The Warm and the Fuzzy: Part 1

July 11, 2016July 13, 2016 | Allison

Hee hee, I love that title. XD

My camera is loaded down with adorable pictures of bunnies, kittens, puppies, and other cute things. You’re going to get several doses of cuteness because I have too many pictures to fit in one post! Today I shall begin with bunnies.

Ahem. (Note: I edited most of these pictures.)

Willow:

-Allison(bunnies, mystery pictures) 029 (1024x768) — I love her little ear tufts. XD

-Allison(bunnies, mystery pictures) 028 (1024x768) — Look! I got a picture of her licking the cage! (Wait, Willow, why are you licking the cage?)

Diamond:

Clemmie: (CutePolarBear, here are lots of pictures of Clementine, as you wished. 😉 )

Clemmie 1 (1024x768) — AWWWW! It looks like she’s praying. XD

I don’t have as many of Lily and Olaf because they weren’t in the photoshoot on the deck.

Lily:

Olaf: (with Clementine and Diamond’s rump XD )

This is a sneak peek of next Warm and Fuzzy post. (Hint, it hast to do with an animal that starts with “c” and is in both of these pictures. 😛 )

bunnies 2 (1024x768) — AWWWW THAT’S SO CUTE!

Did you like it? Let me guess… yes! 😀 What was your favorite picture? Who was your favorite bunny?

***Allison***

P. S. I wanted to do the room makeover post today, but we weren’t quite finished with our decorations. Hopefully tomorrow!

Mystery Revealed! # 8

July 9, 2016December 6, 2016 | Allison

Are you ready to see the astounding (not really) answers to Mystery Pictures #8? Ready or not, here I… uh… here you… here they are! XD XD

Toothbrush
Baseball
Dog’s paw! (Not many people got this one. Maybe because you certainly don’t think of a dog’s paw looking all scaly like that!)
Screen
Skin
Candle bulb (or just lightbulb)

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Chloe Linn! She was the ONLY one who got everything right! (But lots of you were so close, guys!)

To see the actual mystery pictures and read the other players’ guesses, check out this

P. S. Guys, guess what? I got chosen for WordPress Discover!!! I’M SO HAPPY

Summer Fun: Shaving Cream Fight

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 | Allison

We had a shaving cream battle with our friends, and it was SO MUCH FUN! We each were supplied with a bottle of the really cheap shaving cream (like 97 cents per bottle), and teamed up girls against boys. It was super messy, but in the best way!

Some tips:

Do this on a hot day ’cause you’re going to need to rinse off under a hose. 😉
Make sure it’s okay to get the yard messy because it will get messy – but don’t worry, after a good rainshower everything should be squeaky clean again.
Be warned: the smell of shaving cream will be everywhere!

Just look at that glorious mess! 😀

I guess I can check that off my bucket list!

Does a shaving cream fight sound fun to you? Do you like to get messy?

***Allison***

P. S. I HAVE OVER 150 FOLLOWERS OH MY GOODNESS THANK YOU SO MUCH I’M RUNNING OUT OF BREATH SO I THINK I’LL STOP NOW! *Pant, wheeze, cough*

Boom, Crackle, Bang!

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 | Allison

Did you have a good 4th of July (if you live in the USA)? I did! I watched fireworks twice and took pictures of them once. 😀 I used a tripod this time which helped SO much. Enjoy some pretty explosions!

-Allison(fireworks) 004 (1280x960) — I love this one! You can see the mountain and fireworks coming from it.

Did you like them? I think they might be my best firework photos yet. A tripod really helps!

***Allison***

P. S. I might just keep my blog design how it is. I like my header and the background so yeah. 😀 I also made a new button that looks kind of like my header. You can update it if you want! (It’s on my Buttons page.)

P. P. S. It’s Nicole’s turn for WordCrafters!

P. P. P. S. Whoa this is a lot of P. S.’s! We are nearly finished redecorating our room and it looks so PRETTY!!

Mystery Pictures #8

July 2, 2016 | Allison

Wohoo! Are you ready to solve some mysteries, dear readers?

If you’re new to mystery picture posts, here are the rules: I show you a few close-up pictures of ordinary objects, and you try to guess what they are. Just comment below this post with your guesses, and I will reveal the answers and the winners next Saturday the 9th. I don’t approve guess comments until I reveal the mystery, just so no one gets ideas from another comment.;) You can see my other mystery picture posts here.

