Stillhouse Hollow Lake Session

Claire Falco October 10, 2017

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Hi, I'm Claire! I run this blog + business with one mission: to make pretty things. Mom of a girl + boy, wife of an ENT resident. Sewist, performer, photographer, astronaut.

I finally took an afternoon to edit months worth of little moments and have a ton of cute pictures of my daughter. 😍 She’s too much. ❤️

I just want to be a voice out there for anyone whose Mother’s Day sucked. I love my own mother, grandmother, and mother-in-law and most enjoyed talking to and celebrating them, but man, everything else is hard for me. I am a mother and realize the miracle that is, but today was a bitter reminder of how poorly I esteem my own motherly skills. I bawled all day. Everything made me cry. I am still crying. I am so incredibly imperfect, impatient, unadventurous, angry, indoorsy, and so often feel so trapped, isolated, and confused about which parenting avenue to take. As someone who loves babies and children, dreamed of becoming a mother all my life, taught so many children, and received a Family Life degree I sure like parenthood a lot less than I anticipated. It’s just non-stop. It’s hard everyday and I don’t see that changing for a few decades. Unfortunately, there are so many way to hurt on this holiday and despite my very low expectations and focusing on other women I still couldn’t hold back the flood. Just grab a woman and give her a good long hug. I sure didn’t want to let go of the ladies who did just that for me today. Everyone’s got something bubbling under the surface, even if they (I) have beautiful pictures with a quiver full of children. Honesty and catharsis do a body good. And seriously, please hold the parenting suggestions. People usually just need validation to sort things out and I am 💯 in that camp today.

This perfect specimen is having a birthday today! Jeff has changed my life. I love him so much and consider myself the luckiest on earth. He is SO grand. I appreciate the socks off of him for being so consistent, good-natured, even tempered, funny, hard working, patient, and kind. I am the hard, crazy one, but he is virtually perfect. 😇 I love him forever!

**shared from my @peachykeenpaperco account** #marchmeetthemaker (I’m so behind🙈) day eighteen: lesson or mistake | mine comes to you from eighth grade Home Ec. 😂 I missed some school during our sewing unit and had to get my instructions from a boy who sat next to me instead of my teacher. (But really, why on Earth?) I had never touched a sewing machine and while missing the seam almost all the way around my pillowcase I also sewed right through several wrinkles. I didn’t realize you can unpick your work (which feels very metaphorical to me), so I handed it in like that! All I remember from that fateful experience is my teacher giving me an F and walking on by. Dude. With her flippant assessment I started believing I “wasn’t technical enough to sew.” Intimidated, I passed up all opportunities to learn that skill all the way until I was 22. I finally decided to take a chance on myself (with seriously low expectations) and got a sewing machine for Christmas. I was surprised that with a decent machine and YouTube sewing is actually quite simple to learn! The lesson here is twofold and came immediately: 1. Most skills are learnable regardless of what you think of yourself 2. Teachers can squash your self esteem and should proceed with caution every day. I spent an entire decade believing I couldn’t do something based on one poor experience. That blew my mind! Anyway, this isn’t a sewing account, so let me explain why I share this: I learned that day not to trust my limiting beliefs. I wondered what else was out there for me on YouTube. Spoiler: everything. Everything is on YouTube. What a glorious time to be alive, I tell you! You want to try crochet? Learn from Martha Stewart herself. You always wanted to learn guitar? Great, here’s a Juilliard professor for free in your living room. Not sure how to thread your serger? Hang on, here are four tutorials for your exact model. Everything is at our fingertips for free, so I’m putting mine to work.
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#creativehappylife #artisticlife #etsyweddingteam #etsyartwork #sewing

