Stop Motion Love

I just love stop motion animation movies.

Recently I decided to go on a quest to find an app for my computer that would allow me to make little videos for my blog.

I came across a free download called FrameByFrame. It is super fun!!

I want to go back and add some music to this little movie, but it is fun like this....

If you have a webcam and a computer, this is a really easy little movie to make! TRY IT!!

If you decide to make a movie, leave a link in the comments, I would love to see it!

Hello Death Valley...

Last week, I made a journey to Arizona to visit my brother. After a few days in Lake Havasu, we made a little road trip to Carlsbad California for a couple of nights. Then we drove up to Las Vegas so that I could fly home. On our way to LV, we passed through Death Valley and made a quick pit stop. While fueling up, I saw this old abandoned hotel and I knew it would be perfect for the black and white film I had just loaded into my Holga. I don't have those pictures back yet, but I wanted to share these with you. I snapped them with my Nikon D5000.

Oh, did I mention that it was REALLY hot?? I had a candy bar in the car and I left the door open for a couple of minutes while I was getting my camera out of my suitcase....the Snickers totally melted into a pool of peanuts and nougat. It was still a yummy road trip snack, but wow!

Well, I am going to be home this week so I hope to get some craftiness going to share with you next week!

Inspiration from toast.

 Have you ever seen the TOAST Catalog? It is a company in the UK and you can order a free copy of their catalog.  As a teacher, I know I won't make enough money to order their stuff  but I am so glad that I got the summer edition, the pictures are absolutely gorgeous! I ripped several pages out for my inspiration wall. If you need any inspiration, you should order a copy for yourself!