Thursday, May 31, 2012

Treasury Thursday

A big thank you to all those who included me in their lovely treasuries this week!  Here are a few of my favorites!

'A Warm Summer' by handjstarcreations

Weathered paint, rustic, vintage, fine art photography, 5x7 (13x18) - AnnaKiperPhoto
Weathered paint, ru...
$18.00
Vintage Egg Beater, Chippy Turquoise Handles - PhotosPast
Vintage Egg Beater,...
$15.00
Olive Green Faceted Teardrop Gold-Filled Necklace - sweetolivejewelry
Olive Green Faceted...
$25.00
Olive Green Slim Shoulder Bag with Sling Strap - bellingerbags
Olive Green Slim Sh...
$220.00
Louise Brooks Decorative Collectible Ornament - AtelierDenise
Louise Brooks Decor...
$25.00
SOPHIE-Patina and Silver Ginkgo Leaf Earrings - BlondeChick
SOPHIE-Patina and S...
$22.00
Bird on a Wire Scrabble Tile Necklace Hand Painted - heversonart
Bird on a Wire Scra...
$18.00
Vanilla Latte Pearl Coat Dangle Earrings - Fanciful Deluxe - pulpsushi
Vanilla Latte Pearl...
$18.00
Diana Camera Brooch - ArtnestDesign
Diana Camera Brooch
$13.00
Spicy All Natural Organic Ginger Cookies (12 count) - estheraguirre
Spicy All Natural O...
$8.50
Pendant, Grafica, Handmade Decoupaged, FREE SHIPPING - retropage
Pendant, Grafica, H...
$15.00
Aged Muslin Scroll - Mixed Media, Calligraphy, Craft Projects - zachaliz
Aged Muslin Scroll ...
$4.25
Beaded beads bracelet, beige and bronze beads bracelet, tqb bracelet, balls bracelet - Caliopescaprice
Beaded beads bracel...
$20.00
fishy fish Pasta Bowl- "poisson punk" - milestonedecalart
fishy fish Pasta Bo...
$45.00
Peanut goes to the beach - 5" x 7" illustration print - everythingok
Peanut goes to the ...
$10.00
Soft Heart Fabric Postcard - TheRedTin
Soft Heart Fabric P...
$6.00

'We Heart Beads' by megansbeadeddesigns

Pearl Cluster Necklace in Shades of Gray and Black (Matte Black Focal)-  Chunky, Choker, Bib, Necklace, Formal, Prom, Fun - CreationsbyCynthia1
Pearl Cluster Neckl...
$42.50
Feather Eyelash Jewelry - albino peacock spider webs with 24k gold plated beads, false eyelashes - EyelashJewelry
Feather Eyelash Jew...
$60.00
Shell and Starfish Charm Bracelet in Ocean Blue, Copper, and Brass OOAK -Seaside - heversonart
Shell and Starfish ...
$35.00
Clutch, royal navy blue satin- Bronze copper flower French beaded  clutch for brides, bridesmaids, prom, halloween party - BeadFloraJewels
Clutch, royal navy ...
$72.00
Bridesmaid Headband - Art Deco Headband - Gold Triple Circle Sequin and Bead Headband - The Madeline - DanaCastle
Bridesmaid Headband...
$24.00
Emperor Moth Bead Embroidered Brooch or Barrette - tropicalkaren
Emperor Moth Bead E...
$65.00
Beaded wedding dress sash or belt in ivory - BeSomethingNew
Beaded wedding dres...
$100.00
Burst of Blue Necklace and Earrings - fringeandflourish
Burst of Blue Neckl...
$25.00
Green/Teal Flower Necklace - creationsbymarci
Green/Teal Flower N...
$65.00
Jasper teardrop pendant, focal bead, top drilled, front to back, 30mm x 18mm - byvellamosupplies
Jasper teardrop pen...
$2.00
Counting Pins Needlepoint Marking Pins Amber Copper Topaz - TJBdesigns
Counting Pins Needl...
$9.00
necklace shell pendant necklace leather cord necklace pendant necklace jewelry artisan crafted jewelry-Flirty - AurorasOriginals
necklace shell pend...
$20.00
Take 15% off Memorial Day SALE - Torsade Statement Necklace Black & Red - Glam Avant Garde Lips - Revamped Vintage One Of a Kind - RevampedVintage1973
Take 15% off Memori...
$89.00
Black and Crystal Necklace and Earring Set, Valentine Hearts Jewelry, Goth Love - LizzysFancies
Black and Crystal N...
$30.00
1/12th Scale Beaded Curtain for Dolls House Doorways - AndrewsBeads
1/12th Scale Beaded...
$25.00
Necklace Brown Pearl Wire Crochet with Vintage Clip Silver Flower - ConstantlyUnfolding
Necklace Brown Pear...
$15.00

