Favorite commercial ever...

Posted on | Thursday, November 11, 2010 | 3 Comments

I just can't get over the Geico Piggy commercial. I am sure you've seen it a hundred times already, but I just love it so much. It never gets old. Matt has to endure my "wee, wee's" everytime that commercial comes on.

Okay, that was totally random. :P But that piggy is so cute... slightly creepy.
I had stomach flu for the last few days and am almost better... maybe it's making me a little loopy. ;)

Little Winter Photos!

Posted on | Monday, November 8, 2010 | 9 Comments

Okay! So here is my embarrassingly small collection of photos from the amazing Little Winter Market (read previous post). I snapped these before the big rush of visitors in about 20 seconds. The lovely ladies have started a great Flickr group for Little Winter though, so definitely stop by HERE for more, prettier photos! :)

BTW, I really loved a mirror at Anthropologie.com but couldn't justify the cost, so I found the one you see in this photo on eBay.com for less than $30! What a find!

I had another couple jumbo poster prints by Elizabeth Messina, not pictured in this photo.

Artwork by Cori Kindred

Paper goods by Tokketok

Paintings by Kiki & Polly

An assortment of goodies by fieldguided

Lovely jewelry by Favor Jewelry

I wish I could have snapped more photos!! I loved all the vendors in attendance and really loved talking with all the wonderful visitors. Thank you so much for all the support. Let's all push for another Little Winter next year... what do you think??

*I should add that I sheltered in the car Sunday so that I would not forever be known as "vomit girl". I was so *lucky* to have had many plastic baggies with me randomly. I promise you that it was really with everyone else's best interest in mind. ;)

Little Winter photos coming...

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I'm still recovering from an amazing weekend! Little Winter was a huge success and I was so thankful for everyone that stopped by. I was there all Saturday and it was a real animal house with almost no room to walk. Since it was so busy, I thought I would make my rounds and take tons of photos on Sunday, but I got very ill with a bout of food or chemical poisoning and was unfortunately MIA (actually, in the car purging my stomach, TMI!).

I really wanted to thank Abby and Chelsea for their amazing job at getting such a wonderful group together. I know they worked tirelessly for months and it really paid off. I want to thank Abby's sister, Lindee, who was so very sweet and helpful the day of. I also wanted to thank Corey Harmon, who did a wonderful PR job with Little Winter and was such a sweet volunteer the day of as well.

A VERY special THANK YOU to my better half, Matt, who many of you met as he manned the booth all day Sunday. I felt so bad that I missed some of you that came to say "hi", but Matt remembered you all and passed the word to me that you came by (thank you!).

I will have some photos up later today! I am still recovering a bit and have to finish up a big project this early afternoon, but I promise to have more on Little Winter soon in addition to some remaining items from the market that will be up for grabs. BTW - I started selling brand new wooden clips and they SOLD OUT at the show. Thank you so much to everyone who snatched one or more up. I will have more in the next couple weeks!

Extra special

Posted on | Friday, November 5, 2010 | 10 Comments

Here's one of my new pieces for the next collection. It will be available in white, gray and other colors and lengths. A bit fantastical, ethereal, whimsical...
Behold, the feather collar/mini capelet:

This one is on its way to someone extra special today... more on this later!

Category: bridal shrug, feather capelet, feather collar, twigs + honey

What's New?

Posted on | Thursday, November 4, 2010 | 7 Comments

I've been experimenting a bit for the last few months on different textures, materials, dyeing techniques and other R&D for Twigs & Honey and I'm excited to unveil some of my projects at Little Winter this Saturday and Sunday at the Ace Hotel in Portland, OR.

Solid perfume lockets - great for gift giving.

Petite blossom earrings.

Gradient hand dyed feather necklace.

I will have lots of other pretty things for weddings, everyday, parties, gift giving, and more so please stop by this weekend and say, "Hello!"

Category: earrings, feather gradient hand dyed necklace, little winter market, official twigs + honey, solid perfume lockets, twigscent

Our pumpkins...

Posted on | Sunday, October 31, 2010 | No Comments

I was inspired this year by the Design*Sponge DIY project, but I'm notoriously impatient and just free-handed my pumpkin with a spoon and steak knife. Maybe next year, I will take more time on it. :) Matt's is the bigger of the two. I like how you can see Indy in the background.

Amy's maternity photos

Posted on | Monday, October 25, 2010 | 9 Comments

My big sis asked if I would take some maternity photos for her this past weekend and here are a few favorites. We were planning on more photos, outside, but the weather was really nasty, so we ended up doing a mini set indoors and hopefully, we'll have a chance to take more later.

Amy on the left, me on the right.

Vintage twigs & honey

Posted on | Thursday, October 21, 2010 | 5 Comments

I was just reminiscing this morning and thinking back to when it all began. I listed my first piece on Etsy in January 2008 and it's been this amazing (and sometimes chaotic) adventure ever since. Here's the first piece I ever listed back when we were renting a little apt in Keizer, OR, I was working in government, and I had to take pictures with an outstretched arm...

I still use this one for my avatar image on Etsy. My sis asks me why I haven't changed it yet, and I think I might be a bit nostalgic. That was a lucky piece that set the rest into motion.

Odds and ends

Posted on | Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | 6 Comments

2010 Pumpkin picking :: Heiser Farms

Posted on | Monday, October 18, 2010 | 6 Comments

This year was the 9th time in a row Matt and I have picked pumpkins together. Where does the time go? :) We went to Heiser Farms again and had a wonderful time. The weather was great for pumpkin picking in Oregon. This was the fourth time we'd gone to Heiser Farms and this year, they moved everything around and expanded and there were just a ton of people. Lots of food, a petting zoo, hay rides, helo rides, train rides, pumpkin canons, corn maze and more. You can view last year's post HERE and a previous one HERE.

Wall of ego. :P

My Gilt Groupe outfit! Jacket: BB Dakota off Gilt Groupe, Shirt: Urban Outfitters, Jeans: Earnest Sewn off Gilt Groupe, Wellies: Hunter off Gilt Groupe. I also had a bag not pictured. :)

Until next year...

Category: heiser farms pumpkin patch, matt and myra callan, twigs + honey

Happy Weekend!

Posted on | Friday, October 15, 2010 | 6 Comments

I still have lots of work to do but if "working" could always be as beautiful as the way Elizabeth Messina captures it, even laundry day would be a delight!

Photo credits: Elizabeth Messina
Dress: Claire Pettibone
Headpiece: Twigs & Honey
Makeup: Lauren Napier
Hair: Erin Skipley
For A Lovely Workshop

Twigs & Honey on the Oregon Bride Magazine cover!

Posted on | Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

Thank you, Oregon Bride Magazine and Liz Hummer!!:

Category: magazine cover, official twigs + honey, oregon bride magazine

Movie :: Dinner for Schmucks

Posted on | Tuesday, October 12, 2010 | 4 Comments

I forgot to blog about the movie Dinner for Schmucks the other week, but Matt and I watched it at the local discount theater in town and were pleasantly surprised that it wasn't half bad - we were desperate to watch something. It was actually pretty cute. Well, anyone that knew me as a child knows that I have a weird obsession with mice (and birds!). I really like them. Sorry if that is nerdy or weird, but I do! Anywho... I had no idea that there were going to be so many mice in this film! The character that Steve Carell plays is skilled in taxidermy and specifically, he stuffs mice and outfits them and builds entire scenes around them. I just love it! Sooo amazing and cute... you have to watch to understand. :D They are really impressive: