A Mama And Her Photography

December 2009

Little Flower

December 31, 2009 2 comments

I found this in one of my old poetry journals I came across the other day. It’s been forever since I tried my hand at writing verse. Reading through some of my poems made me remember how much I enjoyed it. Little Flower Oh little flower of purple hues, With your petals in groups of [...]

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Project Monday: Pot Holder Hanging Dish Towel

December 28, 2009 4 comments

hanging dish towel, dish towel pot holder craft

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» While last visiting my in-laws in NY state my mother-in-law bought the cutest handmade hanging dish towel. It looked like a simple enough thing to make. I thought I might do a tutorial, but found the following two already online. Pot Holder Dish Towel from Dollar [...]

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The Feast of Dedication

December 23, 2009 1 comment

mennorah, channukiah, festival of lights, feast of dedication, holiday lights

This week’s theme at I ♥ Faces is “My Story in Photos: Holiday Traditions”. Our family celebrates Hanukkah: The Feast of Dedication also known as the Festival of Lights. Messiah himself observed this festival as recorded in John 10:22, “At that time, the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and [...]

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Blues Guitar

December 18, 2009 0 comments

I took these shots of Mr. Happy Feet while Hubby played around on his “new” acoustic, a Morgan Monroe Blues 32 guitar. I think the little guy liked the vibrations and he’s definitely got rhythm, just like his big sister. He is so full of joy! Hubby bought this guitar from the blues musician, T-Bone [...]

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Stars and Rice Paper

December 17, 2009 1 comment

Last class I learned how to decorate a cake using rice paper and to create designs on cakes using the above technique of piping tons of tiny little stars. If anyone is interested in trying this out for themselves. Here’s what we learned below. This technique of using rice paper is recommended in conjunction with [...]

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Project Monday: Baby Receiving Blanket

December 14, 2009 2 comments

blue baby blanket, blue teddy bears baby blanket, blue receiving blanket, flannel baby blanket

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» I made this with my mom. Emphasis more on the with than anything else. She actually did most of it. The baby blanket tutorial is from the ever awesome site: Juicy Bits. This is the second project from her site that I’ve tried – the first [...]

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Sweet Dreams

December 10, 2009 3 comments

sleeping siblings, sleeping children, sweet sleeping babies

In a book we recently borrowed from the library, I happily stumbled upon the cute little poem below. It made me smile inside because I could relate very much. Mrs. Sayuri is adamant about emphasizing the fact that she is not a baby anymore – she is a little girl Belinda’s Bedtime When it was [...]

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