It Takes Nothing To Join The Crowd

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPPMh5XqeaIRCu4OLF6GFKH2ZuruaiGSLad_s85v8j63VCzfzuVMWpMS5Qfky8wtge-c9hvtve1-pQHMBnjBqTYUntfwmB2GpX1VL_-Ao59POy9zZrdJWbVcruJo0oaM4OcMbAwlykwU/s1600/89351718c9ca9430eb4b40ce42d2a75d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPPMh5XqeaIRCu4OLF6GFKH2ZuruaiGSLad_s85v8j63VCzfzuVMWpMS5Qfky8wtge-c9hvtve1-pQHMBnjBqTYUntfwmB2GpX1VL_-Ao59POy9zZrdJWbVcruJo0oaM4OcMbAwlykwU/s1600/89351718c9ca9430eb4b40ce42d2a75d.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://piccsy.com/2012/03/courage-khd6rg1i/" target="_blank">courage</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Your thoughts?</span><br /><br /></div>

It Takes Nothing To Join The Crowd

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Creative Inspiration: Percolator Photo Mosaic App

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img height="400" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/395089_4809888574992_1318016530_n.jpg" width="400" /></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently while perusing the internet I came across a photo created with an iphone app called<br /><a href="http://www.percolatorapp.com/" target="_blank">Percolator</a> by Tinrocket. The effects on the photo were unusual, it was full of rings and circles </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and the effect instantly mesmerized me! I couldn't wait to try this app out for myself! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those who have used filter apps such as Instagram, <a href="http://www.percolatorapp.com/" target="_blank">Percolator</a> works in a similar way;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> you chose a photo from your phone's own photo album or you can use your phone's camera </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">feature to take a picture, which is then put into the app for you to add filters and effects to and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">turn into your own <a href="http://www.percolatorapp.com/" target="_blank">Percolated photo mosaic</a> masterpiece! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just started playing around with it and so far, I've created some pretty cool effects on </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">some of my photos. There are many different image options and effect settings in the app </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">though, and it's taking me a while to get used to it (I'm still looking for instructions for how </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to use </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all of the features and effects.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Check out my before and after <a href="http://www.percolatorapp.com/" target="_blank">Percolated</a> photos and see what you think!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img src="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/522244_4648874029729_75609774_n.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Before" photo: This is my cat Sam. I took this photo with my iphone5. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img height="640" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/395089_4809888574992_1318016530_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"After" photo: Here's the same photo after I percolated it. Pretty cool, no?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FXksDqql-pdB1i221kFZYoT7DGZXaIcR8LdbUwKj84lst_AHeKGAqYgwkh1JR6Ou-J5zpyT1UIVf4BEX0RhYVqn2RkyA2tMrAMWX4ZaP9NPX542F8Fi-Z0BYedPKFQQTaQPF6Wo49pOY/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FXksDqql-pdB1i221kFZYoT7DGZXaIcR8LdbUwKj84lst_AHeKGAqYgwkh1JR6Ou-J5zpyT1UIVf4BEX0RhYVqn2RkyA2tMrAMWX4ZaP9NPX542F8Fi-Z0BYedPKFQQTaQPF6Wo49pOY/s640/029.JPG" width="408" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before: Here's a photo of Nancy Wilson that I took at a Heart concert </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C0Dr1olUcbw4O48HpTogLGo3Dvrn475TRBAvuMd_OAEkkFz2wtPfxv5dvjJPZ7JGNoL0cLc9OXEj9Irvi4Tux10stikNZaGr3PNNVoPRU3Y7QpOvEf26EZ-Ch_yWIUtHt9HJ11IMkG3y/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C0Dr1olUcbw4O48HpTogLGo3Dvrn475TRBAvuMd_OAEkkFz2wtPfxv5dvjJPZ7JGNoL0cLc9OXEj9Irvi4Tux10stikNZaGr3PNNVoPRU3Y7QpOvEf26EZ-Ch_yWIUtHt9HJ11IMkG3y/s640/019.JPG" width="406" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After: The same photo, percolated</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XGJlvAJB8Ke9y6IafLKs867y6p-Tom0KagArlb01QktiMeq-SMIoSA33gYMwcr44LTeDFKtb6pTXL-8ivRO4_92pWaZmdatKOIP5Q_owVbUcO_CAg2mf9bGpoaZHjRjslFlGFlrj0fF0/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XGJlvAJB8Ke9y6IafLKs867y6p-Tom0KagArlb01QktiMeq-SMIoSA33gYMwcr44LTeDFKtb6pTXL-8ivRO4_92pWaZmdatKOIP5Q_owVbUcO_CAg2mf9bGpoaZHjRjslFlGFlrj0fF0/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before: Here's a photo I took at a recent Phillies baseball game</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oGYp8ror_9Gfigferw8569fiJw5xEZcW0w79RQvGaMX41GxpfHof82LnNO-ReptGppqL2L0NkMWc8_4DlzLeGKkk_zGiSwfPzb3Q3PqOVp2eE1nCMQQN7A3dKUHj9Twrm7I5km9j6UYf/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oGYp8ror_9Gfigferw8569fiJw5xEZcW0w79RQvGaMX41GxpfHof82LnNO-ReptGppqL2L0NkMWc8_4DlzLeGKkk_zGiSwfPzb3Q3PqOVp2eE1nCMQQN7A3dKUHj9Twrm7I5km9j6UYf/s640/034.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After: The same photo, percolated<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/percolator/id385454903?mt=8" target="_blank">Here's the link to the app on itunes</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Creative Inspiration: Percolator Photo Mosaic App

Recently while perusing the internet I came across a photo created with an iphone app called Percolator  by Tinrocket. The effects on the ph...

