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4th January 2011
Crayola Crazy by lauren211

Crayola Crazy

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I miss those crayon coloring days :)
the smell of crayons always bring back childhood memories. I love smells like that. you know, the ones that remind you of some place or a meaningful memory or a silly time. In fact. I love smelly good stuff!! I mean, heck, how awful would it be if we had no noses?! that would be just absolutely undoubtfully horrific...

not to smell the sweet summer breeze...
the crisp autumn air...
ooey gooey chocolate chip cookies...
the familiar smell of gma's house...
bath and body works lotion and spray :)

mmm. I love smelly good stuff!!! flowers, food, candles, coffee!! mmm coffee. okay I just now established I would die without the smell of coffee.

hahahhaha I'm just laughing at myself right now. Did I seriously just go on a rant about noses and smelling and smelly-good stuff?
why yes, yes I did. ha. but don't you agree?!! Noses are wonderful!!! (for smelling GOOD smells anyways... I could live without bathroom fumes and cow manuer :D)

Okay I'm done. You see what taking pictures of random crazy things does to my mind? I think the swirl in the crayons are hypnotizing me or something.

no... I'm just weird :)
Comments
I love the focus and composition. A fav!
posted January 5th, 2011  
beautiful shot!
posted January 5th, 2011  
@v_key @dwnsideupturtle - thankyou!! you two already put a big smile on my face! :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
I *love* crayons too! I bought some for Daphne for her birthday, and I think I use them more than she does :) Pretty shot! Love the colors.
posted January 5th, 2011  
beautiful! and I totally agree on all counts - coloring was always a favorite of mine - and now I love to color with my daughter and son! I kept a set of crayons in my dorm room in college - my girlfriends and I would get them out with a good coloring book when we needed to de-stress :) GREAT (and cheap!) therapy!! ;)
posted January 5th, 2011  
Yes, they're much nicer than those colored textas the kids seem to get nowadays. One of my most fond memories is coming to school in kindy & realizing I had no crayolas & was so down I wanted to go home & then an hour later my Mom comes & she's bought me a triple-layer Crayola. That was one of my best day ever.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Nice, Lauren. I love the smell of crayons too. It takes me back many, (as in more than I care to think about) years to when I was probably less than 5 and it was a horribly hot summer day. Some friends and I were sitting on the sidewalk under the shade of a large tree, coloring. The crayons were in a tin of some type and they were beginning to melt. I can still remember how they smelled. :) Thanks for the trip down memory lane. :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
very cool! so simple but so eye catching!
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love this. What a fun picture. I loved crayons as a kid.
posted January 5th, 2011  
so beautiful! the colors and composition are awesome!
posted January 5th, 2011  
LOVE LOVE LOVE this amazing shot, Lauren!!
This is really creative, and the effect is awesome! ;)
posted January 5th, 2011  
Love it! Fabulous. :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
Love the colors
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love this picture. I can remember getting a brand new box of crayola crayons and being stoked! I would have picked crayons over any toy or barbie out there! Great shot!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Lovely.
posted January 5th, 2011  
gorgeous colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Wanna hear something funny? I hadn't looked at the people's photos yet today that I follow. I just clicked on browse and todays photos and out of all the photo thumbnails displayed, yours was the one that caught my eye. Of course it was yours, lol!
posted January 5th, 2011  
i love this:) haha i agree with each one of those smells:) memories are running through my head right now :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
@ashleyjwilson - haha I believe you :) :)

@dawnetta HAHA!! it really IS great CHEAP therapy :) I might have to pack a box of crayons with me when I go off to college now :)

@miraries - *gasp!* a triple-layer crayola. I remember when everybody wanted one of those :) hey, thanks for the smile Miriam.

