love for always.

I love my kids, for always I tell them.  Even when they make me crazy (lol).  That is life with 3 under 5 years old, well, Cooper is 5 now.  I must find more time to pull out my camera…..especially to take pics of them just playing, being kids.  I use Instagram all the time for that, but miss having a ‘real’ photograph.

So my advice for today, is take out your camera, and snap some pictures……it might just turn out to be one of the best things you did all day <3

Beautiful Emmi, just turned 2.

My darling little Harper,  she is just 6 months.

My beautiful niece Payton (5years)….

No pics of Cooper, he was lacking clothing when I had the camera out…..imagine that! (my little nudist…..)

xo~jackie

 

Carnival Birthday for my two little loves.

What could mean more than friends & family and a fabulous birthday party (for two of my three beautiful babes).

Cooper turned 5, and Emmi 2.  Yes they share a party (for now at least)…..so I try really hard to make it the best I can.  This year we decided on a carnival theme.  Yes, I tend to be a little crazy when it comes to details, but I just can’t help it.

My planning started with the fabric choices.  I went to Fabricland and picked out a LOT of fabrics that felt appropriate, with a classic touch.  Tammy laughed at me most of the time…..because I changed my mind a few times;)

My awesome sister Jen, picked up the candy from the Sweet Shoppe in Fernie……so great.  She also baked the yummy cakes and let me decorate them…..which proved to be slightly difficult in my super warm house (which resulted in the rainbow bit gumball cake and a fabric covered 3 tiered lemon cake)…..Love you Jen <3

So I made the canopy, the banners, the runners….and ordered some of the wonderful goodies from etsy (such as the popcorn boxes, the paper straws and the bakers’ twine).  I made the party hats, the initial mirrors and all the pinwheels, picks, etc.  It was so fun, it really was.

Fabric backdrop and cute little inital mirrors (cost me about $3 each)

Who knew popcorn boxes would make such sweet little veggie containers.

Every party MUST have fresh flowers….especially in old beautiful jars.

5 bags of gumballs, $1 each thanks to the dollar store. YAY.

The lemon cake….covered in fabric, with pretty flowers made by Tammy (cause she loves me)

Candy table….who doesn’t love candy right……

I LOVE this canopy….it might stay in my living room for a while;)

Look at these little cuties.

Happy HAPPY Birthdays’ Cooper & Emmi.

pink poppy makeover

Hello friends.  Pink Poppy, or I should say that Tammy and I are so excited to reveal a new look.  We are going to be making some changes, so please stay tunned.

For now, a sneak at our logo!  Thanks to the amazing Kasia of Oh Snap! Boutique for her work.  A little personal changes by me, and voila!  LOVE IT.

xo~jackie & tammy

i love her, my big sister

I can’t believe I havn’t posted this yet ~sigh~, terrible of me.

My ‘big’ sister.  Strong as anyone I know.  It’s unbelievable.  Her battle with cancer began Sept 2011.  I can’t wait to see her healthy again…..it’s going to happen, I know it will.  Look at her smile….you can’t even begin to imagine what she has been thru.

i love you. today. tomorrow & always.  your courage and faith inspires me every day.

xo~jackie

Inspire me Friday~what inspires me

Well, I seem to be better at these on a Tuesday, it’s a stange thing, so, they will be coming on Tuesdays’, because why not??!!

I am inspired by EVERYTHING.  seriously.

My kids, my friends, things I see…but most times it’s simple things that set me off creating (or a text with a picture from Tammy, lol).  When you have a creative mind it can almost be a bad thing…..I can’t stop.  I want to change things constantly…..paint colors, fabrics, decor….., most of all my mind, it’s baaaad.  My poor husband.  Poor Tammy.  But it does have it’s blessings too.  I feel like I can make the most out of almost anything…..give me a job and I can nail it (or at least I think I’ve nailed it, lol).  I’m the kind of perfectionist, who can spend a whole day in my pajamas’, shhh don’t tell.  Or as Tammy would say, I would just wear a pretty lace scarf with my pajamas’ to the grocery store….lol, and lip gloss.  I can’t help it, it’s the country girl in me, that and I have 3 kids which leaves me with no energy sometimes to care about what I wear, as long as my kids look good;)

I get a lot of questions about Emmi’s clothing…..and honestly, most comes from a mix of GAP & Joe (Fresh).

 This for example:  Rose leggings from GAP and the denim shirt dress is from Joe (Fresh)

I try to take pieces that I can mix and match, ones that have no characters or anything like that….clothes I would wear or ones I could if I looked cute in a romper (lol).

 

Photography l.o.v.e

So have I ever confessed my true loves of wedding photography…..if not, here they are (in no particular order)

1. Jasmine Star.  I LOVE her.

2. Brooke & Michele from White Linen.  I also LOVE them.

I love both of these photographers’ work.

Of course Jamine Star is the inspiration I will probably never meet, but her blog is one of the only ones I read on a regular basis.  I just like her.  She is funny…and real.

B&M.  We have also never met….BUT, I think they are amazing!  I think of any photographers’ work I love, it’s always theirs.  It’s so soft, crisp and clean….with a romantic touch.  Wedding season fills me with excitement for not only my own weddings, but theirs.  I think I sometimes imagine myself with them, lol……me and Tammy.  It’s funny, but I can remember ‘meeting’ Michele thru a Facebook group for kiddie pictures…..I LOVED her then, almost 5 years ago (when we both first started taking photos, I think).  And then came Brooke…..and I feel in love, lol.  They don’t know I am writing this all about them, so when they find out I hope they don’t think I’m crazy, or a stalker or anything……just someone who l.o.v.e.s what they create.

3.  Tammy, oh Tammy.  What would I do without her.  Honestly, sometimes you meet people in your life by chance who become part of you, like you don’t know what it was like before them.  She is one of those people.  She is my opposite in many ways, but we are so in sync when it counts.  So thank you, now, and always, for being the EXACT person I needed in my life.  And yes, you are going to put more hilights in my hair….thanks.

Life l.o.v.e

Chevron table….pretty cool hey.  I am totally going to make one, with a vintage-jackie twist.  Can’t wait to get a chance to do it…..stay tunned.

 

 

So here it is….a big post!

i hope you enjoy.

~jackie xo.