spring issue | 2014
MOMAZINE beauty inspired motherhood
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from the editors A year ago this Spring our first online issue published. As editors and creative women we have grown exponentially. With each season Lauryn and I strive to provide our readers with inspirational content worthy of their time. Our goal with each issue is to make it even more inspiring than the last. We want you to savor each issue with a cup of coffee and quiet time for yourself. As editors, it is simply a must that we make it worth it to you. Being that both of us are moms, we know how rare that quiet time is for most of our readers. Therefore, we want to fill your time with positive and uplifting content. Our hope is that you enjoy every single page. In this Spring Issue you will find all things relative to the season with new mainstay additions too. Check out our “If You Have Time” section which has expanded with more visual emphasis. A new addition we hope to keep with each issue is our “Inspirational Book” choice for moms and finally the “Behind the Lens” Photographer Q&A in which a few photographers from each issue answer questions about how they juggle a creative career with being a mom. True to each season creatively, you will find elements of Spring woven throughout the entire issue. Easter and Mother’s Day fall within this issue and we have a fun bright way to celebrate the arrival of the Easter Bunny as well as dressing up your basket with a super cute hand painted tag designed by yours truly! Make your mom the most adorable eye mask–so easy for your kids to make! Find out how others cherish their moms each and every day. We hope you will find beauty inspired by motherhood in every page you turn.
jaime & lauryn
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Merry Christmas!
inside this edition
channeling vintage hollywood
the lone ranger | amanda star photography behind the lens with amanda capps oceans 11 | kimberly long photography behind the lens with kimberly long national velvet | savvy photography behind the lens with kristina kendall
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elements of spring may day | pure joy photography gratefulness journal | sweet serendipity photography modeling gratefulness article | kristin cook if you have time | madmile photography cupcake toppers/garland | ekaterina trukhan neon easter | kim adams photography do you believe in fairies? | jaime compton strawberry jam recipe traditions of the heart | pure joy photography inspiring gratitude article | brad nelson entirely sweet photography an inspired read | shepherding a child’s heart spring | simply shelby photography farm to table article | healthier by the minute modern baby | modern bride photography
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THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!
the 2014 WINNERS AMATEURS Best Taste – Vanessa Lane Jen nings of Jennings Law Firm Best Decoration – Christy Cruz Best All Around – Christy Cruz People’s Choice Award – Christy Cruz
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SPRING 2014
PROFESSIONALS Best Taste – Donna Tacket of Cakes Come True Best Decoration – Elizabeth Schor of Littlebits Cakepops Best All Around – Melissa Andrews of Sweet Eats Artistic Award – Michele FyeRetter of Cupcakeables People’s Choice Award – Anne Dockendorf of Noble Crumb
FUN CATEGORIES Most Original Flavor – Cynthia & Dawn Felton of Lil’ Sweet Boutique Most Original Decoration – Elizabeth Schor of Littlebits Cakepops Most Over the Top – Becky Mcquade & Michelle Log gins of Hello Gorgeous Salon