A Butterfly by Day

1.17.2011

Sometimes a Picture Alone Says a Thousand Words

"We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it."
-Charlie and the Chocolate factory
Roald Dahl

"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

-Roald Dahl

"If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color."

-Johnny Depp

"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake."

-Henry David Thoreau

Hope you enjoy the week!

XX Valerie and Camilla

1.16.2011

Vintage Dresses

I was given these beautiful vintage dresses from my friend Andrea. She has the best style and mixes vintage with new impeccably. The dresses are in mint condition and adorable on. I was so flattered she passed them on to me! We promised to use them in photo shoot as the only stipulation but we wanted to just give you a tiny preview because I am so excited. We are discussing ideas for the shoot and hope to get to it soon. So stay tuned.

XX Camilla and Valerie

1.09.2011

White Swan

"I felt it - perfect. It was perfect..."

-Nina, Black Swan

Inspired by the movie "Black Swan" we wanted to do our own interpretation of White Swan using the winter beach sky.

During the winter months, the sunsets are some of the most intense. As the sun goes down on the horizon there is a small amount of time that the light hits the sand first turning the beach from the dark, gloomy, cold winter into a radiating warmth of light. As you feel the sun hit your body it awakens the spirit as if you are being reborn.

In order to capture the light just right we grabbed Emmett after school as our assistant. When we arrived at the beach we were a gasp at the beauty, even though we sometime take it for granted.

As I started to to shoot Camilla on the soft sand, Emmett kept saying that we needed to go down into the water because the reflection of the sun on the water was perfect. I was hesitant at first because it was so cold and the water even colder. But, he was right and Camilla, as always, loved getting right into the water and wet sand. Emmett and I took turns with the camera and light disc reflector trying to capture the beauty as we both saw it.

Lace mock turtleneck and silver bralette by Free People,

blush dress from LF boutique, Leggings Anthropologie

Headband from Urban Outfitters.

XX Valerie and Camilla

1.07.2011

Life Is Beautiful

Oh yes life is quite beautiful, and it is Friday so it makes it all the more lovely.

Always in need of more inspiration and Art.

We were introduced to this artist by my son and Camilla's brother Emmett.

Her name is Erika Iris Simmons and is based out of Atlanta.

She finds inspiration in random things then makes a portrait of the person associated with the item.

Our Favorite is Bob Marley and the other musicians she has done with cassette tapes.

you can find more about her at IRIS.

We have been having the most amazing winter sunsets at the beach.

We will be sharing with you soon:)

We are also excited to tell you that Camilla is featured on StyleCaster

as the TOP TEN OF 2010!

It's a photo from the shoot we did with the Beautiful Collection from QUAIL.

Happy, Happy!

XX Valerie and Camilla

OH and WE

Hope you enjoy the weekend!

1.05.2011

Little Things

Here's a few pieces our favorite jewelry.

The top necklace is from Free People given to me from Camilla and a huge favorite right now. We are also loving our rings, all kinds of big chunky ones.

Actually, when it comes to our jewelry we feel the more the merrier.

All Jewelry is from Free People, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and J Crew.

XX Valerie and Camilla