Ashlee Baracy as a Barbie

 Matthew Richmond came up with the idea to make a barbie version of Ashlee Baracy as a thank you for wearing his dress and my jewelry. The dress is an exact replica of the paper dress she wore to the NAIAS Auto Show Charity Preview and it is incredible! I made mini jewelry and even the graphics for the box. It turned out awesome! We also dropped off organic cookies shaped and decorated like dresses from Amber Kimmel of 2 Cute 2 Eat.  And it was mentioned on the news this morning: http://www.clickondetroit.com/seenon4/Local-4-s-Ashlee-Baracy-has-her-own-Barbie-look-alike/-/1719000/8498492/-/8n4m9i/-/index.html<br /><br />Thank you Ashlee, Jon, and the Channel 4 team for being so good to us!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdiCMTrKg9M_aZKvfSapnbPVv-Os4_Gsx8nVe6K5HstXxliPQr_laR4aIvPyiIylVDU2PLktC-EAxRi2IZpbll_N9KkuRpbOvNJLjIEoOOI-H8WBmyZUzCM_LR6hiTdIvy-QgMcQp43M/s1600/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdiCMTrKg9M_aZKvfSapnbPVv-Os4_Gsx8nVe6K5HstXxliPQr_laR4aIvPyiIylVDU2PLktC-EAxRi2IZpbll_N9KkuRpbOvNJLjIEoOOI-H8WBmyZUzCM_LR6hiTdIvy-QgMcQp43M/s320/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-4.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wOSgwAqrERQfZub_Zt5aIoltBpWYtU_Dz_xcxFeMywMbJflBXgfyXAn8PnDGg3ijfwtP37bbhZQMPJVMfvyXvKMvuTj0HG1xZHaKxqEuDDxi2HKUEQL5GK4rSWGOp6X9RGGZ3ciXYfI/s1600/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wOSgwAqrERQfZub_Zt5aIoltBpWYtU_Dz_xcxFeMywMbJflBXgfyXAn8PnDGg3ijfwtP37bbhZQMPJVMfvyXvKMvuTj0HG1xZHaKxqEuDDxi2HKUEQL5GK4rSWGOp6X9RGGZ3ciXYfI/s320/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-6.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJA5EcoOcfuuveGtfZrnL58dk68tK-JArhcoLoWvIR7tOqLZRukxJiTjSFd4IFQOg0hvBmkofDupkCVD4etLl5Rjs_Xmyub4TFbSiOVSA8kbqCnlbHPgpJ0iR8kx0ItHknzcqIyHB1mI/s1600/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJA5EcoOcfuuveGtfZrnL58dk68tK-JArhcoLoWvIR7tOqLZRukxJiTjSFd4IFQOg0hvBmkofDupkCVD4etLl5Rjs_Xmyub4TFbSiOVSA8kbqCnlbHPgpJ0iR8kx0ItHknzcqIyHB1mI/s320/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-9.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-iCvNR8s3ojmWnf7N8AtiqKQKCGPYjMWd4nSDYRnuhtA7LyfNYxLT9mHH8a3IhY-I1pzioyVW9Ew6-i7YB65-jDB0FYn7QOI8VPl7_v2ZFI4QwYCi3ldybPtAj0dHh_7ahS9GGfLX5U/s1600/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-iCvNR8s3ojmWnf7N8AtiqKQKCGPYjMWd4nSDYRnuhtA7LyfNYxLT9mHH8a3IhY-I1pzioyVW9Ew6-i7YB65-jDB0FYn7QOI8VPl7_v2ZFI4QwYCi3ldybPtAj0dHh_7ahS9GGfLX5U/s320/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-10.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu75NwNPMa4QS5np1lsppyGABBP91IvaP-bGmQOMpSnnlu18EW5qcKV2-TG9-HEssvgBePO3lhX_4G7ZP6Q8pfLMOEpZPp239HRYLFF6p0zvIwrT9MsfCWmDTn115bChy80VkUz3PTPc/s1600/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu75NwNPMa4QS5np1lsppyGABBP91IvaP-bGmQOMpSnnlu18EW5qcKV2-TG9-HEssvgBePO3lhX_4G7ZP6Q8pfLMOEpZPp239HRYLFF6p0zvIwrT9MsfCWmDTn115bChy80VkUz3PTPc/s320/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-11.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhYs1jr4K6hh3-3RdPcxXx3tG1RZMuI5hl5BymwPou5SMGoOAqW_7uU2hnMKM45FiCzlJuQiuVSmGgildhVM02SCygyUi-u8gbvJHZj1HyXa1POOTe2tbJwRCiA1-vR4rikI8We7etDo/s1600/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhYs1jr4K6hh3-3RdPcxXx3tG1RZMuI5hl5BymwPou5SMGoOAqW_7uU2hnMKM45FiCzlJuQiuVSmGgildhVM02SCygyUi-u8gbvJHZj1HyXa1POOTe2tbJwRCiA1-vR4rikI8We7etDo/s320/Ashelle+Baracy+Matt+Richmond+Barbie-13.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />

Ashlee Baracy as a Barbie

 Matthew Richmond came up with the idea to make a barbie version of Ashlee Baracy as a thank you for wearing his dress and my jewelry. The d...