Okey-dokey-artichoke! Are you ready? ARE YOU READY? Oh, I guess not. You are? GOOD! Ahem.

I really hope that wasn’t too easy! It’s getting hard to find mystery pictures that I haven’t done yet. But I love how taking these photos makes me look at the things from a fresh perspective!

***Allison***

P. S. We finished painting my room yesterday. YAYAYAYAYAY!!! I’m so excited to redecorate – Hobby Lobby, here I come! 😀

The Inevitable Flower Post

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 | Allison

I can’t help it, guys. I have to take pictures of flowers! And it follows from simple blogging logic that if I take pretty pictures, I must show them to you. 😛 Enjoy the flower power!

-Allison(rocket, kittens) 041 (1024x768) — Pretty in purple – though in real life they were more blue

-Allison(room) 006 (1024x768) — Black-eyed Susans are so pretty and cheerful

-Allison(rainbow, snails) 028 (1024x768) — I love this picture! (Purple again.)

I love photographing tiger lilies. They are bright and gorgeous and very summery! (Here’s another lily photoshoot post I did back in the day.)

Do you want a post sneak-peek? I’m planning a room re-decorating post (SQUEEE!), a mystery pictures post, a pets post, and maybe a farm life and/or yumminess post. 🙂 I also have lots of photos to get out of my (computer) system, so you won’t be photo-less either. 😀

I shall try to post more variedly (is that a word?). *Crosses heart with a solemn look* *Bursts out laughing* Hee hee! Actually, I can hold a straight face pretty well in real life. XD

TTFN! (Ta-ta for now.) Who can tell me where I got that from?

***Allison***

P. S. Do you like my new blog design? I’m trying it out, but I almost like the old one better. I made a new header which I like, but I can’t quite settle on a background. And the whole design just doesn’t seem quite me… Any comments or suggestions are welcome!

Fabulous Feathers: Draw-It-Yourself

June 27, 2016November 12, 2018 | Allison

Greetings, friends! XD

Janie, here is the feather tutorial you asked for! And here is a DIY/drawing post for those of you who wanted one according to my blog survey. (By the way, thank you SO much for taking that, guys! I really appreciate it.) I do indeed love to draw, and I’d be happy to post art-related stuff more often if you so wish. 🙂

Drawing these feathers is actually pretty simple. The key idea is “random.” Unevenness gives the feathers a whimsical, natural look.

Start by drawing a straight line. Next, draw the outline of the feather. Basically you’re going to make an elongated teardrop shape with a few triangular chips and dips taken out of it. 🙂 (Chips and dips? I thought this was about feathers, not food!) Draw slanted lines from the inside to the outside of the feather as shown. Space them randomly – sometimes far apart and sometimes close together.
Now you need to make some accent stripes. Fill in a few random stripes with zigzags or line them with dots, or add any pattern you wish. Looking good!
Time to color! Again, color the feather randomly. I personally think they look best when you use only two or three colors and leave some stripes white – but feel free to experiment!
Show off your art! Draw a few feathers on cardstock to make a pretty poster for your bedroom. Three or so feathers in a line would look charming on the front of a thank-you card. You can even cut them out and hang them up as a garland!

Here are lots of other feathers I made using this technique:

I really like that type of doodly drawing. Thanks for reading!

***Allison***

P. S. Isn’t it hard to describe how a food tastes? Usually I just end up comparing it to another food, or calling it sweet, sour, or salty. XD Speaking of which, I think it’s impossible to describe salt with any other word than “salty.” XD Come on, English language, don’t fail me now!

Pool!

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 | Allison

I had a lot of fun taking these pictures on one of our trips to our neighbor’s pool. I love swimming! (And photography.)

My siblings and cousins were trying to throw each other off the inner tube. XD Very splashy indeed!

-Allison(pool) 098 (3) (1024x768) — I love this one where my cousin is falling back into the water. It looks so neat!

-Allison(pool) 096 (1024x768) — Victory!

Pool water is so pretty.

I love these next pictures! I dripped water into the pool and took pictures of the splashes. Aren’t the bubble-pockets so neat?

-Allison(pool) 106 (1024x768) — Look at that perfect bubble in the middle! LOVE IT!

I also really like this picture of my brother swimming.

Here are some more action pictures:

-Allison(pool) 060 (1024x768) — Junior synchronized diving? XD

Last but not least, one of our neighbor’s dogs! I think his name is Biscuit.

