mavora art and design

portraits

I'm not a portrait person. I do photography but I have more skills in the artistic computer design side then the photography of people with the posing and the lighting and the smiling. Tim fortunately can take pictures of anything and anyone even though he'd also say it's not his forte. The problem is people need pictures of themselves! It's a great service and now that more and more people know Tim and I CAN do it they ask us to. We usually say yes - like I said it's a valid, much needed service! This last Sunday we offered to take family pictures for any family that couldn't afford "real" photography. We did it after church right across the street - which happens to be quite pretty - and we had 5 families take us up on the offer. As usual I did the "look here little baby!" shouting and Tim did the shutter speed thing. They were all so happy we shared our meager skills and we were blessed to be able to help. We will never be portrait photographers by profession but God has given us some skills and it's good to use them for His glory! What skills do you have that you can use to help others? Even if you're not perfect at it - give it a try!

valentine's day?

I haven't done a Minted.com design challenge in a while and thought I'd try again - I had time to slack off a little! The next design challenge is for a kids valentine they can pass out at school. There are some AMAZING designers that work with Minted so I'm not expected to win but I think I should keep up on the challenges to sharpen my skills. It's stretching to have a goal set by a third party but also fun to accomplish a design however you want. This is my submission.

 

So happy Valentine's Day - I mean.... THANKSGIVING!

Coming April 2010 - baby # 2 is a GIRL! We're so excited about the new addition to our family. Now if only I could get to decorating the nursery... that should be fun!

big picture cards - winter pack

I've finished up a Big Picture Cards Winter Pack for this season. It has three cards from last season and one new pine cone picture card but I've also fixed up the packaging etc. 50% of the profits still go to World Vision to help countries around the world struggling with poverty and natural disaster. The pack saves you some cash over the individual cards but I can also sell the singles if needed.

You can check it out for sale HERE

I'm looking forward to the holidays!! Tim and I need a good snow shoeing/picture trip this winter for sure.

lab photo shoot

I got a gig last week shooting a laboratory which was a unique and fun experience! I was in love with all the bottles and beakers. Although it was a commonplace lab when we walked in, pictures can turn it into a lovely place of scientific exploration! I know, I'm a romantic. 

 

the list

I'm really excited about this new product - The List - for days or weeks - because I am a list girl! If I can't write it down I have to keep it in my brain and there is not enough room in there - especially with a toddler in the house and a bun in the oven! You can use any old scrap of paper but I think it would make all the things that need to be done a little more romantic on a nice sheet of paper - and I've added a few quotes to spice things up a little too. One is:

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
- Albert Einstein

I'll be selling them at my first craft fair -type - experience in a few weeks. It's a ladies luncheon that supports a women's charity here in Nevada. I'm excited to be a part with my Mom and her recycled sweater mittens.