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This picture makes me smile. : )
Maybe because it looks a bit like a quirky Norman Rockwell painting?
or maybe because all my children’s birthdays fall during the summer
whoo! keeps me busy.
So pass a piece of cake.. and make it chocolate if you please.
This has always been my favorite.. I used to make it out of an old cookbook of my grandmas.
Be warned.. this cake deliciously rich. A little bit goes along way, even for serious chocoholics like me!
- Oh funny i should click on this because my husband mentioned Norman Rockwell about my last flickr post, to which I posted a link to one your pictures and have meaning to tell you since Monday when I posted it, I do hope that's ok! All my three little one's birthdays are in the fall, I keep telling myself to get started, this is a beautiful reminder!
- Oh, that is super Cute!! I <3 it!
- Ooh, Mandy, thanks for the recipe! I'm gonna try it for sure. And, you're right....this photo reminds me of a Norman Rockwell painting, too. It's so nostalgic and sweet. :) Hope you're doing well, my inspiring friend. xoxo
- That is one of the cutest birthday pictures ever! I absolutely love it!
- Adore.
Introducing a fresh new set of dreamy prints to my shop Skippy Designs.
Also a big announcement soon that will add an extra skip in Skippy Designs! (think handmade) 
This collection was a work of love for me.
Sewing, cutting, gluing, creating.. and when I look at the final results I realize what a reflection it is of myself.
Many of the details make up my memories. The green car.. just like my Grandpa’s.
Handwritten letters .. my husband & I wrote tons of love letters to each other before we were married.
Sheet music… I still have a stack of piano music that I once played.
Tulips from my garden.
Photography seems to be an undeniable expression of who I am.
Is this true for you?
- Such wonderful photos! I love the emotion in them... I actually saw some of your photos in a Swedish store a couple of weeks ago, which I thought was fun :) Have a great day! Moa
- oh my............they are all so wonderful.......I am in love with them all!
- I love these. I wish that photography was an expression of myself; but I can't take a photo to save my life! I have plenty of other things that take that place...so I will leave the real talent of photography to you....an obvious creative genius. p.s. as soon as we get a job, I will be buying up so many things in your shop. i can't wait!
- It is absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!! Your gift for design, creativity and photography are a combination of perfection!
- Your images are so beautiful...you inspire me!
- they take my breathe away.. every single one of them!!
- omigosh, these are simply beautiful, every single one!!!
- I think I shall retire from photography and just enjoy your images from now on. They make me so happy. I come here late at night just before I go to bed after a long day and am always refreshed and feeling, well, skippy! You're brilliant, Mandy. Really. xo p.s. please don't tell me you made the vintage dresses, too?
- I found a new favorite photographer in you. Thank you for sharing your amazing images. They are a gift. I can only dream to be as talented as you someday!
- I agree with Moa. There's so much emotion in these pics. I just love them so much. I'm looking around to see if you have a subscribe button.
- Absolutely beautiful!
- I love your blog...it is such a breath of fresh air. I can't wait to see the new etsy goodies....crossing my fingers there is a little dress for my little ones 5 year old birthday party ;)
- Mandy, I've come back to your blog so many times just to stare at these images! So Beautiful, So Lovely, So Subtle.
- touching. precious. breathtaking. in awe.
- Wow! How did I just find you? Your work is amazing and inspiring and I plan to check back often.
- All these touches of yellow, white , green and torquoise, oh my! So incredibly perfect each one and all together. Is that true did you make that divine yellow dress? I have such affection for things hanging on string and lace, heavens me, every little detail....the nest, the flower, the envelope liners, the vintage postcard, the key, the tag...this is simply the "clothes line" of my dreams!
- I am in love with your new series! Every shot is breathtaking!
Summer reflections and afternoon dreaming.. both in the mirror and my love of yellow.
She makes it so easy.. I’m lucky to have such a willing model. : )
{Shop update tomorrow!}
- Mandy, These are simply BEAUTIFUL!!! wow...
- love these pics of Autumn. she's growin' up on us...
- Beautiful,beautiful! I have run out of words for your work :) It's always amazing!
