My daughter has been working on a school project where she gathers her favorite recipes and practices making them. For Easter dinner, she made the deviled eggs. They turned out delicious but at the end of the evening, there were 4 eggs leftover. As I was cleaning up, I...

My artist husband is providing me plenty of SHOTBOXing opportunities lately as he has been busy creating paintings for friends and family members. A couple of weeks ago, he decided that he was tired of all of the negativity that has been going on the past few months so...

My son's scout leader texted me the other day, requesting a recent picture of him for their troop directory. I could have texted him a random picture that I had on my phone but my son tends to make crazy faces as soon as I snap a pic or have out of control hair or have...

When I came across this tutorial by Smile Mercantile for making pumpkin luminaries out of paper bags, I knew that I wanted to give it a try. The tutorial was very thorough and easy to follow. The project seemed simple enough. I had all of the supplies on hand. And I lo...

If you look carefully at the pictures above, you can see how changing the lighting options that are available on the SHOTBOX changes the look and feel of the final picture. When you choose to only use the left or the right side lights, that side of the subject is illum...

Shortly after I made the Spring Mini Album, I made some cards out of the same American Crafts paper pack. I already knew that the lighting under my kitchen cabinets did not work very well so I thought I would take a picture on my kitchen table. I had the chandelier lig...

My friend's now teenage daughter drew this picture of herself when she was in elementary school. The original has survived years in a storage box but you never know when something might go wrong. There could be a fire or a flood. It could get lost in a move. A younger...

I created this fun Spring Mini Album in one evening using an American Crafts paper pack and coordinating accents. It was so easy to create because all of the paper colors and styles work together! I love the bright colors, the fun patterns and the charming accents! All...

I came across this shot as I was looking through my file of unposted pictures and to be honest, I'm surprised that I didn't delete it as soon as the picture was taken. I don't like pocket pics, blurry shots and accidental pictures taking up space on my phone and in my...

I have a wonderful strawberry patch in my backyard. It starts producing around the end of May and I am still picking strawberries into September or October. Some harvests are more plentiful than others but I am always grateful for the fruit that my strawberry patch pro...