Did you hear? Santa’s coming to Lightbox and you get to skip the line!

December 10, 2022
8:00am - 4:00pm

For children 10 and under. No pets. Exception: Service dogs are allowed. We kindly ask that you email hannah@portraitnovella.com if you will have a service dog with you.

Select a 5 minute time frame for your Santa session! After your little one finishes their session, head upstairs and enjoy the candy cane selfie station and assemble a hot chocolate packet to take home and enjoy!

You must book 2 time slots if more than 2 children are participating.
Adults admission is free with a purchase of a time slot.

After the session:
You will receive a proof gallery via email within 48 hours of your session with Santa. Each time slot comes with your choice of 1 digital image with permission to print and/or share on socials. After reviewing the gallery, you have the option to purchase the entire gallery for $30.

This event is NOT bring your own photographer. All photos with Santa will be taken by Hannah, owner of Lightbox and Portrait Novella.

All bookings are first come, first serve. Santa minis will be located on the ground level of Lightbox which is easily accessible to all. Please know that the selfie station and hot chocolate packet bar is located in the Loft which is only accessed by staircase.

Tax is included in the price.

Due to the nature of this one day event, rescheduling appointments is not available.
All bookings and payments are final.

Join us on Friday, September 17, 2021 for the Artists Against Trafficking art show honoring survivors of sex trafficking. This powerful gallery will have art from our past events along with information about local nonprofits.

We’ll display pieces on the second level (access by staircase only) created by survivors of sex trafficking. We are honored to be able to collaborate with these artists and share their personal stories with you.

This gallery will be unique from our others; you won’t want to miss it!

Featured Artists:

Stephanie Anderson
Beautiful Feet
Natashia Wilson
Christine Marie, @dr.christinemarie
Sean Wheeler
Talia Cassell, @talia.c.photography
@seahorsegalaxy

For more information about Artists Against Trafficking, visit our website: https://www.awarenessthroughart.com/

Admission is free. We do recommend that you wear a mask during this event.

Grab your pups and join us at Lightbox for our very first fundraiser in support of K9’s for Camo.

Bring your own photographer or take them yourself. We will have a ring light and phone stand available if you wanted to hop in a few with your four-legged friends.

Each spot is 10 minutes long. There will be a raffle full of goodies you can win and all proceeds of the raffle will go do K9’s for Camo.

What is K9’s for Camo?

K9s For Camo is a nonprofit organization located in Southwest Missouri. The organization trains rescue dogs to become service dogs for veterans. Many of the dogs are within days or hours of being euthanized, and becoming a service dog provides a new path and purpose in life. The dogs are trained by those serving time at the Ozark Correctional Center in Fordland, Missouri. Inmates in dog training programs have lower depression, aggression and recidivism rates. They also gain marketable skills and life experience.

Veterans with PTSD who have service dogs experience lower levels of depression and lower overall symptoms of PTSD. Studies confirm this, but at K9s For Camo we see the results every day as we watch our amazing rescue dogs empower many of our veterans to re-enter the world with renewed confidence and security.

There is no cost to the veteran.

Lilac and Lord Baking together with Homestead Collective Co. are excited to bring you a unique shopping experience just in time for the holidays.

There will be plenty of sweets and treats to go around, paired with some of the beautifully curated home goods of The Homestead Store.

Curate your space with some of the beautiful belongings Homestead has to offer & fill your hearts and table with the treats provided by Lilac and Lord.

We hope you will come and join us for this special shopping event please keep in mind that masks are required due to the current city requirements!

https://www.homesteadcollectiveco.com/

August 30th, 12:00-4:00 P.M.

Grab a friend and enjoy a day of self care at Lightbox! There will be a relaxing yoga session followed by stations for guided journaling & plant potting as well as light refreshments for you to enjoy! You will get to take home your potted plant a long with a hair, nail and skincare gift bag!

Each ticket comes with one entry to win a gift card to Nu Essence Salon and Spa to keep your self care day going.

Yoga: Perfect for all levels. We recommend that you bring your own yoga mat/towel and water bottle.
Pot Planting: We will provide all of the materials you will need.
Guided Journaling: Please bring your favorite journal or notebook!

In accordance with the Greene County Health Department, Social distancing and masks will be required. There will only be 2-3 people at each station at one time.

There are 24 tickets available - $40 each.

Join us for the Levity Plants Emporium - a walk through plant pop up.

