Okay, for all the curious ones who inquired, here it finally is! I’m done taking pics of the studio(s) and have managed to do it without exposing the messy parts. Yes, it really is studios (plural). There’s studio south (entire lower level of my house has been converted) and studio north (guest room upstairs was hijaked by me 3 years ago - it serves as my photo studio and storage for tools, supplies, paper, and decorative paper which can’t be exposed to sunlight. This is also the room where I hide illegal purchases from my husband.

The glittering technique is super easy (I love you, Martha Stewart).

1. Spray a mini pumpkin (a real one, not an artificial one) with spray adhesive.

2. Sprinkle with ultrafine glitter.

3. Enjoy having glitter all over your hair, body and studio for the next month.

These sparkly little orbs take only minutes to create. I was able to spray and glitter these three pumpkins in less than ten minutes. (The tags…a different story. Why must I layer everything?)

Unfortunately, I could not take a pic of me actually glittering the pumpkins since I do not have four hands and do not trust my husband with anything more advanced than the disposable camera he bought 6 years ago. The Martha Stewart ultrafine glitter works spectacularly well. (again, I love you, Martha).

I highly recommend using spray adhesive since it’s so quick and easy. Unlike     the white glue, it isn’t thick and doesn’t interfere with the natural ridges in the pumpkin. If you absolutely must use the white stuff, water it down a lot. Trust me, the glitter will still stick.

While reading this month’s issue of “Bride’s” magazine, I came across this little bit in the column titled “Etiquette Police.”

You go to a bridal shower and each guest is asked to write her name and address on a blank envelope to help the bride with her thank you notes. The question was, “Is it tacky?”

Um…Yes.

Here’s a cute placecard idea for any winter event (holiday parties, dinner dinner events, wedding receptions and so much more! You can spray the pinecone with some pine-scented spray (but use a quality spray, otherwise you’ll just make a stinky pinecone). Another way to spruce it up is to glitter the very edges of the tag and/or the edges of the pinecone with crystal glitter.

Cami

Here’s how I found this crazy pic

I received an email from an old friend which said, “do you know that there is a picture of you for sale on the Internet? Apparently, she thinks it’s really hilarious to leave it at that, providing no more information and refusing to answer her cell phone for a whole day. Hilarious, just hilarious.

After leaving about 106 voice messages and 949 text messages, she calls me, all cheerful and says, “Oh Cami, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you, it’s only a stock photo,” to which I reply, “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, WHY DON’T YOU LISTEN TO YOUR MESSAGES OR ANSWER YOUR TEXTS?”
Apparently, the statement, “there is a picture of you, FOR SALE on the Internet” has no real serious implications to her.
So she gives me the site, I see the pic, and thankfully, it’s not scandalous.

But still, I must ask myself:

1. Why am I in a stock photo?
2. Did I ever give permission? Hmmmmm, it’s quite possible but unfortunately, my memory is failing me. I DO have a vague recollection of this photo being taken but I really don’t remember why or what for. It’s quite possible that some strange person with a camera walked into my store and I blurted out, “hey, would you like to take a picture of me holding paper and then sell it on the Internet?”
3. And if so, WHY didn’t I have the sense in my head to put some lipstick and mascara on?

FYI: This photo was taken at my former retail location in Purcellville, Virginia.

Here it is…
Funny stock photo of Cami gazing dreamily at paper