Bella :: A little more Etsy love :: The Storque :: Spotlight :: Trends: Flowers in Hair

Posted on | Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

Just spotted Etsy featuring Bella again in the "related items" of this Storque Spotlight! Thanks Etsy!

[One] year + {One} contest

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Wonderful news! Brooklyn Bride blog is celebrating its 1 year birthday! Hooray! As part of the celebration, Vane, of the blog is holding a little contest. Post a comment before Wednesday, April 16th, and describe what you love about her blog or what you'd like to see more of and the best comment will receive a one of a kind twigs & honey hair piece, specially designed for this contest! This is such a fun concept and I encourage anyone who's interested to visit her blog. She is a wealth of great wedding ideas and inspiration and her blog has received tons of awards and accolades. She has an amazing sense of style and is a bride herself! Congrats Vane, with all your wonderful accomplishments and thank you for your support!!

Here is the twigs & honey headband. Too cute!

Featured in the Etsy Storque :: Spotlight :: Handmade Weddings

Posted on | Monday, April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

Thank you Etsy!
I was so happy to see one of my headbands featured in The Storque - Spotlight - Handmade Weddings.
They actually featured, among many other great hair pieces, Bella, from the Firefly Enlightened Collection, which you can see before it was completed in a previous post of mine.
I completely encourage brides to go the "handmade" wedding route! It is so fun and rewarding. You don't have to go all out handmade, but a few special pieces here and there really make your wedding unique and memorable!

New twigs & honey items :: Encircling Gardens :: Flowering Neck Adornments

Posted on | Friday, April 4, 2008 | 1 Comment

I am so pleased to announce that I have launched the twigs & honey necklace line, Encircling Gardens. These necklaces continue the twigs & honey aesthetic and style and are perfect for sprucing up a t-shirt or camisole. They are also lovely with dresses and would be fantastic with an elegant wedding dress. These necklaces are original twigs & honey designs and are handmade. Custom orders are welcome! I love them so much! Photos courtesy of the talented Paul Rich Studio.

And another darling twigs & honey post :: Craftpaca

Posted on | Thursday, April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

Craftpaca!!! I love all of Julie's wonderful creations! So, naturally, I was completely honored that she would ask me to create her wedding hair piece. I had been checking her shop from time to time because I love everything, and was just so pleasantly surprised when she got in touch with me. She has a delightful blog and has created an adorable post that includes a wonderful handmade wedding items collection - including a twigs & honey piece! Thank you so much Julie!

Also, I snatched up a few of her little owls and they arrived today!!! I love them and will post a few photos soon! By the way, I'm catching up on all the great blog support for twigs & honey. Can you tell?

Such a sweet post on twigs & honey :: Thank you Beth

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I love the title of this post, "I Love Myra". Too cute. The wonderfully sweet, Beth, had me create her oh, so charming bridal hair piece last month and I had been meaning to do a post about it!

Her piece actually was one of my favorite designs and even caught the eye of another designer, Elizabeth Dye. So, I've actually recreated it due to popular demand and it is now part of the English Dept. Collection. I'm so happy that I got to work with you, Beth!! You are so kind. Thank you for the support and good luck with all the wedding planning! Congratulations!

A Wedding Blog Post about twigs & honey :: William + Alicia :: the wedding blog

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Alicia purchased a twigs & honey piece from me a couple months ago and a little while ago, I randomly stumbled upon her fantastic wedding blog. It makes me wish I had started a blog when Matt and I planned our wedding! Alicia and her soon to be husband, William, are going to be such a cute pair come their wedding day. I love all the inspirational photos throughout their blog.

Thank you Alicia!

A wonderful blog post on twigs & honey :: Pink Argyle blog

Posted on | Wednesday, April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment

The wonderfully creative, Mo, of Pink Argyle blog has done a lovely post on twigs & honey! I'm so happy I found her because she has such lovely posts. I'm sure I'll be checking it frequently for some great design finds and other things that make life so darn pretty. :) Mo, a photo researcher, has a great eye for those sometimes hard to find treasures. Check her out!!

Something around the corner...

Posted on | Tuesday, April 1, 2008 | No Comments

Of course, I'm busy fulfilling the custom orders but I did start a new "venture" last week and thought I'd tease everyone just a little with a sneak peak...


Coming soon!

Birthday and a Boutique!

Posted on | Sunday, March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

First off, can everyone wish my hubby, honey, lovebug a HAPPY BIRTHDAY?! It's his birthday today and how did we celebrate? Work! Yay! haha. Actually, Matt accompanied me to Portland yesterday to take care of some twigs & honey business and we did what any other normal adults without supervision/newlyweds would do. We woke up late, ate cold pizza for breakfast at 11:00 and finished with strawberry ice cream. You know, if you can, why not?

