Stuff.

1. The Cocoa Daisy kits are up (that's one of the layouts I made with the kit - the orange card opens up to a bunch of journaling).

2. Lot's of questions about where I got the flourish shaped gems I've been using - they're part of the Courtney Lee add-on kit.

3. I swear I'm going to blog about Philly (just as soon as I get caught up on everything else).

4. Courtney & Annie's Halloween costumes were from Gymboree.  No selling Coley on any of the Gymboree costumes though.

5. Just about everyone in this house is sick/coughing/snotty...yuck.

6. Scrap Fever (UK venue) is offering an early booking discount through November (I'm teaching 2 classes and so is Shimelle Laine).

7. I booked another Snapshots of a Good Life class at No Bare Pages in Phoenix, OR on November 10th.

8. Someone had mentioned that they were having focusing problems with their Tamron 28-75mm macro lens.  That lens has a great focusing system, so I would look through your manual on how to choose your auto focus points and if that doesn't work, I would send the lens in to have it checked out.  That's the only lens I owned for about 3 1/2 years - it's fantastic.

9. I used my 50mm lens on all the pumpkin carving photos that I posted the other day.

10. Really cool little etsy shop - scroll through the pages - there's some really great labels (I'm a sucker for any kind of label).

Comments

[Sarah]

So cute that you named all the add on kits after the kids!

Glad Ross got ungrounded. See? That Love and Logic thing really works!

Thanks again for a fabulous weekend. The ladies couldn't stop raving about you.

But you still owe me half a Photo class! Next time, we'll try not to do it in the car! :)

Glad you got home ok. Finally.

[Katy]

I LOVE your work Karen and can't wait to get your Cocoa Daisy kit this month ... you gallery is amazing.

Can I ask a question about Scrap Fever ... I'm booked to go and can not wait, but was just wondering which of your classes you will be teaching? Thanks :)

[Kathy (kathyb)]

Love your hallowe'en photos Karen. A question for you....I have a canon eos 350d. When shooting in AV mode, I'm getting lots of blurred photos. Do you have any tips to correct this? I thought this mode automatically set the shutter speed, so it wouldn't be a problem, but I think I must be wrong. Please help.

[Michelle Gauthier]

Love the way you named the add-ons. I'm the proud owner now of several! ;) That's a fantastic kit you put together. :)

[shabbyVTchic]

Karen, I am LOVING that photo of you over at Cocoa- you look so pretty! Great image!

Loving those halloween costumes too... my son Sam wore that very same Ninja Turtle costume last year- this year we were all about Star Wars... and he made the local paper!

Have a super day!

[suzanne]

Karen:

This is a serious suggestion. NOT hokey silliness. To diminish the coughing in your kids, rub Vicks Vaporub on their feet and make them sleep in socks when you put them to bd. The soles of our feet absorb the essential oils (methol in this case) and will settle the most persistent cough. I thought it was a bunch of junk when a friend (a real crunchy granola type) told me to do it, but I was desperate because my 5 year old son gags just looking at the cough syrup. I figured "Why not? It won't hurt him...and it's crazy enough, it just might work." Well, it did. With no harmful side effects.

In my house, we call it "magic socks"...I have to do it for myself. My asthma goes nuts and this is a low-risk way to deal with coughs and colds....

TRY IT and don't laugh....

:)

Be well.

Suzanne
mother of the Magic Socks

[aja]

omg!!! karen, i love you!
you're so sweet! thanks for the nod!