{"id":9381,"date":"2015-12-22T11:52:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T16:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/?p=9381"},"modified":"2016-01-11T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:54:44","slug":"a-colorful-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/a-colorful-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"a colorful christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since it was such a warm December this year we made our way to downtown Rochester for a little photo shoot in front of their stunning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownrochestermi.com\/events\/big-bright-light-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Bright Light Show<\/a>\u00a0for our fun Christmas card. \u00a0This year has been bright, busy and colorful so this backdrop was the perfect scene to share a little joy with you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1222-merry-christmas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1222-merry-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"diy photo xmas card\" width=\"700\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1222-merry-christmas.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1222-merry-christmas-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s how the card\u00a0came together&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joy-yarb-letters.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joy-yarb-letters-509x1024.jpg\" alt=\"joy yarn letters\" width=\"509\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joy-yarb-letters-509x1024.jpg 509w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joy-yarb-letters-149x300.jpg 149w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joy-yarb-letters-300x603.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joy-yarb-letters.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a>We created these cozy letters using foam core, yarn and some hot glue. \u00a0These large letters would also look great on a mantel or in my case\u00a0next year&#8217;s holiday window at catching fireflies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9383\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes.jpg\" alt=\"christmas card out takes\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/out-takes-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally we wanted to get have Lolo hold the O on her own but it quickly became a game of throwing the O.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-basset-hound.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-basset-hound.jpg\" alt=\"christmas basset hound\" width=\"700\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-basset-hound.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-basset-hound-285x300.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-basset-hound-300x316.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>Of course we could&#8217;t leave Gus out of the fun. \u00a0He didn&#8217;t make the card but greeted everyone with his stoic silliness on our\u00a0return address label. \u00a0This old man still knows how to party and will sit still as a statue for a treat.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWishing a you a most merry Christmas and bright 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