How LOST makes me feel

It seems that everyone I know is absolutely obsessed with LOST. (why do they capitalize that? One of the many mysteries) I never really caught on, so I've always felt pretty left out.

Etsy has some great items that I can relate to. These things describe how I've felt during the whole LOST craze.

Compass Pillow

Map Stationary

Lonely Loser Soap

The Lonely Tree

I'm Confused- Monster Magnet

1. heididevlin

2. dote

3. SepticSoaps

4. JanelleTompkins

5. vozamer

Heather & Jesse

During my sophomore year of college, I was given a wonderful opportunity that would provide me some very valuable experience in the career field that I was/am interested in. My photography professor hooked me up with this awesome girl named Heather. She had graduated from Union with a graphic design emphasis, but over the course of a few years had turned her attention to photography. At this point she was shooting weddings and portraits in Jackson. We met up and I knew it was going to work out. We got along great right off the bat, and I started interning with her. She took me to several weddings with her and now, I'm a sort of contracted wedding photographer with the company that she started, Cedarway. I've gotten great experience and a great friend out of the whole situation.

All that to say, I got to turn the camera around on Heather! She got married 7 (?) years ago, but she didn't have a whole lot of photos of her and her husband together. So she had me take photos of them with her in her wedding dress! I've never gotten to do this type of shoot before, but it was VERY fun! The sun was super bright, so it was challenging. I'm happy with the pictures and I had a great time out at Pinson Mounds with them. Hooray!

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MableMae

I've been taking photos for this great seller on Etsy. Her name is Lenesha and her shop is called MableMae. Here are some images that I took of her work:

Faire du jardinage

"To do the gardening"

Here's the story:
Abby Ott and I decided at the beginning of the semester that we wanted to do a fashion shoot together. It took over half the semester to get a day when we could get together with the models that we wanted, but it finally happened! I had seen this "abandoned" greenhouse place a while back and thought that would be fun. But...um...that was in the winter, so now that it's spring there is a business there again. That was just me being dense. But it worked out anyway! I established contact with the owner and he agreed to come after hours to let us shoot. He was SO NICE! It's Long's Landscape Service and Nursery if you ever need some gardening done :) Anyway, it looked like the sky was about to fall the whole time, but it worked out!

E-N-J-O-Y

*Abby rocks* see her pictures here: http://abbyott.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/an-afternoon-in-the-greenhouse/

 Me, Margaret, Abby and Haley

Market Bags are my new obsession

I have decided to use my own bags when I shop (whenever possible). One reason is pretty obvious: I don't want to be stuck with a ton of plastic bags. Another reason for using my own bags, though, is that it has forced me to be very picky about what I buy, since I only have two bags. I'm saving money, being more conscious of what I buy, and I have less waste! Everybody wins! (Except the people who make the plastic bags)

Check out these great market bags from Etsy. No matter your "style" you can probably find one you love

This adorable Sailor Tote Bag is from BayanHippo
I've been digging on the whole nautical trend lately. It's pretty cute.

Produce Bags! These come from ohlittlerabbit, and she put some block printed fruit on there so you don't forget what to buy.

No collection is complete without some vintage. Vintage Grain Sack from CecilandEdith

Canvas Shopping Totes from limabeanhome. You get two, so you're pretty much set. PLUS they are plain so you can screen print on them if you want.

This is the one that I own! I got one with a red print, but this one is just as adorable. This Rabbit Screen printed Organic Cotton Tote Bag from PocketCarnival is on sale, so if you like it as much as I do, you better get it! I've been using the bag, and I can testify that it is, in fact, durable.

Thanks for listening. Now go buy some market bags, for goodness sakes!