I've talented pals... Too Cute Couture is one of them!

I've a lovely lot of talented friends.

Helen at Too Cute Couture is one of them..

Helen lives 3 minutes away from me (if you walk the 'long' way).  But technically we can open our back gates and be clinking a wine glass on a Friday evening within 30 seconds from opening the Pinot bottle!

I first got to know Helen as a fellow Mum on the school run.  Her 2 girls are in the same school years as my middle and youngest offspring.  I'm ashamed to say though, I only found out about her amazing talent for dressmaking long after we first met.   The pieces she produces for babies and young girls are simply stunning.  And you need to take a look.  Based in Wallasey on the Wirral, Helen works away with the great skill on gorgeous custom orders for her clients and also stocks a shop on Etsy.  Here are her links so you can check her out - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TooCuteCoutureBoutique and Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TooCuteCoutureKids.

Now we come to the afternoon when I got to photograph her latest stock.  The weather had been a bit ropey in the run up to this day, but thankfully any rain held off and her girls were in great spirits; modelling their Mum's newest pieces like pros!  We took a walk to our local park and let the girls do their thing with minimal direction needed from Helen or I.  Naturals these two...

So I'll stop blabbering on now and let the images of Helen's dresses speak for themselves.  I'm thrilled that Helen is in love with this session and I'll look forward to working with her and her girls again in the future.

Thanks for reading peeps.

x Fleur x 

(PS - the trick to seeing better quality versions of the images is to click on them... Cheers loves!)

Toast at Marino Lounge...

A long over-due Mummy and Daughter date!

I documented our morning at the lovely Marino Lounge in New Brighton.  We love this place.  We were the only ones there for around half an hour, so getting my camera out was a must.  Best toast and marmalade around according to my date.  Lovely staff, relaxed atmosphere and surroundings.  And with some beautiful views too.  

Thank you for looking. ~ Fleur x

(PS - the trick to seeing better quality versions of the images is to click on them... Cheers loves!)

It's a dog's life...

Working from home can feel pretty lonely sometimes...  Especially now that all three of my children are at full time school.  But what a pleasure I have with these 2 for company!  Snoring, farting and barking their way through the day on the couch.  

What a life.  Combined dog ages here of 175 years!

Thanks for reading peeps ~ x Fleur x 

(PS - the trick to seeing better quality versions of the images is to click on them... Cheers loves!)

The Everyday shots...

I loved my 365 photo a day challenge from 2015.  It did challenge me, I learnt a lot and even though there were days when I didn't know what I was going to end up with - I didn't miss a single day.  Guess that's the OCD tendencies in me!

So 2016 has been fun, I've plodded along.  I've had some lovely clients - families and product shots and have also witnessed my work displayed on people's walls in their homes.  What an honour.  But I have missed my 365.  There were times over this year that I hadn't picked up my camera for a week or two!  Unheard of in 2015 obviously...  So for 2017 I am going for a second run.  I've already been softly approaching this project and I'm already loving it.

I'm calling it "The Everyday Shots."  One thing I did struggle with for my 365 was that I limited myself to one image.  This project might produce one, three, ten images a day.  I'll just go with the flow.  And hopefully I'll blog it weekly here too.

So for now here are a few of The Everyday Shots I have got while softly approaching.

Thanks for looking.

Fleur x

His stillness.

When did it begin?  His stillness...

I know that he still goes a mile a minute in most actions within his little life, but at what point did he go from non-stop baby to calm every-now-and-again young lad?

And I miss him.  I miss the time we had together when he only had half days of pre-school.  I miss that he doesn't always ask for "a carry" now when we're out and about.  I miss that he doesn't ask me to build train tracks for him anymore (Hot Wheels are the new thing now).  And I miss HIM.

He is growing.  He has opinions - his own mind.  He argues with his sisters.  He can be extremely bad tempered and lash out.   Getting him to concentrate on his homework is like getting blood from a stone.  He shouts.  I shout.  We cry.  But above all we love.

I'm aware now though, that somewhere in the transition period from his frantic, chaotic baby years to the little lad I am now bringing up, I have also lost my track of documenting.  The less time I have to spend with him now has somehow manifested in my lack of capturing him being him.  Not just him either; my daughters, my husband, myself...

I need that to change.  I must have those moments of stillness frozen in a frame.  For him, for my daughters, for me.  For our family.  It's something that I've not been doing in the same way that I used to.  I'm considering another 365; photo a day project next year for this reason.  It seems proper that his metamorphosis to a greater amount of stillness is the propeller to make me want to do more.

Thanks for reading.

x Fleur x

Poppi ~ when you were 6...

Our strong willed, fun loving, witty little rocket in your pocket is turning 7!

Wow - this year is going quickly.  This one has always been happy to be in front of the camera - and has fallen in love with being behind it too.  *note to self: get around to clearing her memory card that she has nagged me about for a while.

Happy Birthday sweet little one.   May all the wishes you have for yourself and we have for you come true!

Thank you for looking ~ Fleur x

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