We’ve got very little snow this season and we’re hoping for more. It was a usual school day, took the kids to school, went about my daily routines and picked them up again…I had to shoot and did very few but I’m glad I still did because I’m not so sure if we’re still having snow this season. *sigh* 🙁
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Photo frames are obviously for framing photos, but they are also an extension of you! If you are an outgoing extrovert-type of person, chances are that you have brightly colored digital picture frames for your pictures – red, blue, silver or with designs on the frames.
An ‘artsy’ type person will have unusual frames that complement each photo. An organized person will try to have the same type of frame for all photos. The work-aholic business person tends to gravitate to black frames. Really laid-back person? Doesn’t matter – this personality type will have antique wood, plastic, metal, modern wood, what ever! And, they will all somehow hang together in harmony.
No matter what type of personality you are, at some point in time you will have a ‘special’ photo, print or project that simply has to have the ‘perfect’ photo frame. The search is on. There are literally thousands of ready-made photo frames out there, but you cannot find one that is right for your special photo. Guess you’ll just have to settle for second best. WRONG!
There is still an option or two out there. Have your photo professionally framed. You would get to choose the frame material and color, mat, no mat, oddly shaped mat, whatever you desire. I guarantee you will be pleased with the outcome. But, there is another way to get the perfect photo frame, much less expensive than using a professional. Find a frame shop that allows you to make your own frame; most cities have them. You will have the same exact options as you would having it done professionally. The shop personnel will train you: how to measure your photo to get a good frame fit, how to put the frame together, how to clean the glass, how to apply the paper on the back, and what type of hanging mechanism to have. The shop cuts and miters your frame material and mat.
Now you have your prize photo in the perfect photo frame, and you have the self satisfaction of having made the frame yourself. Congratulations!
Mr. Linky has chose our winner from last week’s Wednesday Window giveaway. Please click here to see our winner. Congratulations! and Thank you everyone for joining in.
Here’s our second post.
Vienna’s 7th District
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I am pretty sure I’ve shared this photo here before. I just can’t help posting this again as I’ve always seen this spot nostalgic in a way. This was taken at Vienna’s 7th district…would you believe that it’s at a McDonald’s shop?
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When visiting Vancouver, the Butchart Gardens is a must-see! It’s such a wonderful sight especially for shutter-happy people like me, a large park of many beautiful things. Beautiful flowers of different types abound in various colors could be snapped…the scenery and landscape are picturesque, details as statues, fountains, flower pots and all combine harmoniously into a lovely picture.
The Butchart Gardens feature different garden cultures within. I mean you’d see Japanese art, a red bridge, a welcome shrine that’s every inch a Tokyo characteristic. There’s an Italian garden featuring Victorian architect and influence. There’s a sunken garden, a rose garden displaying a thousand roses. Pure bliss! You won’t get tired moving about and savoring, smelling the flowers.
In case you do get tired, just s few steps away from the garden is this wonderful Vancouver Hotel that is every inch Victorian. Wouldn’t you be indulged to get in and take a peek? Let’s see next week!
Empress Hotel
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Last year there was a meme that I enjoyed joining, it’s all about photos of windows and doors. It closed down by the end of the year — I have all window photos sorted out. So I decided to revive one alike but not totally. Let’s post photos of windows and doors, or any arch that shows us the things from the outside looking in or things from the inside looking out…
A plant shop in Fuerth, Germany
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For this maiden entry, we’re giving away 10$ to one lucky participant (via paypal).
Simply make a post with your window photo in it, write a story about the photo and include our badge (linking to this blog). Winner will be drawn via the inlinkz tool next week. 🙂
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Vienna is defined by music and the musicians that made music flourish throughout the centuries. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, genius pur – composer and musician would be called to mind when one says Vienna. Thus, a number of souvenirs in remembrance of Mozart can be bought around. In fact, because of his popularity, there’s a souvenir shop in Vienna called Mostly Mozart.
So above are figurines of the world renowned composer in different dimensions,. He dons his usual self that we’ve seen in his portrayals — in his red coat (click to see the actual coat) and powdered wig. notice the snowglobes behind? Well, yes, I took this shot from a souvenir shop. I’m not sure now where but it’s definitely not from the Mostly Mozart shop seen below — they don’t have window displays. Nonetheless, this shop has postcards, keychains, refrigerator magnets, music boxes, bags, t-shirts and snow globes paying homage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Having a different way of writing is never easy especially at the airports, since most of the travelers going transit or visiting that particular country use Latin/Roman alphabet. On one of our connecting flights we stopped-over at Taiwan and there were not one but many phrases or notes that we saw that made us giggle. Of course, I can’t even identify nor differentiate this from the very few Chinese characters I know…so that makes whoever translated this and I; even.
I’ve been collecting a number of souvenirs whenever I got the chance to go somewhere. Some of those souvenirs have been featured here already. Then while cleaning up our bookshelf today I saw some pamphlets and rack cards of Paris, Singapore and Prague. They were in an envelop of our plane/train tickets bought when we went to those places. I’m collecting those too so that when I get the chance to sit down I would compile them into a real album, perhaps scrapped too not digital this time…
Seeing those prints also made me think of a unique wedding invitation style or save the date prints. A friend will be getting married in May and we are getting ideas here and there to help them plan every little detail. I think this would be such a neat idea. I’ve seen a number of print websites that does special services and rack card printing would surely be one of them.
I studied the folding of the rack card I got a hold of earlier and I think that it is possible for all the necessary details to be contained in. Of course, with such kind of invitation, an envelope is unnecessary but using one is more appropriate. What do you think? If my friend would prefer another layout for their invitation, perhaps the classic layout, that would be good too.