I can’t believe I haven’t shared this already, but I have a new website for my photography!

Chara Michele Photography

It really feels amazing to have this be a reality… A lot of my blogging break this last month or so was spent working on my photography business & making this dream more of a reality. I have had a lot of support from family & friends, and I definitely have to say a big thanks to my husband who has supported this dream of mine from the very start. This blog & all of you readers out there have also been a great inspiration. In a lot of ways this blog was the start of my love for photography. So thanks to everyone!

(More in my next post about that big photo shoot I mentioned a month or so ago.)

A bit of sewing as promised…

One Quilt Block for September -

I absolutely love the colors & fabrics that Leah picked out for her month for One Quilt. It makes me want to go with the white background idea when it gets to be my month (which is coming up really soon, so I really need to start thinking about that…)

As sad as it is I only finished 2 pretty small sewing projects this whole last month. The only other thing I managed to finish besides September’s quilt block was this little baby blanket for a friend’s new baby girl…

I never knew I could miss my sewing machine so much! :) When I finally sat down to sew that baby blanket, I just wanted to sit & sew for a few days straight. I have quite the list of projects going right now, so I just might have to find some time to do just that! :)

(And even though I didn’t get much sewing in this last month, I do still have a few more catch up posts in the works :)

Has it really been a little over a month since I last posted something? That was a bit longer of a blogging break than I had really planned on, but it was good in a lot of ways. When I mentioned things might get a little busy, I don’t think I realized how busy life would get! :) It hasn’t slowed down much, but I think I have finally accepted that and even figured out how to manage my time. (Or at least I hope that I have…)

Really I hardly even know where to start… There is so much to share from this last month - photo shoots, fall colors, a little bit of sewing (although not nearly enough of that last one). Maybe a bit of sewing & crafting?

Pounce insisted he be a part of the photo…

Okay so making jam isn’t sewing, but it sort of fits in with crafting. To be perfectly honest, I am not much of a cook & I don’t really know my way around the kitchen. So when I see great recipes on other blogs or good food ideas, I sometimes bookmark it but never use the recipe or get around to making that food. The idea of making my own fresh jam though sounded so good, so when one of my friends offered to teach me & even offered some of her extra raspberries I jumped at the opportunity. I was amazed at how simple jam making really is and how great it turns out! Next summer I think I might have to try a few more fruit jams and maybe even a bit of canning (maybe). Of course I still don’t know how to make dinner, but who needs dinner when you can have toast & jam right ;)

I have lots more to share, including a bit of sewing, but I think I might try to break it into smaller posts. So I think you can expect at least a couple more posts this week. I also added 2 new banners up above (they alternate so you will have to refresh to see both) to spruce things up around here for fall!

I just wanted to pop in to my blog to say that I am still around :) Things have gotten crazy busy around here (about the exact opposite of how I thought the end of summer would be), but it is good crazy busy. I have a really big photo shoot coming up that I have been busy preparing for and am excited about. So I haven’t found much time for sewing or crafting, it has all been photography around here lately. I will probably have a few crafting things in the next couple weeks, so I might pop back in a few times but I think things might be a bit quiet around here the next couple weeks until after I am done with this photo shoot… I hope everyone is having a good start to the fall though and I look forward to being back to blogging very soon! :)

(And since I don’t have any crafting to show, I thought I might share a few more of my favorites from the senior session I did about a month ago now…)

I already posted this one below in color, but I really like it in black & white too…

A little something from my w.i.p. pile…

These will eventually be made into a quilt, although I have yet to decide what size quilt or what I will do with it. I actually made 3 more blocks today that I didn’t photograph, so even though a few of these have been sitting finished on my w.i.p. pile for awhile now I am making a little bit of progress on it. I just need some cold rainy days (or not) to make me want to stay inside and finish it up.