Christina P Photography

My new partnership with Christina P Photography just has me smiling from ear to ear! Not only is she a great photographer, but she's in the same town. So it's a win/win situation for someone like me. I always want to come up with new stuff, but without great pictures for Etsy it doesn't always equate to more sales. The number one advice to sell on Etsy is pictures, pictures, pictures! They really are worth a thousand words and will most definietly increase your sales!!! Here are a few of our latest collaboration's...

Felicity Headband in Mod Pink

 

Felicity Headband in Peacock

 

Felicity Headband in Abbey Rose

She's actually taking our Family pic's this Monday and I am so excited!!! I have been planning forever and I can't wait to see the finished results. I mean our last family pic's were taken 2 years ago...sad!!

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Featured

I just found out that one of my products is featured on this awesome website....

It was all about the color purple and how it came to be. It is one fantastic read if your interested in learing about this special color!!! And what did they feature....

This is one of my new headbands with a Felicity Flower Clip. The color is Abbey Rose and I am in love with it!!! At only $12.00 it makes a great gift or photo prop ;) 

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Popsicles and Playtime Part 1

There's nothing like a warm day that screams...Popsicles!!!

Noah couldn't get enough of his Popsicle's. He was loving the fact that his Aunt gave him two instead of the one his mean mom only lets him have. It was really super cute to watch him try and decide which one to eat first.

I just love when the day dawns and you can just feel that something fun is on the horizon. This day proved to be just that. With Jill here we spent almost every day outside and the kids loved it. And us parents too, because it means less mess in the house plus they get so tired they go to bed easier ;)

Don't know what Ashton was looking at, but he was so enthralled by it!!

And this one definitely needs to take some kind of gymnastics. He spent more time on his hands than his feet this trip!!

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Stats for the week...down another pound. Sweet!!! However, it is bittersweet! I have been sidelined...benched! Sunday afternoon I started to have a pain in my side. I could barely bend over and certain things were even harder to do like running. At first I though it was serious, but found out its just a little pulled muscle. How I pulled it I will never know. So basically I have been lying down with a heating pad waiting for my body to get over it's problem. So frustrating!!!

On a lighter and much happier note....

SPRING!!!!!!!!!

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Scalloped Ava Beanie

Introducing my newest style of Beanie...the Scalloped Ava Beanie. I am so excited about this one!!! It has a very feminine edge that is sure to compliment any outfit...a great buy for spring. I can make it from Newborn to Adult and you can choose between 40 colors...give or take!

On a another note this was the first shoot that I was able to use the Manual mode on my camera. I have taken class after class and after a year it finally just clicked. I am so very happy that I have finally figured it out. It makes editing so much easier and will definitely cut down my computer time ;)

Maddie was so much fun to shoot and she really got into the whole thing! She absolutely loved this dress (from Target) and I must agree...it is so cute!!

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I can't believe it...down 2.1 lbs for the week. I was super nervous with Jill being in town and me kinda in vacation mode, but I came out on top!! I can only equate it to the fact that I upped my running. I'm now at 3 miles/2 miles. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be and my body is feeling fantastic after the runs!

So all in all I'm down 6.2 lbs which leaves me 8.8 to go! Almost half way, yay!!!

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Happy St. Patty's Day

I had no idea that St. Patty's day was such a big deal!! I got on Facebook this morning and came to the conclusion that I was seriously lacking in my creative mommy skills. In order for the day to not be a total wash I whipped these up for an after dinner snack :)

Of course I had to raid my mom's cookie cutter supply. She has had this shamrock cutter since before I can remember and boy was I thankful she still had it!! The kiddos really want to frost them so I will include that as part of this evenings activities. Jill and the kids are headed home tomorrow so we are having a sleepover of all sleepovers to celebrate!! My only concern...how much sleep I will be getting tonight ;)

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Spring Break 2011

We are in the height of Spring Break and it has been a fantastic week! Jill and the kiddos had the same week off as us so she hightailed it up here to hang out and enjoy the weather! There is nothing like having all the sisters together! Sunday dawned and it was beautiful!!! After church we all headed to the park to let the kids burn off some energy. I tell you I just never get to the park these days. Since my friend moved away and we bought our house, it just hasn't been the same. It was nice to go!!! We brought some baseball supplies and some played while some sat and watched. I was lazy and just took pictures ;) which ya know includes a lot of sitting, lol.

