January 2013 Photo A Day Challenge

Whilst I am battling with the effects of a post Christmas near sugar induced coma, and working the old nogging to get those creative ideas down onto paper, and fabric. I am making myself do a little challenge for the month. This will be some undertaking. Mainly because I have enough trouble remembering to take my vitamin tablets each day let alone trying to remember to take a photograph. 

What am I wittering on about I hear you cry. Probably, actual tears, perhaps of slight boredom as I am slightly going about the houses writing this particular paragraph and not actually telling you....

So, what is it I've signed up too? Some of you might have actually seen my status update on Facebook and the subsequent tweets and thus will already know that I've decided to do the Fat Mum Slim Photo a Day Challenge for January. 

Each day has a theme/challenge call it what you will. And all you need to do is take a photograph that fits it. Easy you think? Well, not really. Most of the time I am going to be at work and whilst most of my colleagues know I am an utter nutter taking photographs at random points during the day might raise a few eyebrows. Okay, more than usual. Still I think that because I am actually just going to use my mobile phone, which whilst the lens ain't great, I might stand a chance of completing it. What the hell, right?

Here are the themes:

I have successfully managed to get to day 2 and already I am racking my brains for something interesting out of the box for tomorrow. 

So how have I faired in the photographing taking stakes thus far....

Day 1 - Today

Me looking at the calender and cringing

Day 2 - Something New

This was a pure stroke of luck in the timing. I ordered over Christmas from Lynn Bailey (Print Maker) a picture that will be for my new place (hopefully). Originally I had my eye on her bumble bee print but I was encouraged to get this little Dormouse. Basically it's me in a nutshell. The Bee Print though, will be mine.....

Who else is taking part? Do let me know, as I'd love to see what you take snaps wise. I know the very sweet Kitty Pink Stars certainly is. Because she was the one that got me onto it. If your not, then do follow the #fmsphotoaday

Seeing Double & Look a Head

For the last three or so hours I have been re-photographing some of my products, it was in some instances rather overdue. Spurned on by the fact that I'd recently taking some good product photographs which showed up my other products. So whilst it was a bit of a pain, my back is now aching, I feel rather pleased with the results.


For instance, here is a couple of before and after shots:

Before - Very dark!!

After you can actually see the colours better, and a nice shot of the clock with the packaging it will come in.

So yes, taken most of the day, but totally worth it and sometimes you do just have to bite the bullet and get on with it. The rest of the weekend will be ordering new fabric labels, getting a frame ready to start a new clock, plan next Wednesdays showcase blog and selecting the images for my new product line. 

This new line will be a range of pocket mirrors, images taken from previously stitched embroidery pieces, and each will have a little handmade pouch to go with it. Hence the urgency to get new fabric labels made. Rather looking forward to this and how they will turn out (well hopefully! Otherwise my friends are getting the rejects.) I like the idea of my main shop item being my clocks, then a select range of smaller items such as tissue holders and these new pocket mirrors. I'll be posting up the images I think I will be choosing over the course of the weekend, comments would be appreciated!

In the meantime don't forget I have a competition on at the moment! Ends next week.