It runs in the family

christian1
Originally uploaded by studiocherie

Yeah, so Christian is a ham too. He favors the more serious expression. Jacket and hat by Volcum. Tee shirt is vintage. Rory traded shirts with a guy in this bar on Jost VanDyke, BVI.

6 AM photoshoot

6 AM photoshoot
Originally uploaded by studiocherie

Sunglasses hide the bags. Honestly, how great does anyone look at that hour? My hair was not behaving too badly. Earrings by beadstylin. Rory gave me this jacket in 1989, so I know it is vintage. I think it is time for a new owner, someone who will go out and show it off. I was going to start a group called hamoholics anonymous, but none of the hams wanted anonymity. Suffice it to say, if you read my blog you will see a lot of me.

Dolan Geiman Shirt

Dolan Geiman Shirt
Originally uploaded by studiocherie

Dolan made this offer on his blog to save $20 on your next order in his Etsy shop by posting a shot of yourself in one of his new Fossil tee shirts. Sounded like a really great deal to me, so here I am. I love the shirt by the way. Congratulations, Dolan. Looks like a super licensing deal you have with Fossil. I hope they sell a million of them!

Thanks to Tera more team Love

Several of us from the Eastern Washington Team were featured this evening on Etsy's front page. Nice vintage collection!

Waverly's Norfolk Rose

Travel Duffle
Originally uploaded by studiocherie

Here is another example of why I love having the flexibility of allowing customers to choose their own fabrics. I have a few other items in my shop done up in this fabric, so I was delighted to take an order last week for 2 frame purses and a duffle in norfolk rose. I took this photo at 8AM - amazing how high the sun is already then. The light was perfect as you can see. I am just so glad to have made two of these, so the next person who wants one won't have to wait. I have a feeling that it will be a popular one.

before and after

Before and after
Originally uploaded by studiocherie

I thought the first photo shoot was okay. I have to say I was a little disappointed because the bags are each so beautiful. I think that was lost when we piled them atop one another. I had the idea yesterday to take them to our new favorite staircase (where we shot the slipcovered chair for One-Yard Wonders 2) and try some angles. The light was too full for us yesterday, so we had to head back there this morning before Rory went to work. We were able to get really creative in showing off the 5 bags. More shots on flickr, click on the photo to go there. This was my first time trying out the collage at Picnik I wanted to show the before and after side by side.

I just lost photoshop because it looks like the guy we bought it from did not have the license to it. I tried contacting the actual license owner to see if he would transfer it to me since I paid for it, but have not heard back yet. So for now, Picnik is my friend - and I do love it. If you need photo editing software but don't want to spend the money for photoshop, Picnik is great.

Team Love on Etsys Home Page

My team treasury made the Front Page this morning. So happy for all of these great sellers. Six of them from the Eastern Washington team and two from the Crafting in Color team. Great work, everyone!