take some new pictures! I'll share with you a few things from my wish list this year:

pink latte bowls and green measuring cups from anthropologie


Nefertitis Berlin panel from Field and Sea


8pm mary tyler moore scarf from rikrak


bird necklace from gasupthezamboni

and of course the most drooled over:

canon EOS digital rebel XT

Kentucky

I just had a lovely thanksgiving in Kentucky. I hadn't been up there in four years. It's so beautiful there. I haven't uploaded my digital shots yet but here's one of my polaroids I shot at Ried's Orchard.


Before I left, I also shot a few polaroids of the leaves before they finished changing. Here's my favorite:


and here's my latest etsy purchase. A recycled book turned notebook I got for my mom from YourSecretAdmiral

yoursecretadmiral.etsy.com

buy handmade

I just signed the "buy handmade" pledge. It's basically a pledge to try to buy all handmade items this holiday season (via etsy, independant sellers, etc.) and to influence as many others as possible to do the same.


I've been really into cooking lately and just made this delicious recipie I saw on the food network's "Everyday Italian". I get so many amazing recipies from their website. This is spicy parmesan green beans and kale. It was so yummy and easy to make!



Since I'm on the vegetable kick I might as well share one of my favorite items on etsy. It's a beautiful photograph from six hours photography called "sprouts"

calobee.etsy.com