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Monday, April 5, 2010

Hippity Hoppity

You might remember back in March when I posted about some Easter decorating ideas, compliments of Martha Stewart, here. I really liked the idea of making an 'Easter egg tree' for the centerpiece on the main dinning table for our Easter celebration. I used this as my inspiration;

And here is my rendition;

I created the base using a glass cylindrical vase, some styrafoam and spanish moss. The branches are faux pussy willows, and the eggs I found at Michaels' craft store. I held out until the Friday before Easter to buy all of my supplies, so I was able to get a lot of them for 40% off!

We had 40 people over for dinner. (Have I mentioned before, I have a BIG family?!) For the other tables I used these lime green pots I got at Ikea a few years back, and plopped a potted flower in each of them. To hide the ugly plastic pot inside, I used paper Easter grass.

My mom has a large collection of tea cups so I used them to hold jelly beans and M&M's on each of the tables.

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday! Aside from the on again off again rain, it was a great day. Did you do anything special to decorate for Easter?

Friday, April 2, 2010

Great Angle

Photographing interiors isn't easy. You can have a gorgeous room that is stunning in person turn out looking bland and boring if you don't shoot it from just the right angle, with the correct lighting, etc. I know, I have tried time and time again and somehow fall short with my photography efforts every time. Hiring a professional to shoot interior spaces is always the best option, but a lot of times we have to do it ourselves! One thing on my New Years resolution list this year was to learn more about photography, editing and manipulating photos, and in turn be able to take better shots of the spaces I decorate.

I am finding a lot of photos in my inspiration files that focus more on zoomed in vignettes, as apposed to taking a picture of the entire room. Take for example this angle that I am in love with! It's a close up showcasing a little bit of all the important elements in a bedroom-- bedding, headboard, nightstand, lamp, accessories, etc. It's like it gives you a taste of the room, without letting you see the whole thing, and makes you beg for more! I am definitely going to try shooting some pictures from this angle the next time I photograph a bedroom!