The Amador County Fair

Hello!

I wanted to share a few images I shot of the kids at the Amador County Fair....

You can visit my facebook wall if you would like to see more images of the kids showing their steers at the fair...

Bethany actually wasn't supposed to be smiling at me in this picture, she was supposed to be paying attention to the judge... : )

The girls getting ready to go wash their steers off for the evening....

My son Trent won reserve Champion Market Steer.....

Nicole won the county 4-H local bred class....

Sunday is the final day of the fair......

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On a final note....

It is so hard for me to believe how much my three older kids have changed in the past year...

Honestly I am not quite ready for it....

Nicole will soon be turning 18 and is a senior in high school....

Trent is 15 and wears a size 14 shoe and is about to pass his Dad up in height...

Bethany is now officially a teenager...

Where does time go?

It goes way too quickly that is for sure : (

Enjoy the rest of your weekend...

Take Care,

Maria

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A Winner and Simple Decorating for the Fair

Hello!

I hope you are all having a great week...

I wanted to announce the winner of the 600.00 Sadie Olive Gift Certificate Giveaway....

The winner is.... Sarah of the blog Sarah and Drew B, Sarah has a beautiful inspiring blog, I did a lot of exploring on her blog yesterday and I hope you get a chance to check it out, there is lots of inspiration to be found.

Congratulations Sarah!

If you missed my interview with my friend and website designer Sara Duckett, you can read it here, Sara truly is an inspiration to me.

You can check out Sara's design services here,

Sara's Shops here and here, and Sara's blog here...

Thank you to everyone that participated in this giveaway, I enjoyed reading every one of your comments....

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On another note....

The kids and I made some decorations for their stalls at the fair yesterday....

We made a memory board for each one of the kids....

I had another idea planned for these and didn't get a chance to make them how I had hoped : )

So we picked up some ugly cork boards, I made a bag out of the grain sack and slipped it over the cork board and sewed the open end up by hand.....

We added a few pictures along with a short write up about each kid....

We had to use a lot of tacks to secure the pictures otherwise the fans in the barn 

will blow the pictures away.... 

We also made some bunting to go around their stalls....

I just cut triangles out of the grain sacks and just sewed the tops over the twine....

The kids show their steers tomorrow...

It will be an exciting day!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Take Care,

Maria

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Last Chance...

Hello!

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend.

This is my kids' favorite time of year... 

Our fair is this week, so the kids are busy getting their steers ready to take to the fair.

I will be sure and post a few pictures from the fair...

On another note...

I wanted to remind you that you still have a chance to enter the $600.00 Sadie Olive gift card giveaway.

You can read an inspiring interview with Sara Duckett and enter the giveaway here....

The giveaway ends Tuesday July 24th at midnight.

I will announce the winner on Wednesday.

On a final note....

I snapped this picture while taking product pictures the other day...

The kids and Rambo decided to join in on the fun....

This image makes me laugh, Rambo always looks like a giant when he sits down. : )

I will share more pictures from this shoot later this week.

Take Care,

Maria

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French Farmhouse Items Sneak Peak

Hello!

I have lots of fun French Farmhouse items to share with you which means I have lots of photographing to do : ) 

I wanted to share an image from today to give you a sneak peak of some of the new items that will be available in the shop soon....

I will be posting items to my facebook page before loading them into my shop...

You don't need a facebook account to visit my wall either : )

Also at the beginning of the week I have an interview with the sweet and talented

 Sara Duckett of Sadie Olive along with a fun giveaway...

On another note....

Thank you to everyone who shared their favorite summer activity on my last post about Souvenir....

It was fun to read all of your favorite activities....

I also wanted to share the link to the magazine Souvenir Lifestyle again just in case some of you missed my last post....

You can view the free preview by clicking on the image...

Open publication - Free publishing - More souvenir

Enjoy your weekend....

Take Care,

Maria 

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Vintage French Bistro Chairs and the Souvenir Summer Issue is here

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying your week.....

I am so excited the summer issue of Souvenir is now available....

It is a beautiful issue filled with inspiring stories...

There are 122 pages of content and it is ad free!

Congratulations to Heather Bullard and all of the contributors...

You can visit Souvenir Lifestyle's website to purchase your magazine.

It is available digitally or you can also purchase a print copy via the website....

You can sign up to be on Souvenir's mailing list here...

You will receive emails that will notify you of when the new issue is out...

I wanted to giveaway 5 digital copies of the magazine today....

The first five people to state their favorite activity to do during the summer months will receive

a free digital copy of the magazine....

You can also see a free preview below of the magazine : )

Souvenir Lifestyle

Thank you Heather Bullard for having me as a contributor!

Open publication - Free publishing - More souvenir

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On another note....

I finally got a chance to take some new product pictures for my shop....

Here is a peak at what you will find in my shop...

Vintage French Green Bistro Chairs....

Vintage French Yellow Bistro Chairs

Vintage French Enamel Coffee Pot

Vintage French Jam Pots

Vintage French Table 

Vintage French Milk Bucket

(this one has sold, I do have more enamelware that I will be adding this week)

Vintage French Beehives

I will be adding more products to my shop over the next few days.....

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Grain Sack French Farmhouse Kids' Aprons

Hello!

I hope you all had a great fourth of July....

I wanted to introduce you to our French Farmhouse Kids' aprons.

My sister Liz makes these from European Grain Sacks...

We use twill tape for the ties.

 Yuridia was my little model for the shoot....

I am so mad that grass was blocking Yuridia's face : (

She decided to feed Lili some of her blueberries and we discovered Lili loves blueberries.

I will be listing these aprons in the shop soon : )...

I also was able to get some bistro chairs shot and those will be listed tonight.

Enjoy your day!

Take Care,

Maria 

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Beach Tables from Holland and a Sneak Peek

Hello!

I recently found these sweet little vintage tables.

They come from Holland and were used in beach houses.

They make the perfect coffee table...

I shot these pictures last week for my shop....

I went with a patriotic theme in honor of the fourth of July : )

You will find these tables

in the farmhouse living section of the shop.....

vintage dutch table

I love how simple these little Dutch tables are....

These raspberry tarts came from Andrea's Bakery....

If you are ever in Amador City, Ca it is a bakery you must check out....

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On another note I wanted to share a sneak peek of the Souvenir Lifestyle summer issue...

The issue will launch July 10th!

I am so excited to see this issue....

I have a couple of projects I worked on for this issue,  and I can't wait to see the

other contributor's stories.

You can sign up for Souvenir Lifestyle's mailing list by visiting here....

You will then be notified when a new issue has launched....

Congratulations Heather Bullard!

We were also encouraged to share a behind the scenes image.....

This is my little friend Yuridia.....

Yuridia helped me bake a few things for my story as well as helped taste test the food : )

You can catch more behind the scenes images on Souvenir Lifestyle's Facebook Wall....

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On a final note....

I wanted to say a special thank you to Stacy of Red Door Home for featuring my home

on her blog!  Be sure and check out Stacy's Blog and etsy shop, she makes beautiful items!

Enjoy your day!

I am off to San Francisco with the girls...

Take Care,

Maria

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Getting Ready for the Fair

Hello!

Today I just wanted to share a few images I shot the other day of my kids doing their chores....

Fair is only a month away so they are busy getting their steers ready for the fair....

A typical hot summer day ends with the kids and Rambo taking a quick dip in the ponds on the ranch....

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

We are headed to the lake!

Take Care,

Maria

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