While Sallie helped all our kiddos, we got to enjoy snuggling Toa. He is just a chunky bundle of joy!! He's 1 month old and bulking up fast ;)

Isabel and Maddie sat and through the ball back and forth for what seemed like forever! They were in there own little world and were so cute to watch. Maddie is good with her cousins and makes sure to spend time with each one, though due to her love of all things DS, Ethan gets a fair chunk of it ;)

The boys did a lot of this...

They were walking all over the park just visiting! It was so adorable...of course they thought they were being too cool to hang out with the little ones, but all the same it was cute!

And no picture taking day is complete without one of Matai. Just love all those curls!!!

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Bad friend...

My bff asked me take her daughters 1 year shots and I just barely got them edited for her. I know I'm horrible!!! They turned out really cute and I was super happy to finally hand over the disc!!!

She just the cutest little thing!!!

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Wahoo down 1.8 lbs!!! This week flew right past! I went to Zumba a couple of times and really had a lot of fun! I went to a studio that had hardly anyone I knew (which is good for me) and laughed a lot! I did a bit of dancing, but when your as uncoordinated as me it was a lot of just trying to get at least one part of my body to do what it's supposed to. Honestly, though...I'm sold and will definitely go back for more. My running is going great! Still doing the 2/1 mile rotation and might try this week to increase it. I don't know which one I will increase I'll just see how it goes ;)

I had a lot of fun this week! I went and saw Bill Cosby out at Tuachan and my sides still hurt from laughing so hard!! I also went and saw Red Riding Hood, which was a little more gory than I thought it was going to be so I"m on the fence with that one. Anyway here is to a new week, full of promise, and with the kiddos home...Spring Break fun!!!!

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It's been awhile ;) I was out of town last week and forgot to post before I left. But I am happy to report that I am down 2.3 lbs. Wahoo!! The Hubby and I have joined forced with my brother and sister-in-law for a couple Biggest Loser. I am so excited and it was just what I needed to give me that little extra motivation. The rules are you can't do anything drastic and the first person to lose 15 lbs. wins the cash. We added another prize to help us maintain. You see, we are headed to Yellowstone in July. So we figured to encourage us to maintain, the couple who has the lowest weight loss be then, wins! The losing couple has to treat the winning couple to dinner. Fun huh!!

I have really pushed my running to a new level in hopes to run another 5k by May. I'm alternating between 2 miles MWF and 1 mile TTh. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will start to increase those numbers. I don't want to push myself too hard, just slow and steady. The weather has been so nice the last couple of days and it has me itching to take the kids to Zion's. This time of year is so nice up there and I love the off season...less people!!! Plus hiking is great exercise ;)

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The creative process

I don't know how many times I have mentioned the fact that it is so so hard for me to come up with colors. I blog hop all the time and find myself in awe of all the creative minds out there. I wish I was born with that as a natural talent, but it was not meant to be. So I must to do it the hard way...research! I visit many of my favorite clothing shops to see whats in and I ask my friends input as well. Spring is swiftly on its way and I really want to get some more pictures with my Ava Beanies so I asked a friend if her daughter would model. After she said yes, I headed over to her house to rummage through the closets. I was super excited with what she had. And with what I bought my daughter at Target the other day, I can not wait for this photo shoot.

It took me a couple of hours (and a whole lot of space) to lay everything out and decide which direction I wanted to go. Luckily it all came together in the end and here is a little sneak peek of what is coming...

Now to find the time to whip them all up! This isn't even a third of what I will be making so I definitely have a lot to do. But luckily my excitement is pushing me forward!!!

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