Making a Terrarium

CBS Sunday Morning's clip on terrariums, reminded me of how much I have wanted to make my own indoor garden.  I found it's a great project for kids too.  First we added the rocks for drainage.

 Then we added the dirt, planted the plants, and had fun adding a gnome and creating a decorative stone walkway.

Since this blog is about re-purposing materials, we also made one in a Mason Jar.  We used some backyard moss and put in a dinosaur.  This project was really fun for all of us.

Experiments with a Circular Polarizer

A circular polarizer is used with outdoor photography to deepen the intensity of blue skies, reducing glare and cutting reflections.  As you can see from the first photo taken from the side view mirror, there is a reflection from what's outside.  The second is a photo using the polarizer where it has reduced the reflection. This is also supposed to work with water, too.  Here is an example.

The sky is definitely richer with the polarizer.  I am looking forward to using it with some sunsets soon.

Open Book

Need some new decorations in your home, but money is tight and you'd really like to work with what you have? Are you really going to read that Alfred Hitchcock book again, if ever? It's doubtful.  Fold it up, make it new!

 Experiment with various folding techniques. Kick it old school with some of our mad middle school notebook folding skills.  Or try this or better yet, this (puts my folding project to shame!) Enjoy, simplify and make the most of what we have! Treasures await, even under layers of dust.

Tiny Diner: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This photo was taken at LGBG, during their New Year's Eve Frolic. There are a bunch of dollhouses in the LG library and this diner one is my favorite!

Happy New Year! May 2011 knock your socks off with awe and abundance!

Double Exposures

My 365 Project is really pushing me to learn my camera backwards and forwards.  Today I played with my camera's double exposure feature.  I could have done it for hours!

Festive Night Photography-Happy Holidays!

365 Days of Snow Globes

Yesterday, in anticipation of Noah Scalin's book signing of 365 A Daily Creativity Journal, I began shooting what I thought was going to be a year of self portraits, but that's been done. Inspired by the reflective quality of my children's snow globe, I fired off some shots.  Here it is.  I'm going with it.  I vow to photograph a snow globe every day for the next 365 days.  I hope to use interesting lighting, seasons, surroundings, people and different globes. Let's turn this creative trickle into a full-on flame, friends! 


 Day one, done. Only 364 to go.  Visit and feel free to follow Snow Globe 365. It's gonna be crazy.  I will try hard to hone my skills, push myself, and entertain, but I will need support.  As Noah says, a project like this is like a marathon.  I will need an audience for support encouragement, otherwise I could keep the project private, and can the whole thing without fear of failure. Let's do this! Start your own 365 project!

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