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Real Estate Photos and Easter Too

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrI_TUF2ljJy8yJCLYJwqcZaDfEJlxEfIgAv8pSXJ_7c24haCvs5t5PsJ1OxnOc6oQQTMBqCzZRcthSwiX_HDItSrZRhojI2a3Qwf6N8XqDA4De8qcNfYpAwjsG-G1UrKXXlcoDvQ8hpq/s1600/Hair+Salon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457014675815601570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrI_TUF2ljJy8yJCLYJwqcZaDfEJlxEfIgAv8pSXJ_7c24haCvs5t5PsJ1OxnOc6oQQTMBqCzZRcthSwiX_HDItSrZRhojI2a3Qwf6N8XqDA4De8qcNfYpAwjsG-G1UrKXXlcoDvQ8hpq/s400/Hair+Salon.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p> I just thought I'd post some of the more creative real estate photographs I've been doing lately. Above is from a hair salon that is part of the lobby at a prestigious condo complex in Birmingham.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_Rk5ZxtSdXzmET-2pi1_oDJqcT29-2j87mkLJyGSDgPuucMEVOw2Xl4MhsrlAHb5JPkKUEDJ2Dc8EG-9oM0vL1I1gfvHsAnrdm5Mr_dAk3ySG2b4ubQZm0pMXD3cuPS1VAduHyfLRkNg/s1600/Lobby+vert.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457014670147147042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_Rk5ZxtSdXzmET-2pi1_oDJqcT29-2j87mkLJyGSDgPuucMEVOw2Xl4MhsrlAHb5JPkKUEDJ2Dc8EG-9oM0vL1I1gfvHsAnrdm5Mr_dAk3ySG2b4ubQZm0pMXD3cuPS1VAduHyfLRkNg/s400/Lobby+vert.jpg" style="WIDTH: 262px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPJkYbIQn4dmO6zFXoDKuJP2jZuv6p197V2KtMiZssySufgG02mvFGCOvuy-4LIlY9FsT5ei1VDByelnMp_S_aRAPDCrQ6Z9Iysp7tLAhlzYXhOWhGcm1xTewH6zsyHdxF7_hD-vEDyCv/s1600/Lobby+vert+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457014666749610050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPJkYbIQn4dmO6zFXoDKuJP2jZuv6p197V2KtMiZssySufgG02mvFGCOvuy-4LIlY9FsT5ei1VDByelnMp_S_aRAPDCrQ6Z9Iysp7tLAhlzYXhOWhGcm1xTewH6zsyHdxF7_hD-vEDyCv/s400/Lobby+vert+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbbutqWfRx91_v-n9hYJGRS0PNVLswieEOl6HO4zChdrm5LPkPUii8utSmkammS31QwfhMOD0epnG6miXzxFMx5kajyVtz7Z2-pQtB7S2yvrITV7xofCMZdnYmCAHVLkAyNTYQyHStegW/s1600/DSC_3517.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457014665205318946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbbutqWfRx91_v-n9hYJGRS0PNVLswieEOl6HO4zChdrm5LPkPUii8utSmkammS31QwfhMOD0epnG6miXzxFMx5kajyVtz7Z2-pQtB7S2yvrITV7xofCMZdnYmCAHVLkAyNTYQyHStegW/s400/DSC_3517.JPG" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeMsQO5Kz6CYkwUZD1I4duG8LsdQXktqNMgxuDTKlv-YlDeu6lNKxlUhAR6GbYQTdd6N-g6VdDJRiSDR_Ad04Ot_xrUzC-Ei8rZTflbxRj8UesBcATTEyopQgCrhFOBTNhxPNW0c-rF8u/s1600/Bathroom+vert.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457014654837572034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeMsQO5Kz6CYkwUZD1I4duG8LsdQXktqNMgxuDTKlv-YlDeu6lNKxlUhAR6GbYQTdd6N-g6VdDJRiSDR_Ad04Ot_xrUzC-Ei8rZTflbxRj8UesBcATTEyopQgCrhFOBTNhxPNW0c-rF8u/s400/Bathroom+vert.JPG" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>Nothing too fancy here but I just love to get down on the floor and shoot pretty bathroom sinks!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xzytRuNzuvxTf5FM8JsRvh1HGp2_XsNBPk1YqY8sGNfDCjUysDAPWiZsdINSsIFJNJnld3buER2FY76tFSmQZKM8vy3o2oiQ2LMwqwZWbm9N-wDaeoT5vOVQw2fGovXjcCnAwxxlFBOC/s1600/Library.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012968869489154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xzytRuNzuvxTf5FM8JsRvh1HGp2_XsNBPk1YqY8sGNfDCjUysDAPWiZsdINSsIFJNJnld3buER2FY76tFSmQZKM8vy3o2oiQ2LMwqwZWbm9N-wDaeoT5vOVQw2fGovXjcCnAwxxlFBOC/s400/Library.JPG" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPugc9g-RT8o-RMnS_0T3O6XIkZFNOtmOPjZvyCzz5HWLbZ3Ul8Xa-I4KmIe_Nlfk1zUYmfNPEGmByWVfmKDK8qgBL051y5_X-N7eUHKCD2gU4g6z5ezYVRxtB6ixCHVWa0masLxSE2xE7/s1600/Bar+Stools+vert.