- so, so lovely. in love with every one of them. wow. i agree with kriscinda. i'm out of words.
- Thanks girls! xo
- beautiful soft images! your work is amazing!
- lovely, lovely, lovely, I love the simplicity of the yellow, and vintage chair, and the child is such an enhancement to your work... very lovely indeed!
- This is soooo beautiful! It really is!
- Oh that first image with the yellow dress! secretly I am jealous that it is not mine ;) So dreamy and reflective.
- Oh, you are such an inspiration! I feel joy just looking at your images. I also have a young daughter, and love seeing the beautiful images you take of your own. Maybe you will share some pictures of her bedroom soon, *hint* I can only imagine how amazing it looks!
A little girl without a home.
A mother’s heart longing for another little girl.
Love knows no limits, color, or distance. Love makes a family.
When my sister, Charla told me 5 yrs ago that she was seriously considering adopting, I was overjoyed.
There were so many conversations about all the details..
How would it impact our family? what gender? what nationality? would she be healthy?
Charla & her husband decided on South Korea.
Once the paperwork was finished, there was so much waiting for news.. any news.
Finally the phone call came!
Lily was 10 months old when she became part of our family… a year ago.
She is truly loved and an answer to prayer for my sister.
I’m quite the proud aunt too. ; )
We live a few miles away.. so I’m able to see her often and my sister & I talk so much, I think miss Lily is convinced I live inside their phone. lol ;D
- what beautiful treasures they are for each other~ these images capture so much love and beauty! absolutely amazing!!! (do i say that whenever i visit you here?)
- so so gorgeous!!
- This post put tears in my eyes. So beautiful!
- we are huge believers of adoption in my family, so this post rang quite close to home. Lily Grace is an absolutely beautiful girl with an absolutely beautiful mother. This little girl was so blessed to be apart of your family. And, the pictures? Breathtaking.
- Oh, how beautiful!!!
- so, so gorgoeus.
- wow...these turned out so pretty!
- Adoption makes my heart happy. I've always wanted to adopt and hope to someday. Miss Lily is beautiful and I'm so glad she was adopted in to a wonderful, loving family. These photos are just perfect. I love the doll house and the one of her peaking through the window made me smile. You work is an inspiration!
- You never cease to amaze me, these are absolutely nothing short of magical! Goodness gracious every detail, every AMAZING prop and color combination, you have been given a gift my dear, I'm oh so glad you share it!
- congratulations to your beautiful sister!!! my cousin recently adopted a little girl from south korea and they named her lily, too. :) mandy, these photos amaze me...i'm in awe. they are sooo gorgeous!!! xo
- Gorgeous shots! I love the the light, airy quality.
- beautiful beautiful. your art direction is so superb mandy. and is that an olive doll? looks like it to me.
- Thank you! yes, it's a wee wonderful doll.
- So sweet and beautiful!! Lily is so lucky to have you guys!!!
- This collection of photographs you have captured and put together is a true gift. Miss lily is so beautiful and the love between her and your sister is so wonderful...I love your work and the emotion your able to convey through it. x
- Oh Mandy, I am absolutely in love with these pictures. Thanks a million for doing this for me. I'm so lucky to have you as a sister:) Your talent is amazing! Love you.
- I am in love, with the subjects, the photographer and the photographs! The setting is so beautiful as is the connection that you captured. Their love is evident, as is yours for your sister and her family. You have such a beautiful gift Mandy. xo
- Your pictures are absolutely stunning. Very creative, soft and lovely! Inspiring!!
- She's so adorable! You have such a lovely family!
- what absolutely stunning photos of your sister and her gorgeous little girl!
I don’t know what is more yummy.. his soft chubby cheeks or the ice cream. 
- aww..he is just too cute. love this. :)
- Love it! Both are equally yummie, if I have to decide... Happy summer!
- aww... too cute! I love his smile & the twinkle in his eyes. It makes me want to give him a hug! :) xxxoo
- The cheeks! Definitely the cheeks!
