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My Favorite (and free!) Home Decor Hack

In my kitchen silverware drawer, I keep a pair of clippers handy for routine plant maintenance and spontaneous trips to the yard to forage. Before I begin, I’ll tell you that I don’t live on acres of land or have particularly great gardening skills, and you don’t need them for this! A fresh and modern way to bring some nature indoors and to add visual impact is a dramatic arrangement of greenery in a simple vase. You simply head outside, find something that looks good and snip away!

A few tips and reminders:

Use good clippers! You can get them affordably at a home improvement or hardware store.

Forage wisely. Be aware of where and what you’re clipping. Don’t disturb protected wildlife areas, or your neighbor’s yard!

Bring your vase with you. Sometimes translating scale can be a challenge. If you have the vase you can clip and fill at the same time (and it makes less mess inside).

Dead or alive! Living greenery is really wonderful, but dried branches or flowers can be really amazing too, and even last longer since you don’t need them to stay in water. Look for interesting shapes and differing lengths.

For a more modern, minimal look, go with a few longer branches, and vary the lengths.

Happy foraging! If you’re looking for more tips on home decor check out this article.

Tara + Scott | A Snowy Seattle Winter Couple's Session

This has been the craziest February! I’ve lived in Seattle for five years and cannot believe how much snow we’ve seen this winter. In Chicago, where I’m from, this would be totally normal, but here it’s just so magical and fun. I love seeing how the landscape transforms when covered with a crisp dusting of beautiful white snow. It clings to the trees and makes them sleepy under its weight, and there’s a hush that comes over the world as we bundle and hibernate until the damn roads are finally clear! I’m secretly in love with the entrapment, though.

Tara & Scott braved the snow and arrived in a big, sturdy truck that could handle it well — and I hopped in and we made our way to this cozy little grove for some fun.

Enjoy.

 

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Discovery Park Seattle Family Session

'Twas the night before Christmas (Eve), and this little family and I met up on an unbelievably sunny December day to capture some family photos.  With a 3 & 1.5-year-old you never quite know what will happen.  One of my favorite things about family sessions is that the kids are usually the creative directors!  Of course we pull together for a few nice family portraits, but it's fun to see what they come up with on their own.  Arya was busy looking for raccoons in the tall grasses for lots of the session which was adorable and hilarious.  Great family photos don't just need to happen in the summer and fall -- winter gives a unique light and beautiful glisten to nature.  To learn more or to book, head over here.  Enjoy the photos!

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