First of all, just want to say thank you for all your kind words. i do read every single comment and they mean a lot to me. thank you.
Here are some peeks from a recent photoshoot for my upcoming book. They were a lot of fun to take, especially since my new scrapbooking idea book is styled after a cookbook with "recipe" cards! *photos by Will Vastine.
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looking mighty 50’s!
Those pictures of you are so, so cute!!!! Love that last one!! Darling!
You always take amazing photos! Wish I could be like you! I am so looking forward to your giveaways!
you are so cute. I was telling my friend today how glowing and more beautiful you look! Love the new products hope I can get my hands on some soon. Keep glowing!
You are the cutest thing evera!!your are beautiful inside and out!
Cute!!!! You are very photogenic!
Keep your blog going strong! I check every day….really.
Can I just say that you are too freaking cute. I am in love with that dress and jealous of how photogenic you are. Thanks for sharing!
Can I just say that you are too freaking cute. I am in love with that dress and jealous of how photogenic you are. Thanks for sharing!
Can I just say that you are too freaking cute. I am in love with that dress and jealous of how photogenic you are. Thanks for sharing!
your photos are beautiful! you’re going to have such amazing pix for your children, grandchildren, etc. v. cool.
love the painting! and your new photos are absolutely beautiful!
As everyone else has said, you are amazing. You seem to take a few of pictures by that door, where did you find that door and other great back drops.. Any word if you will be at CKU in Orlando in October????
Elsie
Such cute pics. I think this is the first time I ever posted to your blog. I just love you style & you always seem so upbeat.
I am very, truly sorry about your divorce.
I went thru one in 2005, totally blindsided by ex, so I extend my sorries to you. It literally breaks my heart to know you had to go thru. this.
I feel this way for everyone going or have gone thru this.
Keep up the great work, the good times & the wonderful pics!
Your totally rock chica!
Your photos are awesome! Love the cupcakes! Aqua green is one of my favorite colors, too! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers during this time in your life. May God richly bless you!
Love all of that fun stuff you shared! The tea kettle is so cute, love that color too.
Zack’s painting is pretty cool (for a boy! Kidding. 🙂 )
and I *love* the pictures that Willard took of you! You’re so pretty. 🙂 I can’t wait for you to add to your Etsy shop with pretties like that new painting of yours!
And I wish you had time to teach another local class, I haven’t seen you in a year and I need my Elsie fix! ha ha
I think I should have laid off the sugar because that has to be the longest most random comment I have ever left. 🙂
Just going to repeat my previous comment on your last post… YUMMY, YUMMY, IN MY TUMMY! Or as my son Miles would say, “mine, please?” Really have to make some now!
Anxiously awaiting new posts!
Adorable photos Elsie!! Where did you get that super cute dress?!?!
You such a beauty Elsie and I just love the dress and cupcakes! Did I mention I just LOOOOOOOOOOOVE that DRESS!
Monster painting kindof scarey but kindof cute too! LOL!
w00t! cupcakes!!!
<3Megan*
thanks girls! the dress is from Dillards.
Charin, I was gonna teach some more, but CU just closed. so sad. 🙁 anyway… if/when i do local classes in the future i will post on here! 🙂
Oh, I love that dress! You are so pretty! Nice cupcakes, too! =D
oh you were just here! adorable pics!
Do you know what Elsie…..I believe there is always a pin-point moment when you go from being a girl to a woman and lately I think that you have never looked better.
You have always been gorgeous, but it’s like what they say about great songwriters, that they have to feel true pain to really make great music, and even though you are going through change and sadness (which is terrible) it really does make you grow as a person and it is really shining out of you.
I hope that all makes sense.
Who does you rhair and makeup? What do you use?
xoxo~
Sue:)
Pics are SO SO SO cute! Love all of them!
You are just so stinkin’ cute, girl! Just wanted to let you know that you have been in my thoughts – sending positive vibes!
Love your tea kettle – just saw a clock tonight that was the same color. I thought I knew what colors I want to redo my kitchen in, but now I may have to change because of that darn clock!
oh, cute girl!
so glad there are cupcakes and aqua tea kettles and boys who paint you pictures in your world!
have a great night!
i love the painting!
and those cupcakes!!! i want 😀
but not a good idea for them to travel all the way to Singapore..hehe
Cute dress, yummo cupcakes!
Super sweet girl 🙂
Loving that kettle – reminds me of my nan!
