Banner Boutique Giveaway!!-Southern Utah Photographer

Posted on June 9, 2010

I have talked about this and finally have my act together and am doing it. I found the Banner Boutique over a year ago and have been in LOVE ever since. I have a crazy number of hair accessories for my business and my daughter, but once I saw Lindsay’s flowers, I will never buy another flower elsewhere. Her flowers are so high quality, unique and absolutely gorgeous. She finishes them off so well too. Seriously…check them out. Buy some. They are amazing!!

So, on that note, Lindsay, at Banner Boutique has been kind enough to giveaway a $25 gift certificate to her etsy store. Is it sad that I am sort of jealous that I can’t enter my own contest? Before we get to how to enter, though, I want to briefly introduce you to Lindsay…

1. Tell us a little about yourself.
I have been happily married for 7 years and have a 5 year old daughter, 3 year old son, and 3 month old baby girl. I am a southern CA girl and miss it dearly, but am embracing my new desert home in AZ.

2. When did you start your business?
The idea was probably born when I was five…but the actual Banner Boutique started about 4 years ago doing only wholesale to upscale boutiques. We have since expanded to do online sales.

3. How did you get into making flowers?
When I had my first baby, Kaitlyn, I searched high and low for cute hair accessories-they were always hard to find and way overpriced. When I did finally find them, they were never quite “right” as far as style…so I started making my own.

4. What is the favorite product you offer?
It changes day to day–they are like my children, I love them all! However, I would have to say “The Audrey” is my current obsession.

5. Anything else we should know about you?
I adore crafty, beautiful things! Nothing makes me more happy than to see a gorgeous baby with a gorgeous hair piece to top her off…it’s like the icing on the cake. NO ONE can resist coming up to a darling baby with a flower on her head!! NO ONE!!

So, go check out her etsy store (linked above) and her blog. Then, come on back and leave a comment telling me how awesome her hair accessories are and which is your favorite. Remember…most of the headbands can be on clips too, so they are great for all ages.

Here are a few recent pictures that I did with her flowers. Thanks, Val for letting me use your adorable baby for these shots. Seriously, folks, check out the hair on this baby!!

and thanks to my great friend, Lisa, for having such a cute daughter to model off my new purple clip!

Feel free to scroll back through old posts and see more of her excellent work! My Litttle Miss is modeling a few of her hair accessories in the last sesssion I did with her in the black pettiskirt!!

Could he be any cuter??? Southern Utah Newborn Photographer

Posted on May 27, 2010

I mean come on…look at that head of hair. Isn’t he divine?? At four weeks old he slept as well as any newbie.  Thanks for letting me photograph him Nicole. He is gorgeous!

and making me more baby hungry by the minute.

(oh, and if you love the hats…my cousin makes them and will be doing a giveaway on the blog once I get my act together! She does AWESOME work!)

Beautiful Baby Boy-St. George Newborn Photographer

Posted on February 9, 2010

This little guy was the strongest baby I have ever photographed. He would hold his head up and throw his body back. It was pretty amazing. He slept fantastically and he is such a beautiful baby. Congrats Andrea!

and the proud big sis-St. George Newborn Photographer

Posted on February 4, 2010

Can you believe how sweet these two are?? Big sis was as proud as can be of her new little sister. It was just the sweetest thing!

Beautiful Baby A-St. George, UT Newborn Photographer

Posted on February 1, 2010

Wow. I am behind. Sometimes life gets in the way of my blogging!! Life has been good to us at the Shaw house though, so I can’t complain. I really can’t believe we are starting another week already. These next two are busy ones. I will try to update, but we will see how I fit it all in.

Enough of that…I got the privilege of photographing a dear friend’s new little bundle. This little sweetie debuted five weeks early. After a brief stint in the NICU she is home. It was so fun to buy new girlie hair accessories just for the occasion. She is a beautiful little thing with lots of dark hair. Can’t wait to watch her grow!!

Little Miss B-St. George Newborn Photographer

Posted on January 21, 2010

I have had a wave of baby boys (which have all been adorable), but it was nice to have a little girl to accessorize!! She was a sweet, tiny little thing and slept like a champ! I couldn’t have hope for more.

Adorable Baby W-St. George, Utah Newborn Photographer

Posted on January 7, 2010

I fell in love with this little bear shot while I was shooting it. He was so darn cute sacked out. He was just a fantastic, sleepy baby. Thanks for letting me photograph your new little boy! Can’t wait to watch him grow!

Isn’t she a beaut??- St. George Newborn Photographer

Posted on January 6, 2010

Wow. Have I ever mentioned that I love photographing babies. In fact, I am the eensiest (is that a word) bit baby hungry these days (shhh…don’t tell my hubby, he will think I am certifiably crazy). How can you not love these sweet little things? They don’t argue, they don’t make big messes, they don’t get into trouble everytime you turn your back. In fact, the worst they do is cry which lets me hold them close and smell that delicious new baby smell.

Anyway, she was a sweet little thing and I greatly enjoyed photographing her!

p.s. don’t forget to enter my first contest. I will be choosing a winner on Sunday!!

Another Cute Baby Boy (St. George Newborn Photographer)

Posted on January 1, 2010

This has been a busy month for newborns. It is a nice change of pace after a crazy few months of family shoots. Some babe’s will let me move and contort them into weird shapes. Others are perfectly content as long as I don’t try to touch or move their little arms. This little guy was the later. He was a happy little guy with clear ideas of where he wanted his arms . None the less, we got many beautiful shots. Here are just a couple…

Sweet Baby J (St. George Newborn Photographer)

Posted on December 30, 2009

This little guy was a gem to photograph. He would whimper for a second when I moved him and then it was back to sleeping. I am so so happy with how these turned out. And, check out those spit bubbles! Is that not the cutest thing EVER!!