Hello and welcome to Sierra Studios, a portrait boutique by me... Jessica Downey! I'm located in Maricopa, Arizona and serve the entire Phoenix area. I've been operating my own photography studio for about 5 years and have been loving every minute of it! It's truly my creative outlet. I love to create beautiful images that people can cherish for generations.My blog is entitled "What's New" and features all the new happenings and products from my studio. I'm always trying to add new and … [Read more...]
Photo Picnik!
30
Jul
2009
About a year ago, I came across this site- Picnik.com. I use it almost daily- I love it! You can touch up photos, crop them, add a border, make them black and white, add some text, make a collage... you can do pretty much anything, and best of all, the site is FREE!Most of the pictures on this blog go from my memory card to picnik.com to this site- I rarely post raw pictures because I am horrible at taking pictures to begin with!When we got our piano earlier this year, I wanted to change out the … [Read more...]
Basket of Bows!
30
Jul
2009
How cute would this be as a gift for a little girl's birthday or at a baby shower? I had all this stuff in my craft closet and was ready to dump it. I decided to turn some future trash into treasure- one of my favorite things to do, actually! Here is what I did... Materials Needed: -Basket (though I have a cute tin I might try out next. You could use a terracotta pot too- those are cheap and easy to find in a ton of sizes! - Spanish Moss - That green foam stuff for floral arrangements. … [Read more...]
Organizing with Bins and Labels
28
Jul
2009
I love being organized! I could spend all day organizing something in my house! Some might classify my need to be organized a sickness, but I can't help how good it feels when I finish organizing something! I am not claiming to have an immaculate house where everything has a place- I am the first to admit I have piles of "things" and corners of items without a home. But I thought I would post these pictures of some of the things in my house that happen to be very organized- thanks to some … [Read more...]
Pantry Containers
28
Jul
2009
My MIL gave me this idea! They sell these at Wal Mart for $2-$3 each and they are perfect for containing a million different things! I want to go back and buy more for ALL my dried baking and cooking ingredients! They have smaller and bigger ones too so you can get really creative and have them all over your house! I love them! … [Read more...]
