It's interesting to compare these to the shots I took at the beginning of the season...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Leaf Fell Down
More photography practice...I'm still trying to focus on natural lighting and when I go outside all I see are leaves everywhere so that's what I've been shooting. :)
Monday, November 4, 2013
November...
October's gone. Halloween's gone. November's here. And almost exactly a year ago today, Banana Grove Designs was conceived. I'm amazed to think back to each little "victory" for my shop and all of the things I figured out that seemed insurmountable. There are a slew of things I don't have the first clue about, but remembering the small things I was able to conquer leaves me with confidence that I'll soon conquer the big things, too. I have loved my little business so much and am excited to see what the Lord does with it in the next year!
Here's a new little guy just in time for winter. Check him out in the shop here.
Song
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
9 Questions For...Michaela Noelle Designs
1. Your blog and why you started it…
I
began Michaela Noelle Designs due to my dad's pushing me to start a blog and put
my work up online. He told me as a freshman in college that being in a creative
industry would be fun but also trying at times. With his push to get my name
out there, I started a little blog that soon became my “baby” as I watched it
grow and develop over the last 3 years!
2. The book that has impacted you the most in the
last year...
OneThousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. In this book, she suggests we create a list of
1000 things we’re thankful for, and that has totally put life into perspective
for me, remembering to count my blessings, no matter how big or small.
3. The person you forget to thank, and now that
you've remembered, what you would say to them…
This
is hard! I guess I would thank my college professor who sat with me in her
office as I cried my freshman year over being homesick. I wanted to walk away
when it got hard to be away from home, but I didn’t. That little pep talk got
me through :)
4. The movie from your childhood that you loved the
most...
Most Disney films and of course,
Parent Trap! (Back before Lindsay Lohan took a turn for the worst!)
5. Others think it's geeky, but it's awesome…
The
Sims. I grew up playing this computer game, but I would only build the houses.
My mom would actually have to remind me to go eat dinner when I would be
playing-- I got SO into it!
6.Your blog's darkest moment was when…
I
got a nasty anonymous comment. I was sad for a day, and then realized if you
put yourself out there like this, that is bound to happen!
7. The skill you would learn if there were more
hours in the day...
Cooking.
Definitely!
8. The trend you can't stand…
Highwaisted
shorts and pants. Just not my thing!
9. You would like us to pray about…
I
always pray for the safety of my family and friends. In this world, you just never
know. I pray for love, joy, comfort, and also to actively use the days we are
given for good!
10. Care to add a 10th question?
Your favorite
guilty pleasure….
Watching The
Bachelor while eating my favorite flavor of ice cream. (Either cookies n cream
or chocolate and caramel. It’s a toss up!)
Michaela Noelle Designs is a beautiful tribute to design and the life of a Christian woman in the gorgeous state of California. She regularly posts about her work as an interior designer, fashion, entertaining, diys and more. I have greatly enjoyed working with her! Thanks for being here, Michaela!
Monday, October 28, 2013
Monday...
Here is another piece from last week when I was bitten by a "white bug." Gorgeous rock crystal with little gold bows...click here to see it in the shop. Tidbit: Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder was known to have thought that rock crystal was in fact water that had frozen permanently. :)
-Song for Monday
Friday, October 25, 2013
Farrago Friday 10.25.13
This weekend...
From the week:
-Pretty DIY from Garland of Grace. Click here for instructions...
-I have a cream cardigan similar to this one (about a foot shorter) that I practically live in during the cold months. Here's one now. And another one. And another.
-I enjoyed looking through Michaela's pictures of Napa! Brought back memories.
-10 Words To Cut from Your Writing I shall be using the words "just" and "really" a lot less from now on...
-Mini Brown Butter Vanilla Bean Pound Cakes...dang.
-If you've ever struggled to understand some of the basic photography terms like ISO, aperture, or exposure, this article does a great job of explaining it in a simple way. It really helped me!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
3 Days a Week...
TODAY...(is Thursday, but that's okay. We'll pretend it's Wednesday.) I have really been inspired by all of the beautiful white gemstones sitting on my work bench. Rock crystal, moonstone, tourmalinated and rutilated quartz, herkimer diamonds...beautiful all the time, but I especially like them paired with gold! For the holidays, I'm focused on white stones, mostly with gold, but some with silver, as well. First, is a moonstone bar necklace with wavy vermeil discs. Click here for the shop listing.
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