MayaLee Photography: april 2009

Moo!

I have ordered some mini cards from Moo. I think they are so cool! You can make cards with your own design and logo. You can have lots of different images in one pack and create unique and personal products.
Moo have mini cards, stickers, business cards, greeting cards and post cards.

I use my mini cards as business cards. When you buy my photos on the web I send a card with the package with the picture on it that you have bought. At the store Nära o Kära where I sell my photos you also get one with your purchase. Here are some links with ideas of what you can use your Moo cards for: Flickr, Moo ideas

[Photos: MayaLee]

Spring is definitely here!

The sun has been shining all weekend and we have been outside almost all the time. Today we went to the park, Maya went straight to the swings and I went straight to the cherry trees! The blossoms has been blooming for a couple of days and I nearly miss the whole thing! I went by the park recently and I didn’t see any pink flowers in the trees. It is going too fast! I had my Kodak Duaflex with me and took some ttv photos of the gorgeous pink blossoms. (At my old blog you can read more about my old vintage camera Kodak Duaflex and ttv photos)

This photo is for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Maya got a new dress, a “spring dress” she told me. And when you get a new dress you get this happy!

[Photos: MayaLee]

Mushrooms and polka dots…

I have decided to have a polka dot curtain in Mayas playhouse. I have a little thing for polka dots… ;-)
When I started to gather the things that are going to be in the playhouse I discovered that it was a lot of mushrooms every where… It wasn’t my intention to have a mushroom theme, it just happened that way. Don’t worry, I don’t think it is going to be too psychedelic in the playhouse when all the other stuff are in there too :-) But they sure are cute those mushrooms!

I’ve started to fill the frames and in the ones with the mushrooms I have fabric from superbuzzy.com

[Photos: MayaLee]

Etsy Finds [Sewing Machines]

I haven't used my sewing machine in ages and now my fingers are starting to itch. As soon as I have the time I will sew a curtain for my daughters playhouse. In the meantime I can be inspired by these beautiful sewing machines found at Etsy!

1. Sew in Love from elsiecake.etsy.com
2. Sew Haute - a Miniature Victorian Style Sewing Machine Necklace from BellaLili.etsy.com
3. Big Blue Vintage Sewing Machine from nadinebozek.etsy.com
4. Obsessive from yaelfran.etsy.com
5. Singer Note Card (Letterpress) from thepaperpeony.etsy.com
6. World's Smallest Sewing Machine from MadeWithClayAndLove.etsy.com
7. Pieces Of Me Pendants ....... Scrabble Tile Pendant ...... SEWING GODDESS from PiecesOfMePendants.etsy.com

Look!

My pictures in a shop! It feels so good to see my pictures up at the wall in the shop Nära och Kära. Yesterday me and my hubby spend a few hours to hang the frames. My hubby was a bit frustrated because when you are hanging frames a lot of measuring is needed to get them all straight... But I think the final result turned out really good!

Thank you Lena for lending me some space in your shop and for believing in me and my art!

[Photos: MayaLee]

Horses are so soft!

My daughter and I took a little trip on the bike last weekend. The sun was shining and we stopped to look at some horses. Maya was letting me take some photos of her and then we got a chance to pet a little horse. It was the first time for Maya, we have met some horses before but then she hasn't dared to go near them. So this was a really big step for her, she looked so proud of herself!

[Photos: MayaLee]

A forest of hearts!

I love my cute sewing pins! I think they look a bit like a forest of hearts. The photos are now available in my Etsy shop and come in the colors of pink, turquoise and white. Soon in the colors of yellow, red and green!

[Photos: MayaLee]

Good day!

Today has been a good day. Good food and good photography. Good feelings and a good mood!

Thanks for all kind comments on my mini gift cards! ♥

[Photo: MayaLee]

Colorful frames

Last weekend we went to a flea market. We are decorating our daughters playhouse and we need lot of stuff in there. I found a pack of frames and got them real cheap. But they needed a clean up and some new paint. I sat outside on the porch yesterday, painting the frames, drank coffee and turned my face to the sun! That’s life!
I’m quite pleased with the result, now I just have to place some cool art in the frames and hung them on the wall in the playhouse.

[Photos: MayaLee]

Happy Easter!

Yesterday I took the day of. Made a trip to the Brocken (Blåkulla) on my broom… ;-)
Have a Happy Easter!

[Photos: MayaLee]

My mini gift cards!

This is so cool! My mini gift cards in a shop! In a real shop!
:-) I had to take some pictures!
Nära och Kära

[Photos: MayaLee]

What a day!

Today I have been photographing at the most cutest and coziest little shop! I’ve taking a bunch of pictures that are going to be at the shops website and in a newspaper ad. It was so much fun! I totally could do this for a living ;-) I didn’t want to leave, I wanted to live there, especially next to Bambi and those adorable mushroom lamps!
Thanks Lena for a great day!
Visit Nära och Käras website (in Swedish only).

P.S Be sure to check back tomorrow to see the mini cards that I have design especially for Nära och Kära!

[Photos: MayaLee]

Pretty Pink Peaches

Nope, spring hasn’t come this far yet! At least not where I’m living! But in the florist shop I discovered these peach branches. I have never seen them before in the store, and of course I had to have some of this gorgeous flowers! They are so delicate, so vulnerably. The petals are falling of so easily... I hurried up to take some photos because I don’t have a green thumb… Maybe that’s why I take a lot of photos of flowers… They last longer at my wall framed and protected than they would ever do if I took care of them!
:-P

[Photo: MayaLee]

Baby shoes

I’ve updated my Etsy shop with these vintage shoes. This print looks really cute in a child or baby’s room! Perfect for a christening or a name giving present. Or maybe for a birthday gift or a baby shower!

[Photo: MayaLee]

Easter Lily

Tomorrow I will try to find the Easter decorations. I don’t know exactly where I have tucked them away… The only thing I know is that they are up in the attic somewhere… Every year I feel that I have started to decorate too late. It feels that I have just put up all decorations when it suddenly is time to take all down again.
When do you start to decorate for Easter? And how long do you have the decorations up for?

[Photo: MayaLee]

Flickr Friday Favs [Clouds]

1. Heart shaped cloud :), 2. Cloud hangers, 3. Just a nice "Fluffy Cloud" morning, 4. clouds polaroid, 5. Happy vinyl bag tag Cloud , 6. Come fly with me - original illustration, 7. Cloud with rainbow, 8. Sleepy Cloud.....shhhhhh..............., 9. Philosophy cloud - 080903

My daughters doll’s tableware…

I’ve just discovered a group at flickr called Whispery White Wednesday (via Karin A). Every Wednesday they have a new theme and yesterday it was White Toys. I really like this theme groups, they give me ideas for photos to take. On Tuesdays I try to participate in Pretty Pink Themed Tuesday.