Miss Scarlet came in for her 7 month portraits today.  I have met her before, I did her newborn pictures but I don’t think she remembered me.  It was so nice to see her again, I love having repeat clients and watching them grow.

Mama brought her in wearing red, to compliment her pretty name.

She was so serious….

This picture taking is some serious business!

She loved being nakie, although she’s not too sure about this bowl she’s in…

I love me some bare baby bootie

Red really compliments her pretty skin, don’t you think?

I have this new prop that I wanted to try out right at the end but Horsie and Scarlet just don’t get along.

Inga, I hope you enjoy your sneak peek, the rest will be ready very soon.  Thanks for coming in, she is such a perfect little girl!

What’s better than Friday……. a Giveaway Friday!  Spring has sprung and I am in the mood for something FUN!
Everyone knows I love a good deal and now here is your chance to get in on the action.

So here are the rules:

All you need to do is leave a comment at the bottom of this post.  Then pass on this blog link to at least two of your friends or family. You are welcome to send it to more than two, but only the first two to leave a comment will be eligible for the giveaway. Those two people that you send the link to will then return the love with a comment and acknowledge the person that sent the email in the comment.  You must live within a 30 minute radius of the Lambertville/Toledo area or be willing to make the drive to be eligible for the free session since the session will occur in the area.

Everyone that leaves a comment will then be put in a hat and a name will be drawn. Posting for comments will close next Friday at noon, and a name will be drawn by my daughter and the winners will be announced on Monday, April 6!   The name pulled along with the first two people they sent the email to and left a comment will get a free session.  The free session can include up to five people per family and each family will receive in addition to the free session an 8×10 print.  The session will occur on a weekend day and the date/time slots will be given at a later date.

Oh and what would a post be without some pictures….

I have recently had the privilege of working with Nili of Portland Beanie Company. She makes these FABULOUS hats…they are TDF cute and SOOO well made!  Please head on over to her Etsy Shop and take a look around!

So Happy Friday, and let’s start spreading the love!

Can you believe this weather we are having?  Awesome!!!!  I am so hoping it holds out, these long Michigan winters just seem to dragggggg on and the warmer weather seems to put a bit of pep in everyone’s step!

So, onto the model search. =)

Chixie and Honey is looking for some Newborn Babies.

That’s right, brand new, fresh-into-this-world wee ones.  I need at least one baby GIRL and one baby BOY. They must be less than 2 weeks old, preferably 2-7 days old.  This helps ensure that they stay sleepy and squisy during the session.

What do YOU get out of this?  A FREE session, valued at $100!!!!   You will also get DISCOUNTED print prices! ( In exchange for the free session, you must sign a session contract. )

I have some NEW and DARLING little props perfect for a little prince or princess and I can’t wait to try them out!

I do need to schedule the sessions ASAP! Please contact Tara, at chixieandhoney@hotmail.com to schedule your little one’s session.  Please note that a typical newborn session does take approximately 2-4 hours.

And what’s a post, without some pictures

I will also be putting out a search SOON for older kiddos as well, so be on the lookout!

Come one, come all….I’m hosting a Matilda Jane trunk show in my home tomorrow tonight!  All the goods will be here to see, touch, smell   hehehe…..AND, you will be entered into a drawing for a FREE photo session with me when you come!  There will also be second and third prizes (hint…$$$ off a session!) so get your fashion selves over here!

Also…be on the lookout in the next few days!  Lots of stuff coming up, including a model search!  Yeah!

I used to hate the changing seasons, I always wanted the current season (only summer or winter!) to stay the way it was forever.  I hated spring because it wasn’t quite yet summer, and everything was muddy and wet.  Fall was despised almost just as much, everything looked dark and dead to me and the warm days of summer was beginning to be just a distant memory.  Summer days meant lots of swimming and boating in the lake….days filled with friends coming over to play and staying up late into the night whispering and giggling about whatever little girls find silly and funny.  Winter meant sledding, hot chocolate, snow angels and warm fires.  And best of all….Christmas!   My birthday is also in December, so that month has always held a bit of excitement and anticipation for me. 

Since I have gotten older I have come to appreciate the change of seasons.  It is a reminder to me at how fast time is passing us by, holidays and birthdays just whirring past me on fast forward.  This winter though….has seemed to DRAG by!  I am tired of the cold, and so ready for spring.  Spring awakens everyone and it always makes me giggle to see us northerners walking around in shorts and flip flops when it’s 50 degrees out.  *giggle*  I am waiting [im]patiently for spring to arrive, so that I can walk outside again without freezing the tip of my nose right off, so I can take my kids outside and let them run like wild dogs.  Summers are still spent swimming in the lake as much as possible at home, and this summer I hope to get to our cottage up north much more often!  We have so much work to do on it, and I am excited at the prospect of it looking like a cottage instead of an abandoned trashbin.  

Even though I am ready for spring and summer, I have always loved the snow.  If it’s going to be cold, let there be snow!!

I am so excited to this new offer from Chixie and Honey!  If you ever have a problem with ordering pictures and wondering how to arrange them on your walls, I have a solution…..!!  From now on, everytime you have a session with me, included in your gallery will be a few examples of attractive wall designs and arrangements, custom made by moi.

Isn’t that AWESOME!?    It is so much fun making these up…I am a VERY visual person, and I think I’m not alone in the crowd…it always helps to have something in front of you to see examples!  Contact me for more details to book a session and get your “very own” gallery