Look Father, I'm a REAL Boy!!

And I've got no strings...

Saw this giant Pinnochio sculpture in front of the art museum earlier in the week and I thought it would make a fun shot for Mad Hatters story week with a little ETSOOI processing fun.

And here is a hilariously ironic story from my childhood: When I was a little girl, my mother pinned me down and inserted a "Pinocchio Nose Growing Pill" into my nose. For awhile after that, everytime I fibbed, I felt my nose to see if it was growing and my mother caught me. The funny irony is that she had to lie to get me to stop lying:). And that is where my issues began...

[Micah]

I just love the editing you have done! The stars are what are my favorite!

[Simply Amanda]

@marco17 PicMonkey is amazing. It's just one of the cool textures to add. I liked what it did to this. Thanks, Micah!!

[Adam]

When you wish upon a star, makes no matter who you are, anything your heart desires, will come to youuuuuu....Very nice.

[Simply Amanda]

@adamj Keep singing Jiminy. Love that sweet song. I love the part when he is calling his father underwater. I do a great impression.

[JoAnn]

love what you've done!!!

[Sheila]

Spectacular!

[Darren Juden]

wonderful :)

[kjbadger]

This is fabulous!

[carol white]

Wonderful edit!!

[Rob Crosby]

Nice! ;-)

[Paul King]

Fabulous image so creative love it you've made him human : brilliant Amanda

[Rachel]

Love it, it is about to happen. The magic will work though from this shot, he may be a bit of a giant, fab shot

[Tricia Kano]

Great shot and especially love the ray of light. Fav for me.

[Leslie]

You have brought him to life my friend... Amazing and Magical ....
This is a TT for ME !!!! FAV is not enough

[Lisa Stein]

So fun! Great edit!

[Debi 🐩]

Love how you'd edited this works really well. Great shot

[Simply Amanda]

@lesip You are so very kind, Leslie. Thank you for that. That would be a real JOY!!:)

@triciakano Thanks so much, lady!!!

[Maggiemae]

Perfect processing for this statue! I wonder how many people know the story nowadays!

[Kerri]

Cool shot

[Carole Imes]

This is fabulous and Top Ten status worthy! Fav for me.

[Lisa Pouncy]

Very clever edit. I can almost see him moving xx

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Wonderful shot

[Call me Joe]

I hope Pinnochio's telling the truth---hA!!:)Magical shot.

[Simply Amanda]

@joemuli Oh you reminded me of a great story that I will add to my text above. It's hilarious. Thanks!!!

[Simply Amanda]

@marco17 @ziggy77 @psychographer @cimes1 @kerristephens @maggiemae @wearing0 @pflaume @lesip @triciakano @roseolivia @paul2782 @rob257 @carolmw @kjbadger @darrenboyj @swguevin @cruzer @adamj

Thanks so much, guys. You have got to see the story that I added above from my childhood. It helps explain some things about me:)!!!

[Cathy]

What a great creative image!

[Lizzy]

Brilliant idea and lovely editing

[Catherine W.]

Fav this fabulous ETSOOI shot and funny story! Had to read that to my husband. Gave us both a chuckle!

[Corinne]

Cool processing !

[e.gad]

Fun shot and wonderful story! Look how your imagination has come in handy in life. :)

[Sharon Lee]

Magical

[Call me Joe]

@amandal ---haha,cool one !! :)

[Ross Walker]

You had a smart Mom. Fun foto, great for your theme.

[Tracey]

Awesome image and processing

[Tammi]

Wonderful picture and processing.

[alia_801]

Great processing - and funny story!

[CK]

Nice fine - great processing!

[Kareen King]

Oh, how great! Love it!

[Bob Limacher]

this is so Wonderful :- )

[Catherine Pace]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twp87Sqd_i4
pinocchio - british comedy duo version!
beautiful shot btw

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Very clever treatment!

[Vijay]

u never cease to surprise and amaze me ...Fav :-)

[Simply Amanda]

@friend2303 Well shucks. Thanks, my friend!

[Simply Amanda]

@wannabe Love to hear that. Thanks, Catherine!

@tstarr Thanks so much, Tammi.

@calm @catwoman2 @gozoinklings @softbootsailer @kareenking @clarek @alia_801 @tracelee @rvwalker @sugarmuser @egad @cocobella @yzzilp

Thanks so much for your lovely comments. Really appreciate them. Glad you enjoyed my real boy;).

[JH]

Taking parenting notes here from your mum!

[Taffy]

What a story! Interesting parenting idea! And a GREAT image!

[Mac]

Everything about this is hilarious! Now we know why you are who you are. I like your mom.

[Pea]

I love how you've processed this, it's fab and your story is great too (as ever). FAv!

[Katie]

Heh heh heh, your mom was one clever lady! :P This is a fabulous and fun processing job. My sister once got a bead stuck up her nose, which led to quite the family excitement ...

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, Amanda ... you made laugh again! :-) Nice shot!

[Wendy]

What a happy, magical image! Can't quite work out the parental ethics of inserting an imaginary nose-growing pill, but the story sure made me laugh! Maybe you get your playful ways from Mom? :)

[Simply Amanda]

@wendyhgill I think so. She was lots of fun (and still is). She was pretty young when she had me, so maybe the ethics weren't so strong yet;-). thanks!!

[Simply Amanda]

@deeganp Thanks so much, sweet lady!!

@jamibann Love that, thank you!!!

@riverlandphotos She's one of my best friends and created a crazy lady with me:). Thanks for liking the story:)))!

@taffy Thanks, Taffy!!

[Sean O'Neill]

Hilarious!!

[Denise Escovino]

What a clever mom you have.. lol This shot is amazing! The angle the light.. it´s magical, Amanda! fav!

[Anita Russell]

Fav, I love this shot. How did you add the sunrays

[Simply Amanda]

@neatz Picmonkey has some amazing features. This was a texture I got from there. I used it in my Mad Hatters shot today, but edited it differently today, too. Check it out: @madhatters. Thanks so much, too:).

@deniseescovino Aw, thanks, lady. Editing play is fun. And so is my mom.

@seanoneill It explains stuff, right?

[Sean O'Neill]

@amandal absolutely, I can see clearly now......