Here are some examples of the shots that Dick took of the sewing machine. Cool huh?
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Crafty? Really?
This Christmas I came to the realization that perhaps I'm a crafty person. While this may not be much of a surprise to people who know me, I've never thought of myself as crafty before. Perhaps this is because the word "crafty" has held a bit of a stigma for me. In my mind it conjures up thoughts of old ladies with hot glue, fake flowers, and baskets. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with these things, but I've never been particularly interested in them myself.
Through photography, Photoshop, home-made greeting cards made from shredded origami, crocheting, painting & drawing, I'd always hoped to be perceived as being "artsy" rather than "crafty". But as Dick has so eloquently expressed "I think you're over-thinking it." Hmmm... perhaps he's right. There are enough people out there debating the differences between arts and crafts. I'll let them duke it out. In the meantime, here's why I'm finally embracing the whole craft concept.
Knitting
On the way home from Amsterdam, one of the airline attendants noticed my crocheting and talked about the fact that she had been knitting. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to knit. So the very next weekend, my mom and I added a knitting-lesson to our regular visit over coffee. I love it! Christmas rolled around and Santa brought all sorts of knitting-related goodies, as well as other crafty items.
Also in Amsterdam, when we went to the de Afstap yarn shop, Christina and I both picked up small cross-stitching projects. I haven't started mine, but I will soon. Add to that a few embroidery patterns found under the Christmas tree this year, and I can now say needlework is on my growing list of crafty hobbies.
Craft Magazine
Dick got me a subscription for Christmas. There's really not much more to say about that one, except that I love the ideas in the magazine and can hardly wait to get started.
Sewing
After just a little page flipping of Craft Magazine, it became clear to me that in order to do many of these projects, I'd probably need a sewing machine. No problem - I have two. Both very old... when I looked the models up online I think the word used was "relics". One needs a belt replaced. But the other actually works - and it's gorgeous. Dick took a bunch of photos of it the other day. I plan to post those shortly.
Now that I've added these new activities to my list of crafty hobbies, and have faced up to the fact that I enjoy crafting, I'm ready to get started. But first I have to get a little organized. We've got this armoire. Once upon a time, before Dick and I lived together, this cabinet held a television. However, the television was far too small for Dick's taste and a larger one wouldn't fit, so I would need to come up with another use for the armoire. This is when it became the "boozoire" (in case you didn't get that - we made a bar out of it). The boozoire survived a few good parties, and it looked pretty darn cool, but really wasn't all that practical. Having it there unnecessarily increased the odds of spilling in the living room when the kitchen was so close by.
I'm thinking 2009 is going to be a very creative year.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Christmas Decorations
Before taking it all down, I took a few shots of our holiday decor this year, just because it was so bright and cheery.
Paper chains (yes, Dick helped) and paper snowflakes were inspired by the movie "Elf". These evening shots were taken shortly before people arrived for a holiday party.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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Sunday, December 07, 2008
Maren's having a baby!
A couple years ago we shot Maren & Michael's wedding. They're such a great couple - so down to earth and fun... and they're into the Muppets, so you know they're cool! Well now they're expecting a baby boy and I was able to take Maren's maternity shots last weekend. Here are a few of my favorites.
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Monday, December 01, 2008
the many faces of Baby Cole
At the end of last year I took some photos of my beautiful friend Valerianne while she was expecting Baby Cole. Last weekend I was able to take some baby and family photos for them. Look at that sweet face! My biggest dilemma: choosing which to post, he just had so many great expressions.
tickled.
interested.
curious.
joyful.
contemplative.
mesmerized.
distracted.
Posted by Julie at Monday, December 01, 2008 1 comments