I had a wonderful time photographing Santa at Common Quarter in East Cobb last weekend. Pictures were posted earlier this week and all attendees should have received an email with their link.
Santa will be back again – the same time – next year on December 9th & 10th in 2017 so mark your calendars now! If you would like an reminder email, sign up HERE.
Deadline to order your online Santa Pictures is December 20, 2016!
Where is the best place in Marietta to see Santa Claus?
Make your reservations for brunch at one of East Cobb’s best restaurants and get a complimentary visit with Santa while you are there. Skip the mall lines to tell the big guy what is on your wish list this year. Take your own photos or yours truly will be there for professional shots to purchase online at a later date.
Make your reservation by calling 678-809-4040; Find more details at Common Quarter’s Website.
I look forward to seeing you there!
HO HO HO!
(THIS is SANTA!)
For up to five family members. Contact me for availability and booking. These sessions are quick and focused on the family as a whole for holiday cards and gifts. For individual portraits of children, you might consider a full session instead.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Lisa Phillipson Photography!
Valentine’s Day is almost here! I have pulled together some ideas and favorite things to share. I hope you get some inspiration on cute Valentine gifts and activities. Or just have fun looking!
Starting out, The Modern Roost has Valentine decorating ideas and also Four Free Downloads to make your own cards for you or your children. (Picture Left)
“Be Loved” and pink and purple flower heart are both iron-on transfers available for download at www.napcp.com (National Association of Child Photographers). Both are FREE and have instructions on how to make this DIY craft yourself. I would love to see matching sisters in this! (Picture Below)
Iron-on transfers for T-shirts or Canvas bags from NAPCP.com.
These free downloadable cards are adorable. You can find them HERE along with TWO other cute freebie Valentine Cards. (Picture Left)
Try using any of the downloads you see as Gift Tags instead of traditional cards. Short on Ink Cartridges? Email a love note!
For a very quick gift, choose these free Valentine Love coupon bundles you can print yourself. They are found at the Elli Blog. (Picture Below)
Minted Art Prints (Pictures Left) are wall prints in various sizes. I can’t add them to my storefront of favorites with Minted but you can search “art prints” and see lots of cool things with framing options and wall gallery samples. I especially love the gold foil Georgia print. I think giving something with one of the city maps or states can be special and meaningful for a loved one as well as beautiful for your wall. On my front page Minted storefront, see my favorite classroom cards perfect for children to hand out to friends. You can go through all of these and see some ideas for attachments on your own cards (pencils, lollipops, cookies, candy, etc.). Also take a look at the “stickers” section for cute things that can be used year round.
For More Valentine Inspiration Follow Lisa’s Valentine Holiday Board on Pinterest.
Now on to the good stuff. Valentine’s Day is on a Saturday this year so a special breakfast is a must. The Chef Mom has some cute ideas to try. I think even I can attempt the cinnamon rolls (pre-packaged, of course).
Shari’s Berries is one of my favorites to receive. Chocolate covered strawberries are always good and you can get a package delivered for less than a bouquet of flowers will cost you. Beware, you might have to share with your kids or at least fight them off.
I hope you found some fun Valentine inspiration and aren’t too hungry now! Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you get to spend the day with the people you love most.
Time Hop back to a previous Valentine’s Day post with more cute free downloads for your kids here. And my Instagram of the Shari’s Berries I received here.
If you want to know where the wild things are…it’s right here! I’m catching up on some session-shares this month that I failed to post at the end of 2014 and hoping 2015 is off with a bang for you!
Is this little one the cutest or what? With a Halloween costume this fantastic, we had to get a great picture of him dressed up even if he was about to outgrow it. A great Etsy find by Mom based on the book Where the Wild Things Are.
This session was one of my last of 2014. I could only fit them in on a very cold a frigid morning – thank goodness for some warm sun that day. Babies don’t usually mind the cold too much and the parents were dressed for the cold so it was awesome. Don’t you know they looked perfect on their Christmas Cards this year! Best of all they have now have a beautiful wall gallery to show moments from this fun day so they can always remember their family at such a special time. The framed gallery incorporates images from this day, their wedding and newborn session with a plan to grow so they can add other milestone moments or hopefully one day little brother or sister pictures. 🙂 If you have an empty wall, I can make this happen for you easily too.
Happy New Year!
For fans of the book Where the Wild Things Are: fun stuff by Cafe Press is HERE.
My very old Dogwoods are blooming in my backyard. I had them in my yard growing up in the South as a child and I just love them. If you are one of my previous clients, you know that I even named one of my collections to purchase after the Dogwood! I wanted to share the Legend of the Dogwood if you have not heard of it. Easter is the perfect time for it!
It is said that medieval men of Europe were passionate about Jesus Christ. Everything surrounding them spoke of His terrible suffering and wonderful work of redemption. The Dogwood was no exception and reminded them of a great work of art created by God. Each delicate white (or pink) blossom of the Dogwood has the form of a cross: two long and two short petals. Look closely at a Dogwood flower and you will see on the center of the outer edge of each petal there are small holes reminding us of nail marks. The tips of the petals are rusty colored on one side and brown-red on the other. You can imagine that they represent the spikes that pierced the hands and feet of Jesus on the Cross. In the center of the flower there is a green or yellow cluster that reminds us of the crown of thorns. And this is how the Legend of the Dogwood was born.
This is a common version: “At the time of Our Lord’s Crucifixion, the dogwood used to have the size of the oak and other forest trees. Because the wood was so firm and strong and there were few trees in the Middle East that were very large, it was chosen to be the wood for the crosses used in crucifixions of criminals. Thus, the wood of the cross that would bear Our Lord and Savior was made from the dogwood tree. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose, however, greatly distressed the tree. Sensing this, the crucified Christ said to it: “Because of your compassion and pity for My suffering, never again shall the Dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth, you shall be slender and bent and twisted and your blossoms shall be in the form of a cross. On the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, and the center of the flower will resemble the cruel crown of thorns placed on My head, with bright red clusters once again recalling the blood I shed. Thus, all who see this will remember Me.”
You can think of these things the next time you see a Dogwood tree which is very often in Georgia!
More Favorites: My three and the purple Dutch Iris
I have loved seeing so many families on Facebook in their Easter-wear. It is like the first day of school again. 🙂 Did you get the most perfect picture ever of your family? No, me either. I did get my three kids in what they decided was the most perfect pose for them. I went with it. I’m glad I had my iPhone to sneak in fun pictures of our day.
Lisa Phillipson iPhone April 2014
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