31 Days / day 4 – submitting work for websites and magazines

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So, this past weekend I’ve been decorating for spring for HGTV.comย  and Christmas for FOLK. Two different seasons in the wrong season… sounds pretty crazy, doesn’t it? Submitting your work to magazines or websites is a wonderful way to land added exposure for your blog. Not to mention the mere thrill of seeing yourself in […]

Visiting a junk-themed campsite at Harrison Hot Springs!

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rusty bike at a campground during camping in a trailer

A junk themed campsite. Me – “So, it’s gonna be nice for a week and I don’t have to work. What do you want to do?” Son  – “Go camping at Harrison.” Me – “Yeah, me too, but we should really stay home…” But I started itching for a beach. Our last camping trip had […]

What it takes to ‘get the shot’

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I need to say it. Photoshoots are positively exhausting. Fun but exhausting. I will destroy my entire house to get ‘the shot’. Right down to running around outdoors in pjs to walking on top of decor shrapnel strewn all over the floor. Ever feel you aren’t getting the look you want? Here are a few […]

How to work and save photos for blogs and magazines

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Oh how us bloggers LOVE using photos and lots of them to convey our messages in our posts! But did you know there’s some easy tweaks you can do to your photos to allow them to load quicker and keep them safe? Now what about if a magazine should come knocking on your virtual door? […]

A workshop photography kind of DIY

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ย  Twice a year, my friend Dan hosts an artistic workshop that focuses on routered and hand sculpted work combined. These are my samples you’ve seen in my own home. I have quite the collection growing, as I help at the workshops. But this round,ย  Dan had something else in mind. He wanted me to […]