Getting some creative mojo flowing today

I have had this 7gypsies painter's tray  for a while now, 

and I love their sticker sheets, so I knew that I wanted

to use it for our latest vacation photos from California.

After deciding which photos I wanted to use, then

figuring out the right sizing, and printing them out, I

managed to put it together in a few hours, and am quite

happy with how it turned out.

This is a close up look of it standing up on the

table, and the lighting was a bit too harsh, but 

I wanted to show how I placed some of the stickers

so that they are hanging over the sides of the tray.

A few years ago, when Tim and I took the girls

to Long Beach, California for our first real

holiday, I came home and did a painter's tray

as well, so I placed this current one beside

it on the wall in our dining room. I love

how my ladder hanging on the wall, offers

a great display space for things that make

my heart happy.

Love etching in the sand

I have always loved etching hearts in the wet sand whenever

I've walked the beach, from a teenager on. Maybe it's 

because I've been blessed with the best husband in

the world, and feel that love best expresses what

I am most blessed with in this life of mine. This photo

was taken on our California vacation this past week,

and the evening sun  hit the wet sand so perfectly that

this photo just glows and has so much feeling to it.

I will share more of our vacation photos and memories in

the coming weeks, but for now, just bask in the warmth this

photo evokes. And may you all be blessed with love in

your lives, whether in a soul mate, a child or a loving

mother or father. 

Below is the same etching but at a lower angle, and

the sun has set a bit lower in the sky. Love the colors

in this one, the shadows, the feeling, and the warmth.