A NICE BLURRY BACKGROUND, AHHH. Does your brain start to spin when you start talking about ISO, shutter speed, and aperture? Not to fear, my friends! It is really quite simple. You just need to take it piece by piece and understand each term. So lets talk a bit about aperture, shall we? When you adjust the aperture on your camera you are adjusting the amount of light that is coming into your camera through your lens but you are also adjusting the amount of blurriness in your photo. (If you … [Read more...] about Blurry Background Photography Tips
Archives for February 2014
Sour Cream and Banana Whole Wheat Pancakes
Okay, I've become my mom. I absolutely hated these pancakes growing up. HATED. And I swore I would never, ever, ever make my kids eat them. But now I do. I tell myself it's okay because I made one tiny change to the recipe, so really they aren't the same. Right? The recipe is Bosch's Blender Pancakes. And the blender was the part I've always hated. Apparently you're supposed to add wheat kernels and the rest of your ingredients in the blender, turn it on, and voila! the wheat will turn to … [Read more...] about Sour Cream and Banana Whole Wheat Pancakes
17 LUCKY St. Patrick’s Day Ideas
WE are early birds! Today we are rounding up 17 fun ideas for your St. Patrick's Day festivities next month! Inside BruCrew Life Rainbows and Gold Boxes Catch My Party Rainbow Jello Dessert Kara's Party Ideas : St Patrick's Day Gift Ideas Lucky Pops from I Heart Naptime Jamie's Lucky Treasure Hunt Anti-Pinch Polish from Eighteen 25 Busy Budgeting Mama's St. Patrick's Day Party Picky Palate's Lucky Green Velvet Cupcakes Shamrock Heart … [Read more...] about 17 LUCKY St. Patrick’s Day Ideas
Valentine’s HedBanz
Have a blast at your next Valentine's Day party with our version of Valentine's HedBanz. Find the free printables on this post. HedBanz* has quickly become a family favorite at our house, so I made a Valentine's version to play for Family Night this week. How to Play Valentine's HedBanz If you aren't familiar with the game here's a quick break down. You wear awesome plastic headbands that have a slit to hold the card. Without looking at the card you insert it into the slit, and then by … [Read more...] about Valentine’s HedBanz
Headband of the Easiest Kind
Headband of the Easiest Kind is a classic take on a simple stripe ribbon bow. Easy to make but it will look adorable on little girls everywhere. Headband of the Easiest Kind I love these headbands so much! I've always loved the classic look of a simple striped bow. Here's my quick version. If you want darling ribbon to work with, you can go to HairBowSuppliesEtc. 1. Start with a foot and a half of ribbon and fold like so (with snake tongues cute out of each end). Hot glue ribbon in the … [Read more...] about Headband of the Easiest Kind