I MADE A LIGHT BOX

MAKING A LIGHT BOX

I decided that my photography needed a boost and perhaps a light box was the answer.  Making the light box was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. First I bought a box at Wal-Mart.  My pieces are not large so got a medium box.  

The first steps to make my box were to tape the back (bottom of the box) and then to cut the flaps from the front (top of box.

Next I made a slit at the back of the top and then cut out openings on the top and both sides.  I wanted my box to be all white so painted the inside.  To cover the side and top openings I used a almost sheer linen that was white.

To finish my light box I put three pieces of fabric thru the slit, first a white, then a blue and finally mauve.  I now have a choice of backgrounds and easy to change.  The fabric is long enough to drape over the top on top of each other when not in use and if it is the bottom fabric not being used it can lay in light box under the selected fabric.

Having this new light box has made picture taking for my ETSY shop a breeze and I am finally getting the results I wanted.

Here are a few results

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84678913/small-raku-vase-with-red-orange

and

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84580982/handcrafted-brown-stoneware-bowl-for

FALL

It is so windy today that our Fall Colors are quickly disappearing.  The leaves were beautiful this year!  Thinking of leaves, I am hoping to win the beautiful fall leaves apron in STITCHPRINCESS on ETSY is giving away.  You can enter to win this cute apron too at
http://lizzisays.blogspot.com/2011/10/etsy-artist-feature-and-giveaway.html

IS IT WINTER?

Today is another cold day--one of the few that we have that stays cloudy all day!  It looks like snow in the surrounding mountains. 

An UPDATE on Derby.  Yesterday he finally decided he would drink some of the foal milk replacer, and by this morning eagerly awaiting his bucket of milk!  He has now had his lunch bucket too!  He isn't looking for mom as much now.

Today I am thankful for.....Derby starting to drink his milk
                                        Sweatshirts
                                         radio on my computer while I work
                                         cell phones
                                         muck boots (aka snow boots if you aren't on a farm)
                                         brown clay
                                         Coyote glazes
                                         my kids
                                         Timberline church online
                                         Pandora radio on my phone

Now I am off to work in the studio - have a bunch of ideas to work on for my holiday line.  In addition to my mug a day I will post pictures tomorrow of other pots I make. 

Have a blessed Sunday!

Donna

WHY

WHY has this past week been so hectic???  Maybe I have been focusing on the wrong things!!! Between losing my mare and having a 2 month old orphan colt, my days and nights have been very busy.  Baby still doesn't want to drink or eat the FOLAC for orphans (I have tried both the pellets and powder) But he will eat hay and drink water.   Here is
Derby's story . . . .

Where did Mama go???

AND then SNOW--October 6 and a baby has to endure snow and no Mama to keep him warm!!!

Finally - when a boy just needs someone you bring me a strange mare who doesn't have any interest in me and...yes, a boy meets DAD!

Well my humans decided that a loafing shed wasn't enough for me without a mama so they worked hard last night and I now have a barn that was formerly a tack room.  Hmm wonder if those saddles hanging on the wall are for me to eat???

After such a fun experience with Derby and finally off to bed after many hours in the wet snow transforming a tack room into a barn for derby--which he loves and is oh so warm I wake up to a horse running up and down outside my bedroom window.  But oh no, I go out and its now a horse but a big black mule named Maggie.  Of course the only animal on my place that is not halter broke!!!  After many hours of trying to coax her back into the pasture after repairing the fence I gave up and left her out to much on the hay stack and went back to bed.

This morning here's Maggie checking out our stud Amigo and showing off that she is free to play while he can't come out.

And then to make things all run smooth for a while,

And after the past 48 hours, i remember
Psalm 148:1 "Praise Ye the Lord.  Praise ye the Lord from the heavens:  praise him in the heights."