Portrait/Motion Practice

 


I took Ian to AWANA this evening and Aaron and I ran over to the park to work out some kinks in my photography. Aaron wasn't being much of a sport, but we managed to get a few shots of him and the ducks! I may even use one of these photos in my portrait challenge for my photography class tomorrow. :) (Though I really need to work on my blurred motion shot. I've been avoiding it all day!)

Toilet Paper Pumpkins

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I know that I am constantly on the look out for easy crafts to do with the kids. I especially love the ones where there is no sewing, cutting, glueing... MESS involved! This is one such craft!

Supplies needed:

1. Rolls of toilet paper. (Varying sizes is great!)
2. Squares of fabric in fall colors. Just make sure they are large enough to cover your entire roll of TP.
3. Brown paper. I used rolled up lunch sacks.
4. Green felt to use for leaves.
5. Pipe cleaners. Green is good, but I had silver on hand and thought they were festive.
6. Pin or glue.

Take a square of fabric with print face down. Place toilet paper roll in center and neatly fold the corners into the center make a nice and neat wrapped roll of toilet paper. Roll up brown paper bag and insert it into the center. Take a pipe cleaner and wrap it around a round pencil or pen to make a nice spring like coil. Wrap coil around the brown paper insert and let the coil hang out the side. Cut a leaf out of the green felt. Use a stick pin or glue to hold leaf in place.

VOILA! Decorative pumpkins! So easy that even I can do it! :)

 
 

Catarina: My Muse

 
 
 
 

So I have been dragging my camera everywhere practicing my skills with photographing anything and everything that will let me. My friend's daughter, Catarina was quite a willing participant this evening at Chick Fil A. The lighting in the play area is a little wonky, but I got a few fun pictures of the little pixie with her big blue eyes!

I Love You, Stinky Face

 


Aaron and I play this game. We make stinky faces at each other. He is so hilarious! He makes the best stinky faces! Here's today's stinky face game while we were Case Ole with our friends. I love this little Stinky Face!