Thursday, December 25, 2014

Blogger Gift Exchange 2014

I really have enjoyed participating in the Gift Exchange Tracy has put together the last two years. I get to find new blogs to follow and give and receive great gifts. It is amazing how far $20 can go.
So, my gifts came from ACHIEVE1DREAM of Equestrian Journey. She has an awesome Friesian/Arab named Chrome, who drew my grey loving eye :)

This year I asked for something pretty specific, something I have long admired: Professional pictures of Rosemary and Comrade. What she gave me far exceeded what I expected.

All photos are by PonyPrintsPlus, taken at the 2012 Spring Fling, a VA Welsh Breed Show

8x10 Rosemary


4x6 Rosemary, In Hand Breed class

4x6 Comrade, Ridden Welsh
Rosemary has not shown much, but at this particular show she had a spark. The pictures they took were super and now I have two. Seriously doing a happy dance. It is hard to get really good pictures of black horses, so these are special. Comrade's picture is one I wanted because we both look good in it and it shows how far we had come.
Now I get to look for frames that will do the pictures justice. I can't wait to see if my person enjoys her gifts as much I as I love mine.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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  1. Achieve1dreamDecember 25, 2014 at 3:11 PM

    Aww I so glad you love them!! I was really impressed with how great they turned out. The photographer did such a great job with the printing and everything. Merry Christmas!!!

    P.S. I really try not to use my real name online, so if you don't mind could you use achieve1dream pretty please? Thank you!!!

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    1. NicoleDecember 26, 2014 at 9:30 PM

      Sorry about the name, fixed it. I was really happy with how they printed and that they were able to do it in the time period. So glad you got the head shot enlarged, it totally shows her "drama mama" side well.
      I see we both need to look for frames ;)

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    2. Achieve1dreamDecember 26, 2014 at 9:45 PM

      It's okay! It's not that big of a deal about the name. I guess I'm just internet paranoid hehe. I LOVE the head shot. As soon as I saw it there was no way I could not do an 8"x10". :D I'm glad you love them too!

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  2. UnknownDecember 25, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    What awesome photos!! Thanks again for participating I the gift exchange!!

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    1. NicoleDecember 26, 2014 at 9:31 PM

      This was so much fun, so glad you hosted again this year!

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  3. emmaDecember 26, 2014 at 7:48 PM

    aw these are awesome gifts!! merry christmas!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 26, 2014 at 9:05 PM

    Came to check out your blog after seeing your awesome cross stitch in the secret santa exchange. Did you use a program to get a pattern or just make it yourself?

    Looking forward to reading up on your blog!

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    1. NicoleDecember 26, 2014 at 9:39 PM

      Thank you! My sister has a PC Stitch program that she used to take Mollie's picture and turn it into a pattern. We chose the degree of detail and amount of floss and size of fabric. Can you believe there was 49 colors in the horse? I was determined to show her white mark on her ear. It was more work, but worth it.

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    2. AnonymousDecember 28, 2014 at 11:35 AM

      It looks like I can try it for free on the website, I think I need to do that! Thanks for the great idea!

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  5. KateRoseDecember 28, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    Wow those pictures are awesome!

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  6. KarleyJanuary 2, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    What a great present!!!

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