Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Please Help; I Need Your Advice!


Obviously this is not a picture of me...
although I would like to be blond for a day.

No, I need some help from all you peeps out there in blogland
that have Digital SLR Cameras.




Santa has me at the top of his "good list"
and a camera upgrade is what I want.
Right now I have a great Kodak "bridge" camera;
a point and shoot that's top of the line.
But I'm really wanting some of that photo magic
that you can only get with a better camera and a macro lens.

So...Please let me know what kind of camera you are using
 to get these great shots
with so much clarity and detail.
Canon?
Nikon?
What model?

I'm leaning toward a Canon Rebel T2i with a macro lens,
but I can't tell Santa to place the order until I know what you all love.

PLEASE HELP!!!


(actually, this does look more like me)


Oh, and I must confess, I'm not a techy...
Matter of fact,
I need something "user friendly"
if you know what I mean.

OK, I'm counting on you for some good advice.
Thanks in advance!
(Please tell me the pros and cons of your camera)
love ya,
Debra

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

White Wednesday at the French Cupboard



Many of you know my friends Brian and Meloney Russell
 of
 The Seed Box Antiques.
Recently, I attended their Christmas Open House
at their home in rural Southwest Missouri,
and I'd love to share some of the Holiday Goodness!



So, today I'm guesting at
please come by and say Hello
and see more wonderful Holiday Inspiration!

love,
Debra

Sunday, December 5, 2010

A Christmas Kitchen "Reveal"



What better place to start the Christmas decorating
than in my "new" kitchen!

I feel like I'm in a totally new house.
And it's so bright in here that I need to wear sunglasses!




I'll have a post out soon with a few "before" photos
 and I'll be answering some of your "how-to" questions,
with some of the technical stuff
 and a "wish I knew then" list.
(ouch!)




But for now I just want to share a little of my Christmas fun. 




The splashes of red really say Christmas to me.





































and for my Victoria Magazine Inspiration
the current Christmas issue inspired me
 to pack a little Christmas picnic basket
with hot cider and Walker shortbread.
(one of my favorite cookies)!






The kitchen re-do was every bit of the job that I knew it would be...
and then some!!

But I jumped right in to getting my Holiday decorating done
because I want to relax and enjoy these next few weeks

I hope that's possible!

I'm joining in with these great Holiday Parties









































Hope you're having a wonderful week
full of Christmas fun!

Be sure and join in this Thursday-Sunday


love,
Debra