Etsy shop: LuLu Sparkles

Wanted to do this post on friday but last week was crazy.

Maddie still has had a cold (?) keeping us all up at night.

Dr's office says it's just a cold, but I am thinking allergies.

They said to give her Robtussin DM or Delsom.

Neither is working she wakes up coughing around 1 or 2 a.m. I give her more cough syrup and eventually she stops coughing. I can't sleep cause even thou

she doesn't always wake up it sounds like she's choking sometimes..

Anyway in other news I got this awesome necklace

from a favorite Etsy shop of mine LuLu Sparkles.

Check out her shop she is so talented and has unique one of kind items.

I love the photographs of her items the backgrounds are so cool.

And check out her packaging. It's all in the details like the vintage photograph with a written thank you on the back. And the cute little bobbi pin.

Here are a couple of other items I am crushing on right now in her shop.

  

That's my bag baby

I couldn't stand it anymore I caved and bought the top item from my want list

a new camera bag. Got this turquoise beauty from Jo Totes

Used it at this past weekends wedding and it's awesome!

So roomy! and stylish..

And the price is so reasonable compared to my shootsac..Speaking of price

Tom gave me a hard time for this purchase even though I saved the money for it. And it only seems fair. He bought a boat and I bought a camera bag. (ha,ha) Quite a price difference right.

I couldn't wait to run right out and take some shots of my new bag

where did I go, the cleaners.. I have had my eyes on this turquoise door

for awhile. I think it would make a great backdrop for portraits..

I had to grab a few shots while I was there. 

Scrappy Shirts

Birdie Tank Top

Red Poppy Onesie

Pink Flower Power tshirt

Orange Poppy Polo shirt

Pink Polka dot heart onesie

I went ahead and added my left over shirts to my Etsy shop

Curious to see how they do. I need to add some boy items :(

Everything is girly. I'll have to work on boy stuff if the girls stuff goes.

Curious to see what everyone thinks ?

I also just added these two to my store.

A Great Vintage dress & Shabby Matchbox holder

Too cute Vintage Matchbox holder

Check out the flower detail on the Vintage dress so cute

Freezee Pops kind of day

Look at that blonde hair..

Good to the last drop

Last sunday was stanking HOT had BBQ with our friend and his little boy.

Who by the way is so shy and is terrified of Maddie.

I mean runs screaming when she trys to play with him...lol

They  She colored, played w/sidewalk chalk, and explored crazy lookin catapillars, while Rylan watched from afar..

They got freezee pops as a treat.

Maddie loved hers, sucked it down crazy fast.

All they needed was some of those Hugz drinks from back in my day.

You know the lil plastic drinks in a plastic container shaped like a barrel.

Do they still make those ? So healthy right..

Thanks Jen for you comment. I think I will add the leftover shirts back to Etsy.

I did also add two new items to my shop last night.

Sponsorship & a great cause

Remember my post about Samantha and her shop Indie & Chic

well she's running a great special on her blog for a great cause

Juvenile Diabetes

 

Here are some statistics (from Samantha's blog) about Type 1 Diabetes

you might not be aware of

- autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas

- As many as three million Americans may have type 1 diabetes.

- Each year, more than 15,000 children - 40 per day - are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the U.S.

For $5 you get to be a sponsor for the month of September on her blog.

Go here to purchase your ad space.

It's for a great cause and

Check out my ad space & her feature about me and her other sponsors here

  

Gifts for Baby J

Sweet lil flower

Intial onesie with a cute cupcake background

First time making a bib. Turned out okay

Still trying to catch up on my posts.

Thought I'd share a few snapshots of some goodies I made for Baby J

Due to arrive in Sept. I have a bunch of onesies & shirts I have

left over. Might try to post a few to sell.

Taking up too much room. Still working on decluttering.

I tried selling some of them on Etsy with no luck. Thinking of adding to my facebook page and trying to sell them that way.  Any thoughts ?

I am also going to try featuring a Etsy shop here on the blog every other friday. I know this is suppose to be a place to show my photography work but it's kind of developed into much more. Sort of my journal, family, friends, crafts, vintage, etsy, etc. And I like it that way I think. Might change up things up and make the photography portion have it's own section.

So many ideas so little time.

Edenton

A stop at Chero's for lunch

Chero's is a cute little historic building in Edenton. The food was yummy even thou it took forever to get it. And with a restless little one it wasn't fun

quick shot of Maddie & Daddy leaving the restaurant

Awesome old house getting redone. I love it! Can you imagine the story behind houses like this one.

The old lighthouse getting a spruce up. I have an old picture somewhere of what it looked like before

Some how these pictures got lost in the mix. These are from our trip back home from NC for Mason's party & baptism. We ate at my parents favorite little restaurant in Edenton. The food was yummy but the service was kind of crappy. We waited forever for our food and then when we got it. Maddie wouldn't eat the Mac & Cheese... eek  I got fried green tomatos & a crab cake.

I wish I could have gotten shots of the inside of the place it's supper cute.

I love the paintings inside and the painted chalkboard bar.

Gearing up for a wedding I am shooting this weekend. Trying to clean up and organize photos in my computer. Along with starting on a photobook for Maddie's 2nd year. I am kind of giving up on scrapbooking. I just can't find the time for it.