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Monday, August 22, 2022

Bric-a-Brac Snacks




Taking so many pictures of my crafts, clothes, and accessories has trained my eye to snap -- well, almost everything.  Which is how I got these pics of my makeup tray, the great outdoors, and books in my dining room.  Besides being cute and colorful (I can say that about my own stuff, right?), they also show some changes that I've made during the quarantine.  

For starters, my makeup collection (and I know I've mentioned this before) used to consist of just the essentials.  But having more time for face painting made me realize that I could -- and should! -- include more colors.  Plus, the extra products make for a cheerful presentation against the yellow tray. 

As for the hardbacks on my china cabinet, they came from the overflow in the living room.  Finding homes for all my books remains a challenge, so I feel psyched whenever I can cram them in some up-to-now-overlooked place.  Then again, I always wanted to have books in every room of the house.  So here's to living that dream!  

And finally, the middle pic . . . yeah, that was a barrette shot reject.  Or so I thought.  But the trees and sky were so striking that I decided to use it somewhere else.  

And it turns out that that somewhere is this island of misfit joys.     

Sunday, August 14, 2022

The Desk Clerk's Day Off

Top: Candie's, Kohl's


Yellow flower clip: Capelli, ULTA; Coral flower clip: Kohl's


Necklace: Gifted

The Desk Clerk's Day Off sounds like a really good indie flick or a super annoying cartoon.  As with most things in life, my story probably falls somewhere in the middle.

Not long ago, I was dressed for a Zoom meeting when the husband said I looked like a Hawaii hotel clerk.  To be fair, I was behind my laptop at the time, and he followed it up by saying I looked very cute.  It was enough to make me want to capture this "throwaway" outfit -- or perhaps I should say half an outfit, because the bottom portion of my meeting attire is always pajama pants.  So after I logged off for the day, we took pics against this tranquil blue backdrop.  And yes, I'm closing my eyes in the last one to show off my not-quite-new mint e.l.f. eyeshadow: 
  

As for the hibiscus pics, they're from when we lived in Brigantine.  I must've known that I'd eventually need them for a tropical shirt shoot!

Finally, if I never know what the husband is going to say, then I definitely never know what he's going to bring home.  Check out these white plums and canary fruit he picked up yesterday:


He stylishly staged them on one of his handmade cutting boards.  Because artsy-craftsy DIY -- and self promotion -- run in this family! 

Oh man, maybe this is a cartoon after all.