Monthly Archives: July 2008

my birthday present

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A few posts ago I mentioned that I had my birthday during my little blogging break, but I didn’t mention the best part which was my birthday present from Ben. I wasn’t really expecting anything this year, but Ben surprised me with wanting to get me something. I was definitely surprised alright when I found out what I was getting for my birthday! My sweet husband bought me the camera that I have been talking about for months… the canon 40d.

I am absolutely in love with this camera! My previous camera body was the canon rebel xti, which is a wonderful camera too but the 40d has so many little things that make it even better. I shoot exclusively in manual & aperture priority modes and the 40d makes shooting in manual easier than with the xti. Have I mentioned that I love my new camera & my husband! (Although not in that order of course:) I have dreams of becoming a bit more serious with my photography (that is a topic for a whole other post:) and am so thankful for a wonderful husband who is supportive of those dreams. So thanks to my sweet husband, Ben, for a wonderful birthday gift!

(This post also explains why things have been a bit slow on the sewing & crafting front lately, although I still do have a few projects in mind that I want to start so I am sure some sewing will happen soon:)

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Thanks for all your lovely comments on my new studio! I wish I could invite you all over for a little tea & sewing, wouldn’t that be fun :) Thank you though, it made my day to read all your lovely comments! :)

I was tagged me awhile back by Sew Spoiled, so I thought I would share my answers to that & a few photos at the same time today…

What was I doing ten years ago?
Let’s see, 10 years ago I was still in high school. (See 2 posts ago where I mentioned my birthday if you are ever so curious about my age ;) So trying my hardest to enjoy the summer most likely :)

What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today?
Catch up on some emails
Work on framing the photos I had printed to hang in our living room
Write a couple thank you notes
Cuddle the cats
Watch an episode of the old tv show “Bewitched” (I am addicted thanks to netflix…)

Five snacks I enjoy:
Mint Chocolate Pirouette’s, Norfolk Lemon or Ginger Biscuits, apple slices, and to be honest those are the only 3 snacks I can think of that I enjoy… I am not a big food person really.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Since I can’t comprehend ever being a billionaire that is a tough one… I would buy a house in the country (but near enough to the city) and get a dog + 1 more cat (I am convinced right now that Pounce & Axel could use a kitty sister – which isn’t going to happen anytime soon since we are only allowed 2 pets where we are living) + 2 horses… I would also save a bunch & give some to our families. I would also give a bunch to my favorite charity’s (or is it charities?)…

Places I’ve lived
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Washington (my favorite place by far! :)

I am not going to tag anyone, but feel free to consider yourself tagged if you want to play along.

All the photos are just some of my favorites from a walk I took a couple weeks ago… I was trying out one of the lenses I had rented & had fun just walking around taking photos.

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My Studio

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I can hardly believe it has been over 3 ½ months since we picked up and moved from Illinois to Washington… I am so happy we made that move for so many different reasons, but one reason is definitely my new studio space. When we looked for places to live, we decided to find an apartment that had an extra room for my sewing. Ben is so nice to not mind that all he has is a little corner for his desk, when I have the whole rest of the room for all my stuff…

I love the windows in our apartment, we get a ton of natural light which is wonderful with the grey skies that this area seems to have quite frequently:) Actually I picked the blue paint for the walls because it reminds me a bit of the sky and I figured when the sky is grey I can just look at the lovely walls in my studio :)

The inspiration wire above my desk has some of my favorite postcards on it for right now. I think as the seasons change I might change out the items hanging from it. I love that it is a bit of art & color that I can switch out so easily.

Of course Pounce needed to be in at least one photo :) (Don’t mind the bikes, that is not actually where those belong…)

One of my favorite things about my new sewing studio is my cutting table. In our old house, I had to constantly set up a folding table whenever I needed more space for sewing… Now I just walk over to my cutting table :) (The best part is that it does come apart for easy storage for when we have guests over and need to use my studio as a guest room, but I can leave it up all the time now.)

I love the black + white print of the curtains… In fact I love it so much I bought a bit extra of it & in another color too! (Would it be too strange to make a shirt in the same fabric as my curtains? Maybe if I just don’t stand right next to them when I wear the top? :)

Have I mentioned that I love my new studio! It was so much fun to decorate, but even more fun to enjoy it now that it is finished. :)

2 posts in the same week… I know I was gone for awhile, so I hope it isn’t too much to post a bunch now that I am back :) I definitely missed blogging while I was gone & am happy to be back to writing in this space again!

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