Brooklyn (Quad Cities newborn photographer)

Posted on February 6, 2012





Vendor Spotlight: Little Hatchlings

Posted on February 4, 2012

Today I’m showing off the cutest little headbands sent to me from Little Hatchlings!  I just adore the two she sent me and have since sat and stared at her store frozen with indecision on what my first purchase with her should be!  I absolutely love everything she does and they’re all high quality and just beautiful!
The Basics
Business name:  Little Hatchlings
Location: Tampa, Florida
Product:   Fine hair accessories for babies, toddlers, Little Girls and adults too!
The Lady in Charge
Your Name:  Uyen Tran
Tell us a little about yourself:   I’m a biologist who actually retired when I was 28 years old.  I have 2 little girls (a 7.5 years old and a 2.5 years old).  I’m originally from the Washington, DC area but I moved to Tampa about 13 years ago and have been stuck here ever since. I’m married to an anesthesiologist who loves his place of work and his colleagues so I don’t think we will ever move back to the DC area.
Why do you make your product and what started your business?:  When I had my youngest daughter 2.5 years ago, I used to go to the mall and buy her headbands.  After my sister-in-law saw it on her, she wanted them for her own kids.  However, the kiosk where I used to buy the headbands from had closed down.  So I thought that I could probably try and make them myself.  I had so much fun making them that I couldn’t stop.  Eventually I had so many headbands that I didn’t know what to do with them so a friend suggested that I sell them on Etsy.  I had never heard of Etsy until then.  That’s when my business kind of took off on it’s own.
When you shop Etsy, where do you go?:  I usually look for whimsical dresses for my daughters.  Especially anything that is made from Amy Butler fabrics.  I love the brightness of her fabrics.
Where do you get your design inspiration?:  Oh gosh, I’m a J. Crew girl all the way.  I love how they put their outfits together and how they combine their colors.  I get most of my ideas from the J. Crew catalogs!
What is your “go-to” snack while you work?:  Popcorn!  Love, love, love popcorn!  It’s so bad because I would stay up really late at night to make my headbands and I would go through huge bags of popcorn.
The Fun Stuff
What’s in the background while you’re working (besides screaming children)?:  The hum of my laptop and “ding” from the emails on my iPhone.
Describe a typical day in “the office” for you?:  During the day, I’m running around doing errands.  My typical day in the office actually starts at 8:00 pm when the girls are both in bed and my husband is busy with his own work.  I will work from 8:00 pm until about 3:00 am.  It’s such crazy hours but that’s when I can work straight through without being interrupted.  Whenever I am overwhelmed with huge orders, I will work during the day too but I won’t get as much done as I do if I worked at night time.
If you had a storefront, what would it look like?:  Hmmm…good question.  It would probably look a lot like a Kate Spade store!  I love how she has all these bright colors displayed in a sleek and modern environment.

 





Babies first year (Illinois cake smash photographer)

Posted on February 2, 2012

It’s always amazing to me to have a newborn session and a cake smash session on the same day, they change and grow so fast in that first year!!





Vendor Spotlight: Adisten’s Closet by Modern Chic Tots

Posted on February 1, 2012

I have been SO blessed to work with so many talented vendors this past year.  From time to time you’ll see me post a “fresh face” or “model” call on the Facebook fan page and usually what I’m doing is taking photographs of items for a vendor.  My prop stash has grown tremendously this last year by trading props for pictures to use in their online stores.  I’ve been able to to meet and work with some very talented ladies and love to show them off when I get a chance!  Here’s one that sent me these amazing hand made baby sized crowns and a matching tutu…I’m in love with them and have used them in several sessions!
The Basics:
Location: Orange County, Ca
Product: I specialize in creating beautiful and unique handmade tutus, tutu costumes, hair accessories, hanging tulle pom poms, pom pom wands, Monthly Milestone stickers and my newest addition tiny gold and silver crowns!
The Lady in Charge
Your Name: Morgann Perry
Tell us a little about yourself:  I am a Southern California girl!  I love the sun and can’t imagine living more than 20 minutes from the beach.  My perfect day is packing a picnic lunch, heading down to the sand with my little side kick, building sand castles, and playing in the water.  Adisten is my sweet little girl who is my everything and inspiration for Adisten’s Closet by MCT.
Why do you make your product and what started your business?:  I love being creative and all things design!  My business started after I made my daughter’s 2nd Halloween costume, a lady bug tutu set!  I got so many compliments and my friends urged me to start selling them.  I never dreamed it would evolve into a full time job!
Where do you get your design inspiration?:  Inspiration comes in so many forms all around me!  My interior design background has taught me to think outside the box.  I don’t like to be like everyone else, I like to put a twist on my designs to make it different and unique.  I love color!  I love new color schemes and I think that is where my design inspiration starts.
What is your “go-to” snack while you work?:  Anything SWEET!  I was never really into sweets, but now I can’t get through the late work nights without a little treat!
The Fun Stuff
What’s in the background while you’re working (besides screaming children)?:  I’ve learned that you can’t get much work done with a 3 year old.  I work as soon as Adisten goes to bed at night(thank goodness for early bed times!).  My DVR is my best friend at nights!  I rarely sit and watch a full episode, but it is on in the background to listen to.  Occasionally, I will put some country music on in the background.
Describe a typical day in “the office” for you?:  A typical work night for me is making tutus/shirts/headbands, brewing a fresh batch of coffee, filling orders, finding a yummy treat in the cupboard ;) and LOTS of admin work!
If you had a storefront, what would it look like?:  Modern. Black. White. Yellow.  My favorite!

 





Miss Giana (Quad City Newborn photographer)

Posted on January 30, 2012

Miss Giana was as sweet as pie and was happy to let mom get all of the special poses she requested!





What I’ve been up to….

Posted on January 27, 2012

January has been a fun and busy month- this week in particular had me having flash backs to my Christmas season lol!  We had four new babies in the studio this week so stay tuned for their showcases soon.  I’ve also been working with several vendors and I’ll be doing some vendor highlights here soon!  As always if you want to see the latest session sneak peeks find us on Facebook!

January’s Vintage Angel Mini Sessions :)

 





Adorable party of three (Davenport, IA children’s photographer)

Posted on January 19, 2012

This is one of my favorite recent sessions, happy kids, adorable outfits….couldn’t be any cuter if they tried!





Set 8

Posted on January 13, 2012

I didn’t forget….I’ve just had other cute things to show lately :) .  Here’s another set, the “rustic red barnwood”.  We got this just before Christmas this year and as can see it made an adorable Christmas set but it’s also a great set for girls or boys and photographs beautifully!





Little Logan (Moline newborn photographer)

Posted on January 13, 2012

My first little newborn of the year, he was such a sweetie and let us have all kinds of fun!  My favorite is the one of him in dad’s hands…check out that expression!

 





Miss Malaina…(Davenport baby photographer)

Posted on January 11, 2012

This sweet pea came for her session and decided she was too sleepy to smile….so she went home for a bit took a nap and came back and was MUCH happier….naps are so important :)





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