School is out!

And so starts 7 weeks of summer holidays.

Wahooo, I love summer!

It's that time again....calendars, and a giveaway!

Can you believe it?

The year is marching on,

so many great things are happening.

One thing I love is creating the Calendars.

There is something just so delightful about putting together

12 of your favourite images from the year into a Calendar.

 This year I have 2 themes - 

'Beach Daydreams' (seriously, how could I not?!).

Available over on Etsy and Felt.

And 'A little bit of everything'

which is a mix of my fav's from the year.

Available over on Etsy and Felt.

These calendars are such a great way of receiving an instant collection of photos.

When the month is over you simply cut the bottom date section off

and you have a 4x4" photo to frame, 

stick to the fridge,

peg to an inspiration wire,

slip into your diary.... 

They also make great presents for the holidays! 

This week is my birthday, and I love birthdays.

So I am giving away 2 calendars over on Facebook.

Simply leave a comment on this post as to which calendar you would like,

Share the post, and I will pick 2 winners at random on Fri (Sep 20).

Happy week to you all!

~Susannah x

At the River

Scenes from a late afternoon trip to the river.

Such deep blues reflected in the water.

Autumn

 {all photos instagram}

I am a little late with this post,

a 5 week flu and then stomach bugs 

have slowed us all down over the past few months.

I wanted to capture autumn in this space though,

as we really did have the most amazing season.

So hot, with a dash of snow.

Bright blue skies,

such lovely lingering summer sun,

vibrant orange, red, yellow trees.

There were days we enjoyed ice blocks on the back deck after school

with the kids asking if we could go swimming at the outdoor pool.

Scooter rides, bike rides, our trip to the coast.

All of summer lingering, lingering.

Then we had a cold snap, 

with snow of the hills all around us.  

The first fire of the season lit in the woodburner,

to remind us that summer cannot last forever.

The strongest leaves are still clinging to the trees,

So there is a hint of autumn lining the streets,

as Winter slowly eases in.

 

Thank you Autumn, for such amazing beauty.

I believe...

I believe

everything happens

for a reason.

and she realised....

I have been craving adventure lately,

feeling really restless.

I blame it on the nostalgia that always seems to accompany

the subtle changes from summer to autumn.

And then, this week, our little boy turned 4.

On his birthday morning, sitting on our bed holding a new box of lego,

he looked around at us {his father, mother and sister}, 

and said with the hugest grin -

'I am so happy.'

And, of course, my heart melted.  

It made me realise, that this is what happiness is.

All that is right here in front of me.

It's not in the adventures, it's in the people I am lucky enough to love.

all that matters

New work - 'Celebrating the blues'

 

I've been completely inspired this summer, 

by road trips, the beach, hot summer skies....

capturing these things with my iPhone,

and sharing them over on instagram.

I am seriously in LOVE with camera on the iPhone,

having it with me to capture these things,

it's just well, magic.

And so I re-created 6 of my favourite

instagram photos from this summer...

they are grainy and hazy, 

like the bright blue sky in the heat of the day.

The words are all how I felt on the day each photo was taken.

I have added them to Society6 as iPhone cases, prints, canvases, 

totes and cushions.  oh my!

I will also be adding them to Etsy later this week.

I think the cushions just might find their way

to the couch on our deck.....to remind us all 

just how amazing summer is.

 

The Blues

There is something so magical about the beach.

It really does soothe my soul.

I first created a 'you soothe my soul' photo years ago,

So it felt good to add the words to a new photo,

(thanks iPhone and instagram!)

as at the moment I am loving the blues.

Pale blues of hot summer hazy evenings,

and the bright blues of the morning and early afternoon sky.

Blues. 

 I'm all about blues right now.

Instagram, it's love

Oh my goodness,

how much do I love instagram!

I knew I would love it,

I didn't realise just how much!

Since my name was already taken 

(I find that so amusing, there are more Susannah Tucker's out there!)

I have the profile name @thedaydreaminggirl

See you there!

Where has the blue sky gone?

It has been so grey here recently, and I am in desperate need of some blue sky.

Luckily I have been surrounding myself with blue in preparation for the Sisters' Market this weekend - making up new mini print sets, a stack of new note cards, and new photo block sizes. I am in looooooooooooove with the new medium and large photo block size, and am envisaging a feature wall with nothing but photo blocks in our house.

If you are in the Brunswick area on Saturday pop into the Town Hall, the market is fantastic!

I heart Tuesdays

The first day of Spring! And on a Tuesday! Even though it's still a bit chilly outside, the grass smells a little sweeter, the flowers look a little brighter, and I feel like dancing. I love spring! Not that I wish time away, but all winter I look forward to this day. And it's here! Ahhhhh, soon there will be bbq dinners, breakfast outside every day, summer skirts and pretty summer sandals, swimming at the beach, melting ice cream.......everything feels so much sweeter today.

Daydreaming...

After much daydreaming, I have decided to start. So here goes.....