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Top 5 iPhone Wallpapers from 2014

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:13:00 +0000

Hello 2015! A huge thank you goes out to you my readers for all the support and inspiration you have given me in my first year as a blogger. I can’t wait to see where year two takes me.

In the meantime, here’s a little recap of my most popular downloaded, repinned and shared iPhone wallpapers of 2014:

1. Christmas glitter iPhone wallpapers for home and lock screens

2. Audrey Hepburn lipstick quote iPhone wallpaper–this one also comes in a Tiffany blue for those of you not into pink.

3. Coffee iPhone wallpaper

4. Joan of Arc quote iPhone wallpaper

5. Dog iPhone wallpaper

August iPhone Wallpaper and My One Year Birthday

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 22:33:00 +0000

Friday was my one year blog anniversary! So much has happened in the past year and life has been busy, but it will be exciting to see where year two takes me. I feel like I have a better focus for where I want my blog to go this coming year and I’m brimming with ideas. I just need to make the time for it all. I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything other than wallpapers, but Amy and I have gotten back to work and have the next six months of Sister Inspirations planned out. So look for the September edition within the next few weeks.

One of my goals for my blog was to design an iPhone wallpaper every month. I did it! I’ve seen a lot of growth in my designs and I was even featured on the blog Lines Across. When Rachel posted her list of summer iPhone wallpapers last year, it was actually my original inspiration start designing them myself. I was ecstatic when I saw she included one of mine in her list this year. Enjoy my 13th design and hopefully many more to come.

Download: iPhone 4
Download: iPhone 5

Adventures in Blogging: a behind the scenes look into a blogging photo shoot

admin — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:15:00 +0000

I’ve had a few friends ask me about the details of blogging. With this in mind, I thought I would share a behind the scenes look into what goes into a blog photo shoot. My boozy apple cider recipe with salted caramel whipped cream was my first “big” blog project so that photo shoot are what all these pictures are from.

I am a messy cook. Actually, in general I tend to be a messy person. My mother is always frustrated with me when she comes over to my house while I am cooking. She wipes up little spills from the counter, and puts up ingredients when I am done with them. She insists upon a clean workspace. I get it. I totally respect that she has that ability. But I definitely don’t have the same ability. Sorry Mom, I know you tried. But, enjoy my mess and my sneak peak into what starting a blog entails.

My sister, Amy and I jerry-rigged a sheet as a white backdrop for our photos. The duct tape held just long enough for us to take pictures, then it started to fall down. We had many objects on the table that we played around with until we were satisfied with each finished scene.

Amy and I laughed a lot during this shoot. Sometimes we broke down into a little silliness, including a photobombing crocodile named “Moto.” We had fun. Which I think is one of the keys to the whole blogging thing. Learning new things and having fun are the reasons I started blogging in the first place anyway.