2010 Collection Preview

Posted on | Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

I have many more pieces to blog about later, but I have one sample piece from my new collection in my Etsy shop HERE.

Subdued
I'm wearing my Holly Stalder shrug, which I LOVE.

One new piece in the Etsy shop today :: Waterfall

Posted on | Friday, September 4, 2009 | 2 Comments

A lovely double feather flower full of softness...

In my etsy shop HERE. Happy Weekend!

A couple new pieces :: Etsy shop update

Posted on | Friday, July 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

It's about time I listed a couple new pieces in my shop, yes? I LOVE this new "Twirl" bridal hair piece. It is so floaty, lightweight, yet completely glamorous:

And a petite and delightful addition...

Both in my Etsy shop right now. Happy Friday!

Oregon Bride Magazine :: fall/winter 2009

Posted on | Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments

Aw~ just lovely:

This amazing photo shoot was taken in May on Mt. Hood in Oregon. Elianna Bar-El did the amazing styling and the spread was for the lovely Oregon Bride Magazine. I see several tops from the English Dept., including that amazing shrug that Elizabeth Dye made for me! There are a couple twigs & honey pieces in the shoot:

Just stunning. How funny that a few years ago, my MA thesis was on Mt. Hood, glaciers and environmental change. When I chose Mt. Hood as my region of study, I never thought that years later, I would have designed a couple pieces for a fashion shoot on the dormant volcano. Full circle. :)
Photo credits: Oregon Bride Magazine
Video by Kevin Focht

A few new pieces in the Etsy shop

Posted on | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

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.

New piece in the Etsy shop :: Softness

Posted on | Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments

Light and airy... soft and whimsical...

Softness

Elizabeth Messina :: Gorgeous photos

Posted on | Monday, May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

I've been accumulating some stunning photos from Elizabeth Messina for her Lovely Workshop earlier this month. Here is one of my favorites:

Go to her kiss the groom blog to view a pretty, pretty post on twigs & honey. More on her site to come!
Photo credits: Elizabeth Messina

NEW Twigs & Honey online store is LIVE!!!! :: I am thrilled!

Posted on | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 16 Comments

Do you know how many hours I have slept in the last 55+ hours? 3. Three hours!
Totally and completely worth it.

The NEW Twigs & Honey online shop is now live! There is a lovely assortment of some of my favorite pieces ever! I admit to not having as much inventory up as I wanted for the grand opening, but I did make it a point to include some gorgeous and truly unique pieces... some of which may be making special appearances in upcoming wedding magazines this summer. ;)

I've started a new bridal/special occasion mini hat line that I will be expanding on, but for now, I've listed a couple in the shop. I've also listed some great headbands and flora/fauna pieces. I had meant to have a bunch of customizable pieces up also, but all the nuts and bolts of getting an online shop going took MUCH more time than expected. I used Zen Cart, which is an open source online store program. It is very powerful, but very time consuming and not user friendly. I think that building the website from scratch was easier than using Zen Cart. All the forums/reviews talk about how cumbersome a program it is and how you really should hire a programmer to make it "pretty" and purposeful. Alas, I figured it out. Mind you, it is not 100% perfect yet and I will continue beta testing it this week to work out any remaining bugs. If any of you clever ones saw it already today, you may have witnessed the "bugs".

I will start listing to the new shop frequently and should have a batch of customizable goodies up soon (hopefully by the end of this week). Check out my labor of love for all the lovely people...

Here is what the default Zen Cart shop looks like (where everyone starts out).. i.e. BEFORE:

AFTER:

Silverton

Cascade

Click HERE to go to the new Twigs & Honey shop!

Visit frequently for updates, deals, and special giveaways!

Just listed a couple new pieces in the Etsy shop...

Posted on | Thursday, March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments

Some lovely and flirty new pieces for my shop today...