Halle and The Halloween Whimsy

My beautiful grand daughter
Halle Moreen had her
1st Halloween
and her
6 months pictures taken at the
same time
by Emily Kline at


www.emilyklinephotography.com


What a delight!

I thought a tutu was in order and

I found the perfect one at Whimsy Wendys:

www.etsy.com/people/whimsywendy

Halle was a hotpink ladybug....

her family has a special affection for lady bugs....

long story...her daddy is a Science Teacher!!!

I thought a must accessory for her costume would be a
hotpink and black tulle Whimsey Wand...and I was right.
It was the perfect accessory...albiet a little heavy
(my daughter Tessa informed me later)
"but Momma it was so adorable,
wait till you see the pictures!",
she told me the evening after they did the photo shoot.

And she was right on...
The pictures were just precious...
and the Whimsey Wand finished off the costume
just perfectly.

Tessa was also correct about the wand...
it was a little heavy for such a bitty girl
....but it was cute.

We have a tradition in our family of

Add-a-Pearl necklaces for all the little girls...
somehow they turn into gorgous big girls
with gorgous strands of pearls on their wedding days....
mmmm...in a fairly short amount of time,
it seems!
Anyway, I get off track ..., Halle has on her little
Add-a-Pearl necklace in these shots
and I just love them.
I am just a little prejudice,
but what a doll!!!!





Blue eyes are kind of a tradition too...
both sides of the family,
they are concentrated that way...lol!!!

It was a great day forHalloween pictures

this Granna thinks....

The Cowboy Bride Isn't What She Used To Be!!!

One of my favorite images from Dolce & Gabbana....

The Cowboy Bride isn't what she used to be!!!

When you are planning your wedding or celebration of any kind,

look for what inspires you.

Is it texture? A Picture? A Season or a Color?

How about a Venue...the place where youwill be celebrating?

As I am trying to put together several...Hah! collections for my new shop...

opening when did you say? 2020 LOL

I find it more difficult to put together designs without some person or personality to spring off of. I have worked with several brides and the first few things I find out from them are...what it you"style"...what colors do you love, are you down home country, up town glitzy, or a little of both? What kind of music do you like...And how about that groom?... What he wants is just as important as the lady in the long white dress....or whatever she is wearing....

Last October 2009 a group from the Brentwood Church in Lynchburg, VA kicked off a thing called Freedom 4-24.

Basically, Freedom 4-24 is an attempt to get girls out of the sex trade in Thailand. It is a chance to buy a girl out of the bars for one night for $24.oo

A lot of you probably support missions of all sorts all around the world and that's great. If you're looking for something else to support, or if you have a special place in your heart for this issue, check out www.freedom4-24.com. You can get a t-shirt for $24. Also, there's a link to Red Is White clothing on there. It's a clothing company that has said if we buy shirts from them and put in the code free424 you'll get 15% off the cost of the shirt and they'll donate 15% of the money to Freedom 4-24.

This was started in Lynchburg, by a girl who goes to Liberty, and it has the chance to impact girls on the other side of the world. At least check out the website when you get a chance.

Dilyn's New Blog Page!!!

I am excited!!! Dilyn Design has a new logo....designed by Sarah Love Peterson at Dzine http://www.dzines.biz/ check it out. She is doing my website, http://www.dilyndesign.com/ to be up and running sometime today, and the banner for my etsy page.... So, you know what's next? I have to get it in gear.....

I just finished a couple precious Whimsey Wands for the "Sitting Pretty Painted Chair Extraordinaire" put on by the Wray Community Child care Center. I was in such a hurry to finish them I didn't get good pictures of them to pass along....but they were really cute.

My Granddaughter and Goddaughter both "needed" Whimsey Wands for their Holloween Costumes...so that was my next project...I do have a few pictures of those.

Also Halle (granddaughter) had her 6 month pictures taken by Emily Kline http://www.emilyklinephotography.com/ last Saturday and she "needed" another Whimsey Wand to go with her puppy dog coat, ... I guess I have been working in the Dilyn Studio.

Then my husband and I had to take off last weekend to NYC so .... after all the inspiration of Madison Avenue... I come home with a terrible cold. But I promise I am working in the studio....who am I promising...me I guess. LOL! Currently working on a soon to be unvieled: Champagne/Blue Country Wedding...

I'll keep you updated ...