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I just couldn’t resist a few photos of some beautiful fall color…

The leaves in the above shot were very red, but I loved the vintage feel of this version.

Straight out of camera, the sky was that blue!

I use to think that summer was my favorite time of the year, and now I am not so sure… Fall really is lovely around here (well when it isn’t raining). I think the only downside of fall is that it doesn’t last forever and winter does eventually have to arrive. (And with winter comes the rain from what I hear :)

Some sewing hopefully in the next post, since this is supposed to be a craft blog after all… :)

One of the things that took up a lot of time this last month was a fairly big photo shoot that I had booked. I was hired to take school portraits for 60+ kids at a local private school. It went great & was such a blast! While I love natural light, outdoor portraits I can now also say that I love studio portraits too. The lighting is a whole new adventure for me, but it is also a lot of fun!

I would love to share the photos from that shoot, but since I don’t have permission from each of the parents I thought I would share a few from another shoot I did right before that one. A few of these are in my portfolio, so if you have been to my new website you might have seen some of these but I mixed in a few that I don’t have posted over there…

If you live in the Seattle area & are looking for a portrait photographer, be sure to stop by my website - Chara Michele Photography :)

Okay, my little self promotion is over… back to a bit of crafting maybe? :)

(All photos are copyrighted by me, please do not use without permission.Thanks!)

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!