2015 Calendars are here!

2015 photo calendar - 'The Little Ones'.

Oh my, the cuteness!

Following on from last year's vintage cameras and toy animals calendar, 

the quirky and fun calendar for 2015 features a rustic background,

and new little animals.

My daughter loves the hedgehog photo,

my son loves the dinosaur.

Both have asked for one for their room.

Of course, I am happy to oblige. 

Available over on Etsy.

2015 photo calendar - 'Dream Big'

This calendar is full of inspiration.

A photo with typography for each month of the year.

Inspiring you to dream big, and to love.

Available here on Etsy

Dream Big

and then dream bigger...

Yes you can.

For the times we are afraid of everything that might go wrong if we try...

New typography, teal and turquoise photo block sets

{The teal, turquoise and bright blue Wanderlust set of 6 beach photo blocks}

{Adventure is Calling beach photo block}

 {The bright blue Adventure, Imagine, Chase the Sun set of 3 beach photo blocks}

{Wanderlust beach typography photo block}

New photo blocks are available over on Etsy!

I finally got round to making up samples 

of the teal, turquoise and bright blue beach typography photos from this past summer.

As you can imagine, 

being a lover of blue skies, the beach, adventures and the sun,

these are my new favourites.

Happy Friday to you all!

Susannah x

Chase the Sun

{Chase the Sun, print available here}

This summer has been all about chasing the sun.

We haven't seen it that often;

after our fabulously hot and sunny spring 

that had us swimming at the outdoor pool in November,

we all thought we were in for another long hot summer.

However, it feels like we are waiting for it to arrive.

When we do have the hot sunny days, 

we chase the sun,

to the coast,

to the beach,

to the pool.

When it streams in through the windows at various times of the day

I find the kids turning their faces to it,

or sitting in the sunniest chair to soak up the warmth.

Sunshine,

please show us your gorgeous rays.

We love you so.

Just popping in....

...to say hello!

New Work - road trip inspired

{Seek Adventure, print available here}

{You make me smile - print available here}

I am really inspired right now,

we have been out to the coast a few times, 

and there is something about being a passenger in the front seat

that gets my creative juices flowing.

I have pages of little sayings I plan to use on beach photos,

all inspired by conversations and musings in the car.

Here are the first 2 of the new series,

I hope you enjoy them!

x

Happily ever after

I believe in happy endings.

New typographic print, 'Happily ever after', 

available on Etsy.

Do you believe?

November!

Hello November, you crept up on me.

The month before the merriest month of the year.

That makes you a bit special, doesn't it?

October!

This year is racing by....

Make a wish....

Do you close your eyes when you wish?

I do.

August. A little bit late.

I am a few (and then some!) days late to post this, 

but better late than never.

We have had a wonderful 10 day break in Australia,

more on that to follow in the next few days.

Happy August!

Beach photo sets

 {Inspirational set of 3 beach 8x10" photos}

{Set of 4 8x10" beach photos, pale blue with a splash of teal}

{Pale blue set of 4 square beach photos}

I've been putting together new beach photo sets.

I love making these up, 

and will be adding these to my Felt shop this week too.

All sets can be made smaller and larger to suit

I love working with customers to suit your space, 

just send me an email!

info@susannahtucker.com

Mother's Day

On Mother's Day, my gorgeous little family

surprised me with a picnic adventure to the coast.

Oh how they knew this would make me so happy!

The weather was spectacular.

No wind, when normally the wind comes straight up from Antarctica.

Not even a breeze, much to our little guys dismay,

who had packed his kite.

{The Ocean is Calling, 8x12, available here}

The sun was shining, 

the sky was a brilliant blue.

No clouds.

The ocean perfect shades of pale and turquoise blue.

We climbed to the lighthouse.

We saw penguins, 

and seals.  

The kids ate ice cream in the hot sun,

and we commented on how this has been the longest, hottest Summer,

stretching out through Autumn and so close to Winter.

{Chase Adventure 8x12, available here}

We played in the sand,

and watched the waves.

We saw the snow capped mountains of the South Island.

I took photos, and savoured every minute of it.

 {Be True To Yourself 8x12, available here.}

There is something so simply magnificent about the beach,

and this part of New Zealand.

We are so blessed to live in this beautiful world.

Reworked - Beauty is Everywhere

{Beauty is Everywhere, available here}

I reworked this Poppy photo,

because if you look,

you will see Beauty everywhere.

Oh yes she does.

For Annabel.

May you always wish,

and believe.

~Love, Mum. x

We all have our own song to sing

I believe, 

we all have our own song to sing.

Pink cosmos in the autumn sun, 

available over on Etsy.

I believe...

I believe

everything happens

for a reason.

Oh my heart

I have been putting off writing this post, because I haven't been able to find the words.

The words to describe just what it feels like to see these magnificent balloons float in the sky,

to get up early, before sunrise, and feel the aniticipation in the air, 

and then to see them - it is nothing short of breathtaking.

The first morning of the festival was one block from our house.

Oh, it was amazing.  

On the third morning, we drove north 20 mins to see them.

The excited squeals from the kids (and me!) as we spotted the first,

the second...the third and fourth.

Pulling into a field on the side of the road, 

we realised we had stumbled across one of the fields they were flying directly over. 
We stood there, in the crisp early morning air, as 14 balloons floated above us.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

I look forward to this weekend all year, 

wondering if the weather is going to be good for the balloons to fly.

This year, it was oh so perfect.

Thank you, to the weather fairies, and to the pilots, for bringing magic to our skies.

We are one very happy family, 

who will remember and talk about this weekend for a very long time.

The hot air balloons!

After much anticipation, Today arrived.

The first day of the hot air balloon festival.

My favourite day of the year - 

the mass ascension one block from our house.

The stars aligned, and it was nothing short of magical.

Perfect still blue skies, not a cloud to be seen.

The sun rose as the balloons did....

they seemed to linger above us for the longest time,

before gently floating over the town.

It was out of this world.  

Amazing.

I am still grinning.

I cannot wait to spend time editing the photos I took, 

but of course I had to play with some taken on my phone!

 

The weather looks set to shine beautifully over the next 3 days,

so we will be soaking up as much of the balloons as we can.

It really was, a brilliant day for a balloon ride.