My daughter Abbie is best friends with my best friend Crystal's daughter Elisabeth. They are SO funny to watch...they have the same age difference (about 3 years) as me and Crystal and they are SO much like us at those ages! They even have almost the exact same arguments we used to have, then the next time they see each other it's like the argument never happened, just like us! And they TALK....and they talk, and they talk and they talk!
Crystal and I were talking a few weeks ago about how we wish there were more pictures of us together as kids. We can only remember a few. We're also cousins, so there are a few group shots from Christmas and stuff with the rest of our cousins, and there's one from my kindergarten graduation of us sitting under a table talking...we were ALWAYS talking!
So, we decided Abbie and Elisabeth need to have the kind of photos we wish we had, so when they're grown up and they're still friends they'll have these to look back on.
I saw the idea for using old keys as bubble wands on pinterst and HAD to try it. I love how it turned out! SO much cuter than a yucky plastic wand! By the way, I had heard of pinterest but thought it sounded kind of stupid. Then I tried it. It's awesome. It's like a virtual pinboard for things you see online. I have different boards for photo inspiration, things for the house, things to make with the kids, etc. Then each picture you "pin" links back to the website it came from, so you can easily find the instructions or more information later. It's kind of like a favorites folder but with pictures. Plus you can "follow" other people on there and see things they've pinned...so it's a bit of a time suck, much like facebook, but I'm a little addicted. Anyway....back to the photos! I love how these bubble photos turned out!
Here they are, reading Anne of Green Gables in their matching dresses. Anne of Green Gables is still one of my favorite books ever. I had a bit of an overactive imagination as a kid (ok, so maybe I still do), so I can totally relate to Anne. That book still makes me laugh out loud!
We also made their headbands and flower clips and bracelets. Easy peasy lemon squeezy, as Abbie would say. You can see instructions for Elisabeth's headband here, Abbie's headband here, the bracelets here, and the dresses here. The flower clips are just silk flowers cut from the stems and hot glued to alligator clips.
For normal client sessions I try to keep the processing fairly consistent...about half and half with normal color and clean, crisp black and whites. Since this shoot was just for me I did some experimenting with different processing and tried some muted color on some, some extra pinky on some (the ones of Abbie with the bubbles), and tried a warmer black and white conversion than I normally use. I'll probably stick to my normal black and white, but these were fun to try for a little change.
The girls were SO good for this shoot, so they were rewarded with supper at Cheeseburger in Paradise. YUM! I hope they continue being BFFs and love looking back at these photos when they're, as Abbie would say, "growing ups".
Abbie LOVES color! All colors really, but pink and purple are definitely her favorites! I love the other photos with the soft colors and black and white, but I love these a little more because they are very ABBIE!
Here they are, reading Anne of Green Gables in their matching dresses. Anne of Green Gables is still one of my favorite books ever. I had a bit of an overactive imagination as a kid (ok, so maybe I still do), so I can totally relate to Anne. That book still makes me laugh out loud! Crystal and I used to watch the Anne of Green Gables movie over and over and over when we were younger, and Abbie saw it for the first time about a month ago and loved it and Elisabeth has actually read the book already and loves it.
When Crystal and I were younger, I remember us always wanting to match. I don't think we ever had actual matching outfits, but we would at least try to wear the same color as often as we could. When I saw instructions online (on pinterest, of course) for pillowcase dresses, we had to try making them. For my first attempt at sewing (other than a blanket I made for Jonah), I think I did pretty good! Ok, so maybe we're trying to live vicariously through them with the matching dresses, but they are pretty cute! And the girls loved them.
So...Anne of Green Gables AND matching dresses?!?! This one might just be my favorite.
We also made their headbands and flower clips and bracelets. Easy peasy lemon squeezy, as Abbie would say. You can see instructions for Elisabeth's headband here, Abbie's headband here, the bracelets here, and the dresses here. The flower clips are just silk flowers cut from the stems and hot glued to alligator clips.For normal client sessions I try to keep the processing fairly consistent...about half and half with normal color and clean, crisp black and whites. Since this shoot was just for me I did some experimenting with different processing and tried some muted color on some, some extra pinky on some (the ones of Abbie with the bubbles), and tried a warmer black and white conversion than I normally use. I'll probably stick to my normal black and white, but these were fun to try for a little change.The girls were SO good for this shoot, so they were rewarded with supper at Cheeseburger in Paradise. YUM! I hope they continue being BFFs and love looking back at these photos when they're, as Abbie would say, "growing ups".