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012944114267634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPugc9g-RT8o-RMnS_0T3O6XIkZFNOtmOPjZvyCzz5HWLbZ3Ul8Xa-I4KmIe_Nlfk1zUYmfNPEGmByWVfmKDK8qgBL051y5_X-N7eUHKCD2gU4g6z5ezYVRxtB6ixCHVWa0masLxSE2xE7/s400/Bar+Stools+vert.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho34y3v2QzXCMNRtYGcnOsYp7NNON6Eol5gNu8TQZ0Scz2Y0SKzfNenOWJ1rbEr0cY2BEmnvLhXYUftGXSHEzER0lMyRH6Q2OXIN6KirPjmEWQdG1o2B3lPcBK6aL1uXdi6jj-DRG4QVXf/s1600/Lower+Level+Bar+vert.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012960438797954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho34y3v2QzXCMNRtYGcnOsYp7NNON6Eol5gNu8TQZ0Scz2Y0SKzfNenOWJ1rbEr0cY2BEmnvLhXYUftGXSHEzER0lMyRH6Q2OXIN6KirPjmEWQdG1o2B3lPcBK6aL1uXdi6jj-DRG4QVXf/s400/Lower+Level+Bar+vert.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br />Took these yesterday at a beautiful home in Birmingham. They had a lower level that was just gorgeous.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpNiRHDMlHNEe0pcDG3uGCWrItD-D730AqvWk-x42JAKwd2883B6u7auGYBiEsDZA73ijjbhMJLdotcwlo_0E59qrzjQE7azYK1iHUB_ktXkJjf-wbkG0Kdh6mODQRZKlC0UU-tPrYk0l/s1600/Kitchen+2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012953026143170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpNiRHDMlHNEe0pcDG3uGCWrItD-D730AqvWk-x42JAKwd2883B6u7auGYBiEsDZA73ijjbhMJLdotcwlo_0E59qrzjQE7azYK1iHUB_ktXkJjf-wbkG0Kdh6mODQRZKlC0UU-tPrYk0l/s400/Kitchen+2.JPG" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOqqQ03Ice2yZjfDHnOdT6MTni42yx6etZO4_ijIgs9ASgV2JYqzFGJL3elPTNX2MxPyyjOIpVw6btKyfK5EvIfkzeJOsPjgyXxMTLaR1iOI_v0aj7jGkOIX9lDxjfy5fHGduuXRZ4e6i/s1600/Master+Bathroom+(Small).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012950395696322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOqqQ03Ice2yZjfDHnOdT6MTni42yx6etZO4_ijIgs9ASgV2JYqzFGJL3elPTNX2MxPyyjOIpVw6btKyfK5EvIfkzeJOsPjgyXxMTLaR1iOI_v0aj7jGkOIX9lDxjfy5fHGduuXRZ4e6i/s400/Master+Bathroom+(Small).jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><strong>Easter<br /></strong></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GKjXefW3b2LVQnGxEeWi4GoQPTowXp8DX4U2mfJbuSwQRUANJ_cv7H6iFUCTIkqPGNl2bd7Qlk3Xsnby9oUciEmbUAwuVnnJy8ESv5DSe7PklfojAsJgtNTDVQsFPIbt5mBZpd4eQb5e/s1600/DSC_4585.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457008878200226882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GKjXefW3b2LVQnGxEeWi4GoQPTowXp8DX4U2mfJbuSwQRUANJ_cv7H6iFUCTIkqPGNl2bd7Qlk3Xsnby9oUciEmbUAwuVnnJy8ESv5DSe7PklfojAsJgtNTDVQsFPIbt5mBZpd4eQb5e/s400/DSC_4585.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BiHeYaasZW0AQRmiRW9wB7op196kGN5_pzU_fhV_H8lvv91xkFoiCx4F0FfZJvSKiL3PXW8xV5cqn6HmEsAZlp3JQ3GX9ADV5zvoofTG1nsP5sQLAzpPMdl8SEe2i_WEFH0M6aI1L-Vi/s1600/DSC_4588.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457008884984200994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BiHeYaasZW0AQRmiRW9wB7op196kGN5_pzU_fhV_H8lvv91xkFoiCx4F0FfZJvSKiL3PXW8xV5cqn6HmEsAZlp3JQ3GX9ADV5zvoofTG1nsP5sQLAzpPMdl8SEe2i_WEFH0M6aI1L-Vi/s400/DSC_4588.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />My aunt and uncle have a beautiful back yard with a perfect climbing tree too. (Also great for photos!)<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdF0SHKLSnbIX78lIGt9v8799V8w7Gc7cjii3pc7grGfiN_LpX8_wcRZ_iK6bSjTsQllmQYgT6vtvmH0ZYh84YbSxCTFclfnIRAnJsnLBV-fQvXq3CmGtrsKnFih9cL7VbCD0oDV6-rAH/s1600/DSC_4592.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457008868155965922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdF0SHKLSnbIX78lIGt9v8799V8w7Gc7cjii3pc7grGfiN_LpX8_wcRZ_iK6bSjTsQllmQYgT6vtvmH0ZYh84YbSxCTFclfnIRAnJsnLBV-fQvXq3CmGtrsKnFih9cL7VbCD0oDV6-rAH/s400/DSC_4592.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmabuDsyM358EKj3hTE5qPqOdYZPhyphenhyphenYCG89v1H-5qZ_lvE4AffsCSnm6hh7vL38pUWWy51FpQnHKTrL1oh6tHl0eeiNo0dAuoBeu7JqAXoXTGmuKOgk_EecqCnt1PvjAtk6dgBwIe1S-IA/s1600/DSC_4581.