In between my rant I want to leave you with some beautiful Christmas inspiration. This is from Tara Anderson of the Pink Couch. I can't even begin to tell you how much I adore her style......
If you haven't discovered her yet, you are in for a wonderful treat. This next one is from Melissa Phillips. I love this. The paint she used on it is Krylon Catalina Mist. I'm planning on spray painting everything I own including my children with this color......
So this next one is from Michelle Wooderson. I am obsessed with the cover of this journal. Obsessed. It's the colors...the simplicity....I love the fact that she knows when to stop adding things unlike me.
Sigh....these stockings..... Again....the colors...the felt....I love Corey Moortgat's style. She has inspired me in countless ways. Just looking at these make me so happy.......
So anyway...my stupid camera......what was at one point an annoyance with my camera this weekend has now turned into a non functioning piece of electronic mess. ugg. My camera is broken. And, really, the timing couldn't be more perfect. What with Christmas right around the corner and five days into my fantasy December daily that's been at the top of my pretend to -do list since the beginning of November (not actually started, mind you. But just floating around in my head). It started giving me trouble last Wednesday by intermittingly not opening the lens and powering off in the middle of taking a picture. Yesterday was the first day I had off from work to run into the camera shop to see if they could magically fix it on the spot. With the urgency that is usually reserved for only natural disasters and heart attack victims, I start rambling away with nonsense such as ...."Christmas is coming....my December daily....deadline for Melissa Frances.....blog posts that need to be writtem....family memories that rest on my shoulders.....world peace rests on your shoulders...."
To which he responded with a blank stare and "I'm sorry, were you saying something?" He then said "it's going to cost $100 just to open it up and we don't do repairs." To which I relied, "so what your saying is you can't fix it this minute right now as I'm standing here?" To which he replied, "I believe I'm speaking english, right? No." To which I replied, "But I just bought all this October Afternoon paper and want to start my December daily tonight!!!" To which he relied, "I'm calling security."
Whatever. I guess It looks like an early Christmas present for me. Because I'm certainly not going to spend $100 or more to fix a $200 camera. ugg.....
Ok...I'm off to Costco to see if I can score big. Talk to you soon! Karin
Thanks for all the great inspiration!
I do hope you find a camera out there.........Good Luck!
Posted by: jackie | December 06, 2011 at 09:42 AM
Poor thing!!!! I hate it when you NEED somthing & it bails on you!!!! And the camera guy sounds like a jerk! And...... do we own a new camera? HOPE SO!
I'm at a KC Willis class for 3 days & sitting the hotel room at night I HAVE TIME to blog hop on some of my favorites! HUGS!
Charlene
Posted by: Charlene | December 06, 2011 at 07:19 PM
Karin, first off, I had a BLAST at your class, I loved it!!!! Thank you SO very much!
Second, you are HILARIOUS!!!! Love the whole conversation with the "camera guy", lol!! I hope you have a new one!
Great blogs! Thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: Alessandra Loiacono | December 06, 2011 at 08:09 PM
hilarious! sorry about the camera, tho. but the story is priceless! :) i have a fantasy december daily, too. it's coming along quite nice! :)
Posted by: nicole austin | December 06, 2011 at 10:13 PM
Aww...I sure hope you'll get a new camera from one of the little elves. Love your humor....and agree..December should add a few weeks more!
Posted by: nancy thompson | December 08, 2011 at 05:50 PM
I'm laughing my ass off at "I'm calling security"...awesome!
Posted by: Heather | December 26, 2011 at 10:49 PM