I haven't participated in Raw(e) in awhile...I know, bad me. In all honesty though, I was trying to cut back on the blog hops a bit, so I took a break. When I saw the theme for this week, vintage, I knew I had to give it a shot.

Normally when you're going for a vintage look, you edit the photo until it looks like it came from a long time ago.  But that option is out of the question with Raw(e), as no editing whatsoever is allowed. 

I searched and searched for a photo opportunity; something that looked "vintage". Because I couldn't edit a photo to look more old fashioned, it was quite a challenge (a good one, though :)).

A few days ago, I sat down at my desk. For some reason, I'd decided to move a free standing mirror (that looks rather old fashioned) to the desktop so I could do my makeup that morning. When I sat down, the mirror reflected a poster I have on the wall opposite my desk. A poster that looks very vintage. Suddenly it hit me. I grabbed my camera, careful not to leave the position I was in so I wouldn't mess up the angle. 

Here's what I got.

What do you think? I wish I could have gotten the bottom part of the poster out of the "frame", but then I would have had the top part. Ah well.

Want to see more vintage Raw(e) photos? Head on over to Sailor and Company and enter your own photo if you'd like. Just make sure it's SOOC*!

On a side note - If you haven't already done so, please enter in my giveaway! It's open until Sunday night, so there's still time :)

-carlotta

*straight out of camera

(iced coffee with lots of milk and chocolate ice cream)

(grass? reeds? not quite sure what this is, but I love it anyway.)

("my" sweet kitty, Patches)

(hay bales on a field)

(homemade crepes with sharp cheddar cheese and basil)

Yes, sometimes the simple things in life are definitely the best. Don't you agree?

-carlotta

Welcome to Happiness Is, the blog hop dedicated to the things that made you happy in the past week!

Playing along is simple. Just write a post with two things that made you happy this week (with a link to me - or you can grab the button instead). Then come back here and link up! 

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Happiness is...

...walking into the garage to discover this. Jeremiah had taken off our kitchen cabinet doors - so they could be repainted - and was hard at work, sanding away the old paint. But that's not all. Oh, no that's not all (Name that Dr. Seuss book). He dragged the radio out there, and was listening to the country station. Cutest thing ever.

...perfectly folded tank tops. Okay, so they're not lined up perfectly, but I'm not that OCD. 

I reorganized my dresser yesterday - I dumped out all the clothes (which, although in their respective drawers, were twisted into massive messes, thus making it extremely hard to find anything without digging around forever) weeded out the things that were too small, and refolded everything. Ahh. Neatness is lovely. While it lasts. ;)

What made you happy this week? Link up and let me know! (If you don't have a blog, or would rather not participate in the blog hop, let me know in the comments)

-carlotta

PS If you haven't already done so, please enter in my giveaway! 

This giveaway is now closed.

Are y'all ready for a little giveaway? As you may know, I recently hit 200 followers (a number that has now grown to 219...but better late than never, right?). To celebrate, I'm giving away two lovely things - which means there will be two winners!

Mandy from TheLightFantastic has generously donated any four (4) 5x5 prints of the winner's choice.

(prints not limited to ones shown in above photo)

Mandy's photos are so sweet and whimsy - I adore them. This is an opportunity you're not going to want to miss! 

Also, Mandy is having a giveaway to celebrate her one year anniversary on Etsy! Head on over to her blog to find out more. 

But the fun doesn't stop here. No, Sara from Twillypop has kindly offered to give one of her Genevieve necklaces in a color of the winner's choice! 

One of these necklaces would be the perfect accessory to any outfit. They're so colorful and fun...a perfect reminder of summer even when summer's over. 

Want to win one of these? Thought so. 

Mandatory entry

Just leave a comment on this post...that's it! Tell me what you had for lunch (ahem, I realize you might not have had lunch yet...I haven't even had breakfast. It's just the first thing that popped into my mind ;))...you can say anything as long as you comment on this post. (1 entry)

Extra entries

Do you want have additional chances to win this giveaway? These things are not mandatory - they're optional. 

-Become a follower of my blog. If you're already a follower, it counts :) (3 extra entries)

-Write a post about the giveaway, with a link to this post (2 extra entries)

Make sure to leave a comment for each thing. For example, if you left your mandatory entry and became/are a follower of my blog, you would leave two comments. Make sense?

This giveaway ends on Sunday, August 15th, at 9pm. The winner will be drawn via random.org soon afterwards.

Have fun and good luck!

-carlotta