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457008865287221970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmabuDsyM358EKj3hTE5qPqOdYZPhyphenhyphenYCG89v1H-5qZ_lvE4AffsCSnm6hh7vL38pUWWy51FpQnHKTrL1oh6tHl0eeiNo0dAuoBeu7JqAXoXTGmuKOgk_EecqCnt1PvjAtk6dgBwIe1S-IA/s400/DSC_4581.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BRCAsrPKm0aPBu2EtKzKcuHS35Axj1dwEsJgmYed-nGFbd9nPt1uzy9a5LvkdrdMVMMUUXtvUOrYEHD-8Er-gyWxMjHc1A9axNeUQMjGBPgWS0k2swJ60W8HzkaSRS9aPX26MHyMtsIO/s1600/DSC_4563.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457007870121894210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BRCAsrPKm0aPBu2EtKzKcuHS35Axj1dwEsJgmYed-nGFbd9nPt1uzy9a5LvkdrdMVMMUUXtvUOrYEHD-8Er-gyWxMjHc1A9axNeUQMjGBPgWS0k2swJ60W8HzkaSRS9aPX26MHyMtsIO/s400/DSC_4563.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">The Hunt<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDingRas8SzfuETt78zYfGQqGNJB_OJzcHmiQ0w7V2X9j5BNa6-pg6qk2JO2zxH_vMLRiXi-jwMUY9C0_l4CeVZKic1O5ZXIADUnLkQ6hVkITU0pa66PHXU3GTOXNGODj6nQ02fZ6UeMJT/s1600/DSC_4560.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457007852776999858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDingRas8SzfuETt78zYfGQqGNJB_OJzcHmiQ0w7V2X9j5BNa6-pg6qk2JO2zxH_vMLRiXi-jwMUY9C0_l4CeVZKic1O5ZXIADUnLkQ6hVkITU0pa66PHXU3GTOXNGODj6nQ02fZ6UeMJT/s400/DSC_4560.jpg" style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_m8xD7HDBRw97BqETGCCEtV59WP546E6PXi_gWbaFvLpdn55l5SnvBgfRDvCvlaYpb4PgMLd6F_lzzgPPsbgV_V777xkHhyaNzIhmCsZ7iLDHQ1UbBt2M9fjHXYwWrS3DdUdcaHMk6Nv/s1600/DSC_4562.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457007859968058690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_m8xD7HDBRw97BqETGCCEtV59WP546E6PXi_gWbaFvLpdn55l5SnvBgfRDvCvlaYpb4PgMLd6F_lzzgPPsbgV_V777xkHhyaNzIhmCsZ7iLDHQ1UbBt2M9fjHXYwWrS3DdUdcaHMk6Nv/s400/DSC_4562.jpg" style="WIDTH: 289px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtpEc2gvS-Xx2J0ms7mjMEj-jzYYPYNLN4319vWyhKtxnsI4e3HesgBsjWBk8DhRoOIorE017jOFPNkQr0MO-0ELtpLZmqgJWJ-6Y2EiZ6n1zIv1Tja6yBKq0hwh5c6x3hP4fUEiRDH6p/s1600/DSC_4556.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457007847923585426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtpEc2gvS-Xx2J0ms7mjMEj-jzYYPYNLN4319vWyhKtxnsI4e3HesgBsjWBk8DhRoOIorE017jOFPNkQr0MO-0ELtpLZmqgJWJ-6Y2EiZ6n1zIv1Tja6yBKq0hwh5c6x3hP4fUEiRDH6p/s400/DSC_4556.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1BaTg7BAHZ9ZINyXJzjqQ2JcQiwyBQF2K8ts51ReJ1UFy7DRUTNG3p6pa4sEInVXCwLSJHQkkGWMX1yFWjYm2oUYp3hDUA2eN2DI1hyCMeBhs80qHNASGt4D0ZZQ9aVpmLRgVHMva9y1/s1600/DSC_4548.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457007841431632610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1BaTg7BAHZ9ZINyXJzjqQ2JcQiwyBQF2K8ts51ReJ1UFy7DRUTNG3p6pa4sEInVXCwLSJHQkkGWMX1yFWjYm2oUYp3hDUA2eN2DI1hyCMeBhs80qHNASGt4D0ZZQ9aVpmLRgVHMva9y1/s400/DSC_4548.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>

Real Estate Photos and Easter Too

I just thought I'd post some of the more creative real estate photographs I've been doing lately. Above is from a hair salon that i...

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New work and more experimentation

<div><div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454888179643985122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s400/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s1600/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg"><br /><div><br /><br /><div></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s1600/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg"> </a> Remember those silver plated trays I found at a resale shop? I finally got around to cutting them up and making jewelry out of them. I am calling them my "city" necklace series and I can customize them for any city you'd like. I made a couple of Royal Oak ones, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Clawson</span>, and Detroit.