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Even with the little heat wave we’ve had again the light is starting to change and fall is just around the corner!  A photographer’s job is to of course capture the subject but the first thing we do is to read the light and let me just say if I could bottle up the light from this session and sell it to other photographers I’d be a millionaire a million times over.  Maya was a little too busy to stop and have her pictures taken but that didn’t stop us from getting some sweet smiles….and she totally cracked me up playing with sticks and dirt in her pretty pink dress!  Speaking of dress if you’re looking for clothing ideas for your next session this family did a fantastic job and I love the colors they chose!  Right now I’m doing more sessions in a week than there are days so I can’t possibly blog them all….if you want to see all my recent sessions check out the facebook fan page!!

 

 

Our next Vendor feature is Petite Peanut Boutique, which is owned and operated by Joy in Las Vegas!  Joy is the woman responsible for all those adorable little neck ties you see in my photos!  She also does other stuff (like tutus, head bands, and other hair pieces).  Here is her email “interview”:

JJP:  Please tell us your business name, location, and the products you have available

PPB: Petite Peanut Boutique is located in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as Etsy.com

JJP: So tell us a little about yourself

PPB: My background and degrees are in Architecture, Construction Management, and Information systems…but I’m definitely a girlie girl at heart!  I’m a computer nerd (yes, its true!), exercise fiend, fashionista, shopaholic, accessory crazed, flower fanatic, and lover of all things bling!

JJP: Why do you make your product and what started your business?

PPB: I have always enjoyed creating things and when I had my second child I started making more things for my two peanuts because I couldn’t find fun, trendy, coordinating accessories for both boys and girls.  A lot of people approached me inquiring about the items my children were wearing, so I decided to open my Etsy shop.  I named my shop after my little girl- whose nickname is “peanut”.  I thought having my Etsy shop would feed my need to create things, but not have them in my house stock piling, I was wrong!  LOL.  Now instead of lots of finished projects I have piles and piles of fabric!  Fortunately my husband has been a good sport about it.

JJP: When you shop Etsy, where do you go?

PPB: I love Etsy!!  I like to give back to the community that supports my business.  It’s the first place I like to look for unique products and gifts.  Typically I do a search for what I’m looking for and then bounce around between stores “window shopping”.

JJP: Where do you get your design inspiration?

PPB: Sometimes designs come from pure need, but I love to look through fashion magazines, study wedding and color trends, and follow fabric designers.

JJP: What is your “go-to” snack while you work?

PPB: A big bottle of water (its pretty hot here in Vegas) and a protein bar.

JJP: What’s in the background while you’re working (you know, besides screaming children)?

PPB: Constant chaos!  LOL.  When one of my three kids aren’t crying, I like to listen to Pandora (normally at night when they’re sleeping) while I’m working- a good mix of fun, cheerful music like Jack Johnson.

JJP: Describe a typical day “in the office” for you?

PPB: I normally work for about 3-4 hours in the morning (a few of those hours before my kids wake up), and then about 3-4 hours in the lat evening/night time when my kids and hubby are in bed.  I have a new baby that doesn’t sleep much- but he loves the hum of the sewing machine- so we hang out at night until the wee hours of the morning.

JJP: If you had a storefront, what would it look like?

PPB: Very posh!  Lots of chandeliers, mirrors, sparkles, with pops of fun colors like teal and hot pink.

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I came across petite peanut while searching for cute boy props (although she has amazing things for girls as well!).  Joy’s ties are so cute that I added her to my list of recommendations for my clients.  From there she approached me about partnering and of course I said yes!  I just placed my own order a couple weeks ago to use in my own family portraits.  Every year we take photos of my son and husband, who share a birthday, and then throw in the girls for a few fun family shots and Petite Peanut had the perfect combination of ties and bows for all five of us!  My favorite product from Petite Peanut is the yellow, gray and black baroque-patterned neck tie that Joy sent to me as a model prop, which is the last picture above.

Thanks to Joy for the opportunity to work with Petite Peanut Boutique!  Be sure to check her out by clicking on her Etsy link!

If you missed our last feature click here to read about Made with Delight!