Happy Independence Day!

Happy July 4th from the Nutmeg Collective!

Flag garland to download and print from MSD Design 

Red, White and Blue for Independence Day

Feeling patriotic?  Our members share some red, white, and blue for the 4th of July!

Brimmer Boys American Flag Belt for Boys and Adults

Oscar & Ollie Star Hook

Made by Jane Americana Handblown Glass Bead Necklace

Doug Hockman Photography Lighthouse 5x7 Print on 8x10 Mat

RiverDog Prints' You're My Jam Greeting Card

Hickster Tees' Mary Chicken Tea Towel

fallen peach Sammy the Cat Fireworks Bookmark

FIRE!

I am by no means a photographer, but I like to fool around with my camera. This holiday weekend we’re going to play with sparklers and see what kinds of pictures we can get…

I have found a few tips for taking sparkler pictures:

• Plan ahead – the darker it is the better, as little ambient light as possible. 
• Use a tripod or a level surface to lay your camera down – the person taking photos shouldn’t hold the camera, any movement at all will make photos blurry.
• Set the camera to a long shutter setting if you have a shutter priority choice (5-10 seconds depending on what you are writing), or the fireworks setting if your camera has it.

The technique:

Hold the sparkler away from yourself, and move quickly. If you’re writing letters, draw them backwards.

Have fun practicing and experimenting!

Vanessa Felie, aka "Queenvanna" juggles a husband and two blond pixies while running her burgeoning paper arts and crafts business, QueenvannaCreations. Her job and family inspire her to create crafty projects for holidays, vacations, as well as times when there's just not much going on. Perpetual calendars and other home items, scrapbooking album kits and personalized gifts of all kinds - She looks to add a little flair to everything she makes, to put some extra fun in to daily life, as well as special occassions.
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