Who doesn't love a good color combo? Perhaps the most popular color to pair with every other color is gray: gray and yellow, gray and teal, gray and pink, gray and blue. In fact, I'm beginning to think the whole gray phase must be coming to an end. It will resurface, I'm sure, just like every other trend does. But for now I've found myself digging a new color combination: black and gold. Can just pause and moment and reflect on how feminine, how elegant, and how dramatic a black and gold combination is? I've been seeing this trend everywhere lately, and I thought I'd make a collection of some of my favorite items that are as diverse as the color combination world can reach. Home decor, clothing, accessories, shoes, you name it. Fashion is more than just what hangs in your closet, and I love seeing this color combo pop up all over. Maybe my list will get you started on noticing your own attraction to certain color combinations too, or at least introduce you to this darling pair. A … [Read more...]
Professional Photography Tips to Help You Take better Pictures
One of my first friends here in Indiana, Nate, started his own photography business (Nathaniel Allen Photography) with his wife four years ago, in a stunning move of boldness and decision. He is now one of the most popular and talented photographers in our area, and he is only getting better. I asked him for a few of his professional photography tips, hoping that he'd share some wisdom with me and any other mom out there who wants to take pictures of her kids without having to schedule someone else, order prints from someone else's shoot, and save on some money. I love getting pictures taken, but I can't do it every month like I'd like to in order to capture my kids as they grow. Professional Photography Tips from Nate Me: What's the best time of day to take pictures? Nate: I call it "the golden hour", the hour the sun is rising and the hour the sun is setting are both amazing times to shoot! The worst time of day to shoot is at noon. Me: Would you suggest indoor or outdoor … [Read more...]
Freezer Cookie Dough Bites Recipe
I used to really love frozen yogurt. Not so much the yogurt, but more the idea of being able to endlessly top my fro-yo with anything sugary and sweet, especially freezer cookie dough bites. Somehow, the bite sized pieces seem pretty harmless compared to their oversized counterpart of an actual chocolate chip cookie. I decided yesterday to try my hand at making my own cookie dough bites. On my first attempt, I nailed it. I came up with this recipe, but I'm sure that there are similar recipes on the internet that produce nearly the same result: a delicious, far less "guilty" pleasure. I don't know why I haven't tried this before, because my husband is a cookie addict and I've been known to have a freezer of frozen cookie dough when I go home to Texas for a week so he can make his own nightly dessert. Frozen cookie dough has a luster all its own, and for those that haven't tried it, now is your time! Yesterday I threw my daughter a little birthday party, and we featured a very relaxed … [Read more...]
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