Preview: Timi & Leslie Diaper Bag {Photo Shoot}

Here is a quick peek at our photo shoot for Timi & Leslie Diaper Bags. I was so thankful when I was asked to do some sets for their fall line of diaper bags! After their new fall line is launched I'll be doing a full post from that day, with a few behind the scenes goodies, and a look at my mood board.

Till then...

Photographer- Kristin Rogers

Set Design -  Me

Wardrobe and Styling – Rodellee

Diaper Bags – Timi&Leslie

Hair and Make Up -Renee Loiz

Special thank you to my friend, Miya, for all her help and for making the adorable stuffed animals seen in the photo above.

More to come!

Coming Soon-ish...

I wanted to share a few things that I can't wait to get on the blog!
A few weeks back I worked on a bridesmaid shoot for White Magazine, a wedding magazine based out of Australia. I can't post pictures on this until it's published in August, but I can tell you it was a fun day!

Also coming soon-ish, a 7 year old girl's birthday party. Just waiting for some better pictures from that day, but here is a little peek at a photo I took after setting up.

And finally, a very exciting photo shoot for the Fall line of Timi & Leslie Diaper Bags which I'll be doing this Friday. 

There you have it! A quick look at some of the projects I can't wait to be able to share with you all! 

I'm also about 1/3 of the way done with the frame wall in my dining area... finally! I'll share soon.

Gotta run, I'm off to rinse the hair color out of my hair!

Insta-Friday {Linking Up}

I'm recovering today from a very long photo shoot yesterday. I'm really excited to show you all the projects I did for the shoot (along with some tutorials), but I can't share them till they're published... more on that later. Needless to say, I'm beat today! I'll be spending the day relaxing with my girls and working on planning something special for Father's Day.

It's time again for Insta-Friday! I'm linking up with Jeannett over at Life Rearranged.

First up, chicken pot pie. Not any chicken pot pie, but chicken pot pie made with a roasted chicken and Boursin garlic herb filling. It was kinda amazing!

I spent the day with this cute little thing. Her momma was ready to brush out her braids and I asked if I could do it. I did pretty good considering she still had a smile on her face when I was done!

Pretty white and pink daisy from Trader Joes.

I am seriously baffled to think that Gracie could cut her whole toe nail right in half and have no idea how it happened... Craziness! It was bloody and so painful looking, owie!

Woodland cookie cutters from Ikea... this has birthday party idea written all over them.

This girl of mine is scrumptious. She's cuddly, love-y, sweet as pie, and has the most gnarly hair to brush out.

I used dozens of yards of fabric over the last week preparing for our WHITE Wedding Magazine shoot. I won't be sewing for a little while, I need to recover.

This was what I looked at for the last 4 days...

I find it more than a little cute that Gracie plans out parties, then draws pictures of what she would like them to look like. This one was particularly special cause she was planning ideas for my birthday... it's in September, she's an early planner! She drew a quick picture to help her remember her ideas. My favorite things are the hanging lanterns, chandelier in the upper left, and the cake stand.

A quick little glance at a few things that were going on this week! Thanks for stopping by.

Bridal Shower Vender Challenge

I was asked to participate in a bridal shower themed vender challenge for Brenda's Wedding Blog, which will be a part of The Best Wedding Site Magazine.  Kristin Rogers, Jacqueline Ahne and I teamed up and came up with a lovely spin on the color pallet that was assigned to us (lemon, mango, and periwinkle).  We wanted this evening bridal shower tea to have an eclectic, aged feel with lots of fun details, and warm light all around.

We used Kristin's backyard as the backdrop for this shoot, it was just the perfect mix of rustic and charm needed.

Jacqueline Ahne of Floral Design By Jacqueline Ahne did such an amazing job on all the floral arrangements. The flowers were so stunning in person and smelled amazing!!

I used a salvaged door as the table top, it made for such a unique base and added all the more character to the table.

The guest favors were individual bags of tea with little tags that read "Brew a pot of tea in honor of the bride to be"

Brenda wanted the table design to be affordable and realistic for the average reader.  Other then the items collected form Etsy venders (list below) I tried not to purchase anything for this challenge just to show what can be done with all the trinkets lying around your house.  Below is a vintage tea pot my great-great-grandmother brought over on a ship from Finland.  Delicious Christy's Southern Red Velvet Cupcakes from Suite 106 Cupcakery.  Everything else are thrift store finds purchased over the years.

As a fun spin on a place card I used hand stamped vintage silverware placed in a mini flower arrangement to mark the spot for each guest.

Lots of mismatched china, candles, vintage globes, and mini chalkboards...

...Tea cups full of buttons...

...And lots of old books and cute knobs from World Market.  It's quite fun to see what can be pulled together with things from around the house!  Hope you all enjoy it!

