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Party Favors: Parker’s First Birthday
It’s safe to say that I use every excuse in the book to flex my design muscles, especially when it comes to my kids’ birthday parties. Event planning holds a special place in my heart since I have the...
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My Baby Girl’s 1st Birthday Dress
I always like to begin any sewing related posts with a big THANK YOU to my mother. She was the one to teach us the importance of threading a needle and using it well. And while we’re on topic, I’m...
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Be Inspired: Photos of Children
Don’t be intimidated by your camera. Be inspired. It may be a completely absurd and irrational fear, but as my kids grow older I become obsessed with capturing their human evolution. This is the...
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Saratoga PLAN: Annual Sheep Shearing
“Mama, when we going to da seep farm?” That’s all I heard in the days leading up to the 4th annual, Shearing Day Open House at the recently conserved Foster Sheep Farm (brought to you by Saratoga...
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Photoshop Tutorial
It’s very rare that any of my photos see the light of day WITHOUT leaving the land of Photoshop. This genius program allows for full control over all photo edits. As soon as I select the strongest...
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My Baby Girl’s Turning Two Soon!
Parker’s second year marked the beginning of her transformation into a lady. We waited anxiously for her to walk this year. She decided to do so at 18 months, but I could see that she found solace in...
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Parker’s 2nd Year Photo Shoot Styling
As my kids’ birthdays approach, I imagine myself looking back on their childhood about 20 years from now. It’s important for me to create a visual timeline as I tend to speak with imagery rather than...
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Parker’s 2nd Birthday Invitiation Design
One of the biggest perks of being a creative director and mom is the ability to blend both roles into one. Planning Parker’s first birthday was an experience I’ll never forget! I love creating...
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Halloween 2014 with my MADMINI’s
What happens when you run out of time to make costumes for the kids? You improvise. This year’s Halloween inspiration came to me as we walked through Gimboree for the first time ever. I couldn’t get...
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Lucas, My Light: A 5 Year Old Soul
Staying true to my birthday tradition (in which I capture each child with a tailor-made photo shoot), I give you Lucas, at 5 years of age. Since Lucas is my first born, he obviously holds of a very...
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Parker: And Then There Were Three
It’s hard to believe that’s she’s been by my side for three years now. It’s even harder to imagine life without little Miss Parker. Thinking back, Parker’s pregnancy was a bit difficult around the 35...
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A Creative Superhero Conquers Year 6
While shooting his year 6 birthday photos, I witnessed a creative in the making. The initial concept for this year’s shoot was “the evolution of a creative superhero”, and boy did Lucas have some ideas...
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Curiouser & Curiouser: The Mood of Year 4
The following prints I designed while Parker was just an infant. They can be found in my Etsy shop >> My son, Lucas, created the drawing below to be used in the shoot, but I thought it worked...
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