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Polyvore: Creative Inspiration

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What do I do when I'm not making jewelry?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I make other jewelry. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But when I really feel the need to take a break, I sometimes head on over</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">to <span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://polyvore.com/">Polyvore.com</a>,</span> where you can design and put together clothing and </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">accessories </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to create outfits.  ...</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know, I'm like a ten year old. :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Polyvore is a great way to practice using color, texture, pattern, coordinating - </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">all the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">things that I do when I am designing a piece of jewelry, or what you're </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">doing when your making any kind or art or doing any kind of craft.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">when I'm </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">playing </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">around on Polyvore I get inspired </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to create a new jewelry </span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">design. Sometimes a certain color will catch my eye and put me in the mood </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to work with that same color gemstone or bead. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not only </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is Polyvore</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">relaxing, but it also can be a great </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">source of creative inspiration! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Below are a few outfits that I put together in my own style. If you haven't </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">checked </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">out Polyvore yet, you should give it a try, it's fun! </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><img alt="Deep Purple Casual Boho 2012" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/mVABJWZLjZL5H00BsTug/cid/46553637/id/h548tohyTaGu-qjIkDOi3A/size/c600x527.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/deep_purple_casual_boho_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46553637" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;" target="_blank">Deep Purple Casual Boho 2012</a><span style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"> by </span><a href="http://laurabethlove.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;" target="_blank">laurabethlove</a><span style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"> featuring </span><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/antique_rings/shop?query=antique+rings" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;" target="_blank">antique rings</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/denim_cream_ii_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=47596741" target="_blank"><img alt="Denim & Cream II 2012" border="0" height="575" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/MluE6M397CXRrQMgTs4WQ/cid/47596741/id/XCUMTxiTRwKCMlYV9MsEVw/size/c600x575.jpg" title="Denim & Cream II 2012" width="600" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/denim_cream_ii_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=47596741" target="_blank">Denim & Cream II 2012</a> by <a href="http://laurabethlove.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste" target="_blank">laurabethlove</a> featuring a <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/button_shirt/shop?query=button+shirt" target="_blank">button shirt</a></small><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/distressed_boho_with_pearls_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46409246" target="_blank"><img alt="Distressed Boho With Pearls 2012" border="0" height="562" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/p695CnwZgNyeV7PVAHnA/cid/46409246/id/_5MvBRDJRkKRxksxvcqnOQ/size/c600x562.jpg" title="Distressed Boho With Pearls 2012" width="600" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/distressed_boho_with_pearls_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46409246" target="_blank">Distressed Boho With Pearls 2012</a> by <a href="http://laurabethlove.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste" target="_blank">laurabethlove</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/skinny_leg_jeans/shop?query=skinny+leg+jeans" target="_blank">skinny leg jeans</a></small></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/weathered_emerald_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46749944" target="_blank"><img alt="Weathered Emerald 2012" border="0" height="510" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/If6SW7bgOHWBBZq9KGSbA/cid/46749944/id/3QhHEHYxS0STG9UAZF8ikQ/size/c600x510.jpg" title="Weathered Emerald 2012" width="600" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/weathered_emerald_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46749944" target="_blank">Weathered Emerald 2012</a> by <a href="http://laurabethlove.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste" target="_blank">laurabethlove</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/bootcut_jeans/shop?category_id=238" target="_blank">bootcut jeans</a></small></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/peace_love_in_black_white/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46405137" target="_blank"><img alt="Peace & Love in Black and White 2012" border="0" height="596" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/SvDbJJB5DE9H0YinlmwDzQ/cid/46405137/id/erewP2XVT5iQ7svQDTjWOQ/size/c600x596.jpg" title="Peace & Love in Black and White 2012" width="600" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/peace_love_in_black_white/set?.svc=copypaste&id=46405137" target="_blank">Peace & Love in Black and White 2012</a> by <a href="http://laurabethlove.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste" target="_blank">laurabethlove</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/skinny_bootcut_jeans/shop?query=skinny+bootcut+jeans" target="_blank">skinny bootcut jeans</a></small><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/plum_perfect_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=47604737" target="_blank"><img alt="Plum Perfect 2012" border="0" height="505" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/b2YsYlSwc7vSyEtsm7P4w/cid/47604737/id/cidwS-ppSJ2HI2jqJqazgw/size/c600x505.jpg" title="Plum Perfect 2012" width="600" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/plum_perfect_2012/set?.svc=copypaste&id=47604737" target="_blank">Plum Perfect 2012</a> by <a href="http://laurabethlove.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste" target="_blank">laurabethlove</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/tear_drop_earrings/shop?query=tear+drop+earrings" target="_blank">tear drop earrings</a></small><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Polyvore: Creative Inspiration

What do I do when I'm not making jewelry? I make other jewelry.  But when I really feel the need to take a break, I sometimes head on ov...

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