Just a quick note to say Happy July 4th everyone! These photos are totally random but since i don’t have much time to write at the moment, i thought i’d include some silly randomness for the weekend. This guy is the tallest guy i’ve ever met and i thought i’d share his colorfulness with you. Have a great weekend, Sweet World!
Not much time to post this week but i just wanted to say thanks to all those who stopped by my garden party! I still have to finish my rounds of visiting everyone else’s party so if i’ve missed you so far, i’m sorry for being so late! I will visit soon.
I also wanted to let ya know about a giveaway over at Little Bites of Heaven! Who doesn’t love a giveaway? Ms. Rachael is hosting a whole week of giveaways in honor of her triplets birthday celebration. Isn’t that awesome?! Today is my giveaway on her blog for a free print of choice. So go show her some love!
Well, hello there Sweet World! What have we here? It’s a special kind of weekend this weekend. It’s a weekend full of suprises and enchanting finds. It’s a Mad Tea Party weekend. There’s lots of Tea Parties to go around. Lots and lots. And very mystical and lovely. You see, yesterday as i was taking an evening stroll, i came across…
How beautiful, indeed! Now you might think this sweet little butterfly was minding her own business but oh no. As soon as i walked by, she was quick to get my attention and tell me all about a secret. Well, she started to anyway. She whispered and fluttered around with the most excitement. But before i knew it, she was gone. She had started to get to the good part and then fluttered away in a dash! Oh, now i was wondering what she was so excited about…..How could she just do that to a curious soul?!
I kept about my business but didn’t stop wondering about my encounter with Ms. Butterfly. I surely was confused. Until…
I came across this little guy. I didn’t even notice him until i heard a quick sneeze. I turned and there he was. He could tell i was looking a little confused, even through his shy daze he knew. Without speaking a word, he pointed me in the right direction. To a tree.
Now, i was more confused. I turned back around to ask him but he was gone. Sheesh, what is it with these quick creatures? A tree. A simple tree. I couldn’t imagine what a tree had to do with all this. I walked over to it scratching my head in such a lost feeling. Wait! What’s this?
A trail of hearts. Maybe i’m getting closer to what all the fuss is about around here! I quickly look around for any other signs and kept following the trail. And sure enough, there’s a sign. No, i mean an actual sign! This is what Ms. Butterfly and Mr. Shy Mouse were trying to tell me about!
Once i saw the sign, i knew. I knew it’s what i was supposed to see. It read “Welcome to my garden tea party”. So i walked further, until i entered a magical place. A magical, and most lovely, tea party with all creatures around. And yes, even Ms. Butterfly was there. She was so excited to get there earlier that she couldn’t even finish telling me about it. There were cameras, and typewriters, and photos, and good times all around. A bit random but everything i love! New friends were made and i felt as if i was dreaming. It was a whimsical little place and a great party indeed!
All this magic made me a little emotional, you see. The partying with all the lovely creatures of the earth and things i love and good finds that are not expected. All this has made me realize that life is precious and it IS what you make of it. The last couple years have been my hardest but i’m now starting to burst outta that shell and become a little happier and find who i really am. Happy is good. Finding myself is good. Life is good. And yes, a little magical too if you have faith and know just where to look. 
(I’ll need to remember to take my own advice from now on…hehe).
Oh, and a tea party wouldn’t be complete without a stop-in from this guy – he has to be in-the-know at all times….hehe.
Remember my post with the horses and i wanted to get shots of the babies? Well, i managed to get one baby! And how cute is he? I’ve been meaning to post these for a while now. And this will be my second post in one week. Woo hoo! I’m getting there…..hehe.
Anyhow. This little guy was too funny and so curious of me and my camera. Too bad a fence was in the way. And an electric one at that. I guess that’s kinda a good thing otherwise i might’ve scooped him right up and taken him home. (Well, not really but he is so darn cute!) He was begging his mom for milk and she wasn’t having it. She was too busy eating herself. Finally, he gave in and started eating grass too but was trying to butt his mom out of the way for the same spot she was eating at. Too silly. Boys will be boys. Hehe.
Hi again! Things are still busy for me but I’m going to try my best to start posting regularly again. I’ll be moving to a temporary location in less than a month now and will have internet access there so hopefully that’ll help out a little. Thanks again for being patient with me! I heart you guys lots
Anyhow. I’ve been meaning to post these photos for a while now but three weeks ago i photographed a wedding and wanted to share my favs with ya. So here they are! Isn’t the bride just gorgeous?! There’s also some more on my website. Enjoy!
I just went to random.org and chose the giveaway winners from the giveaway in my last post! I’m excited. The numbers chosen with the random number generator were 5, 7 and 11. So, that means my winners are: Sue, Amy P. and Se’Lah! Yippee!!! (I’ll be contacting you for details) Here’s a little bit more info on the winners:
Sue has the cutest shop called Purple Daisy Jewelry that has the cutest vintage jewelry that you can’t find anywhere else! She has so much to choose from you’re sure to find something you love.
Amy P. hosts a lovely blog that i was lucky enough to be featured on a while back called Things We Make. She also contributes to a magazine called ReadyMade, which features cool craft ideas and stories. I read the latest issue this past weekend and loved it! Be sure you check it out too!
