Many of us who have been through a graduation celebration can look back and smile...either because it was truly a joyous occasion or because it's over! For me, I think it was both. I laughed, I cried, I stressed and I learned things for the next time. Here are some of my photo projects from my first graduate.
Read MoreThere is nothing quite like the emotion and stress that one feels when a loved one passes away. Not only are we trying to process the loss, but we are asked to take care of a million different tasks. Remembering our loved one with photos is often a part of that. Here are 6 ideas and tips for how you can use photos to celebrate a life at a memorial service or funeral.
Read MoreMy mom recently passed away fairly quickly and unexpectedly. Over the past few years, we spent some time rediscovering our old family memories and I couldn’t be more grateful for that. For the most part, I have only a few photo organizing regrets with my mom. Here are 4 things that I think I did right and 4 things I wish I would have done.
Read MoreWe recently gave our family room a makeover…fresh paint, a few new pieces of furniture and best of all, a big blank wall for me to create a brand spankin’ new photo wall. A few months ago, I designed a 40-frame gallery wall for a client for their new home. It was amazing and ever since then, I’ve been itching to create one in our home.
Read MoreOne year ago at this time, I was knee deep in emotion. My middle child, my only boy, was getting ready to graduate from high school. This wasn’t my first rodeo. I’d been through this grad party thing before with my oldest daughter, but like their personalities, it wasn’t the same.
Read MoreI love Gallery Prints. I love taking my favorite pics in whatever subject I want, grouping them together, and hanging them on my wall. There is nothing fancy about this, but put together in a meaningful way, they are lovely and magical.
Read MoreRaise your hand if you have a box of old family photos residing in your basement, attic or maybe in the back of a closet. Raise your hand if you had intended to do something amazing with these family treasures, but...haven't. Raise your hand if the reason you haven't is because you just don't know how to get started. You're not alone. Getting started is the hardest part, so let's conquer that fear...
Read MoreI currently have a vacation hangover…only I wasn’t really on vacation. If you follow me on Facebook, you saw that one of my dear friends from high school just lost his wife to cervical cancer. She was only 48. Jay’s friends rallied and several of us road tripped down to Nashville to Jill’s service last week. It was beyond sad and my heart aches for Jay and his kids, but amongst the sadness, there was so much joy in getting together with old friends and sharing memories.
Read MoreI am queen of last minute, crazy, photo project ideas. I don't plan in that way, but when I get inspired, it's not uncommon for me to be up late, 100% focused on trying to bring that vision to life. Here are 3 photo projects that I was recently inspired to create/complete.
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