Happy Easter

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter as much as we did! We took advantage of the beautiful day and took pictures! (duh! lol) And I think they turned out pretty cool. If you want to see them all head over to Persnickety's Facebook Page!

Happy Easter from the Thompson Family!

(Our family picture was taken by Tracy of Tracy Parron Photography)

The one above and the one below were both taken inside the church, right below amazing light coming from the window. This little turkey was not in the mood for picture taking but some how or another, some great pictures came out of it!

I am not crazy about my picture be taken but I needed a new one for the website, so my talented husband took a few of me. He was running back and forth and trying to get the "perfect picture." <----His words, not mine. (lol)

(Love the picture of my other half, captures who he is completely!)

My Packaging

As you all know, with every session I offer, I include 4x6 prints and a high-resolution CD. I was having so much difficulty in finding the best way to present it all to my clients. Now there are tons of companies that offer boutique boxes and this and that. But I just was not seeing what I was envisioning until, I saw Caroline Ghetes of Caroline Ghetes Photography and how she packages her CD's and pictures and I was blown away! (http://www.carolineghetes.com/blog/2009/10/02/eco-friendly-packaging/)

Everything was eco-friendly but at the same time still very professional. For $25 she will email you over a list of vendors where she buys everything from. Well, since I was blessed with my adoptive mother's creative gene (lol,) I was convinced I could do this myself. So I did! Below, is the final result!

Here is everything put together! *Side note: The only thing I was not able to make was the box (duh). I got those from Joann Fabric's.* From left to right: Picture Box with persnick's label and print storage. Next, is the print release form, also very important. And finally the CD cases and CD storage.

These CD cases were so easy to make! They are made from a heavier fabric and burlap from Joann Fabric's. Inside is card stock paper and a pocket for the CD.I didn't want to go with a busy, trendy, print fabric because I wanted everything to compliment my logo and simply go together. These were a bit more time consuming but totally worth it!

Slumber Party!

(This post couldn't get more personal! Below, is how I spent my Tuesday evening! Just a little glimpse into my life and how a busy mom is allowed to take break and have fun too!)

Not your typical "Slumber Party." No one brought their sleeping bags or scary ghost stories, this was a big girl Slumber Party. I basically used it as an excuse to have a girls night in. It was a great group of girls and we all had fun! I took the boy and girl (pictured above) and used it everywhere. It was simple, but a cute decoration!

I bought every kind of junk food I could think! Candy, chips, cookies and best of all, donuts! I put a sign on the table that read "Seducing Candy Bar," just play on the whole Slumber Party theme.

Favors, the whole reason you come the party right? Once again the boy and girl, just to add something small and a handwritten "thank you!" Inside the bags were massage oils and a lollipop!

Now, maybe this is the real reason people come to parties. (I know I spelled it Karma instead of Kama, but I think the point comes across!) Jelly Shots, Moscato, White Zin, and Riesling, started the evening and kept it going. We all spent too much money but in the end, we had a blast!