Intimate Photography By Amelia

another test

Just trying again to see if things are working...

a meme while i wait

My delightful friend Nicole, has issued a fun and actually interesting meme tag to me.  Because it involves books and because I am still unable to post pictures (feel free to email complains to TypePad on my behalf), I am taking Nic up on this.  

THE BOOK MEME
but first the rules! we do need rules.
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.**

"No, something else both familiar and unfamiliar, having to do with the dark.

Hire the finest mummers--I was half babbling--the best musicians, the great scene painters.  More bank notes."

(The Vampire Lestat; Anne Rice)

I now tag:

1. Megan

2. Sandi

3. Tonya

4. RWA

Sorry, only 4... this is asking a great deal of me, so let's just leave it at that. :o)

xoxo-Amelia

sadness

Please don't forget me...  I will post new items when I am able.  TypePad has informed me that they are "working on my issues."  Sorry I don't have a Self Portrait today, if I could post a picture I surely would! 

Thank you all so much for your patience and support while I wait out this frustrating situation!!

-Amelia

testing - images?

Can anyone see the picture?  My banner?  My profile picture?

Desperate for the problem to be fixed,

-Amelia

test

we're not getting along, my blog and me

For some reason, I can't get my blog to cooperate with me today. I have been working for well over an hour to try and share some pictures and cannot get them to load. Also my little side picture seems to have disappeared. :o( 

When typepad help gets back to me with some answers, I should have some new pictures to share from my Portland trip! 

-Amelia

fresh and not

May is the month of "Freshness" at Self Portrait Challenge.

While in Portland, I had a couple opportunities to eat at the Macaroni Grill. The first time we were seated indoors, and although the food was great, eating outside had enough appeal to bring me back again for another try at a sidewalk table.

The second time proved to be a charm. My party and I scored a great outdoor table and I ordered a deliciously fresh salad.

While eating I decided it would be a good shot for May's theme, but for more reasons than one. I noticed after snapping my shot, that my fingernail polish exemplifies the opposite of fresh! I needed to repaint them so badly, I was almost embarrassed to show this picture. Almost. :o)

If you want to check out other "fresh" self portraits, click here.

-Amelia

inspiration

Amy Butler: inspiring me since the beginning of my sewing career; inspiring me still.

I know I must sound like an star struck fan, the truth, however, is that this beautiful woman has inspired me from the moment I saw her Gypsy Caravan line of fabric. My girls have been dressed in her prints from the time they arrived on this earth to this very day! I feel so privileged to have met her.

Amy's fabrics have been a staple on my shelves and in my designs since day one. Her hard work and creativity inspired so many outfits and honestly, played a HUGE role in Sweet Feet Boutique's existence. I still sew many things for the girls with Amy Butler fabric, and I am clamoring to purchase more after seeing peeks at the International Quilt Market in Portland, OR. I am certain that Miss Masyn (who is now much older than the picture below) will require pockets, but that will be nice because I want to use some of each print... the colorways are gorgeous!

I never expected to get so emotional when I met her, but I couldn't hold back tears, it was so overwhelming. This woman is amazing and it exudes from her like light pouring out from her eyes and dimples. Everything about her inspires me and I hope to one day know her better. She is absolutely bursting with kindness, class, creativity, and passion. I am so grateful for the trail she has been blazing and I can't wait to see what she will create next!

Thank you Amy, for being so patient and kind with an awestruck girl like me, you are the dearest for taking time to talk with me and let me snap endless photos! Many hugs and much admiration~

-Amelia

dreams come true

I just met Amy Butler.... OH MY GOSH!!! I can't even tell you how much this means to me, I feel SO honored!!!!!

* pictures coming later...when I return home.

-Amelia (who is still freaking out!!!!!)

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fresh: root to end

Today is Self Portrait Tuesday. Unlike last week, I actually do feel fresh right now. Today I had my hair colored, and that always goes a LONG way with making me feel new and fresh.

I went a bit darker (aiming for a Kate Beckinsale color as she appears on the cover of Allure last month). I really am pleased with the outcome.

Now I admit, I feel a bit more prepared for my upcoming trip!

To see more Fresh self portraits, click here!

-Amelia

it's like this ...

Today a suspicion has been confirmed.

My nose always leads me to the celebrity fragrances. Not the ones that seem all fancy and classy, I mean the ones you see and go "hmm...now they have a perfume too?!"

Yes, I love those.

Not purposefully. It's just how I seem to lean. Given two perfumes and a blindfold, I can guarantee I would choose the one made by a teen celeb over one, say by an elite designer label.

As I have purchased over the past few years... Hilary Duff, Paris Hilton, and Gwen Stefanie, I thought something was amiss with my taste. Today though, as I picked up a black bottle from the checkout counter of Sephora, I found a new scentl I love. Curious as to what it was, I then looked at the bottle.... the name scrawled across the front of the black bottle... Sean John.

So there you have it. My little scent-confession. Now I am off to scour the internet for the best price and hopefully score a bottle of this luscious new fragrance.

-Amelia