Candid Reaction Pictures

I love photos by Tom Robinson.  He knows how to take perfectly gorgeous, simple pictures.  I first heard about him with his Feet First project.  He took pictures of his and his girlfriend’s feet while they were traveling. 

It makes me want to go someplace gorgeous.

Lately, I heard about his I'm Going To Be a Dad project.  He told My Modern Met, “Hand on heart, absolutely none of the reactions are staged. My friends and family are used to me having a camera hanging on my shoulder, so it wasn't out of character when I said, "Hey, can I take a photo of you?" I'd snap a few frames, then while continuing to hold the camera up, I'd move my head to one side and say, "Guess what [pause], I'm going to be a dad." Snap, snap, snap.”

 

Martin- he's already a dad so was very happy

Harwin- hates children

His wife’s brothers (who soon went back to their computer game)

One day, when I’m pregnant, this is how I’m going to tell everyone.  Maybe also when I get engaged some day.  It would be awesome.

Picnic with Friends

Some friends invited me to a picnic in a local park Sunday night.  I knew it was going to be fun, but it turned out hilarious after we decided to take pictures in a tree.  I won’t post any of them, but here’s a couple from early in the evening.

This is my friends after racing up the hill in the park, with me following at a sedate pace taking pictures of them the whole way.

This is a friend’s boyfriend, and was taken just seconds after the first shot.  I was hoping to catch him in that same sun with maybe a washed out face or a sun flare on him or something.  I did not expect a perfect silhouette. 

Sewing Summit: Day 3

Today featured Free Motion Quilting with Allison from Cluck Cluck Sew (where I learned about this shindig in the first place!).

Then was Improv Piecing with Jess from Urban Patchwork.

Both classes were challenging and inspirational.  Improve Piecing was definitely a step outside my comfort zone, but my block turned out great.

Free Motion Quilting made me want to quilt more!  I think the next quilt I do is going to need to be machine quilted.  And it will definitely need to be Free Motion quilting.  There’s a different type of creativity that Free Motion Quilting takes that you don’t get from a quilt pattern.

Once again I ended up with a ton of ideas and inspirations and spent my afternoon planning out quilts.  And I’m definitely going next year!  (And dragging my Mom along for the ride!)

Sewing Summit: Day 2

Today was fantastic!  My first class was about Blogging with Dana from Old Red Barn Co.

Then was Photography with Vanessa Christensen from V and Co.

I could not get a focused picture of her face!  Every time I got her in focus she turned away.  It was brutal.

Then was lunch, with a great presentation by the organizers, Amy Ellis and Erin Singleton.

Then was fabric selection with Jeni from In Color Order.

They gave all of us Color Cards from Robert Kaufman.  The room loved it!

Followed by Refashioning Garments with Melissa from I Still Love You.

I took so many notes, and came away with so many ideas and projects and plans!  Today just flew by, but I can’t wait for tomorrow!

Sewing Summit/Year of the Quilt

Have I talked about the Sewing Summit on here yet?  I don’t think so.  Anyway, it’s this weekend here in Salt Lake.  It’s a day and a half strictly devoted to sewing and blogging and everything related!  And tonight was the reception which got me even more excited about it!  I got to stand around and talk to wonderful women who are all interested in the same thing I am.  And I took my camera and didn’t take a single picture.  Did hand out a few of my cards though!

On a related note, I did come up with a new item for the shop.  I’ll take a pic tomorrow when it’s light again, let’s just say it’s black and gorgeous and I’m so excited to wear it tomorrow!

Also, have I talked about my other blog Year of the Quilt?  It’s a project I started a few months ago, with a final goal of completing a quilt a month.  I finished June’s then fell behind.   My focus on there is centered more on crafting itself, and the posts may overlap some between here and there, but I’ll try to keep them pretty separate. 

Mindy Kaling

I freaking love this woman.  Not only does she play one of the quirkiest characters on TV, but she writes too!  And she’s a funny writer!  This article in the New Yorker just makes me want to read her book even more.  My favorite quote is:

“The hundred-per-cent-perfect-looking female is perfect in every way except that she constantly bonks her head on things. She trips and falls and spills soup on her affable date (Josh Lucas. Is that his name? I know it’s two first names. Josh George? Brad Mike? Fred Tom? Yes, it’s Fred Tom). The Klutz clangs into stop signs while riding her bike and knocks over giant displays of fine china in department stores. Despite being five feet nine and weighing a hundred and ten pounds, she is basically like a drunk buffalo who has never been a part of human society. But Fred Tom loves her anyway.”

A drunk buffalo, how do you not love that imagery?

Just a few thoughts from Pinterest

Oh Dr. Who, I love you.

I have to agree with him (her?).

And in honor of my shower finally having water pressure again, I had forgotten this:

For more, you can check out my Pinterest:

http://pinterest.com/bloomsblushes/quotes/

Credits:

(http://ringding.tumblr.com/post/2333517636/on-the-tenth-day-of-christmas-the-bbc-gave-to-me)

(http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/61017888.html?page=8#comments)

(http://imgfave.com/view/1518340)

Shop Update

My first ever! I just posted the new items on Etsy.  Just to give you a peek:

And a group shot:

There are four colors:

- Black

-White

- Nave with white dots

- Eggplant

And three bead variations:

- Black

- White

-Clear with a silver center

And all variations come in either hair barrette or bar pin.

I’m planning on taking more pictures that showcase how the flowers can be used, but that’ll have to wait until this weekend.

I am super excited about this, so go check them out at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloomsandBlushes?ref=pr_shop

Desk Supplies

I am now in love with these whales!  I think I need two, one for work, one for home.  Let's just disregard the fact the I don't have a desk at home.  Aside from how adorable they are I love that in the description it says "The Whales are crafted with care, hand-oiled, signed, numbered and packed carefully for migration."  Migration, huh?

Let's Get Started!

I am officially doing this!  I'm going to get everything finalized and ready to go and post a few things on Etsy tomorrow.  This is a big step, considering I've been see-sawing on it for months now, but I think I'm ready to go.  The big push is so I can have everything up and running before the Sewing Summit in October.  I'll make sure to post what's going in the shop on here before loading them to Etsy.  This is big.  And scary.  Whoo!