Sometimes a blogger with a great sense of humor and several like minded friends comes up with an idea that needs to be
It reminded me of Claudia at Mockingbird Hill Cottage when, several years ago she hosted a party about Reality Shot Thursday. She continues to keep her posts real but without the linky.
Here is the first one I wrote about sharing my painting reality.
and then here
and here.
Donna of Funky Junk Interiors who had a short one month Heap of Change 2015 linky on making change and others could join in with their projects and progress.
Here are a few of mine from Donna's January 2015 Heap of Change short series.
Week 1 (January 15 2015)
Before
After
Week 2 January 2015
Before
After
Week 3 January 28/15
Before
After
It was a short party, lots of work to get the changes done and surprisingly the changes had long lasting success. I loved the challenge.
This is my one photo collage of a bit of background and closeups that I could find while searching through my iPhoto huge library.
The surrounding wire, metal and plywood background for the white buffet (painted in my carport in October some years ago) didn't detract from the cropped juice strainer or pumpkin.
What amazed me is that I have very few 'surrounding area' pictures to go with my cropped photos.
I think I will do some background shots to go with my closeups, occasionally in the future, reality checks.
Hope you do check out Marie and her friends, you will get a chuckle, some good ideas and maybe you will want to write a post about close-ups and reality background.
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Thursday
Saving 4 Six, Have A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson, The Red Painted Cottage, A Delightsome Life, Sincerely Paula, Adirondack Girl at Heart, Life With Lorelai,
Saving 4 Six, Have A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson, The Red Painted Cottage, A Delightsome Life, Sincerely Paula, Adirondack Girl at Heart, Life With Lorelai,
Friday
Little Vintage Cottage, Reviews, Chews and How-To's, Two Chicks and a Mom, Under A Texas Sky, Rattlebridge Farm, A Morning Cup of Joe, DIY Vintage Chic, Sweet Things, The 36th Avenue, Funky Junk Interiors, Ms. Toody Goo Shoes, Pieced Past Times, Chic on a Shoestring, Little House Big Alaska,
Little Vintage Cottage, Reviews, Chews and How-To's, Two Chicks and a Mom, Under A Texas Sky, Rattlebridge Farm, A Morning Cup of Joe, DIY Vintage Chic, Sweet Things, The 36th Avenue, Funky Junk Interiors, Ms. Toody Goo Shoes, Pieced Past Times, Chic on a Shoestring, Little House Big Alaska,
Sunday
Silver Pennies, Nifty Thrifty, Love of Home, Rustic and Refined, Creating My Way To Success, Marilyns Treats,
Monday
What Meegan Makes, Dwellings The Heart Of Your Home, Normandy Life, Coastal Charm, Let's Add Sprinkles, The Girl Creative, Country Mouse City Spouse, A Stroll Through Life,
Silver Pennies, Nifty Thrifty, Love of Home, Rustic and Refined, Creating My Way To Success, Marilyns Treats,
Monday
What Meegan Makes, Dwellings The Heart Of Your Home, Normandy Life, Coastal Charm, Let's Add Sprinkles, The Girl Creative, Country Mouse City Spouse, A Stroll Through Life,
Tuesday
Stone Cottage Adventures, Beyond The Picket Fence, Fluster Buster, Party in Your PJ's, DIY by Design,
Stone Cottage Adventures, Beyond The Picket Fence, Fluster Buster, Party in Your PJ's, DIY by Design,
Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style, Grammy's Grid, Raggedy Bits, The Thrifty Home, Suburban Simplicity, Of Fairies and Fauna, Grandma's House DIY, I Gotta Create, The Essence of Home, Raven Would
Savvy Southern Style, Grammy's Grid, Raggedy Bits, The Thrifty Home, Suburban Simplicity, Of Fairies and Fauna, Grandma's House DIY, I Gotta Create, The Essence of Home, Raven Would
Looks like a lived in house to me.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I have figured that most homes don't look exactly like the photos. I shared my spare room once and got criticized, it was crazy that someone thought I was horrible for showing that and horrible for having that. So judgmental. It is still a mess but better, and that is just life. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI think of it as "what's not in the shot". That's especially true when I photograph my kitchen. I don't love the butcher block Steve has on our farmhouse table in the kitchen. I always remove it for photos. Moving the butcher block creates a mess in another part of the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteGreat.
