Maman Chic Boutique, Aylmer This past weekend, I went to visit the maternity shop in Aylmer, Maman Chic Boutique. I had the opportunity to browse the beautiful products, get to know the owner Sarah Hampel, and ask her a few questions about her store. One of my favourite things about working in the industry is the friendliness of the vendors and
What’s your ‘Little Black Dress’? When I was an undergrad, one of my roomates nicknamed me “Stuffanie“. Yup, you guessed it; because I had a ton of stuff. Ha. ha. Most of it was school supplies, clothes, but a lot of it really was just ‘stuff’. Actually, I still have much of it. Meaningless stuff that takes up precious real estate in my tiny
Little baby Jacob came to visit us at the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at 1 week new, 7 days to be exact. He was quite the sleeper once he put his mind to it, and isn’t that little teddy bear bonnet just the cutest! Mom brought it in since it was a gift form a friend who amkes them. After several months
If you’ve ever had the chance to meet or speak with me, you know how much I care about getting ART in my clients’ homes for them to enjoy. It is my pride and joy for my clients to have something tangible from their portrait experience, that will last far long after the memories have faded. Complimentary Wall Art Canvas
A Baby Photographer’s Guide to Holiday Photo Props The Christmas holidays are still two months away, but in photography time the holiday shopping is NOW! The time to be ordering gorgeous holiday photo props has already begun, in fact it’s almost over! These are by far my favourites for this year. Honourable mentions below to some of my favourite vendors who
Ecoequitable Inc. Ottawa Fabric Stores – MacArthur / Vanier Continuing our adventure to discover all of the great Ottawa fabric secrets… Ecoequitable Inc. is a tiny but mighty fabric store located in Ottawa, in the quaint little neighborhood of Vanier near St. Laurent Blvd. They offer a modest yet treasure-filled selection of recycled (fabric ends that would have been unnecessarily discarded by the big
C&M Textiles Ottawa Fabric Stores – Emerald Plaza / Nepean As part of our adventure to discover all of the great Ottawa fabric secrets, C&M Textiles was on our shortlist. It is a large fabric store located in Ottawa, hidden away in the far corner of the Emerald Plaza in Nepean. Their flagship store is in Montreal, but this Canadian business is a great addition to
Does Ottawa Have Good Fabric Stores? If you’ve lived in the National Capital Region as an avid crafter, seamstress, or newborn photographer, you soon realized that finding good selection of fabric in Ottawa is nearly impossible. That means a lot of us are no longer shopping local and taking to the world wide web for fabulous finds. Now especially with
Fabrications Ottawa Fabric Stores – Wellington West / Hintonburg To continue our adventure to discover all of the great Ottawa fabric secrets… Fabrications is a gorgeous fabric store located in Ottawa, in the quaint little neighborhood of Wellington West (also known as Hintonburg). They have a huge selection of quilting fabric (hello fat quarters!), fashion textiles, amazing Japanese organics, sewing supplies, patterns and notions, and
Newborn Baby Hunter – 7 days New Little Hunter came to visit us at the portrait studio for his mini newborn photography session at 1 week new, 7 days to be exact. This handsome fella was a pleasure to photograph! I got him all cozy in the textured fabrics, nestled into the warmth of the wrap, and he slept like a champ. Until he got hungry of course! With enough time