Adorable Headband

I wanted to post this image which was provided to me by a great customer.

I often get promises of images from photographers who purchase from me but I seldom receive any. I know everyone is very busy and I understand.

This headband was never listed in the Etsy store because I wasn't very successful in photographing it with the detail that I wanted.

Now that I have a great image I can do that.

Thank you Lisa Nagel for the beautiful image.

See more of Lisa's work by visiting her website at www.capturedforeverphotography.com

Dedication Cocoon Set

I have a wonderful customer that wanted a rush order for this week-end. She is having a dedication ceremony for her baby girl. I shot these three images so that she could see how the idea had progressed. Sorry this is not a real infant, but Sophia is always available for a few pictures.




This set is stretch lace that is a bit see through. The baby will be wearing a pale pink onesie underneath. I think the set turned out very pretty. Best wishes to you D.R.

THE BIRTHDAY GIRL IN HER DRESS

Here is an amazing image of the birthday girl in her white dress.
Yikes! what is she doing down by the river? Is her Mom crazy? Watch your step girl!

Thanks to our daughter Allison for this great image.

See more of her beautiful work at: http://www.allismithphotography.blogspot.com/

What I have been doing.

I checked one item off of my list this week. I have a granddaughter getting baptized today and she had asked for a beautiful white dress for the occasion.

This pattern came as close as possible to the type of dress she wanted. So it was a beginning.

The Basic Dress.

The dress went together quickly.

It is a perfect example of how a simple pattern can be used in so many ways. Your fabric choice always dictates the result.

This pattern is a classic. I wanted it the dress to have a little more contemporary feel so I chose an organza with a an overall stitched sutache pattern. It is is a very loose floral motif.

I think it worked well.

I did not like the way the sash looked after I made it so I made took a scrap of the fabric, picked the threads out of some of the sutache cord and used it to make belt. I hand tacked the the loops in place since I had already serged the side seams.

I purchased a 3 inch wide taffeta ribbon to replace the sewn on sash. I knew would allow the dress to be more fitted in case it was a little loose.

Sewing for someone in another state does create a little bit of a problem when it comes to fit.

A finished flower

I needed a flower to compliment this dress so I chose to make a burnt edge creation with petals cut from the organza of the overlay of the dress, some of the lining fabric, some of the crepe back satin from the sleeve edging, some white tulle and a little white french veil. The center of the flower is hand strung pearls and a smidgen of pearls on a fishline. Tutorials on the basics of making these flowers are available all over the net. The real fun is in being able to interpret a flower in your own way.

THE DRESS IS DONE AND READY TO SHIP

This is the finished dress with the taffeta ribbon sash and the flower pinned in place.

Happy Birthday and Baptism Jolee

Works in progress

Sorry I haven't added any new information on the two projects I talked about in the two previous blogs because they are still very much "in progress".

Maybe just an Eeensy Weensy bit...

I am going to admit that I was feeling a little bit jealous about Connie's new project getting a nice post and image on the blog. I decided to reveal an image I captured of my muse for my latest project.

Just thinking about her beautiful iconic form and lines has kept me up nights.

I hope this picture evokes the same feelings in you that it does in me. I can hardly wait to let the world see my version of this romantic and classic beauty.

What is IT?

I talked about a project that my wife has had in hiding for a long time. Well I am so excited for this new design to be revealed that I am posting this image without her knowledge.

I had to be pretty sneaky just to get this one shot, so excuse the fact that it is so distorted and strange. I hope you can make some sense out of this photo.


You may be asking yourself this question. What is IT? I'm sorry, this was the best I could do for now.
Maybe I can find time to be alone with IT again and get a capture a better image for you. I will try to do that in the next day or two.


Just bear with me for a little while.

GREAT NEWS A JOINT VENTURE

My wife Connie is about to officially launch herself as an artist with the CuteByDesign team. She has always been a staunch supporter of mine but has kept her skills to herself.
She has been working on her knitting skills and is close to being ready to reveal her first Newborn Handknit Pod project.

She is also very close to letting me post the first ever image of a design that she has kept under wraps for almost two years. It should be very exciting.

HAVE I CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION YET? I hope so. I am really excited to have her joining me is this venture. Keep visiting. She might let me capture a couple of sneak peeks at what she is creating.

Letting the Cat out.

This cocoon set went straight from the needs to be photographed box to a customer. I offered to hurriedly snap a couple of images for her to see of this set after she wrote to me interested in another animal print set that is listed in the store.
The hat did get embellished with a red satin bow and black ostrich plumes before it was shipped, as per the customers request.

About Time

Dear Blog, it may seem like a long time since I visited you. Actually it has been so long that I almost couldn't find my way back in. It took a couple of attempts. Pretty sad, huh?
I didn't intend to be away this long. It just happened that way. I thought I was making progress figuring out this whole creative process, when in truth I was just realizing that the technology is moving so quick that I don't think I will ever catch up. I can barely blog much less tweet, twitter, facebook and whatever else is available out there.

I keep reading about all of the ways I should be reaching out to the world to be successful at what I am attempting.
I am going at a much slower pace than is predicted to be necessary. I guess that is how it goes sometimes.
Okay, enough with the morose attitude.

The great thing is that I have sold more thing recently than usual.
I have had inquiries about things that buyers would like to see in the store. They like what I am doing but want to ask if I can make certain things in specific colors for them.
I am in the process of developing a project for a young photographer who actually felt comfortable enough to share her ideas for a photography prop that she can't find out there on the web. It is something that I think will be dynamite when it is done. It is taking a lot of time to develop the pattern so that a prototype can be made. She will be the first to have this amazing new creation, assuming it develops into what she imagined. Either way, I feel confident that the finished product will be of interest to artists in the photography community.
This is the kind of interaction that I have been wanting to have with a photographer for a long time.

So I have things to work on for the future that are fueling my creative needs

So my dear blog site, thanks for listening. It felt very freeing to be able to share with you.