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To say that I am in love with the Orange Blossom Shop would be a gigantic understatement!! I have been in love with their work for some time now. Back in April we took a fun family vacation to the California coast and we took some fun pictures that I  just adore. I knew I just had to have one framed for my office, but it couldn't be just any frame.  It HAD to be an Orange Blossom Shop frame!!!

As luck would have it I had the fun opportunity to meet and hang out with Shauna & Courtney from Orange Blossom while we were at Snap! a few weeks later.  It was LOVE at first sight.  These girls are amazing and I am so impressed with everything that they create. Their designs are amazing and the work is superb!!

I thought it would be really fun to take the stylish numbers signs that I found at Farm House Antiques, and use them to create a gallery wall with the photograph I took of the kiddos. Each of the kiddos is holding their age for this year and it has become such a family treasure.  Here is how the gallery wall turned out…

I just LOVE how it!! We have our 2, 8, 11 & 15 for the kiddos ages plus I was able to put our families favorite number in there 22.  My birthday is this Friday, June 22, my Honey's birthday is October 22 and we were married on September 22… so 22 is kind of special to us.  Then I added the Eye Chart Calendar, also from Antique Farm House to the mix and it looks perfect! You know what REALLY makes it perfect is the Orange Blossom Frame!!

You need to check out the Orange Blossom Shop, they have all kinds of to die for frames big & small, plus a whole bunch of other goodies, signs, vinyl lettering, party supplies… all kinds of fun stuff.

These are the different frame shapes they have and below are the lovely colors that you have to choose from…

Aren't they just tasty? I would like to order one of each please… Courtney & Shauna would love to give one of you lucky guys a chance at one of their aaaamazing frame by offering a $50 gift certificate to one lucky WhipperBerry reader.  All you have to do in follow the directions in the Rafflecopter form below…

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I hope you are enjoying this weeks fun giveaways to celebrate my birthday on Friday!! It's no fun if I'm the only one getting gifts.  Here's a list of all the giveaways going on this week, you don't want to miss out!

Kaboo Bag Giveaway

Real.Life.Photography Book Set

Cherry Walls

You probably can't tell at all, but I am sooooo excited about my friend Sarah's new babies that are coming soon! We got together last week with our sweet husbands to work on the nursery for the new little girls coming soon.  {The first one is arriving in just a few days!!!!}

Sarah is one of those girls who likes a classic yet modern look and we thought a fun vinyl decal for the wall in the girls room would look great.  We found a great decal from Cherry Walls and we fell in LOVE!!

The folks at Cherry Walls had the perfect design for the room.. Don't you just ADORE that fabulous tree?! We had already painted the stripes on the wall when we were turning it into a stylish workout room for her after her time on NBC's The Biggest Loser.  Now the room has been transformed into baby girl central and the stripes looks fantastic with the beautiful tree addition.

How to Install your Cherry Walls Vinyl Decal

We selected the Colorful Tree from Cherry Walls, but opted to keep it white and then add the color with the cute little birds.

Now, I've installed plenty of vinyl in my creative life and this one is way more than a one man job.  So, make sure you grab a friend or two when you are ready to install your own.  The tree comes in several sections, but is super easy to put together.

We laid it out on the floor and made our plan. Each section has numbers on it so you can easily tell where each branch fits.  We then placed the first section on the wall and taped one side down. That's called hinging.

If you haven't installed vinyl before, it comes in three layers; the bottom layer, the vinyl & some type of transfer tape to make it easy to install. After you hinge your decal with all three layers, you pull it back and remove the bottom layer, leaving only the vinyl and the transfer tape.  Then you carefully grab the transfer tape and lay it back on to the wall, affixing the vinyl to the wall.

With the transfer tape still on the wall, you carefully smooth the the vinyl with a tool that is kind of like a squeegee and it helps to smooth out any bubbles that may need to be addressed.  Then all you have to do is carefully remove the transfer tape and you are done.

Isn't it just stunning?! Cherry Walls has a whole catalog of amazing decals that are perfect for any room in your home. Here are a few more examples of what they have to offer.

 They are just stunning!

Cherry Walls Discount & Giveaway

Cherry Walls has a fabulous treat for all of you guys today!!

EVERYONE gets a 15% discount to Cherry Walls when you enter

WBERRY15 at checkout.

They are also giving one of you a $75 gift certificate to Cherry Walls to get a fabulous decal of your very own!!  All you need to do is enter the giveaway in the Rafflecopter widget below…

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Good luck you're going to LOVE it!!

I am sooooo excited to be participating in Rebecca Coopers, "Real Life Photography" Book Launch Party this week!!!

For those of you who don't know Rebecca, she is one of my favorite bloggers over at Simple as That.  She is a Mom, blogger, stylist, photographer and soooo much more.  She makes her home in Alberta, Canada and has written several fabulous e-books about photography. The first two are 40 Tips for Better Photos and Don't Say Cheese. Both fantastic books!!   Her latest is Real Life Photography and it's a gem!

Rebecca's goal is to inspire people to… Remember to capture the precious simple moments in life that so often pass us by without so much as a nod.  She is a talented teacher who helps to demystify the camera and teaches you hone your photographers eye to capture those magical moments in life.  Here is a taste of what is in the book…

I love how the book is clean and simple, super easy to read and understand. Rebecca's style is well thought out, clear and easy to understand even for a novice photographer. It's also rich with content so even a more experienced photographer will feel enriched and inspired to take their photography to a new level.

Rebecca has also developed a set of fantastic actions called "Simple Fixes Actions" that go along with the book. What is an action you ask?  Basically it's a shortcut to performing a series of photo-editing steps.  Rebecca has created a recipe that when applied to a so-so photo can transform it into a photo that you can be proud of.  I LOVE the actions!! The actions are created for both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and are super easy to use.

I love the e-book format. That fantastic instant gratification of being able to download it right away and dive right into learning!

The price for the book and action set is normally $12.99 each, but… they are offering a special introductory price of $9.99!! 

If you purchase both together you can receive an additional 20% off if you use this coupon code, PHOTOFIX!!!

Rebecca and her fabulous publishers, Ella Publishing Co. are so excited about this launch, they have offered a copy of all three of Rebecca's books to GIVEAWAY to one of you guys… MY FAVORITE PEOPLE!!!!  To enter the giveaway follow each of the steps in the Rafflecopter form below…

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Thank you Rebecca for sharing your amazing talents with us and for inviting WhipperBerry to be a part of your launch party!! You're FABULOUS!!!!