Modern House Minimalist Design

Well y’all, Halloween 2012 went of without a hitch!  We helped out in Pumpkin Centers in the PCP’s class (showing off his veggie monster)… Sister and Bird came over to play and deliver adorable Halloween treats for the littles…   We dined on a delish supper of chili, cornbread, tombstone brownies (thank you Mimi for the pans and such) and witch’s brew…         We donned our costumes (Captain America for Whit and Shadow Ice Wolf Ninja… what on earth is that anyway?… for John)… And we headed out TrIcK oR tReAtInG with the S family, the R family and the W family!!!  Our host A made the most divine apple cider to keep us warm - I've got to get that recipe!   Wonder of all wonders, the littles were way more into getting candy than eating candy.  After just three measley pieces, they are already in bed fast asleep.  Now, I’m about put on my PJs and finish my annual Halloween week marathon of horror movies.  Thus far I have Carrie (grea...

Modern home designs front views Main entrance ideas.

Modern home designs front views Main entrance ideas.

     Welcome To the Open House       No Tricks Just Treats At This Weeks Party .   I am starting the party early so you can spend time with your little ghouls and goblins.   Thanks to everyone that joined the Open House party last week. I have chosen a few entries to feature from the party.  Please take a minute to visit these blogs and tell them you saw their post at the Open House party.       Claire @ The Rustic Pig   transformed a plain Jane chair into this beauty.       Just look at the beautiful bathroom remodel at A Pinterest Addict that Eliesa and her husband just finished.       How cute is this antler pillow made by  Aimee @ It's Overflowing !        Check out Katie's pretty renovated kitchen at   Lets Add Sprinkles .     I hope you have a fun Halloween and please be safe.            

Some nights, when we can't get "Suits" to stream properly on the sub-par Parisian Internet or when we feel overfed or just for the hell of it, the talented engineer (who now moonlights as a photographer) and I take walks. Or, on nights where we have to get a blog post up pronto and he really wants to take pics at the Mercedes-Benz showroom, we take the métro and then walk.

On the eve of Halloween, we sat down to dine on brains, of all things…brains for supper (angel hair pasta with marinara) and brains for dessert (sugar free jello with a few gummy worms).   I purchased the brain jello mold last year FREE (plus $2.95 shipping) from the Kraft Store last year and, as luck would have it, they have the same deal going on this year through tomorrow only! While we were dining on all those brains, Honey was enjoying BBQ, beers and a tour of Georgia Tech’s new McCamish Pavilion at an event hosted by Hunter Technical Resources (a gaggle of our college friends started this great biz, for those of you job hunting in the ATL.)  Brain pasta and jello versus BBQ, beers, Buzz and besties …yes, I believe I am a tish jealous. :-) Still praying for all y'all up North... xoxo

I have three projects in the works (two simple crafts and one building project) that I hope turn out okay and if so I plan on doing tutorial for those, but thanks to the girls being sick all last week and Hurricane Sandy none of them are finished or photographed yet. I am hoping I'll have at least one of them ready soon, though! In the meantime, I thought I would share another little Photoshop tutorial. This one will focus on just a few quick things you can do to kind of "clean up" and brighten a shot up a bit without any major changes. This comes in handy for just simple snapshots and for photos that no setup is done beforehand and therefore need a little"pop". Technically speaking the photo I am using isn't a great shot, but that's the point of this tutorial - taking just a basic snapshot and enhancing it a bit. For this photo I added a slight pop to Lillie's eyes, cloned out a few things, sharpened her face and hair a bit, cropped it, and then ran...

Today's post brought to you by guest Blogger , Sierra.... Fall time is truly an enchanting season to celebrate and with each passing day it's impossible not to cherish the simple elements that make fall time what it is. You may associate fall time with hot apple cider, beautiful tree leaves that fall to the ground, or creating new memories with friends. No matter what fall time means to you, it's also a great time to decorate your home with fall time festive decorations. Here are some ideas that you may want to consider implementing into your home and in the process create a fabulous fall time interior that's ravishing. Fluval aquariums may be the last thing on your mind to implement into your interior during fall time, but the truth is an aquarium is calming and will remind you of spring and summer days to come, especially after fall and winter fade away. If you're in need of some serenity after a hectic day at work or simply enjoy listening to the sound of water i...

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