tale as old as time

"beauty and the beast" from the movie.

photo: taken by me

and now a couple more beauty and the beast photos:

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photo via google

edit by me

Airbrushed

If any of you didn't know, Picnik is shutting down in April. This is very sad, and the only perk is that premium is free for everyone to use until they shut down. So, the other day I was playing around with some touch-up effects and turned this photo:

Into this photo:

See how much you can do with a simple editing program? True, professionals do a much better job than I did, but the effect is still the same. Many girls compare themselves to models who have been airbrushed, digitally shrunk, and professionally photographed. 

This video is an example of how this is done:

So don't try and look "perfect"; no can look like that, not even the models themselves. Who said that was perfect, anyway? Trust in God, take care of yourself, and let your inner beauty shine through.

p.s. 41 followers? ya'll are great. :)

Romans 12:12

original

rejoice in hope

be patient in tribulation

be constant in prayer.

Romans 12:12

edit - entering in kelsey's photo challenge

Fall Fashion Day and Days 18, 19, and 20

There is one last Fall Fashion Day going on here:

Here is my outfit:

Plaid Shirt: JCPenney. I paid $18 for this shirt, and that's about the most I have ever spent on one shirt. :)

Dress Pants: Hand-me-down

Argyle shoes: Payless

I apologize for not posting yesterday or the day before, but I didn't have time yesterday and on Tuesday I auditioned for the district chorus {which I made, by the way. :) }

So, on to the 31-Day Challenge.

Day 18 - A Photo Experimenting with Water Puddles

I didn't have any photos of water puddles and we don't have any puddles here, but this is water, so I figured it was close enough. :)

I am also entering this photo in Ashlyn's photo challenge. The theme is sooc - straight out of camera.

Day 19 - A Photo of Whatever You Want

I was editing this photo

And I couldn't decide which edit I liked best. Which is your favorite? 

(Oh, and I edited all of these on Picnik)

#1

edits done: boost, cinema scope with out letterbox

#2

edits done: boost, 1960's

#3

Day 20 - A Photo Involving a Tree

This photo makes me laugh. My sister was putting her shawl on during our photoshoot (see my post on that here) and it got caught on some little branches and then she almost fell down the little hill behind her.

How was your Thursday?

First Day of October

Happy First Day of October, everyone!

Francesca is holding a photo contest and this week's theme is fall.

This photo means fall to me because of the leaves on the ground, but also because of the little red schoolhouse in the background.

(Oh, and the effect I used for this picture was Cross Process on Picnik. I love it!)

Another thing that means fall to me is baking.

This morning I baked with these cuties.

Aren't they just too cute?

We made chocolate chip cookies (sadly, from a mix. It was in the cupboard and was easier to make with little people than cookies from scratch).

Sadie and Chloe

 I made these muffins this morning, also. The recipe is the Create Your Own Muffins recipe from this post by  Royal Daughters of the King. For these muffins, I put a cup of strawberries in the batter.

They taste pretty good. :) I honestly had never had muffins with strawberries in them before, or at least not that I can remember.

Cuties

This is Natalia. She is 9 months old. 

I love her little scrunchy face when she smiles.

I love how she poses when i pull my camera out and she never gets fazed, no matter how close I hold the camera to her face.

You can't see it here, but her eyes are an adorable dark, dark brown.

She is smiling, huggable, kissable cuteness in a little bundle.

Too sweet.

This, lovelies, is Chloe. She is 3 years old.

She also has adorable dark, dark brown eyes. They light up when she's happy, which is just about all the time.

She smiles as soon as I pull my camera out.

When I come home from school, she says "I missed you, Em!"

Chloe called me her best friend the other day.

Too cute.

I love editing pictures of these two!

Hope you all have a good weekend!

"I'm homeschooled. That's why I'm such a chatterbox."

Hazel in Dolphin Tale.