Moments lately

I'm half way through my 30-day phone photograpahy challenge, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite moments from the past 2 weeks.
(from left to right)
Mornings with my hubby
Thrifting
Sewing in my zone
Signs of autumn
Home, sweet home
Celebrating a life-altering day
Car rides with best friends
Sunsets and sundays

It's been a real challenge and a learning experience so far. I've been getting better at taking photos with my phone, but I still suck at remembering to take it out at those memory-worthy moments. And, I missed one day because my phone battery was dead.

Have you been taking part of the challenge? If so, how are you doing so far?

Thanks for stopping by! // xo Hanna

Announcing the 30-day #adayinamoment Challenge

I have a special announcement for you today! I'm so excited about this, I'm almost holding my breath! I'm starting a new 30-day phone-photography challenge called "A day in a moment", and you can all join in.

The idea for this challenge came to me when I was browsing on Instagram one day, and envying all the candid moments others seem to be so effortlessly capturing. For me, it’s so easy to fall into a routine and just let the days flow by. I hardly ever take pictures with my phone. I take a lot of photos with my DSLR for the blog, but I find myself missing a lot of moments because I don't have my camera with me.

The aim of the challenge is to capture more special everyday moments and improve my phone-photography skills. I think every day has moments that are worth remembering. Maybe it’s that kiss your husband gave you this morning, or the way your kid came and hugged you, or how pretty those flowers look on your window. These are things to remember. So, this is a challenge to find the extraordinary in an ordinary day. 

If you are also struggling with phone-photography, or feeling that you're not capturing the beautiful moments of everyday life, then join in on this challenge. To participate, just snap at least 1 photo every day of a memorable moment with your phone and share it on a social media outlet with the hashtag #adayinamoment. I'm sharing mine on IG, because I really want to use that outlet more than I am now, but you could also use Facebook, or Twitter, or Google+, whatever you like best. Of course, you can post more than one a day, but the idea is to snap a photo a day that captures your mood, an emotion, or a moment on that day that you'd like to remember.

I took the ABM self-portrait challenge last year (you can find those posts here), and it taught me so much about myself and really developed my photography skills, so I'm super excited to start this new (somewhat scary) challenge.

I hope you'll join me! At the end of 30 days I'll have a special prize for one of the participants.

So, who's in?
xo Hanna

Sunday Spirit: Life through my phone lens

This is how my life looks through my phone camera lens. One of my new year's resolutions was to take on a phone photography challenge. I'm super crappy at taking pictures with my phone. When I finally got a new phone with a decent camera, I was all enthusiastic about capturing my everyday life more. So far, that hasn't happened. So, I did something I should have done ages ago and finally hopped on the Instagram train yesterday. I'm taking on a challenge to post at least once a day. You can follow me @pearlsandscissors, if you'd like. Do say hi, because I'm completely lost in this Instagram world, and I could use your help!

Have a wonderful Sunday and I'll see you around!

P.S! I think my two best friends, Kärt-Katrin and Triin just made their Pearls & Scissors debut. Love you, gals!