Huge studio news!

I got an email today from a gal at  Professional Photographer magazine. They are doing an article about my breast cancer survivor book, “Hope Stories” for the February issue!!! Woo-hoooooo!!! Can you hear me yelling over here?

This is an old issue image I found…but it makes it real for me….I read this glossy from front to back everything month. It’s one of the “millions” of glossies that are smashed into the Blair box each week, but I truly get excited when it comes…to be in it is a dream come true.

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These were the original images submitted—I hope they make it in there.

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We worked on this Hope Stories project for over 2 years. The finished book was a huge thing for me (and for the survivors) when the copies were finally delivered to the breast care clinic in our city. Each woman who is diagnosed with cancer at the clinic will receive a book as a gift—the women in its pages are from 29-84 years of age. We wanted to represent everyone. I’m hoping this exposure in Pro Photog will prompt other women to come forward to be photographed—I’m starting book 2 in the spring. What a gift this process has been!

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The moving job is slooooowly,

but surely coming along. How can it be that I have accumulated so much crap-o-la in just three years in this space!? Can anyone tell me this?

Sigh…

Double sigh….

As I was shifting boxes from one end of our new space to the other, I was pleased to hear a knock on the door…

It was the upholstery fairies!!!

They were carrying the jewels I have been waiting for…white slipcovers for the wingback chairs I “garbage picked” (it wasn’t really out of the garbage…just the curb)

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and…

Drum roll, please————

My Barn House settee I bought from Joe—Mr. Joooooo-oe—you’re going to want it back when you see what the upholstery fairies did!

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I had tears in my eyes thinking about all of the places this little gal is going to go with me…the Magic Forest, the beach, the street, the wheat field…I saw it all flash before my eyes. I was embarrassing myself in front of the magical fairies who transformed this shabby lady into the swan that she is! The best part of it is the fabric on this beauty is a precious suede that can be wiped clean…yes, you heard right…WIPED CLEAN with a cloth and water. Brilliant! Considering all of her travels in the future, this will come in quite handy.

The fairies were Naomi’s Finishing Touch Upholstery, btw (their blog and site are coming soon…you can snag their card at Camas Antiques)—Naomi and her hub are FAB at what they do.  Can’t wait to have them do some more dreamy projects.

Okay, so don’t mind the drab-ness of the studio-in-process behind my vintage babies up there….

(to use my fave Mimi Charmante-ism): It. will. be. fabulous.

I took “before pics” today (pretending a smiling Nate Berkus was standing there with me admiring the potential of it all…is it wrong to be so in love with a gay man?)…will post the “befores” with the “after images”, so ya’ll have to wait!

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Laughed a lot today. There were so many funnies all around. Including this one~

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And this one…

…the award to funniest blog title of the week is: Oops! I craft my pants

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Happy Thursday, lovelies…I hope you’re all well and enjoying the season…not letting it get all “crazy-holiday-obligation-list” on you.

Enjoy every minute!

OX.