{what i wore wednesday}

linking up with the pleated poppy for a what i wore wednesday post

shirt - target

sweater - old navy

jeans - old navy

belt - came with a shirt from jc penny

happy wednesday!

{more mackenize}

in case you missed it...
i posted pictures on facebook & flickr of kinzie but i never showed the blogging world
more pictures of this little cutie.

enjoy!

P.S. the boy helped with this photoshoot and gets credit for 2 of the above images

P.P.S. i'm working on a little branding update again - still searching for something i'm in LOVE with - just not there yet..

{sunday well wishes}

hope you are enjoying your sunday. :-)

{spring break}

mostly my spring break was full of babysitting but i also managed to..

make a trip to the best scrapbook store

go on walks with my mom, picking up cans & getting $13! (yay)

work on creating 220 little tiny chairs for my senior project

a visit to the cheesecake factory and regret giving up chocolate for Lent and settling on strawberry

do some jogging - and getting my old ipod to hold a charge again somehow (yay!)

visit forever 21 to buy cheap jewelry of course

{little notes}

i gathered up some little notebooks i had laying around

they had companies names on them from conferences i've attended

boring right?

so i gathered up some scraps i had laying around and gave them a new look

perfect for keeping in your purse

{time traveler's wife}

i've wanted to read this book for a long time

it looked so good & i wanted to see the movie

(yes i judge which books i read on their covers- this one has an excellent cover)

but i knew i had to read the boo before i could see the movie

(books are ALWAYS better..by far)
i don't like purchasing books because i hate to read the same story twice...

overall it was a little disappointing but it was still a pretty good story

kind of confusing at times - lots of jumping back and forth

i was left wishing certain parts were clearer

i just thought i'd love the book but didn't

i am excited to see the movie now though

perhaps it was clear some things up for me

(although i have heard bad reviews)

{what i wore wednesday}

my mom made me this fabulous belt

actually she made one for herself and i begged her to make one for me too :)

the jewel? a re-purposed earring (which is why i can have one just like hers)

i would never wear earrings like that...but one a belt? you bet!

another Vera inspired creation perhaps?

i love ruffles

{birthday legos}

my favorite 3 year old turned 4 last weekend

he is the quietest, calmest little boy i know

he loves legos, so naturally i had to get him some for his birthday

i might actually enjoy playing with legos more now than i did when i was little

i'm in love with these pictures

{arts & crafts}

i've been trying to think of craft projects i can do to entertain the kids i babysit for

i saw this idea originally on the pleated poppy blog

it was super easy to do and the perfect activity to entertain a 6 year old

i printed out the intial for her name, B, by just google searching a "b"

then i gathered up fabric scraps in bright colors

brought some glue and scissors and let her cut it all up into a collage
i was using things i already had around the house, so i brought some old file folders

cut off one side and used it as a bright background to support it

the two year old wasn't very interested in doing his, so i made one for him

it got a little messy but it was lots of fun

{kinzie}

more shots from my first newborn shoot with Kenzie coming soon.

{saying thanks}

thank you notes i designed customized for each client with pictures from their session

(because nobody sends thank you notes anymore & i'm a big fan of them)

i printed them at home using the printer and paper below.

i'm not a fan of printing things at home, especially pictures, but i was impressed with this printer

it by no means replaces having your prints professionally printed.

i love snapfish for their matte finish that you can't get at walmart and walgreens

i really dislike glossy photos.

the photo on the left was printed at home

and the photo at right is matte printed from snapfish

i still like the one on the right better, but i guess i could be okay with printing some at home

my main purpose for printing them is to scrapbook and tell a story - so as long as i have the original copy, i suppose it would be okay to print them at home

but if i want to frame them, i will always go professional - plus it's more cost effective

(this is just my thoughts, the boy disagrees with me about all of this)

{aprons anyone?}

yes it's true, my poor little etsy shop has been a little neglected.

but it is about to have these lovely aprons added to it!

in my love of all things vintage, i adore aprons.

i especially like the one on the right, so i won't mind if it doesn't sell.. ;-)

{meet ollie}

it's no secret that i don't love animals.

i do however like elephants & lady bugs (giraffes are okay too).

so i am dying over this adorable elephant pin cushion pattern by heather bailey

his name is ollie, i love him already.

if you don't know heather, you should.

she's kind of like a goddess in the sewing world.

her blog found here is always full of great crafty ideas.

this is not the only must have pin cushion (there's also a turtle that's calling my name)

check out her shop here!

another weekend project completed
fill the photo tray i have had sitting around empty for 5 months
it's easy to take the pictures, not easy to get them all developed and displayed
snapshots of our summer trip out west

{tray is from Target, but I searched the website and can't find it on the web}