Sunday, August 23rd
12:00pm-4:30pm

- Live Plant Bar
- Plant Selfie Station
-Special Pricing On All Items

Masks are required at this event.
#levityplantsemporium

This event is free admission.

Visit Levity Plants’ Website Here

As our community continues encourage the use of recycled goods, reusable bags and second hand clothing we present to you our next Photographer’s Shoot Out - UPCYCLED.

August 16, 2020
Outfits are created and styled by Waste Less Apparel
Both of the photography sets will be 100% styled with reused or repurposed materials.

Each ticket is $79 and will include a 45 minute time slot with access to 2 sets and 2 different models for you to work with 1 on 1! You will get 5 minutes to get pictures in front of the set of yourself if you would like, then 20 minutes with each model! There are 10 spots available! 

Photographers are welcome to stay and edit in the Edison after their time slot.

Guests must wear masks when attending this event. Please bring your own mask to wear during your stay at Lightbox. Just a reminder that this is not an educational workshop. This is an opportunity to work on your artistic skills as a photographer! Let’s break out of our day to day routine and create something beautiful together!

Springfield, Missouri Life Coach Reveals 7 Steps to
Achieving Stress-Free Life and More Rewarding Career 

Professional coach Eden Holt shares secrets to finding balance in an unbalanced world.

Overwhelming debt. Marriages on life support. Time bandits that leave no extra room for family time, friends, or fun. This is what our do-more, buy-more and be-more culture has brought us to, says local life coach Eden Holt. It all adds up to over scheduled and overworked lives that are out of balance. 

But there is an answer.
In fact, a 7-step formula Eden uses with clients is designed to bring balance, lower stress, and make space for a life of purpose, success and satisfaction:

Fitness: Eating whole foods and eliminating sugar, processed foods, and bad fats brings about the mental clarity, confidence and high energy needed to focus on goals in the other 6 areas of your life.

Finance: Eliminating debt — and the accompanying stress it brings — returns personal finances to a more manageable routine where monthly budgeting, auto-saving for retirement, and planning major purchases are the norm.

Family: If you’re not working on your marriage, says Eden, you’re working on your divorce. Additionally, focusing on your inner circle family (and protecting them from toxic family “outliers”) eliminates relationship drama and creates a safe environment for kids to grow. 

Field: Studies show up to 70% of people hate their jobs. If that describes you, Holt advises, creating a plan to safely transition into a new role (or new field entirely) is key. 

Faith: While Holt doesn’t tell clients what to believe, having an active faith walk — with prayerful meditation time, church affiliation, and regular study — keeps people balanced.

Friends: Friends influence our life, career and relationship decisions, so “reverse-engineering” the friendships you want is crucial. And friends who create drama? Decide whether to have a crucial conversation or simply unfriend, unfollow, delete.

Fun: Adding everyday fun and bigger “bucket list” trips and experiences not only adds to the joy of life, it delivers physiological benefits like lower stress and beneficial human connection. Yet too many adults plan to wait until retirement.

Achieving a life of contentment, vibrant good health, ample finances, and supportive relationships is possible with good planning, says Holt whose 10-week coaching process moves clients quickly through the seven areas to achieve the life they dream of and deserve. 

About Eden Holt

Eden helps clients identify those goals and actions that create a balanced life, and is certified to coach the process by Drs. Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl, international bestselling authors of Oola: Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World. To learn more and receive helpful life tools, visit www.essentiallyoola.com.

Contact Information:
Eden Holt
eden@essentiallyoola.com| www.essentiallyoola.com

Come learn how to confidently curate your home!

Do you love boho and industrial styles or are you more drawn to a modern farmhouse or eclectic look? Do you have a space that you love or does decorating feel a little overwhelming to you?  Laura & Claire from Homestead Collective Co. want to help you identify your unique decor style and simplify the decorating process. Leave with fresh inspiration and direction on how to make your home your own. 

Laura & Claire will teach on popular decor styles and how to mix them; share their tips for designing on a budget and teach techniques for styling surfaces in your home like your mantle or shelves. Bring any questions that you have for the Q&A time and then enjoy shopping their entire collection of home decor.

Each ticket includes mimosas + snacks, a $10 voucher for you to spend that day in their shop and a custom art print for you to take home.  

Ticket price: $45

Classes: Sunday, April 26 11-1:30pm or 2:30pm-5pm 

Join us for our very first Photographers Shoot Out on Sunday, February 23, 2020.

This shoot out is idea for experienced photographers eager to push themselves to work on building an artistic portrait portfolio.

Say goodbye to large groups!

This shoot out is specifically designed so you get one on one time with each model. Our feminine elegance set gives you the option to choose between artistic portraiture and bridal portraiture. This allows photographers with different specialties to use the same set.

What you get!
> Water, mimosas & snacks (non-alcoholic mimosas available)
> 1 on 1 time with each model in each set
(3:00pm group does not get 1-1 time with each model)
> Professional BTS photos of you in action that can be used for social media and marketing content
> 1 creative headshot 

THERE ARE (12) 1 HOURSPOTS AVAILABLE. YOU CAN BOOK MORE THAN 1 HOUR. IF YOU BOOK 3:00PM, YOU WILL NOT HAVE 1-1 TIME WITH EACH MODEL. THIS IS OUR BUDGET FRIENDLY OPTION.

11:00AM - 2 SPOTS

12:00PM - 2 SPOTS

1:00PM - 2 SPOTS

2:00 - 2 SPOTS

3:00 - 4 SPOTS

INVESTMENT:

$129/$119 EARLY BIRD

3:00PM GROUP: $109/EARLY BIRD $99

Early bird rates expire 1/24/20

Leslie of Four Eyes Fibers will show you the simple embroidery stitches to make this sweet flower hoop. You can choose between pink or blue to match your aesthetic. Beginner friendly project with all materials provided.

This workshop will take place on March 28, 2020 and begin at 10:00am.

"I CHERISH YOU"
| Yelena's Art Show |

Grab your friends, spouse, coworkers, etc. & join me for a FREE night out full of music, snacks, drinks, & original artwork!!

GIVEAWAYYYYY?!

Everybody who gets their free ticket BEFORE MIDNIGHT on FEBRUARY 19th & then SIGNS IN at the doors of the show will be entered into a drawing to win an original(s) piece of artwork worth up to $400! (I will allow up to 4 individual ones that total up to $400 to make sure you get something you love!!)

Follow the link for your free ticket:
Claim you free ticket here!

From the artist:
”As a DJ, mother of an energetic 1 year old boy, extrovert & social butterfly, I want to show you that art can be such a fun & EXCITING thing to be involved in!

You will be able to purchase ANY of the pieces to take home with you by paying in full or set up payments with a deposit.

My life's purpose is to use my art & life experiences to bring joy, happiness, meaning, clearer vision & inspiration into as many lives as I can!! This is a new step in my art career of connecting with locals & getting to know you guys!

I will be featuring another local extremely talented artist! She is an inspiring, kind, selfless, & driven individual who I have had the pleasure of growing close to & learning a new art style from! She will have some of her artwork also available to purchase!! Come & meet her!

The next year is not promised! The next month is not promised! The next 24 hours are not promised! The next 60 seconds are not promised!

Why did I choose this specific date & the title "I CHERISH YOU"?? Well, I gave my baby sister (who was 8 years old at the time) a goodnight kiss & told her that I love her...just to get woken up the next morning getting told that she had stopped breathing in her sleep.

February 20th marks the 5th year anniversary of the night I gave my last words to my angel of a baby sister without even realizing it. From that day forward, I strive to live my life like I may not be given another 24 hours with the people in my life. That situation woke me up from this dream of waiting around for that perfect moment, the perfect opportunity, the perfect person & taught me to go after what I love & make those moment happen myself!

For this show, I used the colors silver & gold (to symbolize richness, wealth & value..not the money kind, but the quality of your relationships & friendships), white (to symbolize light..be the light for those around you), grey (to represent balance), blue (to represent healing) & pink (to represent love & also for my baby sister because that was her favorite color).

As you look at these pieces, I hope you are reminded of all of the incredible memories & people that you have in your life. Build relationships & friendships that have quality & value, that encourage you to chase your goals! Instead of telling people "I love you" (which can have a thousands different meanings), show them with your actions... "I CHERISH YOU"!”

Ladies, it’s time to gather!

Join us Tuesday, February 11th for a day of connection and inspiration for the creative entrepreneur. We’ll share our stories of building businesses and lives that we love and be inspired by four incredible female business owners during speaker sessions. We’ll also enjoy a delicious brunch from The Gracious Plate, take beautiful headshots with Elise Abigail Photography, and connect with ourselves during a light yoga and mediation from yoga therapist Jayme Sweere.

To reserve your spot, click here.

Imagine this… you, your gals and your pals snapping instaworthy photos front of 8 different fun and colorful sets! We’re talking….confetti wall, colorful paper chain set, flower collage, XOXO backdrop and more!

