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Sarah Halstead

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December 7, 2011 By Sarah Halstead

This or That Thursday

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The one on the left is my edit. Basically I cropped and straightened it a tad. Then cooled it off a little bit more. That’s about it. Still not in love with it. You can see how to make custom shapes here.

Good to WOW

Some more bokeh photos for Holiday Bokeh Party.

I think I had a little better luck with the stars bokeh. I still had some cutting off of the stars but I am still new to this.

One last one for good measure.  My favorite holiday mug. I love how I have white lights but there are touches of color from the light reflecting off the ornaments.

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  1. Julie says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:54 am

    great bokeh, love the snowman mug one!
  2. Light Trigger says

    December 13, 2011 at 11:38 am

    so many shapes! i think i love the stars one! I new to this as well! I want to try stars and hearts shapes for my new bokeh photos! Light Trigger: OUR ENTRY
  3. Christian says

    December 12, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    Wow! So beautifuL!! Love the colors! Thanks for linking up with us at 62!
  4. Meg @ Adventures as a Small Town Mom says

    December 12, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Great shots. My favorite is the one of the little stars - very cool.
  5. Branson says

    December 12, 2011 at 2:50 am

    Loving the star bokeh!
  6. Cedar says

    December 9, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    I love all these beautiful lights, and I love your choice of a cross for the custom bokeh! Gorgeous photos!
  7. Chelle says

    December 9, 2011 at 9:30 am

    fun bokeh, love the stars :)
  8. Stillmary says

    December 9, 2011 at 8:09 am

    Love love love the last shot!
  9. June Makes Six says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    Love all of them...so much fun bokeh this week. Have a great weekend. Tiffany
  10. Rj, Jessie and Brayden says

    December 8, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    I love these pictures! Gorgeous!
  11. GraceinAZ says

    December 8, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    I am not familiar with the process you used, but the effect is neat. I’m hopping around from Katherine's Corner. Following you on G+. Growing Old With Grace http://growing-old-with-grace.blogspot.com/. Please add me to your circles. I tried to follow your twitter, too, but you have me blocked for some reason. Hugs, GraceinAZ
  12. Kim says

    December 8, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Oh I love all the bokeh! Fantastic job!
  13. Janet @HouseFour says

    December 8, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    Love the stars in the last one - very pretty!
  14. Gina says

    December 8, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    I love how creative you got with this - Beautiful Sarah!!
  15. Ana says

    December 8, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    oh my such beautiful bokeh. please join my blog hop too. I've a new blog and our meme this week is the holiday bokeh party. would love to have you on board :) xxo
  16. Bethany says

    December 8, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    These are awesome! Your watermark is totally precious, too. :)
  17. Tricia says

    December 8, 2011 at 11:36 am

    I'm not great at bokeh but love the effect of it. Going check out your how-to post now. Love the crosses!
  18. Ashley Sisk says

    December 8, 2011 at 11:12 am

    I really love that cross bokeh!
  19. Tricia says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Wonderful bokeh shots! My camera refuses bokeh... I've followed several different tutorials & it just won't do it, so all I can do is admire others shots! =0
  20. Liz says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:07 am

    Wonderful bokeh & textures! Great images.
  21. emily says

    December 8, 2011 at 9:49 am

    That is so neat! I love how that turned out!
  22. Katherines Corner says

    December 8, 2011 at 9:45 am

    As always I sing your praises!!! Cute mug too, I think my tea would taste great in it, giggle xo
  23. deb says

    December 8, 2011 at 9:27 am

    These are all so beautiful!! I need to get busy playing with all the christmas lights. December is going by so fast. It'll all be over before I know it!
    • Kim Stevens says

      December 8, 2011 at 9:31 am

      Custom bokeh is so fun isn't it? I did it last month and made a keyhole shape - love the cross!
  24. jeanne stone says

    December 8, 2011 at 8:09 am

    What fun, and your photos turned out great!
  25. secret mom thoughts says

    December 8, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Pretty bokeh shots.
  26. Mac says

    December 8, 2011 at 4:41 am

    Wonderful pictures! The coffee mug is just great. I have the same sized mug but with images of dark liquid chocolate on it!
  27. Susan says

    December 8, 2011 at 1:43 am

    Beautiful! I love the last shot, great bokeh and such a pretty mug!
  28. darcy says

    December 8, 2011 at 1:33 am

    You did it - the custom shapes turned out really cool!
  29. Kim C. says

    December 8, 2011 at 1:19 am

    Great job on the custom bokeh!
  30. Jenny says

    December 8, 2011 at 1:14 am

    The stars are awesome! I tried to make a custom bokeh, but it didn't work out. I couldn't get it to focus. I'll have to try again sometime.
  31. Summer says

    December 7, 2011 at 11:58 pm

    Love the star pics & I need that mug. :-)

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