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887874782705170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyz4anDfCyy2nX8NY1BCHWqazaJAxcHJQ1H7zEHsZmNFeDWGq1WrhzDoEL6TYpGT6v7Fk280vXG0NmPOYG7yg-NOgWu-o2ww9Wzfwit9b7rS9rnj2VUkk01vv2h87dWZxGM80xIK8BMFW/s400/city+necklace+5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887865203396642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RwYP7jEDNPsAQlHTs7bOIQNhu-sVKrdMAt7UxFzPAqGtGim0E7oxmlhbSOgWfjwuKFn45VKHpCCE0PlE-9O5wXoJk-TkEh44V6dx67bJYT30xBK4Yg8-OI88rxmq7c0YaEAkbgSj2bu8/s400/city+necklace+4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887853693789586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYrPhIJin4pqoDcxpAg30ecmvmgCSpGl8ZlVxlYE3ptNJ0y_Fb6BThgePc7zDGdj_ABYZv1xcdS600qtP5-twhyFfeOaq59Acqeyemun0JNK-7TfyaBNRgiy6zC9mMqdz554C0JjM-hVJ/s400/city+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887853161622338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UwHLCTV3uEuzHkWw6Ef5Su7Vwdwkkp93AIYFob86bnkQZH-gwQ3M0kxnzCsynJ6cO8phJTl4TVB9U-5hwETOmHkE4s_A3U3bA26X8wLYLB4p2wdCaGeJmsIBdXmuStzFz-AxQk7ooMj6/s400/city+necklace+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 340px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887843790487010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3eNNy8wtdA61wIzm065zVb9q4g81c_PaUl3AHtzYR2ZsOEPmDTl7KVdxBxg2O-IWvchmHScOfnXi1xt3MzhOwntIOuAuqh_cVJb_WSi8XkUG6KypomG-NcIk_rltx2mWe-eYUtrB_gIi/s400/City+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 388px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkp85M3PWXn0xL2Nr9yCz1hIzhqbyCSkzfWX3g9Mn7kvcD_KjOVr-sMDeYk3ldE4aJJLPStsIfuqUgDnsH5heX-yKMZEJVYmz2USP_ouJD8MiWGfp45gJcCMbkHM4lswKomq1O9DgvUk/s1600/DSC_4103.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862967474757458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkp85M3PWXn0xL2Nr9yCz1hIzhqbyCSkzfWX3g9Mn7kvcD_KjOVr-sMDeYk3ldE4aJJLPStsIfuqUgDnsH5heX-yKMZEJVYmz2USP_ouJD8MiWGfp45gJcCMbkHM4lswKomq1O9DgvUk/s400/DSC_4103.jpg" style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Now to go backwards on the process! They didn't start out brass, after all the trays are silver plated. I took my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">dremel</span> and the trays outside and started cutting. The funny thing about the picture above is that I took this less than a week ago and I am wearing my down jacket and was freezing outside. I am writing this sitting in a tank top outside in the warm sunshine right now.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk3Tg1wuOjaSmCCk_sK0rGcs686Ikpcf0riizPbVBt53oeVp-7xGBfHU8skuQF66IbDVzUhPCU5mnd95ygcRz5-MQmaESR2X9QYDPK22QqHElf1G_q98Dfn7uSkqRj5A5G8laBuqi3MXz/s1600/DSC_4105.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862964037758914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk3Tg1wuOjaSmCCk_sK0rGcs686Ikpcf0riizPbVBt53oeVp-7xGBfHU8skuQF66IbDVzUhPCU5mnd95ygcRz5-MQmaESR2X9QYDPK22QqHElf1G_q98Dfn7uSkqRj5A5G8laBuqi3MXz/s400/DSC_4105.jpg" style="WIDTH: 377px; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxS5H2e907VWUZTgNuWatjDrNfuBd1OBoRy-K1ZnkKZWuaxMGJF7Q4ZVV4UDlfNNQtOjIG6VAKFxhs3kjk6FzusN8vriGB5txRZeIVch5klFRvMildnN0MvHf1-9XOkXJ14dkUm7Bltc/s1600/DSC_4108.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862822289679330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxS5H2e907VWUZTgNuWatjDrNfuBd1OBoRy-K1ZnkKZWuaxMGJF7Q4ZVV4UDlfNNQtOjIG6VAKFxhs3kjk6FzusN8vriGB5txRZeIVch5klFRvMildnN0MvHf1-9XOkXJ14dkUm7Bltc/s400/DSC_4108.jpg" style="WIDTH: 332px; HEIGHT: 176px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div> This is the tray that I thought would work out the best because it is thicker but actually the other one came out better.