Video Project - 31 Days of Thanks - Day 1

For the month of March, I'm going to shoot a video a day of something I'm thankful for. Then at the end of the month, I'll combine them and share it with you all.

And who knows... maybe I'll share some along the way, like today.

Day 1 - I'm thankful for shapes and colors, because this world would surely be boring without them.
A pretty little video I took with my kaleidoscope this morning:

Song: Thomas Newman - Scarlet Fever (Instrumental)

Camera used: 5D Mark II

Kids Studio of Fine Arts (Roseville, Ca)

A couple weeks ago I shot some pictures for a local art studio over in Roseville called Kids Studio of Fine Arts. In order for me to really convey the look and feel of the place, I included LOTS of pictures in this post... Probably too many. But seeing as how I started with about double the amount that's on here, I think I did pretty good. ;)

I loved everything about this place... The bright cheery colors everywhere, the huge chalkboard wall, the fresh flowers, stained tables, endless amounts of supplies... I could go on and on...

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best."

Even their bathroom was adorable...

I also took some pictures of Shannon teaching a class. She is such a talented, natural artist. It was so fun watching all of the kids soak in all of the tips and tricks she was teaching them.

Around the corner, some other kids were working on collages with another very talented artist and teacher.

Kind of makes you want to dig your hands into a messy art project now, huh?

I wish I could show you ALL of the pictures I took, but I'll stop here. :) Hope you enjoyed! 

If you're in the area, be sure to check them out!

Life Lately...

A collection of odds and ends through my phone from the past couple of weeks:

Donuts Donuts Donuts. My job has revolved around donuts for the past few weeks.

Everything from making donuts to kids eating donuts to printing pictures of kids eating donuts. I love it.

I have also eaten more donuts in the past 2 weeks than I want to admit...

Major bonus points for living in California - the produce.

We have developed a slight obsession with the mandarin season in this house.

Shaun has been getting into wood working lately, which is great for what I like to do.

We built these the night before we did the Valentine's shoot.

Speaking of... Valentine's day this year was A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Started my day off with some Peet's.

And was woken up to cookies... (modified by Shaun)

and roses.

I also went to see Beauty in the Beast in 3D, with

- none other than -

Beauty herself.

(I had no idea she was that cute in person.)

Then we finished the night with sushi take-out,

heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies (because I'm cheesy like that)

and a movie.

Recently I've been working on some pictures for an art studio that I will be sharing soon.

And I'm still working on that couch!

Got this little guy a couple weeks ago. It's called a "Sad Face" fire truck. We love him.

Also working on more house stuff. Finally painted my oval frame collection to put in my bathroom.

Shaun also built me some shelves in our room.

He put this one at head level so he wouldn't wack his face turning the corner.

Although...

he wasn't wearing shoes when he measured...

...

Uh-oh.

Harper got new toys. She becomes obsessed and protective over new toys.

I'll be sharing more of this later, but I wanted to share a peak at the costume closet too.

And finally - Shaun and I had our 2-year anniversary on Sunday!

I was meaning to take a picture of us together on our anniversary but forgot...

I did, however, manage to take one of my new disco ball Shaun gave me on our anniversary.

Speaking off... we're off to celebrate with a mini-vacation.

I'm bringing my camera and am determined to use it...

We'll see how that goes.

The Pink Box Donut Shop - Making Donuts

Today we're back to donuts!

I must warn you...
If you had no desire to eat a donut before right now...
That may change.

The donut making process was a really fun and interesting to watch.

I started by documenting the cake donuts getting iced and sprinkled.

I love bright colors!

So fun!

Then we moved on to making more donuts...

Patrick made a little bit of everything...

from bars...

to regular donuts...

donut holes...

cinimmon rolls...

butterflies...

apple fritters... (and more!)

letting the dough rise until just right

just before getting fried to golden brown

soaking in the maple... mmmmm......

YUM.

My favorite part was watching them glaze the donuts.

the freshest donuts I have ever seen

OH MY GOODNESS.

Fresh donut holes... my favorite.

We also took some after shots of the donuts... A few of them were:

A peanut butter and jelly donut!!

Fresh apple fritter

strawberry icing and sprinkles

A bacon maple bar (Whaa!?!)

cinnimon roll

cake donut with icing, chocolate syrup, nuts and mini chocolate chips

twist with sugar on top

classic donut with chocolate icing and sprinkles

and a classic bear claw with glaze... yummmm....

The Pink Box Donut Shop