My first attempt at a self portrait for the Flickr "Weekly Self Portrait" group. I think I can do this one.....it will actually be good for me, both artistically and personally!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
GIMP, ANYONE????
Soon after convincing my husband that I absolutely needed to upgrade from my Powershot SD1100 to a Canon digital SLR, I discovered the world of "post processing". I've been struggling for months with GIMP, but to no avail. Online tutorials, trial and error..... very little progress. Then, I happened upon a bargain priced copy of COREL Paint Shop Pro X and it all suddenly came together! The photo on the top is unedited. In only moments after loading the software, I was able to fix a few flaws and brighten up the image. I was rather pleased with the "after" result (see bottom photo). Pretty good, I think! I will still try to work with GIMP. I do plan to learn Photoshop someday. However, I think the COREL software is so much easier to use for a photo newbie like myself.Thursday, April 2, 2009
"TWILIGHT" PROJECT
I admit I'm a bit late in joining the whole "Twilight" craze. Although I am a huge fan of the vampire genre (for example, Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles"), 
I have been resistant for the following reasons:
1. It's a teen thing. I don't know why that was so off-putting for me, but it was.
2. I have three young children, leaving not much time to read books for pleasure.
Then, I found the paperback version (super cheap!) at a local discount store and I couldn't resist. I initiated daily silent D.E.A.R. ( "Drop Everything and Read" ) time for my 7 and 5 year olds. It was a huge success! I was immediately smitten with the story, and I finished the book in about a week.
Then, while searching the pages of Ravelry, I discovered this fabulous pattern by "subliminalrabbit" - a replica of Bella's mittens from the movie. I'm completely inspired. I will be rummaging through my yarn stash today for grey wool...wish me luck!
here's a link link to this fabulous pattern:
subliminalrabbit: bella's mittens - updated pattern!
I have been resistant for the following reasons:1. It's a teen thing. I don't know why that was so off-putting for me, but it was.
2. I have three young children, leaving not much time to read books for pleasure.
Then, I found the paperback version (super cheap!) at a local discount store and I couldn't resist. I initiated daily silent D.E.A.R. ( "Drop Everything and Read" ) time for my 7 and 5 year olds. It was a huge success! I was immediately smitten with the story, and I finished the book in about a week.
Then, while searching the pages of Ravelry, I discovered this fabulous pattern by "subliminalrabbit" - a replica of Bella's mittens from the movie. I'm completely inspired. I will be rummaging through my yarn stash today for grey wool...wish me luck!
here's a link link to this fabulous pattern:
subliminalrabbit: bella's mittens - updated pattern!
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