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"A portrait of A & J, once a week, every week, in 2013"

 

My final portraits of the year, I have loved this project as it has given me the focus to photograph my children, to watch them more and capture those moments which are meaningful to us.

I wanted to finish the project with a shot of all three of us, my little men still smaller than me, knowing this won't last long

I am so excited to continue this project in 2014 with some changes too

Bloggers meet.......Bristol

 

Last weekend a group of women gathered, all bloggers, all inspiring, all individual, all friends. Lou had organised a pretty much perfect day, Christmas market, lunch, wreath making.

We all chatted over the dirty burgers we had all ordered, some pork, some beef, mine lamb.

We all hot footed back to Lottie's home through the heavy rain to spend two hours making beautiful wreaths. My eyes went straight to the pink peppercorns and guinea fowl feathers, heaven

Such generous and wonderful women, Cathy, Lou, Lottie, Kat, Bethan and Laura. Looking forward to the next time

Christmas card OH Christmas card

 

I was inspired to make my Christmas cards this year, I wanted something sustainable and found these brilliant recycled paper cards and envelopes on eBay, they were £10 for 50.

I used a tree stamp, silver and black pens for the design, simple but festive. I love the idea of putting a photo inside Christmas cards, it makes them so personal and with young children our families are always asking for updated photos of them. I managed to get a shot taken on a recent trip to visit Father Christmas at the GWSR railway in Cheltenham. If you register to snap fish you can order up to 40 prints for.....FREE!!! I paid just over £1 for postage, bargain!

So here they are, I am so pleased with them and hope they make our friends and family smile when they open them