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdFfSeaa8TrIEY6BBygiWef6Xgl4T_0Oj4kbCLd_GM5brBpO3q7qz4BMHZi0AE2g_G32BjepNLGQC4H1EzG2RMzlmMbrBck3eztqJ2z50hYc1zZI3GZUQuqHanHVWYoWmQoCgq-CwI0z/s1600/DSC_4109.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862817537982898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdFfSeaa8TrIEY6BBygiWef6Xgl4T_0Oj4kbCLd_GM5brBpO3q7qz4BMHZi0AE2g_G32BjepNLGQC4H1EzG2RMzlmMbrBck3eztqJ2z50hYc1zZI3GZUQuqHanHVWYoWmQoCgq-CwI0z/s400/DSC_4109.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />And this one is a bit thinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm2YhxywGuBEgrgBG73XqOTLgksH_MvzaLYQu0Q8kczS5ZoEjYYYxIcrCcTeFA8nMJAFz6acStVk2COk7SdUqrgddrCqftBOByuJtBHZT7aKql_s6FDl5eHJWp2IHjAF8FfjS5v69e3r7/s1600/DSC_4110.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862808151046402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm2YhxywGuBEgrgBG73XqOTLgksH_MvzaLYQu0Q8kczS5ZoEjYYYxIcrCcTeFA8nMJAFz6acStVk2COk7SdUqrgddrCqftBOByuJtBHZT7aKql_s6FDl5eHJWp2IHjAF8FfjS5v69e3r7/s400/DSC_4110.jpg" style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04cjUnYBc1KresG4NVWSsfOj3cgu3sZb0aQIRY8EVEW2mAxZLESiJ-tkkZyv8goo5mZy2Rs0PZrxvRWHT2hKN_gKhxrmFkbEgHwRClwOjRM_wK2n_zzRitT_NX98QP3SoH9cbJiTeeyq7/s1600/DSC_4112.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862799298693026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04cjUnYBc1KresG4NVWSsfOj3cgu3sZb0aQIRY8EVEW2mAxZLESiJ-tkkZyv8goo5mZy2Rs0PZrxvRWHT2hKN_gKhxrmFkbEgHwRClwOjRM_wK2n_zzRitT_NX98QP3SoH9cbJiTeeyq7/s400/DSC_4112.jpg" style="WIDTH: 249px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The one on the left is from the thinner tray and has brass in the center. The one on the right is silver all the way through...or so it appears.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKyL7bkUbbG6ntUKsY7ELtP2HSHzT5qgKF2imgAfOHOulEDImRDRC95SHul4riF1StVYXpCzX7yAPn1YSsh2J8-QIlXcy4j8Le9GM8ftYN5TvKGKeK7oWlqXUrIz_EvTsTr_GAg7WpEWz/s1600/DSC_4116.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862793250694994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKyL7bkUbbG6ntUKsY7ELtP2HSHzT5qgKF2imgAfOHOulEDImRDRC95SHul4riF1StVYXpCzX7yAPn1YSsh2J8-QIlXcy4j8Le9GM8ftYN5TvKGKeK7oWlqXUrIz_EvTsTr_GAg7WpEWz/s400/DSC_4116.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I stamped them first then made attempted to solder bales out of sterling silver wire.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyZ17BiLPTDgpReA7cpcGx5qmSoHVVX6fnRLf5bY3l9WwCXm1PuKXHhYF_LcELshOjF0R-mnzhPTVWL8SJfV88owdFI8DA_XqiosVcbNFol1Vfo403nnE5oNYxshoHMNrICpNTsebot-F/s1600/DSC_4119.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862421396839538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyZ17BiLPTDgpReA7cpcGx5qmSoHVVX6fnRLf5bY3l9WwCXm1PuKXHhYF_LcELshOjF0R-mnzhPTVWL8SJfV88owdFI8DA_XqiosVcbNFol1Vfo403nnE5oNYxshoHMNrICpNTsebot-F/s400/DSC_4119.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />First you give the solder some heat until it turns into a ball. Then you place it in the joint so it can melt right in there well.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQdPWJOTqTWcWDO6-2an-gjlJcaSz0x0LQ9gMIRktw_Ri7esjYI8fFjhYZuEgaigpC3FTX6JpYodftxiOP08nYKnOYSrFjKl-32UkxsF5UjYfqnoEcVOsGFe8H74nNA9khE3wb-SPE-7/s1600/DSC_4122.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862413092859202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQdPWJOTqTWcWDO6-2an-gjlJcaSz0x0LQ9gMIRktw_Ri7esjYI8fFjhYZuEgaigpC3FTX6JpYodftxiOP08nYKnOYSrFjKl-32UkxsF5UjYfqnoEcVOsGFe8H74nNA9khE3wb-SPE-7/s400/DSC_4122.