Life in Pictures.

Your Vote Can Make a Difference! Vote in the best of OC bloggers contest!!

 

Do I sound like a politican??? ;) Well, I'm going to play one for the day. :) I just got some exciting news and feel like I have been nominated for an academy award!! Well, in the blogging world this is just about the same!! :) Here's the scoop...

"Congratulations! Your site has been nominated for the 2009 "You've Just Been Spotted" Orange County Blog Awards. Of all the fantastic & incredible websites, Your site has been chosen by our readers as one of the best & brightest that Orange County has to offer."

Whoo Hoo!!! If you haven't heard of Just Spotted it is pretty much the coolest site for those of us living in the OC. If you need any information about cool haps, great eats and fun things to do then you need to head on over there and check it out!

Anyways, I've been nominated in the best of "lifestyle and design" category and I would LOVE your support and a vote (or 50!!! ;)!! You can head on over to just spotted and vote in the poll on the left hand side of the site under lifestyle and design where it says "tammy mitchell." Thanks a TON!!

For those of you new to the blog....welcome!!  I just changed formats this week...what timing, huh? :)  All new posts will be found at www.tammymitchellphotography.com from now on. :)  Come check it out! :)

We'll have a little blog party if we win! :)

Have a great day!

-t

Drumroll Please......

the secret's out!!!!!!  i have a new address...come and join me!!! 

tammymitchellphotography.com

 great things are in store!!

have a great day!

-t

An Unexpected Trip...

Yesterday was a little bit of a crazy day in our house.  We got to make a surprise visit to the dr.'s office.  Poor little Ash was trying to get her cup from off the kitchen island.  She stepped up onto one of the rungs on the bottom of a barstool and before she knew it her little toes slipped right off.  She landed chin first on the seat of the stool. :(  At first I thought it was a just a simple bitten tongue, until it kept bleeding and she kept screaming...then I realized she was bleeding from her chin too.  She had bitten right through her lip!!! 

Now, for those of you that know me, it is a miracle that I have two children...by c-section none the less!  From the time I was little I have NOT handled anything having to do with the medical industry well. ;)  I am still known at the Kaiser hospital in SD from the time I was 5 and had to get my "starting school" shots.  After I sent the nurses on a mad dash to catch me it took 5 of them plus my mom to hold me down.  :)  My mom's reaction when she heard the news was...did you take someone to drive you to the doctor???  (knowing that I probably shouldn't have been driving in my condition..lol!! forget ash...i was the one experiencing major trauma! :)  But seriously, I called the doctor, we ran over and fortunately she was chatting everyone up by the time we got there and the bleeding had stopped.  One of her teeth just barely pierced the skin.  Thank goodness!!  If it had been any worse the day's adventures would have continued with a visit to the oral surgeon I was told.  whew!!!  Needless to say she is in a lot of pain and will have the worlds biggest canker sore until the wound heals, but we're just grateful we didn't lose any teeth or cause any scarring on that precious little face!! 

Before the "incident" I snapped these shots of my little cutie...thank goodness!!  These smiles will have to hold me over for a few days until I see some more from that little fat lipped girl!!

 

 

love you baby girl!!

have a great day!

-t

YART SALE

Hey all you Etsy fans, if you have been eyeing something over there now may be the time to snatch it up!  :)  This weekend is the annual YART SALE on Etsy.  What is a YART sale you may be asking???  Well, it's Etsy's equivalent of a Yard Sale.  Since the stuff on Etsy is Art related all handmade and such they essentially took YARD+ART= YART!  I think it's kind of cute actually!!

What does it mean for you???  Ton's of vendors are offering great specials and sales now through Sunday.  So if you have a favorite vendor you might want to go and check thiem out this weekend!  Or if not, you can just search YART SALE + whatever item you're looking for and it will pull up all the things that people are selling in the Yart Sale.  Happy Shopping! 

Here are just a few cute things I found when typing in Yart Sale...

 

dress

so cute for the artist in your life...

  

artist pencil roll

fun and funky..

  

clutch

and, of course Pink Peppermint is participating too!

Have a great day!

-t  

Scrapbooking Workshop: Calling all Scrappers Life is Sweet Mini Album Class Kits now available only 4 left!!

I've been starting to develop kits for IU in September.  Here's a little sneak peek of something I just finished up.  A kit and all the how to's to create this yummy album...

 

this paper just screams summer to me.  i'm definitely seeing an ice cream party with these colors and papers setting the theme. 

i have 4 of these kits available...they are $25 plus $5.00 shipping.  first come first serve.  email me at [email protected].

have a great day!!!

-t

Mother's Day Sale Ends Tomorrow

Just a quick note to let those of you that have emailed know that the Mother's Day Sale I'm running ends tomorrow (Tues).  I've added quite a few new items including a few new favorites:

My absolute new favorites:

 

 

These flowers are AWESOME!!  They measure 6 inches in diameter!!! The bigger the better!

 

 

I love these small (2 inches each) hydrangeas.  I just got a whole bunch of fun new colors in.  I did a whole bunch of the grouped together in Ash's hair when we went out on Saturday night and people LOVED them!

 

 

Anywhoo..if you want to take advantage of the sale even on these new items you know where to find me... ;)

Have a great night!

-t 

Crocheted Beanie Kufi Caps

I just finished these up in the last day or so and I have to say that they make for pretty fun photo props!! ;) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great day!

-t

Farmer's Market Giant Flower Clips

I am SO in love with making these hair clips!!  I think they are so fun.  I'm going to be branching out from etsy and selling these at a local crafter's/farmer's market with a friend at the end of this month so I am in full crafting mode! :)  The best part about these is both Ashley and I can wear them!  They are totally one size fits all. ;)  The flowers in these measure 4" so they are a fun size.  I stitched the flower layers together so that they are extra durable, covered the alligator clips with coordinating ribbon, added  Non Slip Grip so they stay in even the finest of hair, and topped 'em off with a swarovski crystal.  Whew! 

 

 

 

 

Of course, if you want to grab them before the Farmer's market you can find them on etsy too. :)  

Have a great day!

-t 

Friday Favorites: Flower Headbands

Ok, a little shameless self promotion going on here, but I'm allowed to do that every now and then, right??? ;) These are SERIOUSLY my new favorite thing!!   It doesn't hurt that 3 year olds look cute in pretty much ANYTHING... ;)

 

 

 

These are ribbon wrapped headbands with fabulous flowers and gems.  You can find them here in my etsy store.  

Would you like a tutorial on these??  Let me know and if there is enough interest I'll get working on one! :)

Have a great day!

-t 

Puddles Scrapbooking Kit

A few scrapbook pages I've been working on this month for the Coordinates Collections design team.  These were made with the Puddles kit...

 

Both of these layouts are available in my etsy shop.  (without the pictures of course! ;)

Have a great day!
-t