My “Before & After” Dining Area

 

I spent my spare time yesterday and today spiffing up my blog using

some photos of my dining area...

I thought I wanted to use a blue background but ended up going back to a

turquoise color.

I edited a photo of my dining area in Photoshop.

The colors were edited in the above photo.

 

I did a lot of things to it...wish I could tell you what I did...

I do remember that I used a watercolor effect and crosshatching effect.

I thought it turned out pretty neat.

Birdhouse-------before & after!!!

It is the selective cropping that gets rid of my clutter

I like the Photoshop version a lot better than the “before” version.

Wonder if I can make this area look like my edited photo???

Geezeee, if only redecorating was this easy!!!

 

Joining Mary @ Little Red House for Mosaic Monday

Susan @ Between Naps On The Porch for Met Monday

A Moment

I don’t know where this week has gone...

it has flown by.

Aaaahhhhh, summertime, that’s the reason it goes by so swiftly.

It’s like a fleeing moment of freedom that

I don’t always stop to savor.

I did stop long enough to snap some photos of my hydrangeas...

Our heat will probably dry them up soon...

 

These were some wildflowers I spotted growing behind a

building where I was attending a meeting .

(Crazy lady running around with the camera looking

under, over and around things!!!)

I believe that they are Coreopsis.

You know that I wouldn’t be a true Southerner

if I didn’t have a few Magnolia photos!

 

Magnolias are beautiful but I never have wanted one in my yard.

I get leaves from neighbors’ yards and they are like

tough cardboard, they take forever to disintegrate and

usually have to be picked up by hand.

We always enjoy our Spiderwort plants...

They never need any care...just a little appreciation occasionally.

I’m joining Tootsie for

Fertilizer Friday

Have a beautiful weekend peeps!!!

Vibrance

 

I used the free Iced Blue Texture by Nine Acres Photo...actually I used it

three times, 100% soft light, 100% multiply and again at 52% soft light

and erasing the texture from the yellow petals. Then I made my mosaic

in Picasa.

nineacresphotography@hotmail.com

 

Carol, Bethany and Kerry...at Bethany’s Bridal Coffee

Congratulations to Bethany and Ryan

 

Joining Mary @ Little Red House for Mosaic Monday

Blogger and People In Nashville

UPDATE!!!

They’re (Followers) BACK, thank you Blogger!!!

 

 

                                                                         Thursday, May 9, 2011

Dear Blogger,

     I’m so sorry that our relationship is so stormy right now.

I do love you!!!

But, I love my followers more,

they make my heart so merry!!

Please, pretty please, with a cherry on top...

May I please have my followers back???

With Love

Becky

P.S. Wordpress is looking pretty good today!!!

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Nashville, TN

 

“Josh Thomas”

We were in Nashville this week, the CMT awards and Festival were

going on...it was 100 degrees!!!

I love to people watch...and snap!!!

Don’t you just love this manicure...I emailed her photos to her Mom!!!

I’m rethinking my whole attitude on cowgirl hats after seeing this pink one.

This little guy was dancing up a storm!

 

Just Cause and Live, Love, Laughter

I used two of Kim’s textures on this...

Just Cause and Live Love Laughter

My original...no editing.