V2.0...

Okay, picture quality is total garbage... but I just got the second version of the cootie catcher together... The border detail was thought up by Tina when playing with a couple cootie catchers that I brought in for her to take a look at and to see what changes she would make to them, so they are exactly what she wants - and it makes them look so good and so finished...  The banding was easy to do - I cut 4 squares just a little larger than the main outside squares of the cootie catcher and glued them onto the backside of those squares... it also make the whole thing sturdier - and the outer pieces don't get bend up and creased easily now...  

Off to start the work day...

Vintage Chicks...

After collecting Serrene on Saturday morning we headed to the Millarville Market, and then to the Vintage Chicks sale in Priddis... well it was beyond amazing!  And the prices were also soo good and amazingly reasonable!  I ended up leaving the sale with a vintage chenille bedspread (pictures to come later), a lavender pillow, and two vintage jars - one with a nest inside and the other with eucalyptus and a blue egg inside (pictures to come later of these too)...  Check out my flickr photostream for photos from the sale... AND I won the draw for the "gift basket,"  and calling it a gift basket is the understatement of the century!  It was a huge basket brimming full of wonderful things, and a pile of gift certificates for various vendors at the show!  AND a beautiful vintage scale, AND a super beautiful table (that goes oh so lovely in my front room)... here's a snap of it... I couldn't believe it when they called and said "you've won,"  and when I got there an the lady said "this is all yours!"  I was like "WHAT THE!?..." so awesome!  

I'm feeling so lucky to have won all of these beautiful treasures!  Today S and I are going downtown to take photos...

Check out my flickr... My Flickr

Set up a Flickr account...

Dandelion
Originally uploaded by Lacey Haskell

Okay, I should have set up a Flickr account ages ago... now I'm just trying to adjust a few things to get it to post how I want it to post... more pictures to be uploaded soon. First it will be all the photos already on here, then after this weekend I should have a new batch to upload.

Bird feeder...

Okay, I didn't run into the house to get my dslr, but I was so excited to get my birdhouse up that I had to grab a snap with my iphone!  I do have a few shots of it to download from my dslr though - I was out chilling on the patio waiting for birds to come along so I could get some snaps!  I've only seen one at the bird feeder so far... I guess it'll be a few days before its discovered?

Hi there Monday...

I started this post on Friday...  and am just opening my laptop again now...  The picture above is BBQ'd corn - I have to say its soo tasty - AND easy to do!  You just peel back the corn husk but leave it attached to the base, then pull out all the little silky strings and then put the husk leaves back up over the corn and voila!  its ready to go on the BBQ!

Originally, the plan for the weekend was to tidy the house for our next week visitor (Serrene!!) and put up the blinds that we picked up for all our windows on the way home Friday... well Saturday we started with the blinds after a quick trip to Good Earth for Earl Gray Lattes... yum... then we got the blinds up, cleaned two of the upstairs room and got the laundry washed and dried and then we went out for the evening... so yesterday I majorly slept in for me and didn't get working away at the house again until the afternoon - so some cleaning has to happen when we get home this evening!

Didn't do much in the way of creating this weekend, didn't get downtown for a day of photos, but the cootie catcher has developed and once I have the pink paper to print them on I'll take a few snaps of version 2.0.  Its really sweet!  And this coming weekend we're checking out Millarville market AND what looks like its going to be an amazing sale - its called the Vintage Chicks Sale, in Priddis - here is a link: The Vintage Chicks...

Then on Sunday we're heading out and about to explore surrounding Alberta with Serrene.  I'm thinking that Monday we'll be heading downtown to photograph the city.

Should find some times during the evenings this week to work on a few projects... and I found a few things around the house I feel the need to photograph!  Shots will follow!... and I've got to check out flickr... 

Cootie Catcher...

Here is version 1.0 of the cootie catcher I was talking about putting together for a coworker.  I replicated the petal design from her invitations on the corners of the cootie catcher.  It still needs some work to tighten up the main square, like how large it will be printed to make cutting down the square most efficient, and perhaps font size tweaking.  Also, I have to find a couple more sayings or fortunes to put inside.  I could only find a few online that I really liked - I'm thinking "do the funky chicken," although it could be great fun to see friends and relatives dancing around like feathered farm animals, perhaps it would be more appropriate if it held more sweet sentiments!  If you have any ideas let me know!  Oh, and cardstock is really too heavy, but regular paper is just too flimsy... I need to find something with an in between weight for these little gems...

One more snap of this little favor...  I broke out the big guns for these photos - I promise to not depend on my iphone for pictures when my dslr is handy!

Composter...

I meant to post on these photos earlier but just didn't get a chance.  Top picture - my new to me composter (thanks kijiji!)  Its all set up and ready to go!  I'm not the most green person around but I'm pretty excited about the fact that we'll be producing less garbage AND we'll get some awesome compost for our gardens in the process!  And Calgary started that recycling program awhile back, it feels good to not be producing so much garbage!  The picture below that is of our four little strawberry plants.  They're just in a planter for now... we still have to dig out the back gardens then I'd say we'll move them into the ground.  Haven't worked on any creative things for me yet - by the time we get home in the evening, get supper cooked and eaten, the kitchen tidied its just about time for bed!  But the days are getting longer and I find it much easier to stay awake when its not dark out! so I should be able to start getting some projects worked on during the evenings.  

This weekend I'm hoping to get a large custom photo that I took printed and then framed for a friend - its going to be LARGE!  The largest that I've printed and matted... come to think of it I might need a larger mat cutting ruler... time to dig out my Michael's coupon!  Once I have it all framed up I'll get some snaps of it to show!

ps... if I disappear for a few days its because my Mac Book has kicked the bucket...  

pps... apologies for the shit quality photos above - took them with my iphone - really being a photographer I should be taking them with my good camera to showcase my photography abilities...

You have to see this...

Check out this beauty!  LOVE IT! Its in the mail and on its way to me today!!  Hopefully It'll get here before the end of the week, fingers crossed!  This beauty was created by Cynthia of Green Couch Designs.  Check out her awesome and playful work!  I miss the ocean so much, and when I saw this I HAD to have it!  THANKS Cynthia!  You're amazing!

If you are a fan of The Strokes, I think you should check out Julian Casablancas album Phazes for the Young... its pretty sweet.  

I have a few things in the mixer... and after last nights 9 hours of much needed sleep (much needed from the lack of sleep this past weekend!) I'm going to start working on these projects... The first that I think I'm going to tackle is a cootie catcher for a co workers wedding - table favors - I'm going to make them match her invites - I think they're going to turn out pretty sweet!  I'll post the template once I get it done!  I've tried to find some online and there aren't really any at all out there... another thing which I'm not going to go into too much as to not jinx it, but I will say that I'll be downtown this Saturday or Sunday shooting some downtown Calgary landmarks to build an up to date photo portfolio... 

Hmm... its only Tuesday...  C'mon weekend!  I got some creating to do!