Up next... Quick tutorial on how we hung the mason jar candles.

Photography - Kristin Rogers Photography
Flowers – Floral Design By Jacquline Ahne
Cupcakes – Suite 106 Cupcakery (Winners of Cupcake Wars on Food Network!)
Vintage Engraved Silverware – Wooden Hive
Personalized Tea Bags – Idea Chic
Invitations and Thank You Cards – Lemon and Lavender

Swings, Trees & Curtains {Family Photo Shoot}

Daisy contacted me to do her family's yearly photos, along with the lovely Kristin Rogers.  I love how it all came together, simple, cozy, and happy.  Here is what we came up with.

Curtains, blanket, pillows, and snacks to go along with story time.  Daisy brought along muffins that we all ate, they were quite yummy!

I love using a tree swing in pictures, it's whimsical, playful, and sweet.

Giant, puffy, marshmallow lollypops.  I found these fun treats at World Market and the girls thought they were a great addition to the shoot.

I had to show you all the adorable dress Daisy wore during the shoot.  It's the Sunny Soiree Dress from Anthropologie that has a yellow and white, bird print bottom with ruffled top.  She added a wide, black belt to it to help pull the outfit together which I thought was such a classy way of dressing it up a bit. Perfect!!
If you would like to see the rest of this shoot go on over to Kristin Rogers Photography and check it out.

Bridal Shoot {Inspiration}

I really enjoyed working on this bridal shoot.  It was a great collaboration from a group of crazy, talented people!!  We had just got a bunch of rain, followed by sunshine which was just enough to make this field burst with wildflowers (and they were yellow, which went nicely with the shoot colors).

I wanted to keep the table simple but still filled with pretty things to look at.

I used a mixture of blue and white dishes, antique silverware, and small white ramekins filled with ripe strawberries.

The table was draped with simple white lace.

The (there are no words for how beautiful these are) flowers were done by Jacqueline Ahne of Floral Design By Jacqueline Ahne.  She is the kinda gal that you give an idea to and she runs with it and she ALWAYS delivers.  Beautiful.

I layered the table using cake stands, picture frames and baskets, all stacked in different ways to add some interest to the table.  I also added some antique trinkets, amber jars, glass votives, and a vintage crocheted lace runner.

The adorable pale green cake was displayed on a small side table.  It was backed by an old window resting on a large wooden easel.  This was perfectly lovely till a big gust of wind came in and knocked the window right on top of the cake. :(
For more images check out Kristin Rogers post or Bill Blakey post on this shoot.
Thank you Kristin for putting this all together, I know it was quite a task to pull off!  Here is a list of all the people involved in this shoot.  It really was such a pleasure working with this group, I definitely felt out of my league!!  

Hair – Dianna Lopez

Make – Up – Amy Clarke

Hair Pieces – A Touch of Vintage

Jewelry – Nicolenjoli Jewelry

Flowers – Flower Design by Jacqueline Ahne

Wardrobe & Styling – Rodellee

Wedding Cake – Cakes ‘N’ Bake

Bride Model – Allie Dayhuff

Bridesmaid Model – Tracy O

Groom Model – Rodrigo Nicolau

Groomsmen Model – Jon Riv

Love & Pom Poms

I was so happy to hear that a little somethin' I made worked it's way into this amazing shoot.  Go check out that super cute engagement shoot, it's definitely worth a peek!

Little High Little Low Cast Photo Shoot

When I was asked to be the set designer for the photo shoot of the cast of Little High, Little low I had big ideas for a set, with gates and all kinds of props... BUT, sometimes that's just not the way to go. The more the photographer of the shoot (Kristin Rogers) and I discussed the importance of a close knit feel needed in the pictures, the more I came to realize that the last thing this photo shoot really needed was props. The actors were going to be what made this shoot feel the way it needed to (along with some help with directing poses, I may or may not have hugged Kristin several times to give them the idea of what we were going for!). I was actually so thankful for this opportunity, and even though the "set" is not what stands out that's what made it so perfect. I hope you all enjoy these and keep and eye out for this sweet independent film scheduled to shoot in New Orleans.

The cast (from upper left): Katie Kocis, Danny Dehert, Doree Seay, Rodrigo Nicolau, Zak Gumpel, Tiffany McFadden (Writer), Monti Washington, Gisele Gauthier

It was fun spending the day with you all!

MUA- Sheila Northcutt

Hair- Dianna Lopez

Photography- Jonathan & Kristin Rogers, Kristin Rogers Photography

Set & such- Me!

LHLL Facebook- Here
Special thank you to my sweet husband for helping me with moving the props and couch all around the field for me and making me a tree swing last minute cause I just had to have it in the photos- love you!!