Monday, August 1, 2011

A Photo Contest and Mini Pies


Hello Friends!
I hope you all had a great weekend!

Do you remember the photo down below from my blueberry picking post?
It tied for first place in the Santa Barbara Bluberry photo contest!
I'll admit, I was a little intimidated entering my photos in the contest--it was the first time I've ever done anything like that before.


The goal of the contest was to capture the beauty of the ranch and the experience of "u-picking" blueberries.


The prize was 2.5 pounds of fresh blueberries, a jar of Santa Barbara Blueberry Jam and a jar of Santa Barbara Blueberry Honey.
While shopping in William Sonoma a couple weeks ago I came across a mini pie maker. It made my heart go pitter-patter because i knew my girls would light up once i brought it home and told them we would be making pies. So with my winnings, the girls and i made mini blueberry pies...




i also picked up a book called Mini Pies.



The girls eyes were big and their tummies were growling, they didn't want to wait for Mommy to do a photo shoot of their pies.
So i took them out, piled them high and snapped a quick photo.



Happy August my friends!
I'll be back in a couple days to share my find over the weekend!

until next time,

xo
Cheryl

i'm sharing this at A Beach Cottage and My Romantic Home

12 comments:

  1. Your girls are so precious and the pies turned out cute too!;) Thanks so much for your sweet comments on my posts the past few days~ I cant wait to see your new finds!! Hugs, Rachel

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  2. Congrats sweet friend....I've been away but will catch up with all your wondefulness soon...miss ya bunches..xo
    Lu

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  3. Congratulations, Cheryl! Your photos look beautiful and your girls are adorable. I just looked at that pie maker last week. Aren't those the cutest things? I got one of those little things that can make pies in the shape of hearts. Did you see them? I'm going to post about it this week :)

    xo Tricia

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  4. Congrats on winning the contest - such lovely photos of your girls!!! Those blueberries / pies look absolutely delish! ;)

    Cheers,
    Jessie

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  5. oh i am SO proud of you!

    and that photo of ruby's little dimpled hand patting the dough...another 1st prize.

    i think i need that book too.

    see you soon. (yes, i made a comment, hee he)

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  6. Blueberry pie or apple pie is my favorite pie so i understand that your girl didnt want to wait to eat their homemade pies:-) manyhugs

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  7. I love your pictures, I'm not surprised you tied for first place!!! That's awesome! Looms like you had a great time with your girls and created some long lasting memories :)

    Julie

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  8. Hi Cheryl,
    I am so glad you entered your photos, they are truly beautiful!! I love the photos of your kids, they are so precious.
    And how yummy are those mini pies, and it looks like you all had a great time making them.
    Hope you have a great day.
    Sincerely,
    Melinda

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  9. You are a talented food photographer, too!! :-) That 3rd photo down is phenomenal!! I didn't know lavender and blueberries look can look so pretty together! Cute little ones working in the kitchen... they have the look of both happiness and concentration!

    I haven't been in William Sonoma in so long! I love that shop.. and Sur La Table, also. Cute book and congrats on winning the photo contest. Well deserved darlin'!

    :-) Lara

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  10. Congratulations on your photo contest! I love your photos and blog.....

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