Labor Day Weekend

It's crazy to think that school is starting for so many people tomorrow and that summer has reached its end.  I took these photos of the girls at the beach a few weeks ago and wanted to post them up while they're still relevant to the weather!  Today my family took down our pool, and though nice, hot days are predicted in the coming week, I know that cool breezes are just around the corner.  I love this time of year, though.  Now that I'm not longer in school, the scholastic pressure has lifted and I feel that I can truly enjoy our transition into autumn.  

Cozi (my Caroline doll) is relaxing in Kit's retired beach chair by a river near our house.  It was quite the ordeal to lug all of my dolls and props to this location, actually!  And just as I began taking photos, a group of people showed up for a party...

So many people ask how I got the rocks to balance, and it was actually my mom who stacked them!  She propped them against a metal skewer that was stuck into the ground.  Otherwise, they would have tumbled over with the first breath of wind!

How are you spending the holiday?  Having any last-hoorah summer barbecues?  Leave a comment telling me about it!

Summer Camping

It's been far too long since I posted on this blog!  I'm hoping to put more photos on here every week as a way to show off all the ones I take per photoshoot.  So often I'm only able to share 2-3 pictures on my Instagram account, and I'm left with many that are never seen!

I shot these photos a few weeks ago in the midst of our very uncommon Washington heat wave, and my goodness, it was a bit of a difficult shoot.  So. Much. Heat.  But I love how the pictures turned out, and I hope you enjoy them too.  Let me know how your summer has been going in the comments!  Has it been a warm one for you?

This particular picture was inspired by American Girl's July, 2018 catalog (I tried to find a photo of it on Google, but it evaded me).  I kind of planned the entire shoot around it, actually!  

I'm hoping this photoshoot gave you a little bit of the happy summer feelings of a final camping trip before school starts.  I've actually never been camping myself, so it's something I have a lot of fun setting up for my vinyl pals!  Also, all of the furniture and most of the accessories I used in this shoot were from The Queen's Treasures, an absolutely FABULOUS company that creates gorgeous, high quality, unique pieces for 18" dolls.  They have an entire collection devoted to Little House on the Prairie (a shoot I plan to post shortly!), and just looking at it makes me super giddy!!  If only I had had the covered wagon when I was six....(fun fact, my mom made my brother and me a covered wagon of our very own out of an old Radio Flyer.  I used to ride around in that thing ALL the time in my homemade pioneer dresses and lace-up boots!)

Luciana Goes Stargazing

I am completely head over heels in love with Luciana's collection.  I couldn't wait to take the telescope out of its box and have Luci and her friend go stargazing.

What do you think of Luci's collection?  Do you love it as much as I do?