Rove Coffee will be making STRAWBERRY MOCHAS and will also have black coffee for purchase.

There will be a raffle of gift cards and goodies valued over $500! Raffle tickets will be sold at the event. Will accept cash, Venmo or PayPal.

Sponsors who have donated to the raffle thus far!
Rove Coffee
Ozark Mtn Flower Truck
Modern Society
Andy B's
5 Pound Apparel
Illuminate Photography
Texas Soul Boutique
Bree’s Little Closet
The Merry Moore Boutique
Margorgeous Boutique
Crave Cookie Dough
Alijah Storm Cosmetics
Tessa Bulger
Rebecca Lynn Illustration

Galentine’s Party is not just for the gals! Anybody and everybody is welcome!

Early bird tickets on sale until January 16th.

You must have a ticket confirmation to enter. We highly encourage you to carpool as parking at Lightbox is limited. There is free public parking half a block west of Lightbox in front of Ace Hardware.

***SOLD OUT***

Join us for our 2nd annual Vision Board Party!

Sunday, January 26th

Choose from two time slots:
11:30am-1:30pm (28 tickets available)
3pm-5pm (28 tickets available)

600 E Commercial St. Springfield, MO 65803

Together we will intentionally connect with one another while creating a visual representation of our goals for the new year. Research has proven that by visually outlining your goals and aspirations and looking at them each day, you are more likely to create the life you dream of. Get clear on what you want of the new year and creatively express that through crafting your unique vision board for 2020.

Ticket price included all supplies, boards, snacks and beverages. There will be a raffle filled with all kinds of goodies! Raffle tickets will be sold at the event.

Join us on December 7, 2019 from 3-7PM for ‘Tis The Season Holiday Craft Fair at Lightbox!

Christmas is right around the corner and we know finding the perfect gifts for family and friends is important!

Vendor announcement and more information coming soon!

Join us for a morning filled with Beauty for the BRIDE! Emily will be covering everything from designing a bridal beauty timeline, what products work best, to creating the perfect bridal look for the big day. While Emily is a big proponent of self love and sees beauty in every face she encounters, she also knows this is a one in a million day and we all want to look our best when everyone is looking at the woman in white (or cream, or blush, or black.... whatever you fancy)! 
We will cover everything needed to prepare you for your day of wedded bliss, plus you’ll go home with a fun little gift bag.
Anyone interested in beauty is welcome, no need to specifically be a bride as much of this information is relevant to all!

This workshop will cover the following topics:

• Routine, Routine, Routine - Easy Peasy

• Bridal Beauty Timeline

• No Pro, No Problem - Designing a Look

• MLP - Most Loved Products

• Hiring the Pro How To

• Wrap Up Q&A of all your most Burning Questions

Class will include light refreshments and the best kind of company, people who love Beauty. Bring a friend and make it even more fun!

The Vintage Rental Co. hosts their annual Holiday Minis at Lightbox this year on November 30th from 9am-4pm.

There are 3 Sets to choose from for 15 minute time slots. We bring the decor-you bring your photographer.

Email Jaime at hello@thevintagerentalcompany.net to reserve your time slot, or to ask questions!

Vintage/Retro Christmas minis!
by Simply Sarah Bagarah

November 24, 2019
20 minute time-slots left between 12:50 and 2:10. (5 available)
$100
15+ edited photos
Styled by @abijeanne.me - Abi Mitchell.

Please email Sarah at sarah@simplysarahbagarah.com for more information or to reserve your spot!

YES, it’s that time again! Time to think ahead and book your Christmas card photos!

This year, they will be INDOORS! That’s right, snow or shine (in Missouri’s case RAIN).

Session fee is $125.00 and $25.00 of that is due at booking. You will receive 10 digital images of your choice for downloading. Add an optional Christmas card template for $25.00.

Each time slot is 15 minutes and by appointment only.

Please visit www.negativeimagephotography.com to inquire about your session.

A Night with The Purpose Pursuit and Friends - a fundraiser exhibit to support and showcase global nonprofits and local artisans.

Vendors:
Ozark Mtn Flower Truck
Grown Outside Illustration
Local Press & Design
Art by Larissa & Mandy
Hannah Bunch
Olive Leaf Designs
No Coast Coffee
& More!

Music by Blake and Larissa Compton

Illuminate Photography is offering her next photo walk at Lightbox! See information below.

If you are interested, please fill out the form here.