This sweet little family’s came my way for the first time this fall, and I was SO privileged they did! The girls were a giggling bunch of cuties who listened so well and also had just enough spunk to them to make the shoot fun and true to their character. W Family, I look forward to seeing you again! <3
I feel like I need to add a little disclaimer to this post. I’m not really a crafter, and I rarely do things the right way. This isn’t really a tutorial, it’s more like a “hey, look what I did, and you should do something like this, too.” And finally, my girls’ room is so so sooooo not finished yet, but I’m making progress. Which is what lead me to getting my craft on yesterday, and deciding midway through, “hmmm. Maybe I should share this with my peeps.”
Onto the fun. The girls moved out of their cribs when Chloe started climbing out of it, and pulling things over to help Ava get out of hers. Hilarious, but highly dangerous. I ran over to Babies R Us and grabbed two white toddler beds that were in stock, and called it a day. The girls’ room layout changed slightly because of that, and I’ve left it halfway done since summer (because, hello, busy fall season). I am now on a mission to tackle redecorating the girls’ room. Perhaps sharing the mini journey on here will help keep me accountable to get it finished before, oh I don’t know, they go to college.
In the girls’ room, I like girly. And vintage, but with modern touches. Lots of color. Whimsical patterns and designs. I know, I know. ALL.OVER.THE.PLACE. But in my mind, it’s all coming together, so go with it, mmmkay? I have banners and garlands galore from various photography shoots, but I needed one a little more specific to the girls’ room so I could layer a few on one wall for some whimsical fun. I didn’t find what I was looking for, so I made it, and here’s what I did.
First thing you’ll want to do is buy this neat little bad boy from Paper Source.
The possibilities are endless for custom pendant banners.
Then gather all your random scraps of paper (what, you don’t have a bunch laying around like I do? Ok fine. Then run over to Paper Source or Michael’s and get yourself some). Cut out a whole bunch of triangles from the paper.
Admire how all of the scraps make your trash can look pretty. In fact, post a picture to social media.
Line up the little pennants to see how you want to arrange them. Mine were scattered, no specific pattern, just the way I like handmade things to look.
Decide what string you’d like to put it on. Twine? Ribbon? Jute? Then get out your glue gun and glue the chosen string to the back of the first pennant. Then realize glue guns are annoying, unplug it, and grab clear masking tape. Tape the string to the back of the pennants.
Make a teeny little loop and double knot it to secure on each end so it’s ready to hang.
Hang it up and enjoy the little touch of whimsy to your space/party/event/whatevah.
Please ignore the curtain rod with no curtains. I’m not sure if I want to rehang the old curtains they had (they’re floor length…the girls will most likely pull them down, those little destructos.), or hem them, find new ones, or ditch the curtains and rod altogether. That is to be decided.
Pink triangle garland from Land of Nod. (not sure if they have that one any longer)
White cloud garland from Land of Nod.
Yeah, I’m thinking sharing the girls’ room progress might be a good idea. I want it finished! (HA! Nothing is ever finished in my house. I always tweak things. But it’s the thought…)
Little T is as adorable as all get out. He definitely decided to give me a tough time the day of his newborn session, but he didn’t know that I always win. ;) His newborn photos reflect his parents’ love of country and motorcycle riding. Such a sweet little man.
Such an adorable nursery! Loved the details in his room.
In August, I had to keep the most adorable and sweetest secret for two weeks–a client was going to propose to his (then) girlfriend at Disneyland! In front of Sleeping Beauty’s castle! And he wanted me to capture it all. Details were ironed out, communication was ongoing that morning, and I was ready to go at the park’s opening. Here are a few from that magical morning.
Absolute shock and surprise!
At that moment, it all hit her. It actually happened. I loved the series of emotions that played out!
First phone call had to be to her mom!
After the proposal, I followed them around Disneyland for a while, capturing them together in the newness of it all, and even rode Big Thunder Mountain shooting them as we zipped along!
Truly a story book proposal!
These sweet girls hit some big milestones in August! The twin girls turned one, and Miss H turned 10! We started with an in-studio cake smash and moved outdoors for portraits and a glitter fest. What a FUN day. I had such a great time in the weeks leading up to it coordinating props and outfits with mama. A super picture-heavy post, but I couldn’t choose my faves, the girls are just too cute!
My sweet friend Cara was smart to think ahead back in July. Her mom was visiting from out of state, and although they had a very busy schedule planned during her visit, Cara carved out time for her yearly family photo session, and included her mom with her session. Great idea! Sorry for the bazillion pictures in this post…there were so many more I wanted to post of this gorgeous family, I had a hard time narrowing it down!
Sweet little Sawyer at 5 days old was probably one of my easiest newborns to pose and work with…he just kept sleeping! I loved it. I love that I was lucky and caught a smile on him, too. :)
This little chickie (you’ll remember her from here) stopped by early in July for her 3 month photos. <3 But I’m so behind on blogging sessions that I’ll soon be doing her 6 month photos/family session. HA! But I couldn’t NOT feature her on the blog. 3 month photos are hard. They aren’t sitting up, they can get cranky at that age, there isn’t much to necessarily do with them at 3 months…but they’re still so cute! Love her sweet smile.
Sweet little Paige was such a little doll during her newborn session, letting me pose her any way I wanted! She was like my typical newborn clients, let me move her around right away, got a wee bit fussy on me for a while there, and settled back down again to finish the session. I don’t expect anything different nowadays!
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