- I'm voting for his cheeks. ;) Another amazing photo, Mandy! I wish you offered an e-course or could fly out to Seattle personally to be my mentor. xo
- Adorable shot! I love the colors and his sweet smile!
- This photo should win an award!!! Precious!!! Happy Summer!!
- Okay I just found you and I'm so glad I did. LOVING the orange gingham shirt.
Interview on Simply Hue.
Thank you Miss Vicki! I adore you & the work you are doing on your blog. Someday we will meet for that coffee..
- Hey Mandy, just discovered this post...thanks so much. I adore you, too. :) That coffee is looooong overdue. lol. Hope you're doing well. xo
“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything
seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” Audrey Hepburn
I love pink for so many reasons. It’s a celebration of femininity and everything fun about being a girl!
My 13 yr old niece Brittany and her best friend Melissa were my adorable models for the day. We were all about town.. visiting my favorite places.
I can’t say enough good things about these girls, they are true sweethearts.. with perfect amounts of sweetness & fun!
Brittany wants to be a hairdresser and Melissa a Vet.
I don’t have single doubt that they will achieve whatever they desire.. at 13 the world lies at their feet. I know they have a wonderful future ahead of them!
- LOVE these images! I adore your vintage style...beautiful work! :)
- This is SO sweet!! I love pink, and I love your art-work!
- What a beautiful gift for these girls to have forever to look back on....they are simply lovely. Breathtakingly lovely....
- Stunning, again! How do you get the little heart lights in the image?
- Love, so inspiring.. You are amazing Mandy:)
- Wow, beautiful....the pictures and both of the girls...(can't believe how much older your niece is getting!!! )
- Loved every one! They are wonderful. So fun and timeless. Adore you and your work, Mandy!
- Seriously gorgeous work! I love these - and I'm sure the girls will love these as well for years to come.
- Oh I just ADORE these!!! love, love their outfits and the locations!! Fabulous shoot girl!! Wish we had some pics of us like this when we were 13 :)
- Absolutely, Perfectly, Gorgeous, in every way!!! Awesome job, girl!!!
- love. love. love. wow! you're amazing!!
- I cannot find words for how much I love these! Gorgeous girls, styling, light, color...love your work!!
- AHHH!!!! These are A-MaaaaZ-ING! Just perfect!
- Beautiful girls and locations. Love the feel of vintage... These are way too cool Mandy!!
- This is true art. It's sooo gorgeous and those girls are gorgeous. Everything about these pictures are scrumptious. I'm with Anika -- how DO you get the heart shaped lights??
- these are so lovely..... thanks for inspiring me this wednesday morning!
- So, so Lovely! You are inspire me so much! I just adore your work! Greeting from Finland!
- Oh, Mandy- these take my breath away - they are simply gorgeous! I can see why it was your favorite!! Beautiful girls! Great job!
- love these, beautiful!
- I love everything about this photoshoot... Gorgeous styling, lovely tones and just absolutely perfect :)
- Wow. Amazing work :)
- oh my your photos are just so sweet and beautiful! I could just live in them!
- You have outdone yourself with this session!! Each image is brilliant, creative, gorgeous!! You used to be one of my favorite photographers but you've just become #1. xo – g
- Omigosh, what a wonderful photoshoot -- love the styling, the processing... the images themselves are simply gorgeous!
- Thank you each one for stopping by & commenting. It made my day in so many ways. The question about the heart bokeh? I created my own filter for my lens with black paper and a small heart cut out. Set your lens to manual and play. :)
- Wow! I could leave it at that. But I won't. ;) These are lovely, lovely, lovely!
- once again, absolutely beautiful photographs. your models are adorable & are so lucky to have had this opportunity with you. *sigh* if only we could all have this opportunity! (someday!)
- oh mandy, these are stunning!
- These are unreal! wow just wow. Love them all.
- Oh how simply wonderful. A vintage fairy tale with a girls twist. Love the colours, softness, styling, light, narrative, and beauty. Love your choice of quotes too...magical Mandy anothor stunning example of your talent.
