introducing the capture collection by Bel Kai Designs

-Manzanita, Oregon

There are some image we capture, a stolen moment in time when the image itself moves far beyond a mere photograph. Whether it be of a person or a place, these shots are etched in our minds and in our hearts in a way that transcends anything we can put into words.

This is exactly how I feel when I am surrounded by the sea, the sand and the sky. And it's how I feel when I see images taken there. It's like pure magic. I can think of no better way to announce a recent creative collaboration with Bel Kai Designs: The Shutter Sisters Capture Collection. 

We will be rolling out our entire collection over the next few months (featuring some beautiful images from some talented ladies) but we're kicking it off today with the Sea Sand Sky necklace. Did I mention I was excited? The three images I chose for this necklace mean so much to me and each holds a little piece of my heart. I am delighted to be able to share them in this way.

What makes it that much better is that in the spirit of Giveaway May we're giving away a Sea Sand Sky necklace here. I'm so so happy about this!

Leave a comment here between now and Sunday at midnight PST to be included in the random drawing and if you're so inclined, share an image that stirs your soul the way these stir mine.

Congratualtions to GoLightly, the winner of the necklace! YAY!

Comments

[onecraftychick]

Ooooooo SO pretty! I LOVE the beach so I'll be checking these out. I feel a "just-for-me-because-I-deserve-it" present coming!

[Debbie S.]

Absolutely love the necklace and would love a chance to win one! Thanks.

[Jennifée]

That's truly a lovely necklace. I know of few places more soul stirring for me than anywhere by the ocean. This is an image I shot with my Diana in Whitby on the coast of England, one afternoon when the fog was thick on the ground and the fog horns and the barely visible light houses and the sound of the breakers on the shore were more or less the only things to tell you that the vast ocean was present just on the other side of the fence - an experience I'll never forget: http://www.flickr.com/photos/85057042@N00/4149105851/in/set-72157621822725790/

[Gail]

I am always amazed by the creativity of so many women!...This is stunning and like many others I find the images used are close to my heart...love this necklace!

[Katie]

I adore this necklace. Really, it is just the most pretty thing I've seen in a long time!

[Rosemary Johnson]

So beautiful. So creative. Thank you!

[rachael s]

those are so beautiful!

[CindyC]

Gorgeous!

[Martha]

Oh I am with you on the soul stirring imagery of the Oregon coast!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14756941@N08/4471611645/

[Jen]

Beautiful!!!

[Kristy]

I too love the ocean. I live in Chicago so it is a treat when I get to spend some time by the ocean. I sometime hope to live closer to one of the coasts. Beautiful necklace.

[lucy]

that photo of the ocean is beyond gorgeous -- it evokes something magical and peaceful and otherworldly that really speaks to me. an expanse of sea and sky is all i need to exist in life, really. or sky and tree, maybe:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/4569712258/

the jewelry is also beyond gorgeous, with the same delicious colors as your photo and mine!

[melissa]

divine, tracey...the ocean, your photographs of the ocean, and wearable art with your images of the ocean. blissed out.

[Allison]

Wow, that's absolutely beautiful! Just checked the rest of their site; I also love the "to love another is to see the face of God" charms.

[renee]

What a beautiful collection! I love this idea. Nothing makes me happier than the ocean - good weather or bad, there is just something clean and refreshing about it....

[Sarah Brooks]

Gosh, that's beautiful!

[Jill F]

Very pretty. I love necklaces

[Kim McMechan]

Oh, love love love (want want want) !

[Heather M.]

wow, that necklace is just stunning. i love the images on it.

here's a recent fav that stirs my soul for so many different reasons. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30912270@N03/4579253371/

[Lindsey (aka modchik)]

so so so pretty - reminds me of beach glass! Lovely.

[Vanessa]

Oh so so beautiful.

[Vicki]

Just stunning necklace and charms.
Would love to do this with my own photos someday :)

[wendy jane]

That necklace is so gorgeous!! What a gift to live close to the ocean. I feel the draw when I see photos like this and want to be close to the ocean myself. There is just something about the ocean being so much bigger then we are that puts things in perspective. That you for sharing this and the fantastic give-away!

I tend to look to the sky for the same feelings the ocean gives you... http://awebert.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/for-shutter-sisters-3/

[Liz]

oh, wow. sea and sky is right.

[kosenrufu mama]

ohhh, i love it, wonderful!!!!

[sperlygirl]

what an absolutely lovely give-away, thank you for the opportunity. always moved by the sea, this image speaks to my soul.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78865561@N00/3665223866/

[ELK]

so very beautiful the color ..the mood it really shows in the jewelry ..fingers crossed

[ange]

so pretty!
I do hope one finds it way home to me!

[Lauren]

How lovely. What a lucky winner!

[ABerninger]

I super love this....

[Jo Hilton]

These images do stir my soul! would have picked them if they hadn't been on your necklace! REally lovely!

[tracy]

such beauty! omgosh! thank you for adding such light and gorgeousness to this world! can't wait to see more!

[Diana S.]

What a gorgeous and creative piece of jewelry. Thanks for your generosity.

[Sonia]

Stunning!!!! <3

[Crystal]

I live in a land-locked place and the ocean is a special place for me. I only get to visit it occasionally and always love it when I'm there. I love the Rocky Mountains almost as much! And that necklace is gorgeous - thanks for sharing it!

[Susan]

Gorgeous picture. Very tranquil and soothing...endlessly. Love it! Good Luck. The necklace is gorgeous too!

[Michel]

I am a land locked prairie dweller, but when I see the sea, it takes over me with anticipation. I get quite sea sick, so I'd rather just look. from the shore with two bare feet in the sand.

and.. beautiful necklace

[Linda W.]

I don't live anywhere near an ocean so this is a treat for my eyes. Very beautiful !

[Marelle]

WOW I adore the 2nd picture it just speaks to me about nature, texture, warmth and love

[Rose]

Love the necklace! Thanks for the great giveaway!

[Heather in Ga]

What beautiful jewelry. Thank you for sharing the opportunity to win one of my very own.

[Tracy]

wow, that necklace is so gorgeous! beautiful.

for some reason i was reminded of this photo that i took in colorado a few years ago, right about the time i discovered Shutter Sisters: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31417716@N00/2290757372/in/set-72157603974687669/

[marty]

I'd love to wear this on those days that I just cannot escape to the ocean :-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyhadding/4524413790

[lu]

How pretty...the necklace feels so zen.

[Jennifer]

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! would love to win, and can't wait to see what the rest of the collection looks like! what an amazing idea!

[melody]

Not where I can access images to link, but how I adore this necklace. Thanks for the chance
to win.

[Phyllis]

How beautiful - the beach is where I go to soothe my soul - what a beatiful reminder of the timelessness of the ocean and waves.

[Barbara Israel]

Gorgeous necklace. Lovely give-away. Thanks for the opportunity.

Beautiful Greece: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30702488&l=8b66ebc2e1&id=1485491892

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30702425&l=f1d64ec0a3&id=1485491892

[Sue]

Peaceful, genuine, original and lovely all describe this specially created jewelry linking two areas of art, photography and jewelry making. Love to wear it or share it with someone special.

[Meera]

beautiful! a very creative idea! :)