Lovely real bride :: Melissa

I worked on Melissa's piece over year ago and was delighted to receive a few photos today. What a lovely, lovely bride and gorgeous photography!

Congrats, Melissa!!
Photo credits: AMB Photo Company

One more new piece in the Etsy shop

Old World Charm

A few new pieces in the Etsy shop

I haven't done a big update to my Etsy shop for a while, so I've added three new pieces. Each one is very different, one of a kind, and fun. Enjoy!

Blue bloom

Blooming

Bridal headband

These ones are all finished and ready to adorn a pretty head.

Tuesday...

Hooray for short weeks!
Just a quick announcement, but Matt and I are giving ourselves a mini-vacation this weekend. We are leaving Thursday evening and will be back Sunday. Pieces purchased on Thursday/Friday that are not made to order will ship Monday.
Random photos...

We've been working on the yard quite a bit over the past few weekends. Here's a bit of our new lawn and some shade plants including hostas and viburnum. You can't see the hydrangea in this photo, but it's pretty big and blooming already.

Our new sidewalk full sun garden. We wanted it to look a bit natural and wild, while providing color. There are a few zucchini and tomato plants here as well. Low maintenance was our goal.

The alley garden I planted with a wild flower mix that is suppose to be good for butterflies and requires minimal watering. There were already some daylilies planted by the previous owner. Lots of lovely poppies. This side of the house gets tons of weeds for some reason. I see some in this photo and it drives me nuts.

We also planted bell peppers in the sidewalk garden. Did I ever mention that our sidewalk garden is big? We haven't planted it all quite yet.

I planted a bunch of pots again this year, and this woodland-esque one is my favorite.

The loyal dog (holding a down position until "released"). We've put Indy on a new training program. Have you seen those Perfect Dog infomercials? Well, we decided to get it for Indy because the one problem we have with her is that she wasn't coming when called in some situations. Well, after watching the DVD series (per the recommendation of a vet assistant who said it was really effective), we realized we had to totally re-program Indy because the traditional method of training with treats was all wrong (according to the DVDs). It really works! I can go on and on, but just wanted to mention because until the training is finished, she has to wear the special collar and leash that you can see in this photo.
Happy Tuesday!

One of the most beautiful weddings...

I loved looking through all the photos of Ginny and Ed's wedding. Gorgeous. I spotted them first on 100 layer cake blog and then on Once Wed. All the colors, flapper vintage style, straw hats, location... PERFECT.

I love these dresses!

Old world charm.

That bride is beautiful... so much sophistication! Makes me want to plan a garden party with the hubby so I can have an excuse to buy a flapper dress and straw hats... I wish I'd thought of it for our wedding!
Photo credits: Josh Goleman

Hunter Boots sale on Gilt Groupe today

Things are selling out fast, but there is a Hunter Boots sale on Gilt Groupe today! I snagged a pair of equestrian-esque black boots for nearly free since I built up some credits! So excited. You can sign-up as a friend HERE.

I really wanted these ones, but they sold out of my size. They are having a Stuart Weitzman sale on Tuesday I'll have to try to remember.

I love anything that goes on your head

I should have taken photos ages ago, but for our 1 year anniversary, I got Matt and I matching fedora style custom hats from Pinkham Millinery. I highly, highly recommend seeing Dayna Pinkham! She is just phenomenal. Everything is customizable, which really makes the end result that much more special. We got to choose the material, color, brim size, height, ribbon, accent... everything... and of course, it is all done in person. Dayna is such an expert and really knows how to make it look fantastic in accordance to your style and head/face shape. I love my hat! I love Matt's hat too (even more than my own). His turned out to be just so cool (photos to come). Anyhow, yet another piece to my growing collection of head gear... I love feminine meets masculine... anything androgynous.

Please excuse the zero make-up look. I've been busy!

Modern floral bustle

I finished it and here is what it looks like on (I am sure it will really shine on a wedding dress):

Thank you, Trang!!!!!!

New twigs & honey piece :: Modern floral bustle

I have been working with one very sweet, sweet and patient bride for a long time now and I have finally finished her floral dress adornment that should have been finished months ago (thank you, Trang, for being so patient!). It took too many hours to recall and my wee hands are exhausted, but it is finished and it's got to be my favorite piece ever:

Many handmade silk flowers and leaves. It is very dramatic and unique. I will get some pictures of it modeled tomorrow. I pseudo modeled it to check the balance earlier, and I'm so giddy about it. It is really stunning on. Right now, I need to go eat something. I'm pooped. Thank you, Trang!!
Almost forgot... but I'm calling it a modern floral bustle and I'll start accepting custom order requests for it soon.
Prices starting at $250.

I want this...

It looks so refreshing and yummy. From J. Crew.

This past weekend :: Amy's b-day and Father's Day

Just a few pictures after dinner this past weekend when we celebrated Amy's b-day and Father's Day:

Matt with candy in his mouth.

The family.

I'm wearing my Lauren Moffatt dress from gilt.com that I posted about HERE. Action shot as promised. :) I'm also wearing my Sandy Stretch Belt from Anthropologie and a gorgeous cuff bracelet from Noaki Jewelry.

Urban Weeds :: new blog to watch!

I just saw on Chelsea's frolic blog today that she has teamed up with the fabulous photographer, Lisa Warninger, on a new blog: Urban Weeds: Street Style from Portland.

I cannot wait to see all the Portland fashion and great photography!
Photo credits: Lisa Warninger

Portland Bride & Groom Summer 2009

I love the new issue of Portland Bride & Groom Magazine. Everything is lovely and perfect. There are two real weddings featured with Twigs & Honey pieces. I don't have a scanner, so I photographed a few pages this morning, otherwise it would've taken me forever to get images up (my pile keeps growing... see below):

The Wish List

Twigs & Honey hair pieces... each petal is individually handmade and sewn in these two pieces.

I can't get over this amazing capelet and dress by Kate Towers.

I love the lightness of this Elizabeth Dye wedding dress.

A gorgeous bouquet by Chelsea Fuss of frolic blog.

A beautiful bride in a Twigs & Honey hair piece/veil and a Holly Stalder shrug.

I still have to scan these magazines! Yikes!

New piece in my Etsy shop! :: Champagne wishes

I'm loving the soft and silky texture of this new piece. Most of the petals are shapeable and it's completely handmade:

Champagne Wishes
I have listed it in my Etsy shop and you can view it HERE.

Braid Wednesday

I heard about the Braid Wednesday Flickr group a couple weeks ago on Wiksten-made and thought, what a great idea! I finally remembered today so here are my braid contributions:

I ended up creating a double fishtail braid with a smaller regular braid at the temple. Happy braiding!

New piece in my Etsy shop :: Garden bouquet hair piece

I love this piece. I just listed it in my etsy shop! It is entirely handmade (except the vintage millinery leaves) including the fabric feather!

View it HERE.