- I'm in love with this photo shoot. The colors are so pretty! It makes me wish I could go back in time to that soda shoppe/diner and sit down and have a good old fashioned milkshake :) Great job! And you're such an inspiration!
- I could not love these pictures more! Each shot is just absolutely breathtaking and beautiful. I can't wait to hang some of them in Brittany's room.
- As someone madly in love with the 1950s, I just about fell over in a swoon when I saw this post. Ab.so.lute.ly GORGEOUS!
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! so cool! who are the lucky girls?? i am SO facebooking this link to my sister...
She is 5 and I can hardly believe it! What happened to my baby?
Part of her is still here.. in the pink bunny she sleeps with each night, the shy sweet smiles she gives.. but a new more mature little girl is emerging, much more chatty and independent. I love her infectious giggles, her “bella” dancing, her love of books & her new pink bike.
She thanks Jesus each night for the sun, moon, & stars.. but I thank God for her. I love her so!
- This party was SUPER cute! Love all the details. Your hard work paid off! :) Autumn is such a beautiful, sweet little girl. Kristin just loves her! :)
- what a gorgeous little girl you have! I remember turning 5, and how much love my mom always showed me. She is a lucky little girl to have such a talented mother!
- Oh she is so precious! I know just how you feel. Emme' is turning five in a few weeks and it leaves me wondering where the time has gone...she's my baby! Love the adorable party decor! You always leave me inspired :)
- She is a Beautiful little girl....can't believe are babies are 5!! Her birthday party looks Super cute!!! So Pretty!
- so beautiful, Mandy. She sounds precious. They do grow up WAY to fast....
- i cried at this post mandy...my sweet princess turns 6 next month. we are amidst the party planning now. she wants to have the hand clapping games - do you remember? "miss mary mack mack mack, all dressed in black black black..." - we've been practicing and clapping until our hands are sore. i love this time. this post is beautiful - the details of the party, the colors, her sweet smile. happy birthday....to you both. xo
- Love. love. love the colors, the pictures, the adorable party, what you wrote... Beautiful work!
- these are so beautiful. what a pretty party. wow! i cannot believe she is 5, either!! love your journaling, too. so sweet.
- Such a beautiful photo sessions with your daughter, Mandy. Love the soft pastels. :)
- Hi Mandy! Here are a few examples for your interview. You can make it as short or long as you like. :) Are we still on for Wednesday? http://matissecolor.blogspot.com/search/label/i%20create xo Vicki
- It's hard to believe our little princess is 5 years old already! Beautiful little girls. Beautiful party. Beautiful pictures. xxxoo
- Oh my word this is so cute down to the very last detail. My daughter turns 5 in oct and I wonder where the years went. Will you please share with me where you got the blue dress with the peter pan colar. I love it with all my heart ;)
- how sweet. the details you put in your children's parties amaze me. very inspirational.
Things We Make: Inspired Image
Thank you for the feature Amy and for sharing inspiration around the web!
It’s nice to slow down and and appreciate the images that move us and cause us to be grateful for those brief magical moments we capture.
my daughter, beautiful & carefree… always flitting & dancing her way through her lovely imagination!
- Love the light in these! Great job, as always.
- So fresh and carefree for sure!
- Such gorgeous photos! I love the movement that you have captured and the light is amazing...
- so beautiful. love!!
- The light is FANTASTIC! And I love the butterflies - can you tell me where you got them?
- Thanks everyone! Anika, I made the butterflies out of paper. :)
- oh my heavens. oh. oh mandy.....oh how i sometimes wish my creative heart beat like yours....these are so so beautiful. i'm so instantly connected with these images. i swear, i will one day find my way to you. you must photograph my daughter, or my son, or both. i just can't tell you how much i adore these.
- Beautiful, heavenly images. Your children are so blessed to have these amazing pieces of art to remember their fun filled childhoods. You always bring me such joy with your work and keep me wanting more and more and more! I could never tire of your work. Timeless treasures.
- Be still my heart!
- oh mandy, i love these!
- love,LOVE these of Autumn!! ...and the butterflies... xxxoo
- That top shot is pure magic! Wow ~ I love it so!
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