Cupcakes...

I think I had the winter blues a little bit worse than I even knew. Remember a while ago when I said I thought it was weird I had only baked once this year as opposed to last year when I was baking nearly once a week? Well as soon as the weather started to get nice here the inspiration immediately hit. I have a renewed interest in all of my hobbies.

I started with some rainbow cupcakes. I tried a new recipe which will now be my go-to recipe, they're oh so yummy. Vanilla with a hint of coconut. These were originally supposed to be for my cousin's son's birthday but we weren't able to make it to the party so we're currently nom-ing on these.

I wish I could share some with you guys through the computer screen!
xoxo

ps. Here's a little tutorial on how to make colorful cupcakes in case you don't know, or just want to see more of my pretty cupcake pictures! ;)

Window Shopping...

On the hefty list of reasons why I'm excited for spring wearing dresses without tights and many many layers is pretty high up. I've been browsing etsy for beautiful vintage dresses to rock this spring and summer and thought I'd share a few that caught my eye...

(via: oldage)

 (via: NikitaJade)

 (via: digvintageclothing)

 (via: littleorphanfannie)

(via: bellakait)

(via: tigerlillyfrocks)

And a few other pretty vintage dresses;
Colorful chevron dress.
An adorable floral dress.
Another colorful chevron dress.
Black and White Striped dress.

Any dresses you've got your eyes on for this spring?
xoxo

Hair...

I'm currently rewriting the hair dye post I wrote last year. Since writing it I've learned a lot more, tried more products and found products I love and rely on. Do you have any hair related questions you'd like me to answer in the post? Anything that needs covered that wasn't in the last one? Things you'd like more details about? You can leave your questions in this entry or email them to me using this form.

I'm really excited to rewrite the hair info post. I love helping people out with hair questions and I hope to provide clarity and some relief for anyone whose mom, grandma, friend, etc ever told them "if you dye your hair, it'll fall out" ;)

xoxo! 

Update! You can find my Hair Tips and Tricks series right here.  

Chicks!

Without a doubt, my favorite thing to photograph is animals. So when my dad got some chicks I knew I had to go over and snap some photos. They are too cute for words, and the little noises they make - oh my gosh, they're lucky I don't just squeeze them!

I'm excited to watch them grow. I'm not a big fan of chickens, I actually think they're rather scary but we'll see how I feel about these ones when they get bigger.
xoxo

It's the little things...

like finding your cat sitting like this.

My heart swells with love for this goofball. I feel so lucky to have him in my family.
Hope you all have a wonderful Monday! 
xoxo

Winner, winner!

Thank you all for entering the giveaway from Lomography. There were over 1400 entries!!

The lucky winner is...

Danielle of Goose Feathers!!

Congrats!! I hope you love your new camera!

A special thanks to Lomography for being so sweet to offer a camera! If you'd like to buy your own "Love is in the Air" Diana Mini you can find them here.
xoxo!

FF #97

 Absolutely wonderful!! I can't even choose a favorite!

 (via: beatupcreations)
Those shoes, that dress, those gloves. SO CUTE!

 (via: vKnit)
I adore this pillow!

 (via: mybeardedpigeon)
These shoes are so cute!!

 (via: mellowdayss)
Isn't this mug fantastic?!

(via: coffeedoglover)
Gorgeous. I wish that I could grow cactus that big in Ohio! I'd have the most beautiful cactus garden.

(via: elly yap)
I'm still dying to get to an aquarium, it's been such a long time!

(via:jon appleyard)
Axolotls are so neat! They're so strange looking that they're charming.

(via: only alice)
Eeep, this picture is so precious. I love when my kitties look at me like that, it's like they're asking to be held. 

(via: batarde sensible)
Sooo beautiful! I love everything in this picture.

(via: angel lily)

•  Top 20 ultimate ways to use a disposable camera from photojojo!
• This dress is oh so pretty!!
• Ali Foster's blog has a bunch of really inspiring refashions. Makes me want to buy all the ill fitting dresses with gorgeous patterns at thrift stores that I pass up and fix them up into something new!
• I love this fox ipad sleeve!
• Need this for my fake taxidermy collection!!

Ps. Don't forget today is the last day to enter the giveaway from Lomography!
xoxo

iphone photodump...

I'd been thinking about getting an iphone for a while, but after asking on twitter if iphone users would recommend getting one and getting the most ridiculously positive response I took the plunge (hey, I had a $50 credit since it was time to upgrade my phone anyways...) and I am having so much fun. I love being able to check my email from anywhere and I reeeeeally love the camera and all the camera apps!

eeep! look at those fingernails!! so scary!

I have an instagram account (search for "thedaintysquid") if you guys would like to follow me! I'm kind of addicted to sharing pictures. ;)
What's your favorite iphone app? I'm constantly looking for a new fun one to play with. 
xoxo 

What's in my camera bag- Spring Edition

What's in my camera bag changes with the season. My camera bag in Spring, Summer and Fall is a lot heavier than during the winter months. I thought it might be kind of fun to what's in my camera bag now.

I rotate between three bags, the regular looking one that you probably picture when you think of a camera bag, Lowepro SlingShot and Lowepro Passport Sling which is the one pictured above. Neither of the three are particularly pretty but when it comes to camera bags I'm all about functionality before looks. The Lowepro one's are my favorite, they can hold a lot, safely and all the pockets are easy to access so you can quickly change lens or grab more film.
So what's in my bag....

film, of course. 35mm & lots of instax film.

Two thrifted 35mm cameras. I love these silly looking cameras, they both work great and are fairly small. I keep them both my bag just in case Kevin forgets his camera and wants to shoot or one runs out of film while I'm in the middle of shooting and there isn't time to load new film.

Macro Filters. My favorite camera "accessory" ever. I have a +1,+2,+4 and a +10. They work wonders. I don't know what I did without them. Here's an example of what the +2 can do. I think these should be in everyone's camera bag!

My instax mini, of course. She goes everywhere with me. (Speaking of, I'll do a little 52 weeks of instax update soon! It's been a while)

Gum, wax for my braces, chapstick (those three are essentials everywhere I go!) two garbage bags and two ziplock bags. Why the garbage bags? One to kneel on and the other to place my bag on! I like to get photos from all different perspectives and a lot of the time the ground is wet. The ziplock bags? To collect things - acorns, leaves, flowers, etc.

 Three lenses. From tallest to shortest; 75-300mm Zoom Lens. Perfect for capturing animals without disturbing them (Like my squirrel pictures!).  Next is just a standard 18-55mm. I really only use it with my macro lens. Last but not least my 50mm. It's my go-to lens and is almost always on my camera. That's something else I think should be in everyone's camera bag, it's an amazing lens. 

Not pictured: my Canon 60D, who I still love as much as the day I bought her!!

And that's that! Remind me and in summer time I'll show you what's in my bag then! ;)
xoxo!