I love simple do-it-yourself crafts, especially for the holidays. My friend Katherine and I were cruising the flea market and I spotted this old red Tonka truck, which I thought would be perfect for a Christmas mantle decoration. I used a bottlebrush Christmas tree and red and white twine and tied up the tree on the roof. Done in 60 seconds!
I wish I could put the life-size version of this car on my wish list. Happy Holidays and decorating!
Oh boy! What a special moment this was for us at Love, Oliver and Michele. Last June, we photographed Stephen and Amanda’s wedding as well as a very memorable engagement session. Now, the lovely and kind couple are parents to this darling baby boy. It was such a joy to see the overflowing love they…
Every now and then I like to moonlight as floral designer. I have done flowers for weddings, photo shoots and other events. Last week was the first time I had taught a class with flowers. To welcome the Spring Equinox together with The Habitat Factory truck we made flower crowns, drank wine, nibbled on jam…
We love this family! The Zielsdorfs are dear friends. Mike went to high school with Richard and his wife Corey shares the same birthday with him. We always enjoy taking their family photos for the holidays. This year they welcomed a new member of their family, who was a cool and calm baby. As always,…
Recently, we met up with our friends Russell and Kerry. We photographed their wedding a while back. The New Yorkers had a destination wedding in their hometown of Los Angeles. It was an awesome two day wedding and we all became dear friends. When they shared the news they were having a baby, I was really…
I made these small rosemary wreaths a couple years ago and thought I would share them for the blog. I love the idea of small wreaths of rosemary used for an intimate farm to table reception and adding a tag for the guest’s name. The project is simple and a great use for overgrowing rosemary…
We had our 6th workshop at Shop Summer Camp in Ojai this weekend. This workshop was for beginning watercolor. The hour long class included basic techniques of watercolor strokes and other instructions on color, then the attendees worked on creating a watercolor letter. We used large stencils to help the artists keep their design in the shape of the letter of…