another giveaway

Happy Easter week, and Holy Thursday friends.

What a special week this is for all of us.

I want to share another giveaway and a little interview about me

over at CAST TEAM.  It's the Christian Artists Street Team where 

I'm a member.  They do a featured artist post, and this week I'm

the featured artist.  

I hope to get back on here with more resurrection thoughts before the week is out.

happy monday & huge giveaway

Hi Everyone... Happy Monday.

I had a late night last night working on a warrior boy!!!
I've had so many requests for one and I'm sorry I've sadly neglected boys here.
But that is changing, this one will be done soon and more are on their way.

I'm looking forward to sharing him with you!

But in the meantime, I'm a part of a HUGE giveaway over at
sweetfloweret.

The total value is over $300...so head over to sweetfloweret.  She has
a neat gadget beneath my picture that makes it all super easy to enter right from her blog.
Each one of the entries gives you a greater chance of winning.

I was going to highlight a couple of the items, but I couldn't decide so here they all are!

shabby apple loveliness!

I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to win this gorgeous Shabby Apple dress.

Visit Not Just A Housewife's blog for a chance to win too!

celebrating us!

I mentioned awhile back that a super sweet and talented friend of mine offered to take our pictures.

Did you know I've NEVER had professional pictures taken of our family.

I have too many issues with stressing about getting us all ready, putting too much pressure 

on that one day and having it not work out.   

So typically we just have a family member snap our pictures for our Christmas card.

And the day is usually exhausting.  My husband and I are trying to corral everyone,

keep the kids (and in the past our dog Bella...I just now realized that this is the first

Christmas card without her..good thing I wasn't thinking about that on our photo day) all lined up and happy looking while also trying to direct our family photographer.  

We're grateful they're helping, but it's all a bit too much to coordinate all at once.

I love looking at all of the amazing photography work out there.

I love the dreaminess of so many family pictures lately.

And I was starting to feel like I really wanted to have

some artistic pictures of our own that captured us 

right where we are in life right now.

Pictures that set a scene of celebration.

I gathered ideas from pinterest.

And so did my friend.

And I tracked the lighting in our yard

to figure out when would be the best time to meet.

And we conspired together.

And the day was perfect.

It was peaceful.

No stress.

No kids crying or fussing or squirming.

They were totally cooperative.

My friend was calm and we all had fun.

It was actually fun. 

And I think it shows.

All of this was such a huge blessing.  Huge. 

And now I have a problem.

My problem is I have too many pictures to choose from.

But it's a good problem to have.

Here's just a sneak peak of some of them.

I'm not even showing you how many different cool set ups we have.

But here are some fun ones.

OH...and at the very bottom...if you scroll all the way down, I have links for two giveaways going on.

PLUS..the dear sweet friend I mentioned above, she'll be having one too come this Friday.

So keep checking back with her blog.

It's time to celebrate November.

Celebrate Anniversaries.

Celebrate Thanksgiving!

my son calls this the bird's pov (point of view)

 And these... these aren't even probably going to make it on the card, but I LOVE this series.

I will for sure be framing one or two for their room.  I love the feeling she captured here!

 This is a little cropped off sneak peak of a layout I've been working on.  

It'll probably be changed a few times before the actual cards are ordered..but it's making me happy.

 And this...well this... 

it makes me giggle every single time I look at it. 

It kind of sums us all up.

Hysterical.

And for the giveaway goodness.... check out skinned knees blog and nurtured path.... follow their instructions..one of which is to follow this blog and you'll be entered to win giveaways for a scripture art print of your choice or a set of stationery!

ladies camera bags

These have to be the cutest, most stylish way to carry your camera and gear around.

I love them.

And especially love the rose bag.

In teal

or raspberry

or marigold

or bronze.

Blogging about it to enter to possibly win one.

The giveaway is over at tatertotsandjello.

You should too!

giveaway fun!

I mentioned this month would be full of fun goodies since I'm marking my one year anniversary of opening the etsy shop.

The interesting thing is that as I was pondering and praying about how and where to do these, a couple of women approached me through etsy.

Christy from Skinned Knees blog was one of them.
She has a fun and sweet blog...and is offering a chance to win one of my prints
of your choice or a set of the scripture stationery.

She lists the requirements for entry in her post, but one of them is to follow
willow of wonder.

She's also doing a fun marriage challenge this month..so you might want to check that out too.

This month my husband and I will celebrate 15 years...we were married Thanksgiving weekend so this time of year is especially sentimental to me.

The giveaway will end on November 18th..that's the actual official day I opened the
shop one year ago.

Pretty cool!

Also...just a reminder that I have a sale going on this month so it's less expensive if you have gifts you're thinking of getting for friends and family.