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Thankful Thursday ~ New Adventures

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
(Proverbs 3:5 ESV)

I literally had to dust off my blog; the last entry is from September. Yikes!!! But none the less, I am back :)…

The last couple of months have been nothing but a new adventure. As you may recall, I was blessed to go back home in October. Oh, what a splendid time I had with my family. It was great to wake up at my mom’s home; having coffee and breakfast together. I believe that she also enjoyed my company. Here are some pictures of our day in Hamburg 🙂 …My mom, my aunt and me had had a great time!!!

(my mom is the lady on your right, my aunt behind her and me behind the camera)

After my vacation in Germany, I decided to return to portrait photography. I had stopped for over a year (had some not so nice comments about my work). My heart is in portrait photography, and with God’s help I will make it this time around. I have to trust Him and step out in faith!!!

Next week I will be sharing a little more about my portrait photography and work I am thankful for.

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: don’t lean on your own understanding, but trust God with your path.

Love and peace,
Iris

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2. Pamela @ the Songs on the Way
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7. Jess @ Homestead For Him
8. Bethany
9. Kathleen – The Joyful Servant 🙂
10. Lauren @ The How to Blog		 11. The Glamorous Life of a French Housewife
12. Praise Break
13. Christ’s Crucifixion: Triplets of Sacrifice

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Fiesta Ware ~ Winner Announced

Good morning all…

Thank you for entering the Fiesta Ware giveaway I had hosted last week. And the winner is:

Sleepyheadedmom; I will contact you via email to get your mailing address.

Next week, I will be giving away a skillet (stainless steel or non-stick ~ your choice) from American Kitchen. I hope you will join in again on my ‘Made in America’ giveaway.

Love & peace,
Iris

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Capturing Couture ~ Made in the USA & Giveaway

Made in America

Last week I started my series “Made in America” with an explanation why it is important to me to shop American made products. Today I want to introduce you to a product that I adore and use pretty much every day.

You see, before Christmas I was looking for a new camera strap. Although the camera came with a strap, I was tired of ‘sporting’ the make and model. I wanted something comfortable and fashionable. That the product is made here in the United States is a bonus; I found that out after the fact 😉 …

Capturing Couture is not only making camera straps, wristlets, and camera bags here in the US; Erika and Lisa are exporting their products to Germany, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Australia. Erika and Lisa brought fashion and functionality together.

I currently own three of their products and I am very happy with them. My hubby gifted me a beautiful camera bag and the matching camera strap for Christmas:

CC Camera Strap Capturing Couture Camera Bag

Last week I received my wristlet for my point-and-shoot camera:
Wristlet_CCI am telling you; I totally adore their products and I would like for you to check out Capturing Couture.

To make it easier, I am giving away a camera strap for your DSLR (from any of their gorgeous collections) or 2 Wristlets for your point-and-shoot.

All you have to do to win is to let me know which one you would like. You have until next Sunday, February 5th to post in the comment section. To have an extra entry, “Like” Capturing Couture on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

Thank you for stopping by today and for your support of American made products.

Love & peace,

Iris

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Week 7 Shoot to Edit SOOC

Well, I sat out last week, but I thought to give it a try this week. The theme? “Pink”. Believe it or not, but pink is my all-time favorite color. I have many pinks in my closet and around the house. Since my hubby knows my favorite color, my Nook cover is pink 😛 .

So here are my two photographs for this week. The first one is my nook cover, photographed without flash under my table lamp in the living room:


Not sure if I like all the glare on this photograph; I might format it, or maybe not…How knows.

The second photograph I fired my Speedlite 430 TTL flash, bouncing of the wall. I like this photograph better SOOC, because I have not that high glare I have from the lamp. I still want to edit it, but will wait until Thursday for Ashley’s edit suggestions.


If you are interested in seeing the bigger version of the two photographs, go over my Flickr page 🙂 . To check out more “Pink” images, please visit my friend Jill at Forever n Ever N Always Photography.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my rambling…

Have a great night,