Etsy Featured Seller!

Posted on | Monday, July 4, 2011 | 13 Comments

I am so excited to announce that I'm an Etsy Featured Seller! Click HERE.

I started selling in my Etsy shop back in January of 2008 and was able to create a full fledged business shortly after. At that time, I was working a full-time job for the government and after 2-3 months of selling on Etsy, was able to put my notice in with my employer, left my job and started selling my handmade pieces full-time by May of 2008. I had often hoped (daydreamed?) to be a Featured Seller and was absolutely thrilled when I was contacted by the Etsy team.

Etsy has been an amazing venue for launching small handmade businesses. It's wonderful and inspiring to watch new businesses quickly take off and grow. I even encouraged my big sis to start an etsy shop of her own, and now that is basically what she's doing everyday. :)

After a short time, I launched my own off etsy online store and started getting a flood of wholesale requests. I curate my wholesalers to a manageable select list currently, until I have a few more workers, but it's been very exciting to build up a business from literally zero.

I currently have two contract workers (including my own mom!) and I think I've wrangled help from just about every relative I have at one point or another, but I have the most thanks going to my husband who has helped and supported me on my crazy venture these past few years.

I'm very excited for the future of Twigs & Honey as we've got lots in store for the future! I have so many secret projects that I promise to share once I can. Thank you so much to all the supporters and friends of Twigs & Honey AND thank you, Etsy!

View the whole Etsy Featured Seller on Twigs & Honey HERE.

Category: etsy featured seller, headpieces, myra callan, myrakim, twigs + honey, weddings

Cinco de Mayo! :: Carla Ten Eyck Photography

Posted on | Wednesday, May 5, 2010 | 6 Comments

I LOVE Carla Ten Eyck's phototography.... something so beautiful about the way she captures the world. Carla recently had a Cinco de Mayo themed shoot and I feel so lucky to have provided a head piece for her to use. Check it out...

What amazing styling, yes... by Diana Chouinard for Jubilee Events.
Thank you, Carla!!!!!!
To view the full list of credits and more photos click HERE.
Photo credits: Carla Ten Eyck

Category: bridal head piece, carla ten eyck, cinco de mayo photo shoot, jubilee events, myrakim, twigs + honey, twigs + honey twigs and honey

More pieces for the English Dept.

Posted on | Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | 4 Comments

Aw! Many more lovely pieces for the English Dept. shop in Portland, OR. It took a little longer than I estimated, but I have some lovely new designs! There are more that I haven't photographed here, but if you are in the Portland area and in need of a hair piece, be sure to visit the English Dept.!

There are a couple of my new handmade headbands above. I hand wrap them with silk and grosgrain and they are whisper light. In case you don't live in the Portland area, I'm making a few of the styles available through my etsy shop HERE, HERE, and HERE (more to be listed later).

Category: bridal hair piece, feather fascinator, myrakim, official twigs + honey, the english dept. portland oregon, twigs + honey twigs and honey

NEW! English Rose Collection :: In my Etsy shop

Posted on | Monday, March 29, 2010 | 11 Comments

I just finished listing a lovely new Twigs & Honey Collection: The English Rose Collection. I love the softness and vintage look of English Roses. Just like real roses, these ones are all one of a kind and unique. No two will be alike. I have hand dyed, hand painted, and hand sewn them with brooch pin and hair clip backings so you can wear them in your hair, clothes, purse, belt, wherever! Enjoy!

Here are all your choices:

Wear them in your hair:

Wear one or a ton!

Wear one on your jacket:

Or wear many on your jacket:

Or just let them sit there so you can enjoy all the prettiness:

The Twigs & Honey English Rose Collection, available in my Etsy shop HERE.

Category: english rose handmade, hand painted flowers, handmade flowers, myrakim, official twigs + honey, twigs + honey twigs and honey, vintage inspired silk flowers

New velvet crush

Posted on | Friday, February 26, 2010 | 2 Comments

I'm just a little hooked on and excited about velvet right now. Why? I don't know, but if pressed on the question, I guess it's because it has a vintage feel about it. I like the the weight and thickness as well. It creates lovely durable and substantial head pieces. Expect to see many more velvet pieces soon. Here's the latest:

Milky Way
Hand dyed and handmade silk velvet and silk organza flower.
Thank you so much, everyone, for your sweet comments on my previous post. I'm SO happy that you like the new work. That really keeps me going! I "treated" myself to a shower this morning... ha ha! I don't look like such a grease ball in these latest photos. ;)

Category: bridal hair, bridal silk flower, myra callan, myrakim, official twigs + honey, twigs and honey, velvet handmade flower

What a week!

Posted on | Thursday, February 25, 2010 | 8 Comments

It has been an insanely busy week, so I do apologize for the light blog posts! I didn't get dressed up once this week... I have been in sweats every single day, so no outfit posts. So sorry! I am also a little behind on messages and orders and am staying up late tonight again to catch up. So hang tight!
What the heck have I been up to this week? WELL... I have been building a brand new website from scratch...
I had a couple medical things to attend to...
I had two photo shoots to create pieces for...
Fulfilling orders...
And every once and a while... I sleep a little. ;)
I jokingly wrote to my sister that I only showered twice this week. I know, I know! Ew~ So not lady like! But it's been that busy. I figure that saves me about 1 hour. So for all the lovely blog readers, here's a sneak peak at some new pieces I worked on this week for the shoots...

Hand dyed silk, handmade flowers, berry accents

For a country bride, hand dyed silks and linen flowers
And introducing my new Velvet line:

Luxurious hand dyed silk velvet... all handmade. Each petal is handwired so you can bend into place as you please. This particular piece also features vintage velvet paper wired leaves. More velvet pieces to come!

Category: bridal flower, millinery flower, myra callan, myrakim, official twigs + honey, twigs and honey, velvet handmade flower

treasury

Posted on | Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments

I never made an Etsy Treasury before... isn't that funny? I've been on Etsy for a while now and never took the time to figure it out. Yesterday, I decided to give it a go... and some spots just opened up. Visit my Treasury HERE.

It includes so many of my Etsy favorites!
Maybe, it will make the Front Page? It expires tomorrow evening, so be sure to view it before it's gone. Myra's Treasury

Category: etsy treasury, myrakim, twigs + honey

Mixing it up

Posted on | Wednesday, December 30, 2009 | 6 Comments

Holidays wore me out! I'm still recovering from all the traveling. Just to mix it up a bit, I created a festive shrug and vest. The shrug would be perfect for a bride or for a special occasion. The vest would be great over your favorite tank or shirt. I found a great metallic jacquard fabric a couple weeks ago and finally found a good use for it. Enjoy!