A Finalist and a quick snap

My BP Finalist - "Snow Queen"



And a quick snap of my daughter after she had had a shower, hence the untidy hair lol.



Oh how I LOVE close-ups!
Have a great day everyone! :o)

A Photo of the Day!

I'm really happy to announce, my friends baby just got a POTD at photoshowdown today!
Congratulations Jackie and Carl! Oh yes and congratulations to our very own little model Victoria :o)

Stripes

Ooooohhhhh look at that blue!!!

Another Macro

Another one of my pictures from the garden today.
I'm really digging that macro feature, on the Canon SX110 IS, Diane! lol

7 day photo frenzy - Part 2

Hi guys!
I am doing another 7 day photo frenzy and lovin' it! It's taking me out of my comfort zone. I guess I need a push every now and again to get off my butt and shoot other stuff!

Day 1. June 7th 2009 - "Your favorite drink"

Tea

I'm no good at product photography lol.
I just used my bedside lamp for my lighting on this. I thought the shadows looked pretty cool :o)
And it looks like my Tea has the spotlight haha.
I'm quite pleased with it actually!



Day 2. June 8th 2009 - "Nature"

The sky looked gorgeous this evening, plus, I love silhouette's :o)



Day 3. June 9th - "Happiness"

I have to confess, I never shot this on the 9th of June, and I am not in the habit of using archived files because I feel the whole point of the 7 day photo frenzy is to shoot a fresh pic every day.

But, my day got sucked up yesterday with dentists visits etc, so I didn't pick my camera up all day! *gasp!* lol

This picture screams happiness to me though!



Day 4. June 10th - "Hobbies"

Well, what did you expect really? lol



Day 5. June 11th - "Sleep"

Ok so I am using a file from January. I'm not sure where my days go!



Day 6. June 12th - "Macro"

Who needs fancy macro equipment when you have a Canon SX110 IS! lol
Both my hobbies shot and my Dandelion were shot with that camera. The macro function on it is amazing!
(Thanks DDK).



Day 7. June 13th - "My creative choice"

I went into the garden with our 110 IS again. My daughter spotted this fly.
Ewww!!! I can't believe the detail that camera captures! You can see the hair on it's back!!!

Sports Day

My Son's Sports Day was this week. So, off I went with my camera in hand.
I was in my element getting close ups of my son's face while he was racing. He has such a big smile when he runs.

He spotted me as he ran past. So sweet!



He receives a sticker for 3rd place...



...and jogs away with such a proud smile on his face! Almost looking like a footballer who has just scored the winning goal. Bless him!



I caught sight of my daughter on a mound of grass and had to grab whatever shots I could. She looked so beautiful with the sunlight and breeze in her hair.



I sent a slideshow of the pictures to the school.
The kids loved it and so did the Teachers.
I seemed to be the talk of the school, with Teachers approaching me, praising me about the shots I got, which lifted my spirits to unbelievable heights.
I walked away from the school with a big smile on my face :o)

I hope you are having a positive and happy day too!

Holiday

2 of my big girls came to visit us this week :o)
They had so much fun, as did my younger kids hehe.

3 of them went off on a girly shopping trip :o)



One of my older daughters paints faces as a hobby. So, my younger kids got her to paint their faces several times!











They went for a "Mini Train" ride :o)





My 9 year old had some holiday homework to do for school. She had to make a Tudor House.



And they all had a great time at the park.













One thing I love about having a big family is that they all look after one another.





My kids are all very tight knit and love each other so much!





Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope you are having a great day :o)

Happy Birthday to my lovely little boy!

He's 5 today!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

My baby girl is 4 years old today!!!

Here she is in her new big girl clothes and holding her Baby Anabel which, incidentally, she is a little freaked out by lol.



You put a bottle in the doll's mouth and it makes sucking noises. When you remove the bottle the doll burps, then it sighs turns it head and shuts it's eyes to go to sleep!
She keeps asking us to turn it off haha.

Putting her own candles in her cake.



Happy Birthday Angel!

More knitting :o)

Just thought I would share a few more of my creations, for those of you that aren't on facebook.
Also, I now have an Etsy store. Go check it out! :o)

Stone Helmet



Stone Helmet



Little Boy Blue Helmet



Cream Helmet



My 9 year old daughter LOVED this design so much she wanted a Petal Pink one for her doll! I may be able to get a snap of her, with her doll, at some point.

Have a great day everyone.x

I've been knitting!

I have been knitting in preperation for taking pictures of my grandbaby due in July, so, I decided to show my friends "The Pixel Chicks" my creations.
They went crazy and have had me knitting for them ever since I showed them lol.

All of these are sold, but I can make more, should you wish to place an order with me.

"2 Blue Striped Stocking hat"



"Vanilla Popcorn"



"Strawberries and Cream Striped Stocking hat"



"Candy Striped Stocking hat"



Chocolate and Candy Striped Stocking hat.

HD ALERT!

Yep, my HD is absolutely full!!!
So I have been going through my old files deleting them.
And while I was going through my archive, I found a beautiful portrait of one of my daughters. It was just a quick snap at the park to be honest and, at the time, I didn't see any potential in it!!!
WOW! What was I thinking?!!!



I hasten to add I haven't taken large amounts of pictures since the 21st of April. However, I have been getting creative. I have been making things and taking pictures of my creations hehe. I might share some of those pictures soon.