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Thursday
May272010

wish

"If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic bean buyer.  If you are a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax golden tales to spin, Come in! Come in!"    ~Shel Silvertein

I am a hopeless dreamer, believer, wisher.  I believe in the magic of four leaf clovers, shooting stars and rainbows after a storm. Snapping wishbones, blowing stray eyelashes, and closing my eyes and wishing on birthday candles.  Right now the most perfect dandelions are round and full and ripe for the wishing all around our yard. My family has even given up calling them by their proper name and instead call them "wishers".  I become childlike in the simple joy of picking those fat wishers and blowing my wish to the wind.  What i love even more is passing all this magic onto my children and watching them believe in simple everyday wonder.  What everyday magic have you captured?  Please share it here with us today.  

 In the spirit of wishing, I am honored to present my Wish necklace for Bel Kai Designs :The Shutter Sisters Capture Collection, now available for purchase.  I am so proud of this collaboration.  I wanted something personal yet universal for my design and I am so pleased with the end result.  Now have a wish to wear around my neck every day.

Continuing the celebration of Giveaway May, Bel Kai and I will be giving away 1 wish necklace.  All you need to do is leave a comment here by 12 midnight PST to be entered in a random drawing for a wish necklace of your very own.  

***CONGRATULATIONS to Karen the winner of the necklace!   Happy wishing Karen.  xo, Kristin

Reader Comments (189)

Thank you for creating such a lovely space : )

I’d like to invite you to win a piece of my fine art through a giveaway on my blog.

http://walterhelenaphotography.blogspot.com/2010/05/whp-giveaway-two-of-twelve-clouds.html

I wish you all my best.

WHP
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterWHP
What an absolutely magical image!!! I have nothing - today - to evoke such wishes. Just a little fun:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1183
And - I'd just love to be the lucky winner of the wish necklace!!!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMarcie
the wish necklace is so beautiful...! carry on wishing, dreaming, believing, kristin. it's a lovely thing to witness. and your sweet hope rubs off on me every time.
here's an old wisher of mine, to add to the SS collection ;) http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3530857134/in/set-72157607454224383/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterVanessa
Beautiful image! Thanks for sharing. Those little wishes and pieces of magic are what makes the world go round :)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDorkyMum
gorgeous kristin!!! really very special, well done.

this is going on my wish list if i don't win it.....

look i'm wishing already - http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/4644481638/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterxanthe
How beautifull - it's so special, I love it!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCindy
i love this photo of your kiddo and i especially love the photo of you on your blog. i'll enter, although i never win anything! :)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterkristen
oh Kristen it is beautiful...i just have to enter!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKaren Mowrey
kristin, how magical......................x
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hildew/4632629179/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterhilde
I have only just found your website and I'm still exploring, just love what I've seen so far. Love the wish and wish I could win.
Lizzie
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLizzie McMahon
Our yard has gone from dandelion to clover. Another reason to avoid chemical lawn treatment... it would kill a few good photo opportunities.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/4555989659/in/set-72157607073097747/

What a gorgeous necklace!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBecky Sue
Beautiful images and what a special necklace!
In a friend's garden, I found mother nature's magic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/4643097217/in/photostream/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKathleen
I just love that necklace. Would so love to win it!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commentercoasterkim
Beautiful necklace - thanks!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterabi
Such a beautiful, magical photo, Kristin!!!
and fantastic necklace, congratulations!!! it's definitely on my wish list!
Thank you for the chance to participate in the giveaway!

I always close my eyes and think a wish while eating the first cherry of the season:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36167691@N03/4644077945/in/photostream/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermarina
I love that shot of a dandelion "in action." Beautiful!

Here's a little beauty I found yesterday:
http://phoenixville365.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/chain-link-morning-glories/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterEmma
How lovely! fingers crossed.
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCarolyn
hope all your wishes come true! a magical photo and a beautiful necklace!

i just think the light this time of year is so glorious -- how can you go wrong? i was mowing the lawn this weekend and just had to grab my camera and try to capture the green lush grasses leading into the woods behind the house.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/4631463865/in/set-72157623744664137/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlucy
I wish.......
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnnGeeDee
Everyday is new insipration and I typically find it here. Wonderful trinket =)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJen L.
Kirstin, my goodness - such a beautiful necklace! You have the magic touch when it comes to capturing beauty, so it's no surprise that the necklace is so breathtaking.

I don't have anything truly magical to share - I feel like I'm in a bit of a magic finding slump - maybe winning the necklace will help? :)

xo,
Carmen
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCarmen Farrell
How beautiful!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25976646@N07/4580454445/
Dandelions are so inspiring, everyone young or old always knows just what to do with one...... make a wish!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterelflyn
W onder
I magination
S haring
H earts

This is the magic i felt today. you do this everyday too.
its lovely to find kindred spirits when they blow into your life, even if its for a moment
may all your wishes come true
*
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterdanasparkle
This is so perfectly you! I love it. What a wonderful way to carry your wishes and dreams with you...
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLeslie
This is the kind of beautiful whimsy that can give this exhausted Mommy a hopeful smile...
Thank you for sharing!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterShawnee G.
Oooh. I WISH I would win one of these necklaces. :)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTammy Lee Bradley
First, Kristin, congratulations on bringing such a beautiful necklace to fruition. As a long-time (and usually quiet) visitor to Shutter Sisters, it's a delight to see your aesthetic shine through in this piece . I wear very little jewelry, and so I'm very selective, wanting what I wear to say something genuine about who I am. I confess that your necklace has truly touched me. What a joy and privilege it would be to wear it.
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterClara
I've been trying all spring to get a great dandelion shot. It's been a lot harder than I thought it would be.
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterjoey
It's absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterVanessa
Beautiful image, great post. Thank you for sharing.
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterToniM
How wonderful!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMonybean
beautiful necklace! yay!!! here's something from us:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27982366@N06/4644812358/?edited=1

xo
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJessica
what a beautiful necklace. wishing is magical, powerful...something that we all need a bit more of, i think!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterrachael s
the necklace is gorgeous... wishing & hoping to win :)

my niece wishing big...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeonespov/4293731515/
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterstacy a
love the necklace, hope to win :)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHeather Campbell
How perfect! Now you can conjure up a wishful moment by just touching your necklace. Wonderful!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnne
Beautiful photo! I <3 dandelions!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterChristina
I love the wish necklace!! I am wishing and dreaming constantly and think that this is a perfect symbol of that!!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterjessica
Well I just blew on a dandelion and wished to win this necklace.
love the dyptich shown on Shutter sisters "FLICKR" and the gorgeous necklace. Great images.
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLiz
That is one of THE best handmade necklaces I've seen! Simply STUNNING!

! ! Wish Wish Wish ! !
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterChelle
That is such a beautiful necklace. What a wonderful collaboration.
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterbutwhymommy
Oh my wishers. I love that Wishes just for Kristin :)http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbsga/4644080877/?edited=1
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDebbie E
Lovely lovely! That Silverstein poem is one of my very most favouritest. (^_^)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermel
OOOH, yes PLEASE! It's gorgeous!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCourtney
Congrats Kristin!! It is great to get some wonderful news from you. This necklace is beautiful and a great addition to the designers collection. Good luck and keep wishing big!
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMorgan W.
Love the poem, the necklace, and the sentiment. <3
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterChris
I am rediscovering the power of wishing and believing. I wished that this year would be my year. Magic is unfolding too. And it all began with a heartfelt wish.

Lovely necklaces. Wishing for one :)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKaren
Wishing very hard - xxx
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMaisey's Attic
I love the idea of the photo necklaces! :)
May 27, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAlexis

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