Summer Photos

May 30th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in photography - (0 Comments)
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With summer quickly approaching, I just wanted to give a quick reminder about my digital photography and design services. First, I offer 1-hour on location photo sessions for $75.  A DVD with high resolution images is included with the price, as well as an online viewing gallery.  To see more of my work, please visit …
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Our Babies Hatched!

May 16th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in Uncategorized - (2 Comments)
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Ugly and cute all at the same time :)

Free Furniture Makeover

May 10th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in decorating - (7 Comments)
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Last week marked one of my favorite days of the year… spring clean-up trash day!  In our neighborhood, we are allowed to set out as much “garbage” as we want just one day a year.  Most people take this opportunity to get rid of unwanted furniture and household items.  Our own trash pile included complete …
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Disappearing Act

May 8th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in decorating - (3 Comments)
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Such a simple task, but it made such a huge difference!  Obviously we still need to dig out the roots, but at least now people can walk by our sidewalk without stepping off!  And we can see when we’re pulling out of our driveway!  :) This actually spurred us on to clean up the front …
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Emily’s Senior Pictures

March 10th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in photography - (2 Comments)
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I was very happy to be able to take Emily’s senior pictures today.  I was slightly apprehensive when I woke up and it was a gorgeous, cloudless day out, a brisk 25 degrees, and a bright sun shining as early as 9:30.  That may sound strange, but harsh sunlight is the most difficult light to …
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A Small Bedroom Update

January 13th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in decorating - (6 Comments)
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Just a few pictures of our bedroom – these are already semi-outdated considering we have changed our comforter to a plain white one we found on black Friday (for $20!).  I also have some pillows on the bed now… but the artwork over our bed hasn’t changed, and that’s the focus of this post! The …
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The Kitchen Finale… Finally!

January 4th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in decorating - (92 Comments)
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This Christmas break has given us a bunch of extra time to work on projects around the house.  It felt great to get moving on the house again since it’s been a while since we’ve done anything big!  We decided to tackle the kitchen and finish it up… if you remember, we left off after …
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The Mansion

November 4th, 2011 | Posted by Erin in photography - (0 Comments)
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I recently found out about an awesome location for photoshoots – and the best part is it’s totally free, no permit required for small groups.  The Mansion at Hartwood Acres was just gorgeous for a semi-warm fall day taking pictures of this lovely couple. I’m looking forward to doing many more shoots here!  The possibilities …
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Dining Room Progress

November 2nd, 2011 | Posted by Erin in decorating - (6 Comments)
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So far I’ve shared progress reports on the living room (but it’s outdated – look for an update soon), guest bedroom, the outside, and the kitchen.  But there’s a very important room in between those that I haven’t shared at all – the dining room.  As you saw in my recent post, we’ve made a …
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Free Lampshade Re-do

October 29th, 2011 | Posted by Erin in decorating - (10 Comments)
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Trashing – the act of picking junk out of people’s roadside trash late at night. I’ll admit it.  I liked it.  I went for the first time Thursday night, and actually came home with something – a perfectly good, but outdated lampshade!  It has a great shape – a drum shade, but tall.  We made …
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