Happy New Year!

May your glass always be half FULL!!! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's not exactly the best photo of the year, but it's the last photo of the year...filled with good will and hope for a healthy, happy, beautiful life in 2012. Cheers!

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Made from ash

Just playing around, trying to learn about my camera settings. This was the no-flash feature...who needs a flash with all these lights?

It was a foggy day today with so many perfect photo opportunities. There were so many shades of gray. But it just didn't happen for me today. This ornament, made from the ash of Mount St. Helens will have to suffice. It's amazing how such vivid and beautiful colors come from gray ash! How do they do that?!

Merry Merry!

Today I am supporting a favorite local artist (and new friend!) of mine, The Painted Boutique. The owner, Samantha, makes unique door and wall hangers out of burlap and adds a personal inscription. Wall decor is the perfect gift for a newborn baby, a sports fan, a college student, a mother-in-law, etc.  I may even request another for my kitchen (Hey Samantha, how about a birthday cupcake and a tea cup? ;)
 
You can "like" The Painted Boutique on facebook or shop at Etsy.

The Elf on the Shelf

The Elf on the Shelf is very popular this year. And busy, too. Every night, he travels to the North Pole to let Santa know how nice or naughty the kids are. Whata tattletale!

Tree-in-a-Box

I'm afraid I don't have much about Little Rock today, only another personal photo. And, to boot, it's not even one of those classic holiday images of a real tree coming home on the top of one's car. It's a tree in a box. On sale from Garden Ridge. Oh well. Even though manufactured, it still had the same festive effect. Let the holidays begin =)