Off to the Oregon Coast to shoot Leah’s clothing line with my special girls. It’s been one year since we met at Leah’s fab beach house and I can’t wait to fall into a sea of white with some partners in crime today.
Looking forward to sharing next week~
Have a wonderful and SAFE Labor Day weekend, lovelies…
OX.
I have a very sweet family that have been clients for awhile at LBI. The mum is English and is game for anything session-wise, so we decided to really do it up for her daughter Alice (who has an accent also—how perfect!) out in the Magic Forest. To say that this was a fun shoot just doesn’t do it justice. Everyone involved (including my two friendly make-up artists/costumers who saved the day–thanks Julia and Robin!) made it very special for me and for Alice.
OX.
Hello, lovelies….summer is almost over and that means wandering around my house wondering what grand changes I’ll make before my departure to living in the car begins when school begins. Right up there with putting a windmill in my living room is the possibility of some kind of deer head design element…don’t worry PETA members, I am not in the market for the real deal…just some ceramic or paper mache’. Found some interesting ones in my web travels….
Love these from Fryd and Design…
I loooove this one below…nice and subtle.
I think I might need some horns in the abode…waddyathink?
OX.
p.s. Had the most incredible “Alice in Wonderland” photo shoot last night out here on the compound complete with the characters…
…it was a dream come true for me. ‘Will be working on the images this week and will have lots to share.
Anne Gericke, a German jewelry artist, is amazing. Found her via BeachBungalow8~
So clever! I would imagine it’s a bit like playing dolls when you’re little…so fun to dress up the figures and think of themes for the story inside. I loved making dioramas when I was a kid—shadow boxes are a bit like grown-up dioramas.
I’m feeling the need to make more “Shadow Chic” box jewelry for my Etsy store. I’ve got some interesting silhouettes cut out–they just need occupations and a background to live in. This is the one I wear all the time and it makes me happy.
I’m thinking about bringing some to Brave Girl Camp in October and giving them to women who inspire me…because we really need to remember that “we had had power all along”.
Happy Wednesday, Lovelies…
OX.
Beautiful NW water views, amazing purple sunsets, rock collecting, sandcastle building, bald eagle sightings, campfires & picnics and….
Navy Growler fighter jets roaring violently overhead…
Huh?
Such is a vaca on a Whidbey Island naval base. Not just any naval base–one plunked right on the beach at Cliffside. My retired Air Force father-in-law hooks us up with a lovely spot next to the ocean. We look forward to it every year. This year we actually had some warm weather to play in the sand.
Whidbey Top 13 FAVE list~
1) The quest for heart shaped rocks. PH and and I have a game to see who can spot one first. Wouldn’t you know that we hoofed it up the beach about a half mile before we found one…and OF COURSE it was huge and heavy….and OF COURSE, we found another one the same size. I was a happy camper as my lovin’ man trekked his way back with both rocks on his shoulders. He was saying that those lurking Growler pilots must really think that crazy guy loves his wife!
2) Rachey and her annual “bakery on the beach“.
3) An imagination that’s on vacation and comes up with nifty projects to take home…I smell a driftwood theme in my immediate future, lovelies…
4) Fab antique treasure finds in Anacortes, a cute little town with some great restaurants.
5) Watching my children play with wild abandon on the base and feeling perfectly safe to not watch them every second.
6) Sunsets with tree silhouettes that blow your mind.
7) Cliffs and the stunning view they provide.
8 ) Windblown trees and winding paths…so many metaphors come to mind here, I just can’t get them out fast enough.
9) JOY and more JOY. Ken, the campsite host finds these incredible driftwood pieces to make our favorite word. It’s all over the camp and makes you smile when you see it catch the sunlight in the morning or evening. He is a magician and creator of wonderful things.
10) Time alone to do a “walk about” with my camera…no agenda…just being aware of the beauty around me. Peaceful and sweet…
11) Fort Casey State Park and all that the former artillery post and lighthouse has to offer in terms of photo opps…
12) Barns and quaint little gardens in town
13) Uninterrupted time with people I love…
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How does that song go? “I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter…”
I did that this week while my mind was on vacation-mode. It was surprising.
Lovelies, sometimes getting away provides something unexpected. First of all, I was calling a sleeping bag a bed for the duration and I couldn’t get my tuckus out of bed to do my Morning Pages. Funny thing…I missed them! I’ve been doing them long enough now that I really think I’m having some breakthroughs as a result. Lots of stuff to share as I go, friends…so many matters of the heart coming up (all good stuff!).
I’m making some changes.
I’m excited about it
and am
sure of my footing.
I hope your summer is wrapping up nicely—I wish for a few more lingering-on-the-porch days for you, sweet MPG’s.
OX.
