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Food + Foto: Week 1

November 12, 2010 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

I’m participating in the Food + Foto class from Souvenir Foto School. This is my submission for this week. 85mm f/2.2 1/60 s ISO 100 I edited the image using the Adobe RAW editor and Photoshop CS4. My project theme is going to be new recipes that I’ve tried (and I’ll post ’em on the…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Food, Food + Foto, Souvenir Foto School

Wonder Pets Sugar Cookie Pops

November 12, 2010 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

This weekend is River’s birthday party. She turned two on Nov. 1 and we’re getting together to celebrate the occassion. I’m so excited! It’s a Wonder Pets theme. Oh, you don’t know who the Wonder Pets are? Maybe you should hang out with more two-year-olds. ♫♪♫ Lenny, Tuck and Ming-Ming, too, are Wonder Pets and…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, Featured, recipes, Tutorial

Firelight Giveaway Winner!

November 12, 2010 by Arena Blake 5 Comments

Thanks to everyone who entered my Fall into Fantasy Firelight Giveaway! In the end, there were 121 entrants with 528 entries.   Firelight is such an amazing read, and I’m excited to get to share a signed copy and some signed swag with one of you! I used the super-awesome program from my brother to…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Giveaway, Sophie Jordan

Guest Post by Beth Revis: The Brilliance of Firefly

November 11, 2010 by Arena Blake 8 Comments

Today, I am so super-excited. I’m excited because in just TWO MONTHS Across the Universe hits shelves. You guys, I cannot wait to read this one! This debut novel by Beth Revis has been described as “part sci-fi, part dystopian, and entirely brilliant.” That description reminded me of another fictional work, set far in the…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Beth Revis, Guest Post, Joss Whedon

I *Heart* Faces Photo Workshop!

November 10, 2010 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

Last weekend, I had the chance to attend the Dream Big Photography Workshop sponsored by I *Heart* Faces. I took the beginner class, taught by Michelle Johnson from My Two Seasons. There were about 20 of us in the class. We learned lots about aperture, shutter speed, ISO and exposure. We even got a few…

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Filed Under: Dallas, Photography Tagged With: Featured, I Heart Faces, Photos

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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