Peck Life

Maternity Photos

{I’m a little late in posting these but still thought it was worth sharing!}

At 35 weeks pregnant on a rainy March Monday, we went to the Washington Park Arboretum and were joined by the lovely Rebekah, who agreed to take some photos for us. Not only is she a talented photographer and blogger, but she is so sweet and I was excited to finally meet her in person! For the pictures, I wanted to not only capture my growing bump, but also a snapshot of our last days as a family of three and I’m so happy with how the images turned out!

Ten on Ten: March 2013

Welcome back to the ten on ten project, put together by the lovely Rebekah.

Today felt long, maybe because of daylight savings time? Sky and I hung out at home all morning….being lazy, snuggling, doing laundry, and eating two breakfasts. In the early evening, we joined our close friends {ironically, the same friends we were with on the 10th of LAST MONTH} for dinner to celebrate a birthday! Minus my depression over {still} not being able to have a drink, I had the largest crab cake of my life and a good time was had by all. Can you believe there is an azalea blooming in the yard already? I know I’m craving spring hard when I start dreaming about how I want to cover the deck with strawberry planters and herb pots for the summer….can’t wait!!

Ten on Ten: February 2013

Welcome back to the ten on ten project, put together by the lovely Rebekah. We spent our weekend at Suncadia in a house we rented with friends. Even though the snow was almost non-existent {MUCH different from last year}, we still had a great time. We got home early this afternoon and have spent the rest of the day cleaning, organizing, and counting down the minutes until bedtime because of a certain little mister who only napped in the car. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Ten on Ten: November 2012

First snow – seems early this year?!

Stumptown Coffee – my very favorite.

Brunch at Café Flora.

Wedding dress shopping for our beloved friend Rachel.

The best friends a girl could have…

Space Needle! Snow in the morning, sun in the afternoon? Beautiful!

Lucy

My orchid sprouting new life in November.

Making “pizza”.

Welcome back to the ten on ten project, put together by the lovely Rebekah. I was excited to see the 10th fall on a weekend this month so I could actually take some photographs, instead of sitting behind my desk at work! Saturday was beautiful, a first snow, brunch with friends, wedding dress shopping, and time to sneak in a sweet sniff of Lucy dog. Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Craft Project: DIY Camera Strap

As if my obsession with yellow stripes isn’t evident enough here, here, or here….I found yet ANOTHER use for my extra fabric: a slipcover for my camera strap. I must admit that Josh did nearly all the sewing on this, as I managed to completely ruin my first strap attempt. I’m beginning to wonder if I’m not cut out for sewing?

Initially, I had planned to show you step by step how we made this. THEN, I quickly realized that there are already so many wonderful tutorials out there. Why mess with a good thing? Here are a few of my favorites:

1. And Then She Snapped

2. Dreams to Do

3. Cluck Cluck Sew

4. LBG Studio

There are tons of variations….ruffles….quilted squares of different fabric…extra padding….all very fun! I decided to stick with something simple and this strap was PERFECTION for my many hours of NYC wandering. I just love it!

Pondering a camera bag.

{top to bottom, left to right: Georgia nautical from Jo Totes, Posey 2 bag from Kelly Moore, a non-camera bag from Aldo, Cargo camera bag by BUILT NY, The SLR Sloop from Photo jojo, and the Crumpler Haven camera bag insert.}

For my upcoming trip to New York {2 months away!!}, I’m on the hunt for a versatile bag that will serve as my single purse + camera bag all in one. It can’t be too big and bulky, and I'd love for it to be cross-body, but has to somehow fit my DSLR, one lens, wallet, phone, iPod, gum, and my 653 lip glosses. There are tons of cute camera bags out there and I LOVE them….but why are they all so expensive? Unless it's one of these, I can't justify it. I don’t understand what makes the bag so special, other than sectioned padding inside? I’m leaning towards buying a regular bag/satchel and getting a camera bag insert that can convert the “regular” bag to a “camera” bag. I’m just worried there’s something I’m missing as to why that’s not a good idea.

{Camera straps from Union}

As for straps, I’m planning to get/make a slipcover for my default “Nikon” strap because the leather camera strap I have currently {via eBay} is just too thin. I actually have some yellow/white striped fabric left over from this bookcase project and there are quite a few tutorials online so maybe Josh can help me sew something. Did you know that my husband is a better seamstressman than me? He really is. I love these but they are not in the budget.

Do you have a favorite camera bag? Or, any suggestions about camera loot in general? Please and thank you!