snappy chic designs {the blog}

alley cats

Jen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:01 +0000

The weather made a turn for the better on Saturday. To further feature the caps I made for the girls, it was decided that we needed to take lots more pictures. So we headed downtown and did an urban photo shoot. I’ve been aching to do this with the girls for ages, and the conditions (ages, weather, clothing) were finally perfect enough to check this goal off the list.

We couldn’t forget about Violet. She slept up until her moment to shine, and she didn’t disappoint. Love her:)

The girls are quite delighted about these pictures. We’ll definitely have to get some or many of them framed for the home.

the d family

Jen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:26:57 +0000

Taking advantage of the last days of warmth around these parts, this family decided it was now or never to be photographed. We had a lot fun! Boy, was it different being around all those boys! I’m so used to all the girlyness around my house. They really proved my stereotypes wrong about boys though because these boys were sweet and so willing to get their pictures taken. The D Family came armed with lots of smiles, and we had a blast in the process.

first pickins’

Jen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:28:52 +0000

Mike was so excited to see that some of his radishes were ready for picking. The girls were super ecstatic, too, and insisted on trying some. There weren’t too thrilled when the taste didn’t match their enthusiasm. Hopefully, there will be more vegetables to pick soon.

little girl blue

Jen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:07:44 +0000

What a treat for me this past weekend! The B family invited me to photograph them with special focus on Baby A. Baby A was not very interested in my appearance, but we managed to squeeze out a few smiles from her. This family also had the most spectacular backyard and landscaping with a pond.

no boys allowed

Jen — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:48:08 +0000

It has become clear that not only I but Mike would also have no idea what to do with a boy in this family. Case in point, Mike purchased a little girl version of Lee Press-On nails for Annie and Mimi last night while out picking up a prescription at Walgreens. There was no coercion from the girls, it was all his idea. Apparently, Mike was in a particularly girlish mood because Lucy then got an update for her nail colors as well.

meet sam

Jen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:41:38 +0000

Meet Sam. Over a year ago Sam began his growth but was soon bagged in favor of other projects. The girls, Annie especially, have been begging (or bugging) me to finish making him on a monthly since. When I discovered the sack in which he resided while cleaning out the craft room he looked so sad, lonely, faceless, and in pieces (literally). I decided at that time that he needed to be completed. Fortunately, there wasn’t much else to do other than make his legs, tail, and cheek puffs and to assemble him. The job only took a couple of hours of my time. Now look at him. Sam is a happy, healthy, stuffed cat that can’t hold his head up on his own. And the girls love him to pieces (figuratively). Mimi has been carrying him around ever since, and Annie is demanding another kitty so that she has one to carry around, too. Isn’t Annie such a wonderful big sister to not even question that the first kitty would belong to Mimi? The only complaint I have about Sam is that he was like trying to frost a chocolate cake with white icing. That white stuffing shows up everywhere, and Sam is a lint trap.

the e family

Jen — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:18:37 +0000

It was fun to work with an “older” group this time. Up until now I’ve always had photo shoots that included chasing after wee ones, but not this time. I could actually tell ALL of my models what to do, and they actually listened to me.

fall is here

Jen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:57:58 +0000

The weather is crisp and the fall colors are prevalent. Mimi was being so spunky with her “puppy tails” that I felt compelled to snap her in the moment. It certainly is a change of scenery to have a cornfield as our backyard. I wish we hadn’t been too busy to enjoy it when it was full of lush greens. However, the golden beige isn’t so bad to look at.

carefree and spunky…the last d.c. shoot EVER

Jen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:24:49 +0000

I can’t begin to tell you how fun it was to snap this family. O and G, the kids, were full of personality and had me laughing during much of the shoot. They also moved this summer to the great state of Washington. Talk about a major change all the away across the country.

I don’t know why this one makes me giggle. Maybe it’s G peeking over the edge.

This is their true personality. Who wants to just sit and smile?

How could I not include this? This kid should go into acting or at least comedy.

delightful

Jen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:18:45 +0000

It was hard not to feel biased toward this family since they reminded me so much of my own with 2 sweet girls. These young ladies were very close, and it’s so obvious in the pictures of just them. My heart melted when I saw how well they played together and how big sister watched her with loving eyes. I wanted to scoop them up and take them home.

I cracked up at this one. Baby S is looking at me like she’d really want me to be somewhere else.

Look at these two, how sweet!