ReplyDeleteWhat great reorganization you have done! I love that your home looks lived in and real. We can all take pretty pictures but it's normally not our real life. LOL
ReplyDeleteJudy
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has a pile next to a finished project.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the colors you use. You are an artist with antiques.
ReplyDeleteFun shots... and lots to look at... thank you for sharing your pictures... and the pictures friends took. :)
ReplyDeleteJoy, thanks for these reality shots! I read the other bloggers and laughed thinking I am not alone! I am not alone! I think everyone thinks we live in a magazine setting, not! Have a great weekend and thank you for putting a smile on my face.
ReplyDeletexo Dianne
So fun :D We don't usually want to show our terrible mess to others! Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh someone was just talking about this on Facebook today--or sort of something like this--what would the pictures of your house look like if you snapped one during a sunny day in Alaska? It made me look around my house and see the absolute destruction a sunny weekend can bring to the house--so fun!
ReplyDeleteI love the inspiration that I get from visiting other blogs, the idea of a reality check when cropping my photos fills me with dread but it could be interesting. It may mean that I have to tidy up first though! Ha!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mosaic Monday.
Fun! I get tired of seeing the perfect ... I want the real! Ha! Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteThis is really something for me to think about! I took some Spring photos at the time my husband was really sick....and way in the background, I noticed the bed was not made. I didn't figure anyone would look that close so I just kept going! lol Love your reality photos AND the cropped ones! A fun post! Hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteFun seeing how it really is! Those are some great before and afters!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
It so refreshing seeing the real world of blogging. None of us are perfect and there's no way my house stays neat for longer than five minutes. My biggest problem is that as soon as I tidy something up, I can never find it again, until I look for something completely different. Thanks so much for a glimpse of your behind the scenes Joy
ReplyDeleteLate visiting from Mosaic Monday. '-)
ReplyDeleteYou are too funny. It's reality!
It looks so cosy, warm and homey!
ReplyDeleteThis post was great fun. Thank you. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Gives hope to the terminally disorganized (not that I know anyone like that or anything);)))
ReplyDeleteLove the reality shots! Truth is that's what it's like for ALL of us bloggers! Thank you for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It!
ReplyDeleteJoy, It is good to go back and revisit our progress at times. I remember the bedroom one. Glad to hear that the changes have stuck. Thanks for sharing. Sylvia
ReplyDeleteI've never really thought about what a disaster area might be surrounding perfect blog photos, thank heavens for photo shop.
ReplyDeleteI came to visit from the AIM link party; please feel welcome to stop on by the 4Shoes & let me know you've been. :-)
Fun post, Joy :) Thanks for sharing it with us all at Vintage Charm!
ReplyDeleteOh Joy! It is so refreshing to know that I am not the only one!! How good does it feel though once you are rid of all the clutter!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your inspiring post with us over at Waste Not Wednesday! Pinned :-)
I've laughed about this for many moons, knowing other bloggers do the same as I do -- and it's such fun to see the before and after shots. I need to do a post on that sometime. Don't you just love cropping? It can save that messy shot! ~ jeanie from Marmelade Gypsy
ReplyDeleteThank you for attending the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty. I shared your post.
ReplyDeleteLove the real life photos. A Facebook friend of mine who runs a mom group has a Monday feature where everyone post their mess. It is always fun, funny and makes us all feel more connected. Great post.
ReplyDeleteI often see a doggie gate in my photos when I thought I had everything photo ready....
ReplyDeleteI'm so afraid to show the ugly side of my house but sometimes it is good to have a dose of reality and know that I'm not the only one who hides stuff from the photos. Thank you for sharing at Ravenwould.
ReplyDeleteI think we should all show our before pictures it would be an eye opener :)
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing this! I had a blast when I created my post and I hope you did too. It's pretty fantastic seeing outside of what is considered "perfect" these days ;)
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