I got some of your stuff in the mail today, its sitting in my handbag. . . wonder how much trouble id be in if I was to pop some rubons around my monitor?? haha
Cant wait to play with my new stuff 🙂
xx Renee
LOVE the photos! You are just so darn cute…and love the dress!
Cute candles. Pottery Barn always has some really fun & cute things.
Your pictures are awesome!!! And I really love the candles!!!
An Elsie giveaway? Sweet as cupcakes!
Beautiful pics! But it’s easy to take beautiful pictures of a beautiful subject.
So sorry to hear of your recent trials. Hugs to you and know that I think of you often. I can honestly say that out of all of the “celebrity scrapbookers” you are the one that has inspired me the most. I just wish I could find your book and do the challenges!
Beautiful pics! But it’s easy to take beautiful pictures of a beautiful subject.
So sorry to hear of your recent trials. Hugs to you and know that I think of you often. I can honestly say that out of all of the “celebrity scrapbookers” you are the one that has inspired me the most. I just wish I could find your book and do the challenges!
Beautiful pics! But it’s easy to take beautiful pictures of a beautiful subject.
So sorry to hear of your recent trials. Hugs to you and know that I think of you often. I can honestly say that out of all of the “celebrity scrapbookers” you are the one that has inspired me the most. I just wish I could find your book and do the challenges!
Elsie,
Love the candles and the great photos. Love all the color and the one of you with the cupcakes is super cute. Your friend did a great job on the painting and your is adorable.
Take care of yourself.
Fran
love, love the painting. Do you still have you etsy shop? Will the painting be available there?
you are beautiful. love the pics!!!
you are absolutely stunning in those pics! L*O*V*E*!
love that painting! will it be for sale at your etsy shop? anything new there?
Cyd
Elsie you’re such a gem. I saw the photos on flickr and fell in love with them. Will did a really good job. Hope your Monday was great start to a wonderful week!
God Bless
elsie you have the cutest photo shoots! i’m jealous 🙂
glad to see you enjoying life
Hi Elsie!
I know it is hard to be in the limelight and go thru such a personal obstacle. I think you are doing great! Stay true to yourself and nothing else matters. You will prevail and come out stronger than ever.
I have been thru what you are going thru and it is very hard. No one can ease the pain and no one understands it unless they have been thru it themselves.
I can tell you it does get better. I eventually find my soulmate and I am the happiest I have ever been. I know soon you will feel the same way. For all I know, you might already.
Keep up the creativity. I love it and it is keeping my pocket book broke. I can’t wait for the new lines to come out!!
Take care of yourself!
Katherine
So glad to see another post today! Thanks for the inspiration.
peace & joy to you –
T
your new pics are a*dorable! i just wanted to tell you that i am so sorry to hear about your recent ‘turbulence’. i had no idea–you never have anything but postive thoughts and sunshine to share! i am thinking of you and may Jesus keep you!
loove the photos…
and just painted my room aqua green…
such a great color…
those cupcakes are too cute
remind me of the new bam pop
alphabet…
Dangit! Stop tempting us with those yummy cupcakes. Unless ya want to share with all of us. Ha!
Do you just have flawless skin or is these pixs airbrushed??? You take amazing pixs and your blog is so much fun!
Have a great DAY and week!
I am sure I am writing the same thing everyone else is . . . those pictures are SO CUTE!!! LOVE the last one, you look ADORABLE!!!
Hey Elsie! Thanks for sharing the link to PB. My fav is PB Teen, check out this:
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmstu/thmstunst/index.cfm
You’ll have to copy and paste, but I think you can handle that!
I guess you won’t have to copy and paste, put the link in there, that’s cool!
You are such a super-talented girl. I really enjoy your blog… it makes me happy!!! Thanks for keeping up such an inspirational online presence.
You would never know that you are going through such a hard time just by looking at your pictures. You look GREAT! And, so do those cupcakes. And that tea kettle…LOVE it!
hello from France !
you know what ? just LOOOOOOOVE your candles !!!
and your photos are just too cute…the dress is perfectly matching with the cupcakes !!
YUMMY !
I enjoy getting here and seeing your work, great pleasure for the eye
xx
Sophie
ok, imitation is the finest form of flattery? or some anciet proverb or something like that right??
we had a mock elsie photo shoot. 😉 my daughter LOVES your photos. so, she and i played today…
those wood candles rock!
Suuper pic’s of you!!
