Last Saturday the weather was nice so we went over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The park is very animal-centric and has a strong focus on environmental awareness and responsibility as well as conservation. It’s a very lush park with tons of plants and foliage, but all that plant life makes it very hot in the…
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Sunset at the Beach
It’s been unseasonably warm here lately, (it was 84F/28C yesterday and it should really only be about 70F/21C this time of year) so we tried to make lemon aid out of lemons and went down to the beach. Not for the whole day, just for a little while about an hour before sunset. I took…
Happy Mail
With the busyness of the holidays, followed by my Mom’s fall the day after Christmas (and subsequent days in the hospital and fractured arm…) I only just got to check the post office box for the first time since mid-December. And I had some cards (sadly, including one which came back undeliverable) and some packages!…
2012 Holidays
The month of December went by in a complete rush this year because of being so busy in my shop. I had a record 103!! orders for the month of December alone! (And many of those had more than one item in the order!!) It meant though, that I didn’t have as much time as…
Oh Christmas Tree
Just sharing a few pics of the finally finished product! This time, including the Disney Monorail encircling the tree. 🙂 Click any photo for larger! I always love taking photos of my tree each year. It’s just so beautiful, and colorful I am so drawn to capture it over and over again!
Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights 2012
Saturday, December 15th, we went out to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to see the ever-amazing Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights! Literally millions of lights cover every inch of the backlot “streets.” Every 10 minutes they also “dance” to music. It’s an amazing sight to see! Here’s some photos. Click any image for larger version! It’s…
Photo Update
Playing catch-up in photos… I managed to get the village up around the tree the night before my craft market but I still haven’t gotten my monorail up yet: Of course, you know what that means. Tree + village = Gracie! The craft market went great. Not only did I have a pleasant amount of…
Christmas Tree
I finally had a chance to decorate my Christmas tree last night! I haven’t finished the village and monorail yet but at the very least, lights and ornaments are up! I took some pics last night of it and thought I’d share. ~ ~ I shared this one on facebook, but for those who aren’t…
Cat Approved
Mika approves of our Christmas Tree and tree skirt. Now that we have feline approval, we can proceed with the decorating. 😉
New at PhoenixFire Designs
My Black Friday / Small Business Saturday / Cyber Monday sale is on right now! Use code STARTER for 10% off any order all weekend long! I also recently restocked six pieces in the shop that were previously sold out! Now ready to ship. And there are THREE Fire Crackle Agate Full Moon pendants in…
Get Started
Just in time for the holidays, I need a new starter in my car. Awesome. It’s going to be $400 repair bill. So, I need to drum up some sales. You can get started on your holiday shopping and also help me get a starter all at the same time. (See how clever the title…
Nifty Fifty
Canon has a 50mm f/1.8 lens that’s known as the “Nifty Fifty” because it’s a great little lens for cheap. It’s like $110 right now on amazon for example. With savvy shopping, you can often even find it for less. The lens is known for being tack sharp and great for portraits and other detail…
Festival of the Masters
Saturday we went out to Downtown Disney for the 37th Annual Festival of the Masters art show. It’s a great free show they do for one weekend in November each year. Last year we didn’t make it after breaking down on the side of I-4 but no such problem this year. Here’s a few random…
Pollination
Caught this really huge bee happily drinking from a yellow flower this afternoon at the park. The bee was very intent on it’s meal and didn’t mind me pointing my camera at it at all! 😉
Happy Halloween
Yesterday, I carved a foam (fake) pumpkin. It was the first I’d made since Rand died and we accidentally lost the dozen or so pumpkins that we had saved over the years. And unlike the one I made for Mom, this one, I used one of the fancy patterns. Tonight, I think I’m going to…