Finally got some decent pictures!!

I have been struggling since the beginning of my Etsy Shop in February with my camera.  I've loved this thing since the day we bought it and thought I was getting pretty good at messing around with manual (thought I was hot stuff!).  That was until I started trying to take decent pics of my scarves for the shop.  Boy was I wrong!!  I put a call out to my Facebook buddies to help me out, got some great pointers, but still couldn't get it quite right.  Put the camera away (so I wouldn't toss it though the window if we're being honest), and said forget it and decided to use pics from my iPhone.

Well today I got bit by the bug again.  I crocheted five new scarves on vacation in MD and I am dying to get them listed.  The sun was out so I decided to find a pretty spot in my tiny backyard to take some pics... SUCCESS!  I know you aren't really supposed to use direct sunlight, but there was some cloud cover which made the first half of the pics come out great!  The second half have some shadows, but I am still really really happy with the outcome.

Here's one of my favorites of the day:

And of course, I had a photog assistant (Miss K) by the time my camera battery died.  Isn't she so cute?!  Growing like a weed, that one!

Well I'm off to go list some of my newest creations and update older listings with way better pics.  Hopefully business picks up soon.  I know it's getting warm down here, so scarves are a hard sell, but I just love making them so much!!

Virginia - Sunny Florida Mommy

I'm Back & Better Than Ever!

Hey There Friends!

Long time no see!  I'm back on the blog after 3 long, exciting years.  It's not that I didn't have anything to say, I just didn't have the chance to share it.  Now I'm back, I've got an extra kiddo (M) running around, more responsibilities, and even less time than before.... but I have started something really exciting that I just have to share.... My new ETSY shop!!  Y'all know how much I love to craft, well I'm turning it into something bigger.  Right now, I'm testing the waters and I'm going to see how it goes.  I opened the shop in February and things are starting slow, but we have potential!

Some things you might notice -- Name Change? Yes!!! Don't worry, I'm still a Sunny Florida Mommy #1, my kiddos come first... but since this business is about my creations, I thought it was appropriate for a little tweak!  What else? Crochet? YEA!!  I love love love my paper crafting, scrapbooking and all those other crafts that I have been doing for years, but crochet has become a new love!!  Embrace it.  You can make soon many different things with a ball of yarn and a hook!  Don't worry, I'm planning to add some of my fun banners, bow boards, and whatever else I can crank out of this craft room in my spare time (haha) soon!  Have something you love that I've made, let me know and I'll try to add it to my shop!

I'd really love for this to grow into something.  Most of you know I left the classroom to stay home with my beautiful babies four years ago and I don't regret that change for a SECOND!  I would love to continue staying home as long as I possibly can, and while I don't see my crafts paying the mortgage anytime soon, you never know, right?!

Anyway, thanks for the support.  You can find me all over the place now... here are my links!

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/SunnyFLCreations
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sunnyfloridamommy
Instagram - https://instagram.com/sunnyfloridacreations/  or @sunnyfloridacreations
Email - sunnyfloridamommy@gmail.com

If you're already following me on any of those forums, thank you thank you thank you!  If not, check out my goodies and let me know what you think!!

Love to you all!
Virginia - Sunny Florida Mommy of Sunny Florida Creations!