Among things to take care of in Portland yesterday, I am so happy to announce that the exclusive twigs & honey collection for the English Dept. is now available! If you are interested in these pieces, stop by The English Dept. in downtown Portland, OR. While you are there, coo at everything in the shop and say hi to the talented Elizabeth Dye. Yesterday, I dropped off 1 headband, 1 hairwrap/belt/armband, and 5 floral hair pieces. To all those nearby that frequent the shop, enjoy! If you'd like to know more, get in touch with the English Dept. or yours truly.

Today, I've been busy working on custom orders, and poor Matt was stuck playing Wii as I was busy sewing and cutting. I did manage to run to the store to buy a pre-made cake. I know, I know! I should have baked it! I normally do, but I was just too busy and would rather he have his cake and eat it than no cake, and no cake eating! mmmm.... and who wouldn't love Cookies and Cream Chocolate Cake?

Thank you Elizabeth (again!) and Happy Birthday Matt!

Photo shoot :: coming soon!

Posted on | Friday, March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

I just had to gush about some truly fantastic people we are so fortunate to know and work with!

We recently (yesterday) had a photo shoot for the twigs & honey pieces and came away with some amazing photos. I'll be posting about this more in the coming weeks, but wanted to thank Paul Rich Studio & Elizabeth Dye!! Paul, his lovely wife Holly, and the ridiculously charming and gorgeous Elizabeth Dye were such good sports and so utterly sweet throughout the day despite 30 degree weather, sleet and rain coming at us sideways, wind, curious onlookers, the occasional security guard, you name it! THANK YOU!

More on this later.....
Please visit Elizabeth Dye's site for some visually delicious work!
Also visit the talented Holly Andres to view some extraordinary artwork.
And of course, as I post everywhere and can't say enough good things about them, visit Paul Rich Studio for some absolutely breathtaking wedding photography.

Boutonniere line :: new twigs & honey creations

Posted on | Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | 4 Comments

A few weeks ago, I got a most fabulous request from a bride who had just received her custom twigs & honey hair piece. She asked me if I could create the boutonnieres for the groom and groomsmen (7 total)! It was impeccable timing, as I was planning to dive into boutonnieres for quite sometime. Since I had been so busy with custom hair pieces, I never had a good chance, but thanks to a sweet bride's request, I'm pleased to announce the addition of the twigs & honey boutonniere line! This particular order was and is designed around the bride's hair piece. I am currently working on completing the set, but check my Etsy shop every once and a while to see the latest additions. I'm so excited about this set! Also soon to be listed in my Etsy shop, several larger bridal party sets (5 to 8 piece orders), requests from brides of all different tastes. You won't want to miss seeing these larger, coordinated pieces for some inspiration on pulling together your overall wedding day looks. By the way, the individual in the photos below is actually Matt and not me this time. I shamelessly asked my better half to "model" the new boutonniere line, if you were wondering. :)

Shop Update :: Bella :: Firefly Enlightened

Posted on | Saturday, March 22, 2008 | 3 Comments

Finally! I've listed another piece in my Etsy shop, Bella. Most of the materials for this piece are displayed in the previous post, back when it was just a heap of fabric and lace. ;) Yes, Eviez... something blue (from a previous comment)!


Also, Happy Easter! I recently stopped by my favorite Salem, OR shop, The Arbor, to hand pick a nice Easter gift. I snapped some photos of some carefully placed critters that are going to bring some sunshine to someone's day!

Work in progress..... shop update

Posted on | Friday, March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments

Just a little peak into a work in progress for the new Firefly Enlightened Collection for twigs & honey. I should be making some good progress by tonight and hope to post it before tomorrow, but we shall see!

shake that boody! :: Fabulous blog!

Posted on | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

A great new blog to talk about! shake that boody! The sweet Judy (Boody) of shake that boody! blog has posted a fabulous piece on twigs & honey. She is a self proclaimed "cupcake makin' machine", so any of you with a sweet tooth out there should stop by her blog and drool. She makes the most darling cupcakes... love all the colors! Check out all her cupcake fabulousness at hey, cupcake! These cupcakes are just not normal I tell you!!! They are too cute to be normal. I want some... mmmmm. I also spied a few photos of "Boody" speckled throughout her blog. Boody, you are such a doll! Thank you for the support.

Photo credits: hey, cupcake!

New Collection piece - tentative list date and time

Posted on | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

I know that many people have asked when I'll be posting a new piece in my etsy shop. I also know that I always think I'll have time, but seem to always run out! Well, tomorrow evening to late night (Pacific time), I'll be posting a new piece named, Cynthia, part of the new Firefly Enlightened Collection. Refer to the previous post for more information on this new and exciting collection. Other new tid bits: Like the new logo??? I love it and can't say enought about it, that is when my eyes are not glued to it in a hypnotic fashion. Marisa of Fluff Life, is an ultra talented graphic designer and is working with me on creating a logo for twigs & honey. More to come but I couldn't resist throwing it up if even for only 1 day. Thank you so much Marisa!