family photographing

I've decided to try my hand (and photography degree) at a little family photography in my downtime. Took these of some dear friends last week. You'll have to click on them, because I can't figure out how to prevent this blog from turning them into compressed garbage.

You gotta put the baby in a basket.

And, of course, I had to sneak in a couple of 'Lil O.

"cushion" is a fancy name for "pillow"

I made these guys for our new sofa. It's an odd fabric choice, but I fell in love with the stuff at a recent moving sale. I still have a ton left, which will probably become a diaper bag and matching wallet.

The Resulting Dreamcatcher.

The dreamcatcher is finished. Looks like this:

I used some scrap colored leather and this tutorial for the feathers. Love them. They will make appearances in other projects, no doubt.

Some similar inspiration I've stumbled upon:

From Pretty Little Things.

raw emeralds.

The emerald is 'lil O's birthstone. In a perfect world, I would get this for Mother's Day. Alas...

From Grey Area.