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I made a "New York" one with the thicker tray. The end result was that the thinner tray soldered and the thicker one did not. My theory is that the thinner tray had better quality silver plate? I have no idea.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvSjNjV5C8tfJHmavOiGBJu6_D1r1iv9dEXy5JCTNT6aZ0ZbAGj3h9xt731c8JqvZo6vj-zMNPbjjlbUluixbs2AqPWArPmeqGchtXvldkuefAiTVaETSABTCP147v72lLRKfFSQvCTny/s1600/DSC_4124.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862409654038642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvSjNjV5C8tfJHmavOiGBJu6_D1r1iv9dEXy5JCTNT6aZ0ZbAGj3h9xt731c8JqvZo6vj-zMNPbjjlbUluixbs2AqPWArPmeqGchtXvldkuefAiTVaETSABTCP147v72lLRKfFSQvCTny/s400/DSC_4124.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I put oxidized both of them and found that the thinner tray oxidized better too. However it also took the finish off and left the brass. It probably did the same thing to the other one but since it is some sort of silver colored metal all the way through you can't really tell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PFcNNUWuj8OtRUudIRpravMcCvC90J1M2IXtA5qen87SMiRdGEIJvMH6d_GbMDcjfgib-OX9QE1thEdIVuIlpvhFw0c5re8i5F7v_6t8TNwFDJdgA-5vlHDtBz_6e-1HmpwALzHirQ82/s1600/DSC_4126.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862400982494754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PFcNNUWuj8OtRUudIRpravMcCvC90J1M2IXtA5qen87SMiRdGEIJvMH6d_GbMDcjfgib-OX9QE1thEdIVuIlpvhFw0c5re8i5F7v_6t8TNwFDJdgA-5vlHDtBz_6e-1HmpwALzHirQ82/s400/DSC_4126.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />After sanding it and polishing it, it ended up brass. But it still looks great and it's nice and shiny!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">New Photos</span><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862060328952386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lq4r4GgSrz-T7-zpglgWOt7tk6Sts7QUnO0Xhz-PNdkHLAh1C_JVuPSt7v6jCDsOcG9tawsh9tfYNGgVFDByGFjeWz6NGA_x-j_gJvFjb412quvkhtaDX1ruuz4DzgD_HjGbJJBXsuAH/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+2+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Last weekend I finally took some new photos. I stopped by an abandoned cinema near the city I grew up in. I used to go here as a child and it's so weird all boarded up and falling apart. Yet I find so much beauty in it...probably more so now than back when it was open. The textures of all the different boards as well as the different tones are incredible.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862393026854626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFisVy1qS75CGp0IbNr5fXz4soqubq7yRuELfpZsofjFVaT2Y1mwjcG9fdBw5h0Ikgs6FtHaNA297YGcqWvhN-ivj2a1m8U-8vommMEjI46dPHltA_iMAdXl8vrYrKwKneOsflEq0VXOa/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+1+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I love the way the composition balances all the colors and shapes. I did quite a bit to this digitally. The sky was completely overcast and white so I added the blue. I also changed the color of the wall to a more peach tone.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862053033363522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1he9N_mSiP9QhCrX2CEPdVep4RBIW2NBbiVJu3kdf20V0QmeW7duL8BBu0LR_5a82-xsbeV7Lw2gwR-FVdhk8Jm_ylsHYNYsHoDMI0XtQBmtjUnVYeWJdNFzP-D54TEw8setVlosnMuMU/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+3+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862035759099762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBY1WzgjiqWpLRBgNxjQZRaHXBVaiRJKSx2ZkNGH9qco7kVLZG7OS452F2w6cUfhaIRK8IQ6NssS_2Md19gnN3nrMpZF7_ZoBGwrheNutNl9buaraOaDsQOI0ep097XSqxNzOI86ottdtZ/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+5+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The urban landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862028883693394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJf8N21WKyjEP6SI-29LE6JAabgx94bDbdw5qrZ4nkFg8hJDrQuneTpJSrSeupJXxf5pNzZlmW8xz7g5iEesZaIN5sfSTY5ENj0X7Rm2_eOgAK4ggN_amNhOfgCR952H0LQcXt4KWbwFR/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+6+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Marquee lights.