Hi from Australia, Elsie!!!
Love those cupcakes!
Cant wait for your new ranges to hit our shores…keep them coming!!
dang, you are SOoooooo photogenic!! 😉 looove the pics & those cupcakes…especially the icing…looks way too yummy!
keep your chin up! you’ve got a bright future! 🙂
When i celebrate my firsth birthday i had a orange dress with dots, with a charming head and short pants… Now i am almost 36 years old and i want your dress!
Love your pictures!
greetings Susanne from Holland
Soooo wished we had pottery barn here!! Those candles look fabulous.
Loving your new products Elsie…can’t wait till they hit our shores.
those pics are so much fun! I love the one you put on your blog on your profile, it’s so colorful!
And those cupcakes still look yummy to me! gosh I wish I had those!
Have a great day dear!
xxx
Can I have a cupcake?!
I have to congratulate you on your new range for the year, LOVE the pics from CHA!
Oh how I would love to be the first person in New Zealand to get my hands on some of that product!
Keep up the fantastic work!
P.S. Love the photos!
elsie, you are just so gorgeous. Your happiness and smile is infectious, I always smile when I see your photos and read your blog.
I am also loving aqua green at the moment, it is so yummy~!
I love your cupcakes as well, that must have taken you ages to get them that spesh.
Sending all my love your way through your ‘hard time’ as well. It must be so hard to deal with, huge cyber huggies
hugs
kayla
elsie, you are just so gorgeous. Your happiness and smile is infectious, I always smile when I see your photos and read your blog.
I am also loving aqua green at the moment, it is so yummy~!
I love your cupcakes as well, that must have taken you ages to get them that spesh.
Sending all my love your way through your ‘hard time’ as well. It must be so hard to deal with, huge cyber huggies
hugs
kayla
You look just beautiful on these pictures!!And i luv the paintings 🙂
there is so much to be said for those of us that carry a burden with grace, dignity and kindness. not many people, including me, had any clue that you were going through something…huge compliments on your lady-like composure. in situations like these it would be so easy to turn negative, give up, and lay low…congratulations, you are a part of the minority my friend.
stay strong, hold tight to your beliefs, do your thing, it looks good on you 🙂
hugs, Kinsey
You are the cutest thing ever Elsie! I am obsessed with aqua myself – in combination with orange and chartreuse. I’m vacationing in Spain right now and I found the most incredible piece of aqua piece of pottery. I cannot WAIT to get it home!
I love your positive attitude – you really are inspiring!
🙂
The painting is fab!
And all your pictures are sooo cute!
i have to say that the second photo of you in the black and white side shot i seriously thought it was your sister Emma.. WOW. you girls are very alike…
More power to you ELSIE… Good luck for the next few months.
STAY STRONG
Sarah
Gorgeous pics and love the paintings! I love that your blog (and manner of speaking) is so terribly bright and positive, even when life my not be so.
Stay cute. 😉
awesome awesome awesome! love the second-to-last photo 🙂 and the painting. alot.
alot.
my goodness…aqua green rocks my world too 🙂
LOVE those shots Wllard took…how cool.
(hugs)
Lusi x
great pictures! love that dress!
Elsie- Love your photos, you look great and I love the cupcakes. Love the painting. Have a great day, Jess
Elsie- Love your photos, you look great and I love the cupcakes. Love the painting. Have a great day, Jess
All those pics are so awesome! Kinda sixties style. Those candles look really beautiful. I’m glad you keep on blogging, because I like reading it every day!
Looooove that pink dress you are wearing on the last pic!! You really inspire me.
Yummie!!! Those cupcakes look so tasty. Did you make them by yourself?
Love from Belgium, Isolde
Beautiful!! Hi from Finland
Lovin’ the cupcakes. And I want your dress!!!!
These photos are fantastic. The cupcakes look yummy and so do you! I love the dress.
So sorry to hear about your divorce. You have kept a very brave face on it and your blog is always so cheery looking I would never have known. Keep smiling – you bring joy to a lot of people so it’s time we send some back to you 😉
Wow, great photo’s,such great colours, your friend Willard is very talented. You look beautiful! Glad you are keeping up the painting.
I always think what a QT you are when I look at your photos and read your blog….you’re spirit is so fun and lively and open.
But looking at these, I was struck by “Wow…she is really so beautiful.”
