vote now

It's taken me much longer than it should've, but I've finally added a poll to my sidebar for you to vote on your favorite photo from my {Framed} Photo Challenge.

The entries to cast your vote for are:

 Nela from Beloved Star

Dodi from Someday My Prince Will Come

Alli from Waiting for Rain

Thanks a bunch to the three of you for entering each of your lovely photos and good luck!

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Before we say adios, I wanted to share this slightly messy hairstyle with you. I saw a photo of it on Pinterest with directions. So I tried it out. It requires sectioning your hair into two braids, tying the braids together in the back, and pinning with as many bobby pins as it takes. 

 See? Simple, quick, and easy. Given you have bobby pins. I had to buy a pack just so I could do this hairstyle as my other pack disappeared some time ago.

Let me give you a quick lesson. *leans forward and lowers voice*

Keep your friends close and your bobby pins closer.

I kid you not. If you want to create pretty hairstyles, you must take my advice to heart. For bobby pins have an odd way of vanishing one by one until you're forced to break down and purchase their replacements at Wal-Mart. So keep one eye on them even in sleep lest they sprout tiny centipede legs and crawl away. I'm pretty sure it happens.

Well, do you have a better theory? ;-)

Have a great day, friends. Please don't forget to vote!

~Erin

Photo Challenge {Framed}

I've been thinking.

Yes, yes, I have. I've been thinking a lot. Would you like to know what I've been thinking about? You would?

Sorry, my thoughts are private. Go find your own thoughts.

Ha. Just messing with you lovely people on that bit. Of course I haven't been thinking. ;) However, it has crossed my mind that it would be fun to host a photo challenge.

So, instead of merely contemplating hosting one, I am. Hosting a photo challenge, that is.

Try to stay with me here.

 Mowgli at heart? Nope, the little dude had just been swimming.

Photos that involve frames, actual photo frames within a photo, are very cool to me. Just check my mental dictionary with the turquoise cover and you'll see a photo with a textured or old frame beside the word "cool."

 I think John could have been a 1940's silver screen heartthrob. I really do.

Here's the deal. You take a picture that involves a frame. (See examples above) It may showcase a person, pet, or anything you like. Being creative is the key. Then post your entry to your blog or photo sharing account and link up. It'd be great if you'd include this li'l button here, but it's purely optional:




<a href=”http://erin-artisticexpressions.blogspot.com/2011/07/photo-challenge-framed.html” style=”border: none;”><img alt=”Under My Turquoise Umbrella” src=”http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr95/writertwin/PhotoChallengeButton.jpg” style=”width: 129px; height: 129px;”/></a>

Sound simple enough? Cool. Because after the deadline has passed, finalists will be chosen and then a voting poll will be added to the sidebar for the people to vote on their favorite. I love a democracy. 

Oh, how could I forget? The winner will receive this:

"Paris Fleur" Necklace
Because I think Paris is cool, too. Just check the mental dictionary.

Mmkay, Mr. Linky may be found below. He's thinking that he would be thrilled if you linked up. I'm thinking that I would, too. ;-)

Photo challenge ends August 8th, 2011.