Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Pinterest picks

I don't share my Pinterest picks very often these days, but sometimes I get inspired to post about a few of my recent favorites here. Enjoy.

 I just made these peanut butter coconut macaroons for the first time a couple weeks ago (sans the chocolate drizzle), and they are fabulous. I'm sure that I'll be making them again soon.

 Like many people, we get a ridiculous amount of junk mail around here. I love the concept of making reverse junk mail envelopes so that at least a few of them don't end up right in the trash. This would be a great project for DIY invitations or Christmas cards.

 I'm always on the lookout for green smoothie recipes that do not include banana. I have to give this orange smoothie recipe a try sometime.

This thinking of you card features paint chips, but you could customize this idea with any type of color blocking or coordinated patterned paper. There are so many possibilities here.

I've had pineapple upside down cake a number of times, but I can't say that I've ever had another kind of upside down cake. This is a great resource for modifying the upside down cake concept with the ingredients that you have on hand.

I already mentioned the ticket stub pillows once this month, but they are so awesome that I have to feature them again. I really love this concept and think that it would make such a sweet gift for a significant other.

When I'm not making green smoothies without bananas and searching for new coconut recipes, I'm eating avocados. Most of the time I don't do anything creative with them because they're so delicious on their own, but once in a while an avocado recipe will inspire me like this cream avocado lassi.

What have you been pinning lately?
Feel free to share links in the comments!

Monday, July 14, 2014

at the Michell Park Domes with the 100mm

As I mentioned last month, I have the opportunity to borrow a 100mm Canon lens for free this summer. I've been primarily interested in a macro lens for my product photography. In the past few weeks, I've already confirmed that it makes a huge difference when I'm photographing jewelry in my light box. While I'm borrowing this lens, I'm also making an effort to get out and photograph with it during little excursions around Milwaukee to determine how much other use I would get out of owning said lens. Last Monday Jake and I went to the Mitchell Park Domes, which was a great place to work with it.

















What have you been photographing lately?

Thursday, July 10, 2014

H is for Harbor

Are you ready for another round of Alphabe Thursday? Let's go!

As many of you know, I live just a few miles from Lake Michigan, and I visit it regularly. One of the places that I frequent is the harbor. Of course many of the times that I'm there, I'm taking pictures of it.








 




Check out what the other Alphabe Thursday participants posted for the letter H this week right here!

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

July Color Combination Inspiration, Round 1

Welcome to another round of color combination inspiration! I hope that you're able to find something here that sparks a new idea of some sort for your creative endeavors. As always, I've done my best to mix up the subjects that I feature. You can pull color combinations from any source for literally any type of creative project. Click on the photos to visit the original sources. Enjoy!

Pale Green / Yellow from Grace
https://www.etsy.com/listing/123068552/mint-green-ceramic-flower-buttons

http://cupcations.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/pale-green-yellow-and-pink-baby-shower.html
 
Red / White / Blue from Edi
http://www.lighthouseman.com/life_rings.php

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2013/06/fourth-of-july-photography-inspiration/
 
Pink / Yellow from Sharla
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tkorn14/5755132200/

http://blog.fiftyflowers.com/summer-color-palette-pink-and-yellow/
 
White / Wood from Paige
http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/07/white-wood-chest/
 
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/inspiration-installation-and-maintenance-the-complete-guide-to-concrete-countertops-197069


Let's Keep It Going!
What color combinations are you loving right now? Have you experimented with any new color combinations recently?