Se’Lah hosts her “Necessary Room” here, which is made to pause and reflect on life. She is very inspirational and shares wonderful photos and art work. So, go pay her a visit and let her know you stopped by. She’d love to hear from you!
Congrats to all my winners and thanks to everyone for stopping by and entering. I really appreciate you taking the time to do so!
Also, i’d like to share another giveaway over at a cute little blog called Lemon Drop Studio. Up for grabs is a set of dandelion note cards that are marvelous! So, go enter and then check out her etsy shop for total cuteness!
Well, Sweet World, thanks for stopping by. I think i’ve left you enough links to get through til tomorrow- what do you think? hehe…..
Since i’ve been a little absent lately, i feel the need to have a giveaway to make myself not feel as guilty about neglecting my lovely readers and followers. Hehe. Now aren’t you glad i haven’t been around as much? Just kidding. But i really do apologize and really just want to have a giveaway.
Oh, and everything in my shop is 20% off right now through 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, June 14 in honor of the Etsy Yart Sale, which is a Yard Sale + Art = YART. How cool is that? I’ll refund the 20% or send a revised invoice for the items you purchase, whichever you prefer. So check it out now for some cool savings!
So, now for the giveaway. You’ll receive some random forest goodies (good for card making, gifts, scrapbooking and other creative art) such as:
And a pack of random photo cards similar to (they will have different various nature images and won’t be exactly like these):
And i’ll also throw in some other goodies just for kicks and that suprise factor. Don’t ya love it? Also, i’ll be giving away not one, not two but THREE prize packages this giveaway! Three! Yups, there will be three winners. Yummy, huh?
So what do you have to do for this giveaway? You didn’t think it’d be that easy now did ya? Just take a look at my shop, let me know which product you love and also let me know what i could improve on or what you might like to see offered there. I would like to get all the constructive criticism i can get right now (don’t worry, i won’t get mad at ya). My goodies might need an upgrade in order to sell a little faster. Ideas? Recommendations? Improvements?
Do this by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, June 14 and then leave me a comment on this post, or even email me by that time, to get entered in this sweet giveaway. Thanks Sweet World! Good luck!
Hey. Remember me? The girl behind this blog that used to post almost every day…Well, that was me until recently. But i’m sure you figured that out. Things have been crazy busy. I’m really not sure how exactly it happend but all of a sudden i was dropped in total mayhem. Well, maybe not total mayhem, but you get the idea. It’s been busy.
I’ve photographed a wedding, done a ton of pet sitting (and am not finished yet), still am working my 2nd job and actually still am at my main 1st job – for now. Three of my co-workers have left and i took over the secretary/accountant position, as well as still doing my normal tasks and projects. So, with that i hope to keep my hours up for a while, even if there are no other benefits. It’s a paycheck i guess, right? This company is really falling apart. And i know you’re not supposed to blog about these things in case of future employers seeing them and blah, blah, blah but i’m really not worried about it. I mean, right now as i write this, the owner is nowhere to be found (won’t answer his cell phone or return my message), the server is down and i can’t even get anything done, all my co-workers are on job sites and won’t answer their cell phones, a client called for an “emergency” tank removal and no one is even here to do it! And the other day, one of the other managers (well, the only other manager) was giving me attitude about how he didn’t want to do something that i politely asked him to help me with. Stressful isn’t even the word…oh, and my lease runs out in a month.
Anyhow. Enough garbage about garbage. It’s just been a crazy time and blogging just seemed so hard for me to do so i didn’t do it. I’m sorry for the neglect! I really love you guys and appreciate your patience with me. It’s just a tough time. Hopefully that’ll change after August though. I’m considering something pretty crazy but much needed……let’s just call it a little exploration of the country i live in. Or a pilgrimage to find where i belong. Whichever you prefer
Busy, busy, busy this weekend but here’s a Sweet World photo to get ya through! Thanks for hanging in there with me and hopefully i’ll get to catch up on all my fav blog reads and comments next week. Have a great weekend, Sweet World!
Hi Sweet World! How ya been doing? Hehe. Yea, so i took a few day hiatus but am now back. And don’t worry – it wasn’t all fun and games. I had a quick medical procedure done yesterday and everything turned out fine but the prep for it was the worst! Aside from a nice hike on Saturday, my long weekend wasn’t spent by the pool or eating hamburgers at a cookout. It was spent getting ready for a 30-minute outpatient procedure. Yuk! Anyhow. On to business….
On Monday, i was featured on a cute little blog called Little Birdie Secrets for their Reader Appreciation Week - Round 2. It’s a week full of giveaways from so many talented people and that’s right, i’m participating by giving away a free photography print! They couldn’t be nicer over at Little Birdie Secrets because they made me feel oh-so-special with what they said about me and my work. And all those comments – i’m beaming! Thanks Little Birdie Secrets – i heart you! And the best part – you can still enter until Saturday, May 30 at 11:59 PDT. So go for it! Good Luck! Don’t forget to check out their other giveaways because there’s some cute, cute, cute stuff up for grabs!
I’d also like to share a funny, but true (and unfortunate but fortunate) blog post with you from the talented Cori Kindred. She had her bike stolen, but got it back. Here’s how… I love it! And am so glad she got it back indeed!
So, Sweet World, enjoy the day and hope you’re staying dry, especially in the east! It’s wet out there!
