Monday, March 31, 2014

:: Joanna ::

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of taking pictures of the lovely Joanna. She's a super fun girl and I LOVED taking these photos of her!!! Here are a few of my favorites...



 

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

:: Glitter Light Switch Plate ::

Last week I decided to glam up my light switch plate a bit...

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To start off, you will need:
   - gold acrylic paint
   - a small paintbrush
   - some type of gold glitter (I used gold glitter glue I had found at a thrift store a few weeks ago)

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First, brush a coat of gold paint onto the light switch plate. Let it completely dry, then go over it again if needed. It took me about three coats.

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Then, start covering the light switch plate with glitter!!! Since this glue was pretty thin, it took a few coats to get the amount of glitter I wanted. After the glitter is dry, put the plate back on the wall and enjoy the sparkle!!!

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A variation to the paint + glitter glue method: just use Mod Podge and loose glitter!!! It's a bit messier, but there are less steps and it wouldn't take as long. I used the paint and glitter glue because it was what I had laying around...

Have a lovely day!

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

:: Snow Day // Video ::

Here's a short video of our magical snow day...

 
Snow Day from Emily Bontrager on Vimeo.
Music: Selah by Jenny & Tyler

Friday, January 31, 2014

:: Snow Day!!!!!! ::

I know my last post was about summer, but on Tuesday afternoon, it snowed here in South Carolina!!!!!!!!!! It was incredibly beautiful...

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It snowed wonderfully for most of the evening. The next morning, it dawned bright and clear, with plenty of fresh snow to play in!!!

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As you can see, people from SC put on every available piece of warm clothing they own when there's snow! : ) Also, instead of snow boots, we wear rain boots!!!


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Sledding was the favorite pastime of the day...


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Jeffrey and Heidi tried to build a snowman, but the poor thing ended up looking like something out of a horror movie... : ) : )


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I'll  be putting up a video in the next couple days of the snow, too...Have a lovely day!!!