300 fan give-a-way!

As promised, here are the details for the 300 fan give-a-way.  Thank you all so much for helping me get to this point!  The grand prize winner receives a free session valued at $25.  For every fan I have over 300 I will give away an additional coupon (up to 25 and dependent on the number of give-a-way entries).  So if I have 315 fans, I will give away an additional 15 coupons!  Coupons will be varied in value and for a variety of things i.e., $5 off session fee, 10% off portrait package purchase, etc… and delivered via e-mail.  New facebook rules prohibit me from running this contest on facebook, so official entry is by dropping a comment on this blog post.  Your comment can contain your name, why you want to win this contest, what your favorite color is, etc…  Just leave a comment! Winner will be drawn at random.  Entry begins December 12, 2011 and ends December 18th at midnight.  Winners will be announced by December 21.

****coupons given will be based on number of fans at end of contest on December 18 so please keep referring friends.  :)  If at anytime the fan count falls below 300 this contest will be voided.

DIY Christmas Gifts-Mason Jar Soap Dispensers

So what does this have to do with my photography?  Absolutely nothing.  But I wanted to share what I made and couldn’t do it on facebook for fear of spoiling the surprise.  So here it is.  The best part about these:  they were very reasonably priced to make.  And I love them.  If they don’t want them, I’ll happily keep them.  I know that filling them with soap, they are likely to get messy and dirty and in need of revamping next year but that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

Peel and stick beadwork and flower.  Easy.

These are all actually the same size, though it’s hard to tell from my pictures.

Mason jars can be purchased at Rural King year-round or individually at Hobby Lobby-which is where I got these this weekend for 50% off.  I already had all the ribbon you see in the photos so I just purchased the flowers and the beading from the scrapbook aisle in Hobby Lobby.  The soap and pump came from a local grocery store.  I picked a tall bottle of Ivory soap to make sure the pumps were long enough (and I did end up having to cut them) and then just poured the soap from the original bottle into the jar.   Since I had my dear hubby do the hole drilling for the soap pump, these were super simple… ;)  The monogramming is just letters printed on a transparency through my printer.  I can’t find the original tutorial to link to, but I found it on pinterest.  The original author said it needed to be a laser jet printer so the ink didn’t dissolve.  I just coated my transparency with a clear spray sealer before placing it inside the jar.  Think I will check them before Christmas just to make sure the ink is still on the transparency though.

Class of 2012

This sweet gal is my Class of 2012 Senior Rep.  We were shooting in over 100 degree heat with almost 90% humidity and this was at 7pm.  It. Was. MISERABLE.  She never once complained and toughed it out probably better than I did.  Now we have the most awesome senior photos to show for it.  Seriously, I want to hang these on my wall.

 

 

 

Calling all Seniors!

Seniors! You Do Not have to get your senior photos from your school appointed photographer. You do have to use them to have your yearbook photo made, but after that you are free to use whatever photographer you would like. Contact me to schedule your session with nkphotography. 270.256.2414 or nkphotoky@yahoo.com.

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