Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Holiday Invites

Let us custom design your Holiday invitations this year!  Here are a few samples that we offer:
Front & Back 5x7 Vertical
 Inside Spread 5x7 Vertical
Front & Back 5x7 Horizontal
Inside Spread 5x7 Horizontal

Contact us for more details!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Halloween Crafts

 Milk Carton Haunted Houses

Use any size of carton, from an individual sized lunch carton to a half gallon. Cut out a door and some windows and cover entirely with black construction paper. Add some cute halloween stickers and glitter, maybe some candy corn and pumpkins, and you have an adorable decoration that your kids can help create. For an extra spooky touch, add an LED tealight. Create one house, or an entire village!

Boa Bats

These would make great porch decorations! Add glitter and use different colors of construction paper for a more playful effect.
http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/ha...a-bats-669215/

Printable Pumpkin Carving Stencils

Our favorite ones are the goofy faces!
http://www.paperpumpkins.com/

Tie Dye Halloween

Create a fun tee shirt, onesie, pajamas or a trick or treat bag with this adorable craft.
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/pumpkin-shirt-674600/

Thursday, September 22, 2011

September is National Children’s Good Manners Month!


Sit down with your little ones and enjoy these excellent etiquette reads.

The Scallywags
by David Melling
http://www.amazon.com/Scallywags-Dav...f=cm_lmf_tit_3

Emily’s Everyday Manners
by Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post
http://www.amazon.com/Emilys-Everyda...=cm_lmf_tit_11

The Golden Rule
by Ilene Cooper
http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Rule-Il...=cm_lmf_tit_15

Thingumajig Book of Manners
by Irene Keller
http://www.amazon.com/Thingumajig-Bo...=cm_lmf_tit_19

Please is a Good Word to Say
by Barbara Joosse
http://www.amazon.com/Please-Good-Wo...=cm_lmf_tit_21

Happy Reading!


Monday, July 4, 2011

My New Camera Strap | Home Made Gear | Jessica Lloyd Photography | Salt Lake City | Utah

I have a portrait session coming up with a very special child later this week.  He is severely handicapped.  At my pre-session consultation with him and his family, I discovered that he thinks he gets to play in purses.  Since my camera bag is a modified purse, it isn't a good idea for me to take my camera bag with me.  So I had to figure out how to haul all of my necessary gear with me.  Got a bit creative.  I have a fanny pack that was designed to hold a water bottle.  My big zoom lens fits in the water bottle spot...phone, keys, etc. will go in the extra pockets.  But there isn't enough room for my lens cap, extra battery/memory card, etc.  So I built myself a new camera strap.

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My ninja son modeling it for you!

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He says it's so comfy he doesn't want to take it off!

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See the pockets?  There are two on each side, one big enough for a lens cap and one big enough for a SD card or spare battery.

I padded the whole thing, so that my neck won't get sore.  I'm not sure if it's too wide yet, so I'll wear it today and decide.  I made it wider than the tutorials I found, on purpose, so it would distribute weight more.  I hate getting sore from carrying all my gear!  I tried out the fanny pack with the zoom on Saturday and LOVED IT!  I also love that the fanny pack and the strap are my logo colors! :)

If you want me to make a tutorial, post in the comments.

Annie | Baby Portraits | Jessica Lloyd Photography | Utah





Monday, June 6, 2011

Sneak Peak! Frampton Cookies| Photography | Life Style | Salt Lake City | Utah

My bestest bud from high school wanted me to take some lifestyle pictures of her and her daughters.  Something artistic that she could hang on the wall in her kitchen.  So she made cookies and I took pictures.  NUMMY cookies!  We had a ball!