by PixieThisBlogger on January 16, 2011
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by PixieThisBlogger on December 31, 2010
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Thank you for a great year on the photobooks Dept. blog! We’re so glad you enjoyed our Make It projects, Behind-the-Scenes moments, contests & giveaways, and posts about our inspirations/motivations.
We would also like to thank all our guest bloggers for sharing their ideas, experiences, and projects. It’s so great to see the talent in such different photobooks.
We polled, you decide:
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Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.
See you in the new year!
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I was wrapping presents this morning and had to share something I came up with this year. I don’t know about you, but I dread wrapping presents and placing them under the tree, because the kids automatically pick up the presents tagged for them and shake and peek and wonder…
Digital Scrapbooking 101
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It’s that time again for our annual posting of the best wedding photographs of the year. In what is becoming one of our favorite traditions, we took the opportunity to look through images from our 2010 weddings and selected some of our favorite photographs of the year. Not only does this tradition allow us to look through our weddings and reminisce about all the fun we had, it allows us to be truly humbled and gracious for the opportunities we have all year long.
And it is with that spirit we want to say an enormous thank you; not only the brides & grooms showcased below, as well as the super talented wedding photographers who captured them, but to ALL the Colorado wedding vendors we had the opportunity to work with this year! YOU – our clients and vendors make what we do a joy – you make us look good!
We worked with some of our favorite clients this year – clients who became friends, who we want to stay in touch with and hear their wonderful news. We are grateful to be surrounded by lovely couples who allow us to help them plan their wedding.
Happiest of holidays from Calluna Events! From our team to your family, we wish you and yours much love, happiness and best wishes for 2011!
Stay tuned for parts 2 & 3….
Happy Holidays!
Thanks for reading!
xoxo
Calluna Events :: Colorado Wedding Planner
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by PixieThisBlogger on December 10, 2010
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Thanks again to everyone who participated in the sale last Saturday!
1 Braving the cold, shoppers stand in line for the sale
2 What troopers!
3 Inside at last
4 The madness begins…
5 Holding a few fine specimens
6 Glitterati
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8 get set,
9 glitter!
10 A few of Eric’s favourite Good Things
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16 Eric’s ornament
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(For the template shown, see the link below)
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22 Sweet & Sour Goodies
23 AMH Design
24 Little Alouette
25 Lalalaurie
26 Kiki & Polly
27 A helpful elf arranging our presents just so.
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(If you are making Eric’s ornament at home, here is the template for the ribbon star.)
If you missed someone on your shopping list – or, like me, are experiencing post-sale-coulda-shoulda-woulda regrets – here are some vendor sites*:
*if you were a vendor and don’t see your name here, email us at thecraftsdept@marthastewart.com so we can add you!
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by PixieThisBlogger on November 28, 2010
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This month The New York Times released it’s “10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2010” review. The review has been released annually for more than 50 years, and as a lover of illustration, it’s one of my favorite things to read. I am amazed by the ability illustrators have to translate a story line into whimsical images via a multitude of mediums. I hope you find as much enjoyment in browsing the winners as I did:
View the full article and slideshow here. Images courtesy of the New York Times.
Although they are all beautiful, my absolute favorite winner of this year’s bunch is Erin E. Stead, the artist behind the intricate illustrations housed in her husband’s children’s book, A Sick Day for Amos McGee. We’re lucky enough to gain insight into Erin’s craft, as she uses a combination of printmaking and sketching in each illustration. Below is the process she used to create the beautiful image on the book’s cover.
1 Erin begins with a basic sketch.
2 Then tightens the sketch at the proper size of the book cover.
3 Erin begins carving woodblocks in order to add color.
4 Tools Erin uses to carve the blocks
5 Erin uses a barren (disk in upper right-hand corner) to apply pressure to the stacked paper and ink wood block.
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10 The final book cover!
11 Erin’s workstation in her new studio (a recently renovated 100-year-old barn!) shared with her husband, Philip.
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by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Red Nose Studio" title=""Here Comes The Garbage Barge!"
written and illustrated by Peter Brown" title=""Children Make Terrible Pets,"
written and illustrated by Blexbolex" title=""Seasons,"
by Suzy Lee" title=""Shadow,"
by Richard Michelson, illustrated by R.G. Roth" title=""Busing Brewster,"
by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall" title=""Big Red Lollipop,"
written and illustrated by Peter McCarty" title=""Henry in Love,"
by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead" title=""A Sick Day for Amos McGee,"
written and illustrated by Christoph Niemann" title=""Subway,"
by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile" title=""Bink & Gollie,"