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893960966216178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDCs29hnDsILB8nR8EwM_z9i_i9W0Jei12hkSyLQ0_SP5w7a7rOH9LWgs9gPz2PWElpIb9efLIkW-URPRV4wRE-pyPSl6ocru3HCN1scAFRi3eVhneQz4wlG8FratngO3NwleW_19qLtC/s400/bullet+holes+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></div><div> </div><div>Bullet holes.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893970203240994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR3LXBJPWhzzd7WyhFKfuPeIcgv7WMMTjssvmaY9MIWZiNlN1fuKLHcH85Lwdf792T3Ua4CR8HyFiHJeFPIonacsm16AFQtc9xxpCZWbyIhWZ8kItTTXtup9jzCrt2AAFjcyMhWIMeiqU/s400/justy+graffiti.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></a><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893967233152066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfOsdwxIRE86FYjP-CCaten4t3l6iOrtqW-RNwXClQ5jWErnOQhygWvniU7_BnoTft4wHkIKxTsuNMY7I_WF8EZElB4f0H_tCCQhk2ZKILq4RtUsYwNmIlF6lNXUfuGF_obG4CY-8ed-w/s400/innocence+lost.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><br /></div><div>I call these "Innocence Lost" because my daughter thought at first that this was a silly drawing on a building and then she found out that this was target practice. She just couldn't grasp that someone would want to shoot up a wall like that. And kudos to her for taking off her coat in the freezing cold to take these shots too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">New Jewelry<br /></span></strong><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43869495"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855642808039346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LcqGsR5blFq4mSVliB_XJpDfdEhouvwgvZX9zqmJwCwAzU48Eno9PyHEjNWW0Q64eDYHm7jbyjQ7Z1m6uDN2lIiwoh6ecH4Koes1sm9lpvk_76_hrYf68i8byOlP_gE-Dfrqd8SIk3eJ/s400/alice+mushroom+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 372px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Alice In Wonderland inspired mushroom necklace. I had a little too much fun with the theme for this one! Here is a close up:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43869495"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855635710160946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV2FHZ9527ays8WrOXKhGsX9Tdp_7QS6-Z1NLYT3aCw7wMhhq_HJdQHUV8GEmSitw6nrdauI5lzSU84pmf_FRmoKoWEVb9lEjPPiLNhS1v1rCOjNLAhtBMiKpiPI4y2Fw6QC7ArKKsiMU/s400/alice+mushroom+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=43867480"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855626184953122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyEliPVBO9fEFIzLpxTfpMjmuw8IGFs_3mya2SxkRFBsMTDBGtGv06DbcNcrAakkpSs2BJeUSolHOoXORhhAYMZ_pIr4VLoF9YmVy5h-VdOQfH0TFywi4rLgdbAg6qANw-IAUikjjahOG/s400/wishbone+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />And a wishbone charm necklace.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=43867480"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855616616726498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF-K3W6p_z7bEjtQp-iViAIspCQEiKEkDc1Ropn9nrKH2XpPH_rNLvYJAgZa8dDl4ym_Pw0nea6iYgprD5AfSD97UVjqvwSTyinOy831p2ZzRezIeI48TKMK9XZG-N7R0j3US9Zpm4MNF/s400/wishbone+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

New work and more experimentation

Remember those silver plated trays I found at a resale shop? I finally got around to cutting them up and making jewelry out of them. I am ...

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