52 Fridays ~ Week 6 ~ Photo Booth Fun

I am working on a new photo booth set up and who better to test it out on.....KIDS!!  Just give them a few fun props, get out the camera and it is endless fun.   I still have a few things to work out so I had to promise they could help me on another day soon.  Here are some of the funny faces they came up with.

52 Fridays ~ Week 4 ~ DIY Camera Bag Insert

Well, I did it.  I missed my first Friday already and it is only the forth week.  But I'm not giving up that easy.  I'm going to post this and continue on.  I'm bound and determined to make it through the year.

This is a little project idea that I found on Pinterest.  I have a camera bag from a company a lot of you probably know, Epiphanie, and I love it.  I use it when I travel or go on shoots and I need all of my equipment.  It holds everything.  But I had been wanting something small that I could just throw my camera and maybe one lens in when I was just out with the family.  I really didn't want to spend a bunch of money.  I came across this tutorial on a blog called "How Joyful".  This is how mine turned out.  The purse is from Walmart and the insert fits in there perfectly.  The great thing is I can take it out and just use the purse if I'm not planning on taking my camera with me. LOVE IT!

52 Fridays ~ Week 3 ~ Imagination

Have you ever watched a couple of four and five year old boys play?  There is no end to the things they can come up with.  Any object can be anything in their small hands.  Even something as simple as a Hot Wheel takes on all kinds of new powers.  They don't have any idea that there are limits to what a car should be able to do. 









So how much farther would you be if you weren't limited by your imagination?  It's something to think about.  I know it is for me anyway.

52 Fridays ~ Week 2 ~ Unexpected Good-byes

This has been a very emotional week.  A long time friend passed away.

She was taken unexpectedly and way to soon.  And so I guess for me, and I think many others,  it just reminded us that none of us really know what tomorrow brings.  Always tell your loved ones how you feel.  Make sure they know, even if you think they probably do.

I found this quote for my picture this week.  I think it kind of fits.  My friend was someone who was always smiling and laughing.  All the stories that everyone told about her, included how she made them feel.  I think that says a whole lot.

Rest in peace my friend.

Prop Makeover

 
I am constantly on the look out for new props.  I found this stool in the discount bin at Old Time Pottery.  It had been $25 and was marked $3.33.  I figured for that price, I couldn't pass it up.

The only thing wrong with it, as you can see, was the top covering.  Everything else, including the padding was fine.

I had been looking for quite some time for just the right fabric.  I found this cute corduroy for $3.00 per yard at Walmart.  I only needed a piece about 19 inches x 19 inches.

 I started by removing all the tacks around the top.  I saved all the tacks as well as the strip that went around the top of the stool.  I was able to reuse both which saved me even more money.

 
 Once all the tacks were out, I removed the top and rolled back the leather that goes around the stool.
 

I cut my new fabric to fit.  I used a staple gun to pull the fabric tight and attach it to the stool.  I then rolled the leather back up into place to cover the edge of the new fabric and started reattaching the leather band with the tacks.  This was really simple since the holes were already in the leather strip.  No measuring or spacing!

 I think it turned out great.  Ready for a newborn or even a toddler.  And the best part is, it only cost me $6.33.