Sunday Afternoon Avatar

Many of my customers and blog friends may have wondered about the avatar that I use for my Pruitt Creations Etsy shop.  We (Etsyians) are usually told to make our avatar representative of  what we sell.  We are encouraged to do this to increase our brand presence. Although I believe this is good advice, I have taken a different path.

My avatar is representative of who I am.  I am my brand.  My crafts and creations are all inspired by my own favorites--things that I like.  Maybe that is not a good selling tactic, but it is true to who I am.   It's not so unusual; people in my circles know when they see quilter, Alex Anderson's picture, what she does and the quality of her work. She is her own brand.

I love the outdoors, and, at my age and stage of life, I cannot get outside enough to be pleased.  So my avatar helps inspire me.  It's from a picture taken on a Sunday afternoon when hubby and I went for a drive up the canyon to Mt Hood.  We stopped creek side and spent some time.  Hubby snapped this picture  while I was sitting on a log looking up at the winter bare treetops. He cropped it into a panoramic view, which I really like. It is also now a part of my shop banner, if you look closely.

I have cropped it further and use it for my avatar.

Maybe I will change it someday, but I like it. 

A blog friend of mine once said: "I'd know that chin anywhere!" 

P.S.  Here's a sample of how this day has inspired me:

Winter Twig throw pillow

How do you keep yourself inspired?

Wordless Wednesday 4

Mt. Hood - Oregon - June 2009

Mt Hood Sunday

My husband and I spent Sunday celebrating my birthday! He took me out for lunch, and then we traveled up the mountain to Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood. This is in the lodge parking lot on the 28th of June. Still snow for people to play in, and several people were still up the mountain skiing and boarding. We also spend some time beside a stream. I took a picture of us, but it came out a little blurry. Since I cannot retake it, I hope you will be forgiving and still enjoy the feel of the respite that we experienced!

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!