A new venture...

So, I've decided to take a chance, and see if I can turn my photography interest into a new side business. This is something I really enjoy doing and right now I am just happy to do it and if I can make a little money to support my crafty habits, then I am thrilled. My potential clients are mainly children and families who want casual portraits. I want to shoot outside, in fun, natural settings. Who knows where this will take me, but for now I am having fun with it!

If you want to check out my new website - let me know what you think... it's not completely finished, I'm still working on a few aspects of it. **Thanks to Nicole, who helped me with the wording on a few of the pages** And mad props to my good friend Christy who made the site for me!

www.kmanganphoto.com

Making Progress...

So... we've been in the new place for a week and a few days... here's where we are at now:

We had to buy a new couch and chair since our old sectional didn't fit! So, we found this great leather couch and chair/ottoman from City Furniture. It's a distressed looking leather which I love - it kinda looks like a worn in leather jacket... and it's really comfy! So, I am happy we found something we liked that fits in the space!














Yesterday Pat and I hung all of these framed photos of our family in the living room. I love having them all in one place, although I want to add more frames and pictures eventually. I ordered all of the prints in black and white and found some wood frames at Target - I'm happy with how it turned out - we didn't have anything like this before!









We also found some patio furniture for our porch! We figured we needed to go ahead and find something since most places are getting rid of their patio furniture for back to school items - you'd think in Florida they would have patio sets year round, but unfortunately that's not how it is! So, we found this little table and 4 chairs at Lowe's... it fits nicely on the patio!














So, that is what we have accomplished so far - still lots to go... I need to hang shelves in the scrapbook room along with some framed pictures, etc. I also haven't done a thing yet in the guest bedroom or the bathrooms. Anyway, just wanted to update! I wish I had more exciting things to write about! :(

All moved in...

After a completely hectic weekend - we are officially moved in!!! Yay, we are now Jupiter residents! We still have a ton of stuff to do before this place is neat and organized, but hey, it's the summer - so I have nothing but time! We did have one unfortunate event with the move - our sectional doesn't fit in our living room - yikes! Soooo... we will be furniture shopping this week. Anyway, I'll have pics and more later on... just wanted to update everyone that we are finally moved in!

He's Kind of a Big Deal...

"Just so you know... I'm kind of a big deal"... haha! I just LOVE this t-shirt I bought for Pat with this classic line from the movie Anchorman... one of Pat's all-time favorite movies to quote lines from! I found this beauty online from SnorgTees - a pretty cool website! Well, I just had to order it for Pat because I knew he'd get a kick out of it! Like most guys, he loves quoting lines from movies with his brothers and other guy friends... so this is just the icing on the cake for him! Ha! Love it! And yes sweetheart.... you are kind of a big deal! :)

My Best Friend...

Have you ever met someone who you just instantly clicked with? Someone who you just knew you were meant to be friends with? Well, for me... that's Mindy. Without a doubt, I know that the reason we moved to West Palm Beach 2 years ago, was so I could meet Mindy and start my friendship with her. I can't believe I've only known her for 2 years, because it seems like I've known her forever!

Here's a few pics that my ultra-talented sister snapped of us this past weekend...

Scrapjazz Upload Day

Yay! It's the first of the month - you know that that means - upload day at Scrapjazz! Here are my layouts for July:











The thechnique was index prints - very fun! Our product was Sakura glue pens and foiling technique... if you look closely at the "she" and "turtle encounter" layouts, you can see shiny dots aroudn the circles and flowers that I added - it's a really cool technique, but it doesn't scan well.

If you haven't yet... get on over to Scrapjazz and check out the gallery - it's full of inspiration!