Happy Birthday, my love!

I was really debating if I should publish this post or a different one as my “come back from the dead” ( aka. graduated-with-my-Master’s-degree-and-finally-have-more-time-for-my-blog) post; however, the more I thought about it, the more I felt like it is very appropriate. Most of you know that behind every great man, there is a woman who…

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To Alex

” Birthday” On this day, August nineteenth, The year-nineteen seventy sixth,You came in this world with a cry, Right then, you didn’t know why.  Many people are born on that day Many are famous or not, in a way, A lot of them happy, some angry or sad, Some busy or lazy, or something like that. Some…

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History in the making

I have been working on a “secret” project with a very talented photographer, Jim Miller, who is also the owner of Desolation Road Studios and Desolation Road Photography , and I can’t wait to share. As it comes to “secret”projects, often they take a lot of time and preparation, so be patient and I will…

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Sneak Peek on Kalin’s MineCraft B-day party

I remember how excited I was when I was turning 10. Double digits! However, it was bitter-sweet for me, since that was my last birthday to be celebrated. At least that’s what my parents said for many reasons, I remember the next one I celebrated was my 15 B-day, when incidentally I found out that…

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Dinning in with style!

I love going out to dinner. Of course I have favorite places, but I like trying new things as well, but I’ve noticed I’m less “adventurous” when the kids are with us. So, dinner dates are perfect time to find out some awesome hidden gems that otherwise we would have missed and I am always…

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Bittersweet photo shoot

I was beginning to worry that I am not going to be able to take any pictures of the kids with their grandpa because of the weather, but we were lucky. Yesterday felt like a real Spring day  and we took advantage of it to go out and do the photo shoot like we were…

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Happy Easter, 2013!

In general, my family is supposed to celebrate the orthodox Easter, which is May 5th. However, since we moved to the States ( more years that I would care to actually count), we have embraced the idea of “international” holidays, combining traditions from Bulgaria and US.This year, Easter in the US is much earlier than…

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Rhapsody in Blue

I am delighted to show you my latest hat design. When the customer approached me earlier we were discussing hats in black, white and teal as a combination. These are the designs I came up with for her:       However, upon closer inspection of the pictures, I realized that the color of the dress my…

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Derby Season in the Air

I love Derby season! You know that in the past I wrote about the hat show that I participated in, and I’ve been making hats on and off, but this hat is special. I love, love, love the dress that my customer chose! I love the color even more! Imagine my surprise, when I found…

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Welcome!

Dear friends, welcome to Annie’s Art Book, where everything is created with hard work, a pinch of talent and a lot of love! There are a couple of different sections to the site, a little something for everyone- the food lovers, the art and craft lovers, the cake lovers ( yes, cake is not food, cake is something much more than that to me, but…

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