{inspired by} emma lamb

when fall approaches, i get so inspired by all things knitted & crocheted... & today, i am loving the vintage-styled crocheted work of emma lamb! she crochets all kinds of very pretty colorful things! i really LOVE her colorful flower garland & her crochet 'granny' cushion covers. she puts together the most amazing color combos in her designs. visit her etsy shop... if you are like me you will want to buy everything! haha!

aren't they all so pretty?!?!

 *even though it is still in the 90s here (ah!!) i have already started knitting. right now, i am knitting a baby hat (& i think i will try some baby booties) for this very special project. {more on that later} also, my cousin is going to be having a little baby girl in November & i have the prettiest soft pink yarn to knit a little baby hat for her! i am more of a knitter than a crochet-er, but seeing these makes me want to crochet! i still need to learn more though... i think, learning the "granny square" would be a fun goal for this fall/winter season! :) if anyone knows of any good/easy crocheting tutorials or patterns, i would love to hear about them! & the best thing is that my grandma is amazing at crocheting/knitting/sewing/etc so i always have a good place to go for help! i am so blessed! :) so, fall, here i come! now if only the weather would cool off a little bit...

walking in the sky...

"the heavens declare the glory of God;

the skies proclaim the work of His hands."

-Psalm 19:1

that was one of the verses from Bible study on Sunday morning...

i love the sky. it really speaks of the great beauty of God.

it's so much bigger then we can even understand...

yet it is such a comfort to just sit and take it in...

it is peace. :)

i guess, i have been needing that lately...

{here is the sunset from the other night}

i have been hearing the song "light up the sky" by the afters a lot lately...

i love the words.

"when stars are hiding in the clouds

i don't feel them shining

when i can't see You beyond my doubt

the silver lining

when i've almost reached the end

like a flood You're rushing in

Your love is rushing in"

"you see, there is ground & there is sky.

& we are somewhere in between.

we're walking around in it.

our feet are on the ground, but..."

- from the david crowder band, "a collision" cd booklet

{one of my favorite quotes ever}

 ♥ all photos taken by me.

movie love {my fair lady}

over labor day weekend, i watched one of my most favorite ever musicals, my fair lady, with my mom & sister. i love this movie!! it is so funny... has amazing acting & costume design... & the music is so fun to sing along with!!! & of course, i love audrey!!! :)

{click the picture to view them larger}

here is one of my favorite scenes, with the song, "loverly"... :)

labor day weekend. {balloons}

every year, on labor day weekend, there is a big hot air balloon festival near where i live. over 100 balloons are sent high into the bright blue morning sky! i completely love it!!

so the fun began when we woke up way before the sun & got ready. it takes a hour to drive to the ballooning location from where i live, so we left at around 5:30am. once we got there, we got a cup of hot chocolate, since it was still pretty cold outside! then, we walked around as all the people started setting up their balloons!! then all of a sudden, dozens of balloons were filling with hot air all around us! it is always so amazing. they are so pretty & colorful. definitely worth the early morning!!!

& i don't know for sure, because i have never gone on a hot air balloon ride, but the idea of floating around the sky in a cute basket beneath a big colorful balloon just seems pretty magical, i think. maybe a little scary too.... haha! has anyone ever taken a hot air balloon ride? i would love to hear what it was like?? :)

so anyway, here are my photos from this beautiful day! :)

^ me & my sister, on our way to the park where the balloons take off!

^ my sister, as the balloons are filling up...

^ me & sister, with the balloons all around us!

^ brother, uncle, me & sister! :)

^ pretty ladies, my mom & sister ♥

^ this is one of my favorite balloons, it is there every year! :)

i love all the designs & colors... so many pretty balloons.

^ one of my favorite shots from the day.

happy labor day!

last weekend, in photos...

{my film shots from last weekend}

a few shots from the state fair... two of my favorite things about the fair: 

carousels and lemonade. :)

& then... a pretty sunday drive & a church picnic... so relaxing.

 last weekend was a lot of fun!

thank you Jesus for all of these blessings.

{all photos were taken by me, with my vintage 35mm camera, canon ae-1}

home grown peaches.

a recent photo of peaches right off my grandparent's tree... yumm.

hope you are having a lovely day. :)

happy september!

this post is for my brother, who turns 25 years old today!!!! yay!!! i love my brother!! he is so much fun to hang out with! he makes everyone in my family laugh all the time! i am proud of the person he is & so thankful that he is my brother! happy birthday!!

something really cool about my brother is that he likes to do wood turning on a lathe. he handcrafts pens out of different kinds of woods... it is so amazing! yesterday i took photos of some of his handcrafted wooden pens & posted them for sale in my etsy shop.

they are uniquely designed by him, so you probably wouldn't find another one out there that would look exactly like his designs! they are a really great gift idea for husbands, fathers, etc. or even for recent graduates or for those who have just started back to school! :)

** these are ballpoint twist pens, made from different woods! these pens use cross style refills, which can be bought in most office supply stores. below each photo is the kind of wood used for the pen.

^ maple wood pen, with satin gold hardware

^ zebra wood pen, with copper hardware

^ red heart wood pen, with chrome hardware

^ purple heart wood pen, with chrome hardware

these pens are $10 each in my etsy shop!!

{click here to shop}