@nanascraps - ohh that little childhood memory of your ssounds absolutely wonderful.So glad I was able to remind you of it :)

@brandywalker365 @aserafin @3littleks @annwebbie @kerristephens @norelpref @srigdon - hey, thanks guys :))

@bethanyjay - ahahaha you crack me up. HECK yes mee tooo!!!! crayons were the bomb.com ;)

@invisiblejett - :) :) :) eeeh. :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
@hilafriman - haha thanks Hila!
posted January 5th, 2011  
such pretty color!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Awesome colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
beautiful colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Way fun! Absolutely cool. :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
Beautiful.
Love those colours!
posted January 5th, 2011  
pretty colors! i agree about smells!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Awesome shot! I still love crayons and use them with my little cousins whenever I get the chance...I think you've inspired me to go out and buy myself a pack! ;)
posted January 5th, 2011  
awesome shot!
posted January 5th, 2011  
fabulous. love the colors, love the swirl, and LOVE the smell!! :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love this and so would my kindergarteners!!! Great idea and love the swirl of color!!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Very nice shot!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Cool shot. I like the way you arranged them.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Love the colours!!
posted January 5th, 2011  
love the swirl and the colors! very creative!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Great shot!! I partake in crayon coloring daily with my 3-year-old. It's definitely a favorite past-time in our household.
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love coloring! Luckily I am an elementary counselor...so I get to draw and color all the time! :-) And I love the smell of a new box of crayons!!!
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love this! Beautiful shot! and i looove the smell of crayons! that certain waxy, crayony smell..mMMm
posted January 5th, 2011  
This is awesome!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Amaaaazing colours and great perspective. :) I have a thing for putting my crayons/pencils/textas into colour order!
posted January 5th, 2011  
great shot of colors.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Great shot, love the colours.
posted January 5th, 2011  
NICE! Love all the colors.
posted January 5th, 2011  
wow. nice shot there!!
posted January 5th, 2011  
I might end up adding all of your photos to my fav's!
posted January 5th, 2011  
love the roygbiv, beautiful vivid colors! Lauren, just wanted to say thank you so much for your sweet comment on my final shot the other day...you made my day : )
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love this! I love all the colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Fabulous - a rainbow ow colour.
posted January 5th, 2011  
very lovely
posted January 5th, 2011  
i was quite amused by your rambling on and i agree on all parts except the coffee, its not my favourite smell in the world. my alternative is a hot chocolate. creative photo, brings me back to the simple days of pre-school. :)
posted January 5th, 2011  
I like that crayon smell too!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Nice shot. What about gas? A lot of people like the smell of gas. Lol. One of my dabs though has to be a campfire. Love the warm, woodsy smells.
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love all the colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love that your background is gray--it really makes the colors POP. :D
posted January 5th, 2011  
beautiful color !
posted January 5th, 2011  
Gotta love the crayons. Beautiful colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Wow, GREAT picture!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Great shot. I know what you mean about the smell of crayons. I love buying boxes of crayons for my grandchildren. When I comment to them about how much I love the smell of new crayons they look at me like I'm crazy. They much prefer markers.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Amazing!! Love it!
posted January 5th, 2011  
beautiful, i love it
posted January 5th, 2011  
very cool shot! I love smells that do that, they have such a calming effect on me.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Awesome!!! My favorite is in between green and yellow :) Good job!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Beautiful representation of the golden ratio (or spiral) and close to a perfect color wheel. Very cool.
posted January 5th, 2011  
beautiful composition and i love the colors!
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love it!
posted January 5th, 2011  
Nice Picture I'm going to be draging my tail to keep goi ng this year but it will be helpful and I'd miss you all if I stop.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Thank you ALL for the more than wonderful comments!
posted January 5th, 2011  
love it
posted January 5th, 2011  
Who says you can't color! I've always colored with my kids! My husband caught me coloring the other night after he put our daughter to bed.
posted January 5th, 2011  
So pretty and happy pic. I love smelling good things to, especially a new book lol.
posted January 5th, 2011  
I love the composition, DOF and the colors. Not to mention that I love and still have and use crayons. I mostly melt them to use in my paper crafting endeavors.
I'm sorry to flood you with comments on so many photos at once. You've managed to grab and hold onto my attention. I hope for my project this year to be as amazingly artful and deep and rich as yours. You've really inspired me! I noticed that you are almost at 365 I hope you continue on.
posted January 5th, 2011  
Excellent shot,
posted January 6th, 2011  
Great pic! Yeah, smells do it for me too. Leather and carrots remind me of growing up around my horses.
posted January 6th, 2011  
me too, i love crayons and i love your colorful composition!!! =)
posted January 6th, 2011  
Love the composition/color selection of this subject. Really cool. And yes, I agree. when I look at crayons, I think of my childhood days spent as coloring away in coloring books/sketchpads. =)
posted January 6th, 2011  
wow.. the richness of the colours, the lighting... love it
posted January 6th, 2011  
nice..
posted January 6th, 2011  
WOW! NO wonder this is on the front page..
I love crayons but they are not as waxy as they used to be and don't colour the same. This picture really popped out at me
posted January 6th, 2011  
Nice!
posted January 6th, 2011  
Brilliant! I can TOTALLY relate to the smell of crayons> I love it. The smell of CREATIVITY and childhood!
posted January 6th, 2011  
Stunning!
posted January 6th, 2011  
Colorful! This is awesome!!
posted January 6th, 2011  
Very cool . . .
posted January 6th, 2011  
Loved this on the popular page. New to 365, but checked out your previous photos, and girl do you have TALENT! I wish I had picked up a camera before the age of 30 :)
posted January 6th, 2011  
this is SO so cool - i can't believe your project is almost done! i'm going to miss you :(
posted January 6th, 2011  
@dayna - I've decided to keep going, so no worries :) :)

