Giveaway Winner!

Posted on | Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | No Comments

The random winner for the Junghwa by Amy Stewart double pair of heart earrings Giveaway is:

Mrs_Faz

She said in her comment entry:
"simply loveeee them! I wear my cute puffy heart necklace EVERYDAY!"

Congratulations! Mrs_Faz: Please email my sister at amystewart619@gmail.com or convo her on Etsy to arrange shipment of your prize!

Watercolor blooms

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Freshly handmade from scratch:

Twigs & Honey Watercolor Blooms.
These ones are always slightly different from piece to piece. I love that. :) I hear more people saying they hand paint their flowers even though it doesn't look like it. I think some people use "hand painted" in the way they describe their work when it actually isn't. I use in my descriptions when I actually paint them so it might be that others use the language because they don't know better? Not sure. Anyhow, I started hand painting them a few years ago to achieve gorgeous depth and dimension and it's the real deal - literally hand painted petals. Not just saying it. In 2008, I got a crazy/cool project for a major perfume label where I had to hand paint flowers - that was really fun! I used to paint quite a bit when I was young and it's so fun to actually use that skill for my work. I never would have guessed it 20-25 years ago! I'm not a "painter" - I just enjoy it. Would love to get better in the coming years. I really admire great painters. It takes a ton of skill and dedication - and time. :)

Category: bridal hair, handmade silk flower, twigs and honey watercolor blooms

Giveaway! Junghwa by Amy Stewart jewelry

Posted on | Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | 88 Comments

Many of you know I have one sister, Amy, and she makes the sweetest and prettiest handmade jewelry: Junghwa by Amy Stewart. She has generously offered a giveaway for one of our readers.

To enter for a chance to win 2 pairs of these lovely handmade heart stud earrings (1 - 14k gold fill; 1 - sterling silver), go to her facebook fanpage and like the page HERE. And then leave a comment on this post. :)
I'll pick 1 random winner.
Enter one comment only and the giveaway ends next week on March 27th at noon, Pacific time. I'll announce a winner later that day.
Good luck!

Don't want to wait to win a pair? Buy these cute earrings right now by going HERE.

Original artwork

Posted on | Friday, March 16, 2012 | 13 Comments

I feel silly to have to even bring this up and so sad that it happened, but after less than one month of going live, the artwork on my website has already been copied by another designer for their own commercial website! I mean, c'mon!!

I didn't think I had to point this out so explicitly but the floral print on my website's background, which is the same as on my signature boxes, is my original, hand painted artwork. It is copyrighted by Twigs & Honey, LLC. I've loved the feedback I've received so far and I think many people didn't realize that it was painted by moi - thank you everyone! But - even if you don't know that it's painted my myself, you shouldn't just copy it off my website. There are so many copyright laws out there for artwork. Educate yourself! You don't just go and right click and copy and use freely. Someone had to work hard to produce that art. I decided to paint my own art for my branding just so I could have exclusive rights to use it and to create exactly what I wanted! Even if you purchase a clipart membership somewhere, the fine print will usually say you can't use for commercial purposes... even though you had to pay for personal use. Long story short - please don't copy off my website or my branding.

Original copyright protected hand painted flowers from twigsandhoney.com

Original watercolour painting by Myra Callan. Do not reproduce!

Cover of Smitten Magazine!

Posted on | Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | 4 Comments

Twigs & Honey is on the cover of the current issue of Smitten Magazine! Yeah! Be sure to check out the issue HERE. There's also more Twigs & Honey inside the issue including an interview. :) :) Thank you, Smitten Magazine! The issue is gorgeous!