'Silky' by olivepenguin

Painting on Pure Silk - RIVER - Cold batik. Japanese landscape. MADE to order - SilkNPaper
Painting on Pure Si...
$65.00
Embroidered quilted silk bracelet - Purple touch - BozenaWojtaszek
Embroidered quilted...
$40.00
Hand Crocheted Funky Slippers/Houseboots -  Sari Ribbon yarn - crochet slipper boots.  ugg style :) - allthingzenergy
Hand Crocheted Funk...
$58.00
Custom Boutonnieres 3 Silk Origami Butterfly Wedding GROUP DISCOUNT AVAILABLE Drk Purple Mocha Violet Pin Corsage Buttonhole 100 Colors - SewSmashing
Custom Boutonnieres...
$36.00
Romantic Garden Ring Bearer Pillow - sophiemomo
Romantic Garden Rin...
$90.00
Vintage Silk Belt Head Band Boho Hippie Abstract Purple Brown Green - CinfulOldies
Vintage Silk Belt H...
$7.50
Cord Crazy U pick a pack of cords any 5 - ColorKissedSingles
Cord Crazy U pick a...
$7.00
Silk Scarf, Hand Dyed - Black and Purple - Liquid Storm - heavenonearthllc
Silk Scarf, Hand Dy...
$24.00
Stunning Embroidered Pillows - Rose and Lilly of the Valley - SusieBDesigns
Stunning Embroidere...
$55.00
Mystery Flower Belt, Sash, Antique Embroidery, Vintage Lace, Jute, Pink, Purple, Green, Bohemian Gypsy - AllThingsPretty
Mystery Flower Belt...
$155.00
Bird Nest Pendant Necklace, Wire Wrapped Fiber Nest, Purple and Rose Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon - acottagehearth
Bird Nest Pendant N...
$26.00
Noro Silk Garden Chunky Bag - cuppagirl
Noro Silk Garden Ch...
$32.50
Black ikat silk velvet round pillow 16" - originalboutique
Black ikat silk vel...
$33.00
Single Silk Rosette Necklace in Orange and Copper Chain, Shabby Chic - Romantic Rosette - heversonart
Single Silk Rosette...
$18.00
10 ea Deep Tones of Fairy Ribbon Hand Dyed Necklace Cord Silk Neck Cord - TandZSupplies
10 ea Deep Tones of...
$37.00
Sari Ribbon Hand Knit Cuff Bracelet - BoutiqueLisette
Sari Ribbon Hand Kn...
$19.99

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The 365 Project: Week 21

Before, straight from camera

After, edited with Picmonkey: Eye tint, filter, dark edges and airbrushing

This week on Picaboo, the theme was editing pictures with Picmonkey.  Picmonkey is a free image editing host similar to Picnik, which is no longer available, and it's pretty awesome!

A nifty filter to make the color pop was used on this photo of swallowtails

The cross process filter makes the color pop and focal soften draws you to the bee

I'm not going to get all technical on how to edit your photos, since you can just check out the help section on Picmonkey's website or just fiddle around till you figure it out.  Besides the basic exposure edits, you can add textures, filters, focal soften, blemish removers among other facial edits, and add text and borders to name a few.

Focal soften and dark edges really draws your eye to the falls

I used one of the filters and focal soften to make this look dream-like

My favorite edits include all the cool filters you can use to make your photo go from boring to awesome in just a click of a button.  I also really liked the focal soften to really pull your eye to the subject.  The cloning tool is great for removing or duplicating elements of your picture that you want changed and the different lighting features are pretty amazing too!

Sepia tone, dark edges, lighting tool, and eye tint for his emerald peepers

Filter for bold color, texture, dark edges and clone tool to clean him up