There you are, folks! Which photo was your favorite? Have you ever taken pictures at the pool? Do you like swimming? (That was kind of a “duh” question. XD )

P. S. Are you getting tired of photography posts yet? I take lots of pictures and love sharing them with you, but I also want to post about more than one category. If you are getting tired of one kind of post or have suggestions for my blog, I’d love it if you’d take my blog survey! I’m not promising anything drastic, but perhaps the survey will tell me how I can up the enjoyment level just a bit for you. 🙂 (By the way, this is the same survey as I did a while ago, just so you know. 😉 )

My Summer Bucket List

June 24, 2016June 25, 2016 | Allison

Quite a few bloggers have done summer bucket list posts lately, and I enjoyed reading them! I thought it would be a good idea to make one myself. Some of the things on my bucket list are just fun things to do, and some are more like personal goals. I am actually going to try to do these things! *Gasp* XD At the end of the summer I will tell you if I accomplished these goals or not. 🙂

1. Read the Bible every day. I’m definitely going to try and do this.

2. Go to a movie theater. Guys, this may shock you, but I have NEVER been to a movie theater! (Well, unless museum theaters count.) But this summer we might possibly go see Finding Dory! We also are probably going to a summer theater thingy where it shows movies that already came out for only $1 a person. I can’t wait!

3. Get more sleep. 😛 Heh heh. 😉 My bedtime goal is to read a chapter of the Bible before I go to bed, and then read other books only if it’s before 10:30. Or maybe Mom could let us sleep in more… Just kidding! XD We do sleep in already.

4. Do stretches more often. I am rather un-flexible. (Well, my elbows are double-jointed (or at least hyper-flexible), but that doesn’t really count. 😛 I can sort of twist them around so they stick out the opposite way. XD Yeah, very weird but true.) Annnnnyway, as I was saying… I hope by the end of the summer I can at least touch my toes! XD

5. Paint and redecorate my room. My sister and I have been wanting to redo our bedroom for a long time. The wallpaper is kind of old and doesn’t really match our bedspreads and decorations. After we paint, I want to redecorate our room with goodies from Hobby Lobby. I LOVE HOBBY LOBBY!

6. Improve my swimming. Especially my endurance and speed. I could practice more if the water wasn’t so cold! XD I do love swimming though. Our neighbor has a nice pool that she very generously lets us use.

7. Watch the Olympics! I love watching the Olympics – especially the gymnastics and swimming. It’s so much fun to eat snacks and watch the Olympics with my family.

8. Cook something weird. Maybe a strange-sounding ethnic dish or just something that I wouldn’t usually try. And then eat it, of course. XD Speaking of weird foods, here is a strangish food my family eats: carrot salad (grated carrots, orange Jello, nuts, celery, and crushed pineapple). It probably sounds really weird, but it’s delicious! Have you tried it before?

9. Decorate cupcakes with friends. My friend and my sister and I want to make one of the recipes in my friend’s special-cupcakes book.

10. Go fishing. I love fishing at my uncle’s pond!

11. Make “masterpieces” from my three favorite mediums. In other words, I want to create something really good from polymer clay, take some really good pictures, and make some really good art.

12. Have a shaving cream fight. This would be so fun! And then wash off and go swim in the pool.

13. Do a photoshoot with friends. I would love to do a fun, creative photoshoot with my friends or family!

14. Add more things to my Etsy shop. I haven’t done much with my Etsy shop lately. I hope to add some new products and even get a few sales over the summer. 😀

15. Take lots of pictures on our vacation. This year we’re going to see Niagara falls and travel up around the Michigan/Great Lakes area. There is going to be lots of water (my favorite!) and I really want to get some good pictures. I’m thinking sunsets on the lakes and definitely photos of Niagara falls. 🙂 Also as a side note: it might be helpful if I don’t ruin my camera this year like I did on our last two vacations! UGH! (Both times it was because of sand. 😦 )

There you go! What is the #1 thing on your summer bucket list? Are you going to do any of the things on my list?

***Allison***

P. S. I have some announcements from around the blogosphere to share with you. 🙂 Rutvi is having a writing contest! Check it out here. Also, Clara is doing a really neat blog scavenger hunt. Definitely go check that out too! (I helped with the prize. *Smug look* XD Ha ha!)