You are SO beautiful!
super cute photos! those cupcakes look waaaayyyy too yummy!!!!! come to think of it, i haven’t had cupcakes in a LONG time? 🙂
Painting… adorable.
Teapot… LOVING it. It’s just screaming for some
Ineeka Himalayan Green tea (yum)
Photo shoot… stinkin’ cute!
Love the pop of color in your earrings – so fun!
~deb~
xo
Love the photos, love the dress, really love the cupcakes, but especially love the blog. You’re a very talented young woman and it’s going to be very interesting to watch your career continue to grow.
where oh where did you get that dress? … so much love it.
Elsie, you are so cute. Love those pictures. Great painting. Want to eat those cupcakes. Love reading your blog. You inspire me to get my camera out and play.
Those are the most adorable photos! You look so spunky and fun!
isn’t aqua green delish?! okay, so lovin the painting–(painting is my first love)! and aren’t these pics of you just awesome! you are such a beauty!
You are gorgeous Elsie! Love the pictures.
elsie,
i am sorry to hear about your divorce. what a hard time… i just wanted to say that you are amazing and i admire you so much. i first started loving all your scrapping, then your products, now i LOVE your photography. it must have been very theraputic for you too.
i hope to meet you someday or attend one of your classes.
thanks again for all the color you’ve brought to the scrapping world!!
Stop being so cute…it’s makes the rest of us look bad…wink, wink ;D
I saw those candles yesteday and wanted them soooooo bad! I absolutely love your new photos. Those cupcakes look delish! Hope you have an awesome day!
Kimberly
Oooh! I love the cupcakes! Real american style! My swedish cupcakes looks very “pale” when I´ve seen yours. 😉
Okay Elsie…where did you get that adorable pink dress……my sistah is having a party and I need to go shopping! Lubs and hugs to you!
LOVE your be still painting!!
OMG, you should totally date him!!
Wow love those photo’s!
Hey the Elsie. I don’t normally keep up with celebs within our hobby {as I am sure you’ve heard this catchy phase before too.. But it happens to be true for me even though it sounds corny…}
I am praying for you. Mostly that God reveal himself in a mighty way to you and through you. And also know that sometimes God allows things to happen that means we must realize that things are obstacles in our lives. Sometimes they have to removed so that we can truly see the light. I pray sister, that you find and keep holding tight to that light. God is your refuge in times of everything!
I’ll continue to keep praying. And I also hope that you while growing, changing, and learning about you that you see what God intended you to see through all of it!
holy moley macaroni!!!! JUST THIS VERY MORNING my daughter ZOE and i were at our LSS looking at your super yummy stuff, which we bought for my sisters recent wedding BTW, and then we saw yet again some RUBY product (from MM- RUBY is the name of my other DD) and my ZOE says, “so sheesh mom, when are they going to get a little hip and come out with some ZOE STUFF???!!!” to which i say, well i am sure that at some point in your sweet LONG life, SOMEONE will make some zoe stuff….and with such delight and simply happy happy joyness, its here and it YOU!!!!! we will be hunting down every LSS within hours to find this my dear sweet talented girl…and so many thanks for making 1 certain 8 year olds absolutely perfectly amazing day!!!
and so fitting, she is such an artist and camera girl herself!!!!
rock on elsie girl!!!
Amazing pictures!!! WOW.
I so love your work and I absolutely am crazy about all your new lines. Must say that LOLA is my favourite! The whole line matches the way I dress…..mostly in pink 😉
When are you coming to the Netherlands again? I would love to meet you and make a picture of you 🙂
Kind regards from Holland, Danielle Muit
I have been looking for your new products at my local Joann’s… I hope your day is filled to overflowing….
Fabulous photos, and what a great monster!!
After seeing those gorgeous cupcakes I just simply had to ask if you have seen the old fashioned PINK refrigerator that is for sale in a flea market on C-street I thought of you the minute I saw it:)
lovely photos, lovely painting, well…you’re just plain *lovely*
You look wonderful!! I think of you often and hope things are calming down for you. I am loving both those paintings!!
love your photos. can’t wait to find your new lines in the stores. hang in there you are a great inspiration.
I heart you! 🙂 I want that fun dress sooooo cool 🙂 lov the cupycakes, fun 🙂
He is simply one bad ass photographer. Your entire shoot is awesome.
