inspiration and projects….

without creative pursuits, i would be miserable. i have to have my hands in something creative every day. if not crafting, then working on my home, or doing a photo shoot, or making a special dinner. it’s not specific, but i do NEED to do my thing. it can be very simple. last night, i bought new sheets for the guest room (our family from washington will be here monday!) and even just making the bed up with freshly laundered sheets and a new funky quilt will be fun for me. i am looking forward to finishing up that room. it’s been a work in progress for far too long. hopefully i will have photos to share soon.

for the next few days i will be doing lots of shoots, so there will be no lack of creative activity. for that, i am grateful. i’ll be editing between shoots, and hopefully find a little time for creating in my studio. i do have some deadlines sneaking up, so i think i will make time. nothing is more refreshing and relaxing to me than time in my studio creating. while i create, i usually have a movie going. recently i’ve “watched” (i use that word loosely!) benjamin button and the duchess. enjoyed them both. as usual, i find myself almost more into the scenery, than anything. so with the duchess, i was intrigued by the gorgeous sets, fashion and cinematography. i do really like keira knightley. she is so beautiful and can act too. while i watched, i made a few things and can share snippets:

this project will be featured in fiskars summer school tomorrow. i’ll post a link when it is up. kinda pretty and very practical.

in the month of july, fiskars will do a new project every day on their website. the project pictured above will be featured on july 3 or 4th (i think). it was so much fun to make and sorta different.

i have so many ideas and can’t wait to get to them! that’s something i can’t see ever changing….having ideas and never being bored! i need to make a list of things that i want to do and make. one thing i’ve been thinking about recently, is that i want to learn more. i would love to take some cooking classes or amp up our cooking club (which has been really sluggish lately. we need to get it going again). with all the fresh produce, it would be fun to do a cooking club night with a farmer’s market theme. i also want to have a lady’s tea poolside, and a couple’s party poolside. we say it every year and we just don’t seem to follow through. i think we will be hosting a little girl’s birthday party for harper here next month….dress-up photos, picnic, swimming. i hope we get it together! i really really want a chippy painted picnic table and looked for one in walnut, but had no luck. if anyone sees one locally, let me know. i love old fashioned picnic tables. my grandparents had one that i wish i had now!

last week, i did a mini-shoot of this adorable family. the girls were so animated and full of personality! makes it so easy for me. even though it was a mini-shoot, there are plenty of sweet shots-

i’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use this cool tile *w*. her name is wren. how perfect.

one of the above photos will be the cover of july’s healthwise : )

tomorrow, i’ll be posting photos from a very special wedding. can’t wait!

God bless your day!