Week 4: Self Portrait

{ Project 52 Week 4: Self Portrait }

Well here it is, my flaky self portrait. Not exactly a dream theme for this gal who turned one year older last week. Why is it when you have a birthday in your presence you look in the mirror and notice more wrinkles, more gray hairs and more sagging skin? It's just not fair! And then to top it off, a self portrait...oh no! But if you're at all like me and not crazy about having your photo taken, you should read this wonderful post on why you should put yourself in front of the camera from time to time.

This hat and my mom are actually the star of the show though!

I love this hat!!! I'd been admiring similar hats on Etsy and came close to buying one for myself last winter. When I mentioned it to my mom recently she whipped up this hat in the matter of a few hours one afternoon and surprised me with it for my birthday last week. I was beyond thrilled! And what makes this hat even more adorable is that the flower is held on with a button and she made two flowers so I can swap them out! Along with this gray flower in the photo, she made one in the same color as the hat {khaki}. Isn't that the best idea! My mom is so talented and creative. She knits, crochets, quilts, sews, scrapbooks, you name it, she's an amazingly artistic and clever person! I tell her she should open an Etsy shop of her own to sell her beautiful creations. I think she'd be a great success!