Hi Elsie, your photos are absolutely beautiful, love the cupcakes one, and your spotty dress is amazing, take care of yourself xx
You look fabulous in the new photos…but then again you always do. 😉
Great pics, girl! 🙂
Sweet girl,
Stop. Take a look at how many people love you. It’s not just your art, or your photographs, or the cupcakes, or the cute cute dress. No, my love, it’s you. Your sweet spirit shines through and it’s what makes people love you.
Loving people is our highest calling. What a marvelous thing that you were (and are) capable of doing that. Of committing. Of dreaming. And of moving on.
Keeping you close in thought and prayer. Rest. Eat chocolate. Be good to yourself.
XOXXXXX
Elsie,
I love the pictures.
They are adorable!
<3 Bekah
Those cupcakes look so yummy, now I’ll have to go whip some up! Happy thoughts your way!
Love your dress, Elsie! I’m a sucker for polka dots AND pink! Your photos are always outstanding, both of you & the ones you take yourself of others & objects. 🙂 I like your ‘Love, Elsie’ stuff. I need to find out where to buy it. I do mostly digital scrapbooking but the wheels in my head started really spinning when I saw all your new stuff. Take care~
wonderful photos Elise!…love your dress and omGosh…those cupcakes looks soooooo yummmmyyyy! 🙂
love love love that dress!
Stunning photos! LOVE that turquoise background and your dress is just too cute!!!
Terrific photos!!! 🙂 Glad to see you are back in the swing of things 🙂
Elsie you are a stunner!! I LOVE your dress! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gorgeous! Great photos!
Where can I get me an aqua door?? I want me an aqua door!! WAHHHHHHH
love the photos Elise and just came to say how much I looove the door lol Spied your giveaway so off to post me a comment.
Take care 🙂
How adorable and those cupcakes look delicious! So delicious that I have decided to make some to take on my vacation:) Might be a little messy, but YUMMY! As always, thanks for the insperation:)
Tracy M.
I love the painting you made. And the cupcakes look delicious. May I have one? : )
LOVE that dress. Do tell… where did you get it?
LOVE that dress. Do tell… where did you get it?
Well aren’t your purdy 😉
So cute!!!
haha, I can’t type… I meant “aren’t you purdy?!” hehe
Woow, these photos are so lovely! Love this door behind you – what a nice rough surface
**humph!** None of the local stores have your line yet. I am bummed. So cute and yummy! Can’t wait to play. I will have to just wait….
You are ridiculously cute in that pink dress!
elsie,
After seeing your painting it made me think ….while going through my divorce nora jones’ song “heart of mine, be still” was a song that REALLY spoke to my heart. Check it out!!
You are a doll-baby Elsie!
hmmm…I really am becoming my Mom..she would have said that. : )
Weird I posted a post and it was under some other chicks name. Not that I need the credit actually… But you must know that people are praying for you even though they don’t know you or you them. And I am not blowing smoke, I am really praying cause sister walking with Jesus is like riding a roller coaster! It rocks, but you must hold tight put your belt on and hang on. There are highs, lows, and spots of nothing. But remain faithful and He’ll be right there next to you holding up his hands smiling and enjoying the ride too!
Elizabeth
http://itsmythingy.blogspot.com/
love that dress…. you are too stinkin cute!
These photos are fabulous!!
Such a hottie! 😉 Looking good. Love ya.
OMG Els- I am so envious of HOW photogenic you are! I can tell you have alot of fun in front of the camera! Loving yer pink polka dot dress and I have gone from ADORING baby pink- to loving fresh green (in almost any melon-y or mossy shade) OK, enough rambling-just love your work. Thank you.
this pink dress is absolutely ADORABLE! I love it! I know you are insanely busy but if you have like, 5 extra seconds, would u please shoot me an email and tell me where u got your awesome ensemble? it is very “elsie” 🙂
Oh, Elsie, the photographs of you are stunning! I especially LOVE that first black and white one where you look really serious. Amazing. (Ah, I remember the days when I was young and beautiful!) You go, girl!
wow! you look so cute with those cupcakes!~and thoses pics are AWESOME!
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But there is a color factor here. It is a scandal that the state allows this situation to continue.
I just need this, Well done! Many thanks.
.I so enjoyed every bit of this site and I’ve bookmarked your blog to keep up with the new topics you will post in the future.
Mmm… those cupcakes look amazing and you’re adorable in that dress!
You such a beauty Elsie and I just love the dress and cupcakes!!
You such a beauty Elsie and I just love the dress and cupcakes!.