Deception Pass and two WINNERS!

I still have a ton of Seattle pictures to show you.  I hope you don't mind.  Let's just pretend we are curled up on my couch having a cup of coffee and I'm showing you my photo albums.  It's fun right?;)

Lissa took me to THE most gorgeous place called Deception Pass.  Can you even believe this view??  I was so mad at myself for leaving my zoom lens at home.  I could have gotten some amazing pictures...bummer!  Lesson learned. 

Source

I didn't take these two, but this is what the bridge looks like from a distance. 

Okay since I didn't bring anything other than my 50 lens there are a lot of pictures of me. 

And me again.  Don't you love it when people take a picture of their feet?  Look at that GREEN!  Ahhhh heaven:)

It's really really high up (aprox. 180 feet), but that's not what made me nervous.  See how close Lissa is to the road??  Wikipedia says 20,000 cars a day pass by on this bridge, and they were flying just inches away from us.  Scary!

Puget Sound

It was overcast that day, but still breathtakingly beautiful.  The water was a gorgeous color of blue green.

This is under the bridge.  Apparently it's a big suicide bridge.  Doesn't that just break the spell a bit?

Actual driftwood.  If we had time I would have loved to hike down to that beach.  It was a place that you could have spent all day exploring, but we were in a rush.

And this little gal was the reason why:)  We were heading to charming Snohomish for a hand off.  Going out to see Lissa and Sasha is like being handed off between two step-parents.  They are so beyond sweet to work out their schedules so we can all get together. 

I just love these gals.

Oh and Snohomish wasn't too bad either.  What a cute little town.  We checked out some sweet stores and dined on Mexican food, with an incredibly funny embarrassing story that I would butcher if I attempted to share.  Maybe Sash will dish someday:) 

Have I mentioned I love pussy willow??  Ahhh and look at those spring colors.  That whole display would look so cute in my house. 

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Okay so I've made you all wait long enough.  The final two winners of the give-away are:

La Famille

The Miss K Way

This decision was HARD.  All of them were a-maz-ing.  I ended up putting the four most popular pictures in a hat.  Thanks everyone for making it so easy...NOT!!  Congratulations ladies:)

Have a blessed day.



HELP...I can't decide

These are my final picks for the cuff give-away photo contest.  Congratulations ladies:)  I am so proud of all of you who linked up to the Thrive Project.  It was so hard to pick someone week after week.  They were all that good.  You should be so proud of yourselves!!  If anything even if you didn't enter, it got you thinking about all the fun possibilities photography offers. 

NOW I need your help.  Help me make the final decision.  I need two top photographs and since I don't know what in the world I'm doing being a judge maybe you can help me narrow it down.

#1 (Spring Postcards)
 Tiny Tidbits

#2 (Spring Postcards)

A country girl's ramblings

#3 (Color)

A country girl's ramblings

#4 (Color)

Pretty in Pink and Green

#5 (Simplicity)

La Famille

#6 (Simplicity)

lowercase letters

#7 (Lines)

The Clark Clan

#8 (Lines)

The amazing and incredible invisible blog

#9 (Rule of thirds)

The miss K way

#10 (Rule of thirds)

Tiny Tidbits

#11 (Shutter Speed)
La Te Da

#12 (Shutter speed)

The colour 4

Keep posted for the final winners:)

Have a blessed day.

how it went down

The show's officially over.  It was a long three days.  The best part was getting to know some of the crazy vendors surrounding me and meeting a few of my readers who made the jaunt just to see me:)  There is nothing quite like meeting someone face to face for the first time who knows everything about you and you know absolutely nothing about them.  It's really weird, but really wonderful all at once. 

The people next to me were characters to say the least;)  Thought this was hilarious.

I feel like this show was a huge success.  I stepped out and did something that has always terrified me, and I learned a lot in the process.  I learned that it's a tremendous amount of work.  I learned that I really don't like selling my stuff.  I'm much more comfortable making it and sitting behind a computer screen blogging about it:)  I learned that I don't know what in the world I want concerning this little business of mine.  I learned that without the support of your friends and family you will never be successful.  It's been interesting and exhausting and I'm more glad that it's over.  I'm actually giddy with relief.


The highlight of the show was when the owner of one of my favorite store's walked up and introduced herself.  She told me she loved all my stuff and wanted to know if I would consider consigning with her.  I about fell over from complete shock.  I am not even kidding when I say that having my stuff in that store has ALWAYS been my dream.  It was surreal!  When she walked away I cried.  I cried because if for no other reason than that it was meant for me to walk out in faith.  God had a divine appointment for me. 


So this week I'm stepping back.  I'm going to clean my bathrooms, hug on my children and honey, maybe take a walk and just breathe.  I can't wait to get back to normal.  Thank you all so much for your wonderful words of advice and for cheering me on.  I need you girls...I miss you girls.

Have a blessed day.

Showtime!

YES that's a feather in my hair:)

As I hit the new post button I just happened to notice this is my 500th post.  It seems fitting that this milestone would co-align with this big moment in my life.  I started this blog scared to hit that publish button for the first time, and here I am ready to embark on another "out there" adventure.  Can't believe I actually went through with this.  I am doing a show.  As you read this I am probably sitting there behind a table full of blood, sweat and tears.  Ready to show the world my stuff. 

Here's what I've been working on:)  My table is soooo different than all the other vendors.  In a sea of beige, cream and white, here I am all whimsical, colorful, childlike...ME!  Have to admit it's a little intimidating.  The IN look is rust and industrial and I am about as opposite from that as you can get.

Kristine has spent so many hours helping me.  She made my little Farmgirl Paints banner, helped me craft on different days, pulled together & merchandised my area...spent countless hours listening to me stress.  I could NOT have done this huge project without her!

This Flea Market Under Glass event really is a huge honor to be a part of.  I can tell ya I'm in some amazing company.  Each booth is just a treasure chest.

I love just walking around and getting ideas.  People are so amazingly talented. 

Okay so it's time to get going.  Wish me luck...send me prayers.  I'll let you know how it goes:)  Oh and if you live close you better come see me!!!

Have a blessed day.