it's MOMbojumbo

July 12, 2011

here we go again

And so it begins ...

The crafting of table "centerpieces" has begun.

It's time to start planning a second birthday party.

July 11, 2011

You may have noticed that I've made some recent changes to it's MOMbojumbo ...

With summer in full swing (and lots of time on my hands), I've decided to give this blog some extra attention and much needed updating. Not only will it (hopefully!) make the blog easier to navigate, it will also help motivate me to keep working on it!

As I mentioned in one of my very first posts, I am no stranger to the blog world ... I'm just not very good at keeping a blog going for any length of time! The last one survived just over a year (so this blog hitting the one year mark isn't a record), but it was much more sparsely updated ... And while I am (still!) enjoying coming up with posts from week to week, sometimes a "fresh start" is just what I need to keep the creative juices flowing.

It certainly doesn't hurt!

So, in all of this updating, any regular readers may notice the following changes:

The blog has a different look (and bigger photos).
There are new tabs toward the top of my blog to help improve functionality! They will help you to find an "about me" section, some of my featured and/or crafty posts, and help you back to the main page if you stray too far off the beaten path.
My Tuesday "baby fashion" posts will now be featured on Thursdays instead, because the title "Thursday Threads" just popped into my head (and I thought it had a nice ring to it). So, if you like keeping up with Malcolm's wardrobe from week to week, use the new tab to go directly to those specific posts ... I made the mistake of using it and found myself lost in the nostalgia ...
Lastly, and probably most excitingly (if that's even a word), I'm now a part of the BlogHer universe! So, if you're new and found me through BlogHer ... Welcome!

So, again, you may have noticed that it's MOMbojumbo has had a bit of a makeover ...

Please let me know what you think and feel free to leave any suggestions for ways I can make it even better!

July 8, 2011

birth of a hobby

I'm still getting the hang of the SLR camera I got for Christmas ... But the lovely holiday weekend gave me ample opportunity to get my feet wet!

After a little light reading (late into the night) about photography tricks and tips, I found myself venturing onto the manual setting a little more frequently with mixed results. Even so, I do feel like I'm making some slight progress ... And a little "post-production" experiment has piqued my interest in taking more than just straight out of camera (or SOOC for all you photography types) photos.

What started out cute but majorly overexposed ...

Actually turned into something pretty cool ...

(If I do say so myself!)

I'm really liking the almost vintage feel that it has to it ... And it's gotten my creative juices flowing.

Just in time for my month of summer vacation!

Maybe this means that I'll have to spend a little more time loading my photos into our old editing software and then tinkering with contrast and brightness, hue and saturation from now on ...

If only I had a "little more time" to spend!

July 7, 2011

summer at its best

This year's Fourth of July was a busy (but awesome) one!

We started our day bright and early and took in a local parade ...

Tee-shirt: Circo (thrifted for $0.50)
Shorts: Baby Gap (thrifted for $2.00)
Sandals: Arizona Jean Company (thrifted for $2.00)

Then we headed out to Gramma and Grampa's for (a quick nap and then) some carnival fun at a community festival ...

Where Malcolm survived (and liked!) his very first "Kiddie Ride!"

Beep! Beep!

I would have accompanied him on the mini-roller coaster, but he was about an inch too short ... Maybe next year! (I have to keep reminding myself that he's not even two yet!)

Then it was back to Gramma and Grampa's for some snacks (poolside) and then a leisurely walk to the lake ...