@chamrick - aw! thanks soo much!!!! but you are still SUPER young you have SO much time. You are beautiful by the way, I love the shirt you are wearing in your picture!!
posted January 6th, 2011  
@redkite - thank you so very much!
posted January 6th, 2011  
@snapaholic007 - and YOU made my day. I wish I could give you more than just a simple thank you!!
posted January 6th, 2011  
Nice perspective!!!
posted January 6th, 2011  
Love the crayons! Fabulous shot! This is so funny because I used a box of crayons for a filler in a gift I gave my son. When he was done finding the real gift in the box he asked if he could keep the crayons LOL.
posted January 6th, 2011  
first things first ... OMG it took me like an HOUR to scroll to the bottom of this on my phone haha.

Now, thus shot is super awesome :-D u did good ... colouring in is so much fun hehe, i loved those twist up crayons, way cool they are ;-)
posted January 6th, 2011  
Oh, cool background too :-)
posted January 6th, 2011  
Haha. Loved your rant! And I think the smell of crayons is one of my favorite childhood memory smells!!
posted January 6th, 2011  
I loveeee this one!
posted January 7th, 2011  
I'm so glad someone else loves the smell of crayons! Really wonderful, creative capture. Your album is quite excellent, I'm really enjoying it!
posted January 7th, 2011  
This is an awesome idea. Nice work.
posted January 8th, 2011  
Nothing better than the smell of a Crayola!!
posted January 8th, 2011  
I love the stories behind the pictures of crayons and I love this picture!!
posted January 9th, 2011  
awesome
posted January 9th, 2011  
Very fun shot! Love the processing!
posted January 10th, 2011  
Very true! The beauty of a crayon smell! :)
posted January 10th, 2011  
Congrats on a top 20 shot! This photo is just brilliant. Simply brilliant.
posted January 11th, 2011  
wow love this!
posted January 12th, 2011  
Absolutely LOVE it! Fav :)
posted January 12th, 2011  
LOVE THIS!
posted January 16th, 2011  
amazing!!
fav definitely! :D
posted February 24th, 2011  
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