I crafted! I crafted! I crafted!

just so you know I feel like such a traitor! I never thought I would abandon crafting art the way I have. Now I get so busy with photography that I even lose track of the crafting I want to do...unless it is photography related...which I had hoped this hat would be...as a great prop hat.

It didn't turn out quite as I had hoped but I'm still in awe that I actually crafted and actually made it myself. I'm sure some of you are shocked to see a post and maybe even more shocked to learn I couldn't crochet a beanie!!!

If you are like me and need some beanie crochet love, here's a video tutorial on how to do it:

Part 2 and the brim.

Rockin' Relatives!

I was out of town for a couple days for my grandpa's funeral. It was very sad and very unexpected. He was a healthy active man until he suddenly fell ill. But there was one lovely upside to his passing, as there is to almost all passings. He has 65 descendants (one more arriving this month and another in June.) All but 18 were able to make it! So I got to spend a nice chunk of time visiting my extended family! LOVED IT!

The smashing fellow up above is my cousin Rob. He owns Rob's Vintique in Riverside, CA. If you can't get there, check out his ebay store for funky vintage clothing!

I also got to hang with my aunt Kathi who is a photog in the High Desert area (Hepseria, Victorville, CA etc.) We got a good thing going, she shared the frame I used in Rob's picture that makes it look like it came straight from an old film camera, I sent her the brush I used to make the apocolyptic clouds. Cool eh?

And my grandpa was a photog too! He even bought me my first camera bag and gave me my tripod. Love you grandpa Bob

I'm alive

Just incredibly busy. We went on vacation last week and then I was in UT on business last weekend. Now I'm still in vacation mode and trying to get my marketing and new website done.

Want something to read??? This is my favorite post of the week by Kelly MC Caleb. I could have written it myself...I believe strongly that dedicated Christians should be among the most earth friendly, but ut doesn't happen enough.

I promise again to post soon (LOL) in the meantime, enjoy this pic of my 5 month old!

I'm a Material Girl

I don't have a good pic of this, but my new haircut goes with the theme???

MMMM A top 10 wish list of all things wonderful I want this year. I'm not really material, these are things for my biz, to help my life be a bit more organized, and a few fancy trinkets and clothing items that will help improve my personal presentation (lol)

1.Nikon D3 $5000
2.HP Touchsmart computer for my homeoffice $1500
3. Smallthings apple ring $45
4. shootsac $179
5. Photocart $279
6. Calistoga Keens $85
7.a vespa ($3600 for this one)How cool and evironmentally friendly would I be going to sessions on this?!
8.Globe necklace $30
9. Another awesome bracelet from Amy with either "Imagine" or "Suddenly I See" on it! Love Amy! She's super talented and friendly! $50
10. That cool green polk a dot top from target...too lazy to find it online ;)

P.S. I do have some crafting posts coming up...don't abandon me yet!

In the books

As you know I haven't had much time for crafting lately. I miss it a bit. Even with my love of photography, scrapping has gone out the window. However, I did put together a 12x12 file for the baby's baby book. Digital scrapping is sooo the way to go...for me anyways. The space it saves alone is a life saver!

And Raesha told me of a couple of cool things in the world of moki. Remember when I has the tutorial blog (lost the password and the email ;( ) Apparently Craft Magazine.com posted a link to it. How fun!

And Raesha also picked up Plush You in which I am published! I think this is the first time???

8 things minus 3

I haven't been tagged in ages! (thanks Raesha)But I have to make it 5 things...once I get to 5 my mind goes blank

5 Passions in my life:
Photography
the perfect sugar cookie
going to Disneyland
my family
making lists of my goals and dreams and making them happen


5 Things to do before I die:
Do this thing in Australia(I can't remember what it's called. It's like body boarding on the rapids...I saw it on the Amazing Race I think)
Go to Disney World (yup a passion)
go to Hawaii
support my hubs in his dream to make a movie
raise my children to their old age ;)


5 things I often say:
"or no?" funny story... we noticed B would ask questions like this: "Can I have a cookie or no?" we thought it was so funny but soon realized that she had got it from me. you know how kids are right? you as them a question and only get an answer half the time. "Or no?" helps me keep my sanity by filling in that extra unwanted silence after I ask a question.
Shut up
I love you
Where's the phone?
Ow-ouuuu It's the noise the baby makes when she wakes up, it's fun to say it back to her...but when I do it, it sounds like a cat in heat!

5 books I’ve read recently:
recently? no
Wicked
Carpe Demon
Twilight
Tom Sawyer to my kids
For One More Day


5 Songs that mean something to me:
Suddenly I See KT Tunstall
Far Away Ingrid Michaelson
Keep Breathing Ingrid Michaelson
Evolve Ani Di Franco
Imagine John Lennon


5 Qualities I look for in a friend:
a tolerant heart... I'm a pill
a listening ear
kind intentions
an artsy soul
a coversational demeanor

A list of me, for me 2007

Some years seem like off years. I remember sooo many off years, that is until I turned 30 a few years ago. I think 33 will be a superb year!

Things I've accomplished this year:
1. Learned to solder and made some frame charms for some friends
2. Increased my business/clients
3. I became a dot com
4. I have REAL business cards
5. gave birth again successfully and w/o any drugs
6. Lost weight

Things to do next year (think mondo beyondo):
1. Get another camera body, preferably better, how about top of the line?! a Nikon D3!!!!
2. 2 family trips to Disneyland/CA
3. Whittle away at the clutter in my life...really get rid of the excess to focus on the abundance
4. Get out of unnecessary debt permanently
5. Triple my business
6. Begin accessible plans for my ideal studio
7. Finish house renovation
8. Finish home studio/movie room renvoation
9. All organic or natural, locally grown summer of eating
10.Increase my food storage and other preparedness areas
11. Live a more spiritual life by tithing, prayer, temple attendance, and testimony building activities for myself and my family