Little documented side of this business: I photograph houses and I love it. 🏡 I have worked with a few designers, bloggers, builders, people renting for the #augustanationalgolftournament and selling their home. I specialize in bringing out the light and airy quality of your home for personal and commercial reasons. Top notch quality. Hit me up if you need a gal who can bring out the best (although fully representative) images of your home. That was so sales-y I never want to say that again. 😝😂
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#evansgeorgia #augustageorgia #northaugusta #southcarolina #martinezgeorgia #homephotography #homephotographer #homephotographers #georgiahomes #southernhomes #realestategeorgia #airbnbgeorgia #airbnbsouthcarolina #vrbo #corporatehousing ##augustanational #augustanationalphotographer #augustanationalrental #mastersgolftournament #masterstournament #georgiadesigner #georgiainteriordesigner #southerninteriors #augustainteriordesigner #augustadesigner #interiordesignlovers #airbnbphoto #airbnb

// G I V E A W A Y // I won’t even play it close to my chest; I adore these recipe cards. 🥰 They are a simple joy. I can’t wait for launch day tomorrow! Are you going to be around? How about a little giveaway? I will give three lucky winners $50 toward Peachy Keen Paper Co. That’s right, 5-0. No strings. Follow @peachykeenpaperco and tag your people in THE POST THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS ON @peachykeenpaperco (***not this post***) to spread the word (one entry per tag, so the more you tag the better your chances of winning 🙌🏻). I will announce the winner tonight at 9 PM Eastern time. Good luck and see you tomorrow! 🍀 .
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#birthdaycard #etsysellers #etsyshop #etsysellersofig #etsysellersofinsta #etsysellersofinstagram #etsyshopsofig #etsyshopsofinsta #etsyshopsofinstagram #paperbiz #paperbusiness #stationery #stationary #stationarylover #stationaryaddict #digitaldownloadcards #instantsownloadcard #digitalbirthdaycard #etsybirthdaycard #behindthescenesphotography #behindthescenesetsy #mycreativebiz #mycreativebizz #birthdaygift #giftsforher #giftideasgirls #giftsformom #giftsforwife #giftsforsister

Happy birthday to my BEAUTIFUL best friend. Doesn’t she look like the Swan Princess or something? Everyone needs a friend like @sierra.johnston. My guard is alway 100 percent down when I talk to her. She’s been there for all the highs and lows. We were friends in high school, but never hung out outside of school. Our friendship suddenly blossomed after I moved to college. We’ve been long distance for like six out of the nine years of friendship, but I talk to her more than anyone outside of my immediate family. She is calm, witty, hilarious, hardworking, a great mother and wife, and an empathetic listener. I am grateful for her especially through the many moves we’ve had since high school. I always know I have a person to talk to. I had to scroll too far back to find a photo of her, so I guess we need to meet up somewhere between Texas and Georgia. 😘 Happy birthday, dear friend. Thank you SO MUCH for always being there for me. ❤️❤️❤️

I am sitting here crying scrolling through all the International Women’s Day posts. ❤️ I find it touching to the point of tears that we can be so soft, supportive, strong, resilient, expressive, nurturing, spiritual, and powerful. Feminism is believing women should have a choice. You want to be a stay at home mom? Awesome. You want to be a high-powered CEO or an orthopedic surgeon? You’ve got my support. 🙋‍♀️ You can be anything, just give this life all you’ve got and know at least one chick in Georgia has your back. What a time to be alive. Women are incredible. I love sisterhood. I have so many ladies in my life who have taught be courage, compassion, kindness, and perseverance. I am especially grateful for my mother who gave everything— EVERYTHING for us kids. I hope I replicate at least a sliver of her good works and sacrifice (love you, mom!). “I lift thee and thee lift me and we’ll ascend together.”
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#internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2019 #internationalwomensday❤️ #womenempowerment #empoweredwomen #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #womensupportwomen #womensupportingotherwomen #fearlessfemales #fearlessfemale #mothers #sistersquad #sisters💕 #encouragingquotes #etsysellers #etsyshops #etsysellersofig #hunterboots #thenorthfacejacket #travelportraits #travelportrait #alaskaphotography #womenarestrong #womeninbusinessrock #stayathomemomlife #workingmomlife #stationary #stationery #artistlifestyle #mycreativebizz

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